In 1968, two Soviet tortoises circled the Moon and returned alive, completing the journey three months before Apollo 8
Space Technology 2 months ago
In 1968, two Soviet tortoises circled the Moon and returned alive, completing the journey three months before Apollo 8

In an extraordinary feat of space exploration, two Central Asian tortoises embarked on a historic journey around the Moon aboard the Soviet Zond 5 spa...

Source: The Times of India

Artemis Program 2 months ago
APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Pi...

Source: NASA

Could a Tesla (TSLA)-Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) Merger Help Elon Musk Unlock his Massive Tesla Pay Package?
Space Exploration 2 months ago
Could a Tesla (TSLA)-Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) Merger Help Elon Musk Unlock his Massive Tesla Pay Package?

A potential merger between Elon Musk’s flagship companies, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX), on August...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Astronauts’ weight-bearing bones lose around 1 to 1.5 percent of their mineral density every month in microgravity — and with a journey to Mars potentially lasting nine months, their bodies could already be substantially deconditioned before they take a s
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Astronauts’ weight-bearing bones lose around 1 to 1.5 percent of their mineral density every month in microgravity — and with a journey to Mars potentially lasting nine months, their bodies could already be substantially deconditioned before they take a s

NASA's monthly bone-loss range shows the scale of the Mars-transit risk, but individual outcomes depend on duration, exercise, nutrition and whet...

Source: Space Daily

New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart
Space Technology 2 months ago
New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart

SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.

Source: Space.com

James Webb has found patches of fresh crystalline ice on Europa that should be destroyed by Jupiter’s radiation in less than 15 days — meaning parts of the moon’s frozen surface are being renewed fast enough to keep replacing it, possibly offering clues t
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
James Webb has found patches of fresh crystalline ice on Europa that should be destroyed by Jupiter’s radiation in less than 15 days — meaning parts of the moon’s frozen surface are being renewed fast enough to keep replacing it, possibly offering clues t

Webb detected crystalline water ice where radiation should erase its lattice within about 15 days, exposing a rapid contest between damage and repair....

Source: Space Daily

NASA confident Artemis III will launch in 2027
Artemis Missions 2 months ago
NASA confident Artemis III will launch in 2027

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Jared Isaacman (pictured) said he is confident the Artemis III mission will launch ...

Source: Biztoc.com

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral

As Blue Origin continues restoring its primary launch pad at LC-36A, the company has released… The post Blue Origin overviews plan for dual ...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Space Technology 2 months ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch satellite replenishment mission for Globalstar from Cape Canaveral

The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Fo...

Source: Spaceflight Now

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders

NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including an orbiter that would replace the Lunar Recon...

Source: SpaceNews

SpaceX’s Starship generates more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V that carried humans to the Moon, yet after 13 test flights it still hasn’t demonstrated ship-to-ship refueling in orbit — one of the biggest technical hurdles standing between Starship
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX’s Starship generates more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V that carried humans to the Moon, yet after 13 test flights it still hasn’t demonstrated ship-to-ship refueling in orbit — one of the biggest technical hurdles standing between Starship

Starship has unmatched liftoff thrust, but its Mars architecture still depends on an unproven vehicle-to-vehicle cryogenic refuelling system. The post...

Source: Space Daily

Apollo, Artemis astronauts paired with Air Force Thunderbirds for Kennedy Space Center air show
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Apollo, Artemis astronauts paired with Air Force Thunderbirds for Kennedy Space Center air show

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he'll definitely be flying in a new air show announced Friday coming to Kennedy Spa...

Source: Biztoc.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
The Planet That Lied About Its Own Spin

A new study warns that astronomers measuring the rotation of distant exoplanets may often be measuring atmospheric winds instead, since the clouds of ...

Source: Universe Today

This Week in Space 223: The Lunar Domain
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
This Week in Space 223: The Lunar Domain

We're headed for a space renaissance, and it will be focused on the Moon. The US, China, and international partners of both are vying to land peo...

Source: Twit.tv

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
See a ‘lion’ hiding in stunning new Webb Space Telescope images...The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the Lion Nebula in remarkable new detail.

Dazzling new images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show an astronomical object known for its striking resemblance to a lion’s face. N...

Source: Freerepublic.com

Why SpaceX Is a Lesson in Hype Vs. Fundamentals – and What to Do Now
Space Technology 2 months ago
Why SpaceX Is a Lesson in Hype Vs. Fundamentals – and What to Do Now

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Elon Musk has never been accused of thinking small. If you need proof, look no further ...

Source: Biztoc.com

artemis-provenance-sdk added to PyPI
Artemis Program 2 months ago
artemis-provenance-sdk added to PyPI

Thin client for the Artemis Provenance data plane — mark and verify AI-generated media (EU AI Act Article 50(2)).

Source: Pypi.org

Astronomers Discover an Entirely New Type of Object: a “Black Hole Star”
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Astronomers Discover an Entirely New Type of Object: a “Black Hole Star”

"It is a very special thing to find an object with no comparison." The post Astronomers Discover an Entirely New Type of Object: a “Black Ho...

Source: Futurism

Artemis Program 2 months ago
artemis-ui 0.96.0

A stupidly easy way to build Android and desktop apps in Python, on top of Flet.

Source: Pypi.org

Artemis Program 2 months ago
artemis-ui 0.98.0

A stupidly easy way to build Android and desktop apps in Python, on top of Flet.

Source: Pypi.org