Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Steamy Nights at the Galactic Equator

Here's an observing guide to both familiar and lesser-known deep-sky objects that inhabit our galaxy's equatorial zone. The post Steamy Nigh...

Source: Sky & Telescope

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)
Artemis Program 2 months ago
'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Did a Passing Star Shower Us with Comets?

We might be living through a comet shower created by a star that millions of years ago jostled the Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system. The post D...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster

This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular...

Source: NASA

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites
Artemis Program 2 months ago
The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnet...

Source: Space.com

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 months ago
The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit

AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband networ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking

Pet technology company Fi launched a dog tracker July 8 that uses T-Mobile’s Starlink-enabled T-Satellite service to remain connected across the Unite...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Progress at the Cape: New Launch Pads rise for Stoke, Relativity

The Space Coast’s rejuvination continues apace, with multiple launch providers advancing new facilities at Cape… The post Progress...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Artemis Program 2 months ago
The government’s options to address strained spaceports

The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a laun...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program

The NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program opens door to newer companies competing for military missions The post Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to n...

Source: SpaceNews

Elon Musk's SpaceX Deorbits 260 Starlink Satellites in Six Months, With Hundreds More Set to Burn Up
Space Technology 2 months ago
Elon Musk's SpaceX Deorbits 260 Starlink Satellites in Six Months, With Hundreds More Set to Burn Up

Elon Musk‘s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. guided 260 Starlink satellites to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere between Dec. 1, 2025, and May 31, 202...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt

Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is preparing for its first orbital launch attempt as soon as July 12, with plans to quickly scale up to monthl...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space

SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit will provide a series of launches aboard its ION Satellite Carrier for Japanese startup Ark...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Orbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business

With a new chief executive and funding round, satellite refueling company Orbit Fab hopes to make the transition from technology development to operat...

Source: SpaceNews

SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell Pledges SpaceX Stock for 2 Million Children Through Trump Accounts
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell Pledges SpaceX Stock for 2 Million Children Through Trump Accounts

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. President Gwynne Shotwell said she and her husband will donate SpaceX shares to "Trump Accounts" for mo...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Keep the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes alive — the science is worth the price tag
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Keep the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes alive — the science is worth the price tag

These collaborations are delivering scientific discoveries beyond most astronomers’ dreams.

Source: Nature.com

Save Hubble: the race to preserve the space telescope kicks off
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Save Hubble: the race to preserve the space telescope kicks off

The orbiting observatory’s unique vision and public support continue to be crucial for understanding the Universe.

Source: Nature.com

A Jupiter-sized planet outlived its dying star, and NASA’s Webb has now read its atmosphere — the first ever detected on a world orbiting a white dwarf
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
A Jupiter-sized planet outlived its dying star, and NASA’s Webb has now read its atmosphere — the first ever detected on a world orbiting a white dwarf

The gas giant WD 1856 b should have been swallowed when its star ballooned into a red giant. Webb found methane, haze, and a faint leftover heat in it...

Source: Space Daily