Astronomy Research 2 months ago
The Dead Stars That Won't Fade Quietly

The wreckage of an exploded star is meant to fade quietly, cooling over thousands of years like the embers of a fire. So astronomers were stunned when...

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Has Yet to Detect Methane On Mars

After more than eight years of searching and with instruments designed to detect it, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Trace Gas Orbiter has yet ...

Source: Universe Today

'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion
Artemis Program 2 months ago
'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion

California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium.

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Pegasus XL set to air launch Swift Boost Mission to save NASA space telescope

In its first mission since 2021, a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to… The post Pegasus XL set to air launch Swift Boost Mis...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge

The Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways (NESSP) project recently concluded its 2025–2026 ROADS (Rover Observation And Discoveries in Space) fro...

Source: NASA

OpenAI Reportedly Considers Delaying Its IPO. Should You Worry About AI Stocks?
Space Technology 2 months ago
OpenAI Reportedly Considers Delaying Its IPO. Should You Worry About AI Stocks?

This year has been a massive one for initial public offerings in the tech space, from Cerebras Systems' operation in May to Space Exploration Tec...

Source: Biztoc.com

SpaceX Made a Huge Pivot in Its Business, but the Market Hasn't Caught on Yet
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX Made a Huge Pivot in Its Business, but the Market Hasn't Caught on Yet

There's no shortage of excitement about the revenue potential for Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), better known as SpaceX. Some ana...

Source: Biztoc.com

Space Technology 2 months ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh - Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refreshSpaceflight Now SpaceX launches SiriusXM satellite from Flo...

Source: Slashdot.org

The James Webb telescope picked out 16.5 million individual stars in the Cigar Galaxy — a neighbor forming stars ten times faster than the Milky Way, in a burst estimated to last only a few hundred million years
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
The James Webb telescope picked out 16.5 million individual stars in the Cigar Galaxy — a neighbor forming stars ten times faster than the Milky Way, in a burst estimated to last only a few hundred million years

Webb's infrared camera pierced the dust of Messier 82 and resolved 16.5 million stars, a fraction of the galaxy's true population, in a star...

Source: Space Daily

South Korea’s military built a solid-fuel rocket to put spy satellites in orbit on short notice, and the full four-stage version is set to make its first flight
Artemis Program 2 months ago
South Korea’s military built a solid-fuel rocket to put spy satellites in orbit on short notice, and the full four-stage version is set to make its first flight

After three test flights off Jeju Island, South Korea's Agency for Defense Development is preparing to fly the complete version of a launcher des...

Source: Space Daily

In July 2025, the ATLAS sky survey in Chile spotted a faint comet racing through the solar system at roughly 130,000 miles per hour — and follow-up orbit calculations quickly showed it was not bound to the Sun at all, but had arrived from interstellar spa
3I/ATLAS Discovery 2 months ago
In July 2025, the ATLAS sky survey in Chile spotted a faint comet racing through the solar system at roughly 130,000 miles per hour — and follow-up orbit calculations quickly showed it was not bound to the Sun at all, but had arrived from interstellar spa

On July 1, 2025, the ATLAS survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, reported a faint moving object to the Minor Planet Center. At first, it looked like...

Source: Space Daily

Euclid, the European telescope built to map the dark universe billions of light-years away, spent a single 26-hour stretch staring into the crowded center of the Milky Way and resolved more than 60 million stars, handing NASA’s Roman mission a reference m
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Euclid, the European telescope built to map the dark universe billions of light-years away, spent a single 26-hour stretch staring into the crowded center of the Milky Way and resolved more than 60 million stars, handing NASA’s Roman mission a reference m

The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope has captured a highly detailed image of the visible light at the center of the Milky Way, resolving more ...

Source: Space Daily

This Space Stock Could Make You Rich (Hint: It's Not SpaceX)
Space Technology 2 months ago
This Space Stock Could Make You Rich (Hint: It's Not SpaceX)

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has finally completed its groundbreaking initial public offering (IPO). The IPO officially raised around...

Source: Biztoc.com

Will SpaceX Stock Double Anytime Soon? No -- but These 3 Stocks Could
Space Technology 2 months ago
Will SpaceX Stock Double Anytime Soon? No -- but These 3 Stocks Could

Even after its sharp pullback, Space Exploration Technologies' (NASDAQ: SPCX) market cap still hovers around $2 trillion. That's an astronom...

Source: Biztoc.com

The Tragedy of the New Space Race
Artemis Program 2 months ago
The Tragedy of the New Space Race

Two versions of history began when, one fall night in 1957, a two-stage rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and deposited a Soviet satellit...

Source: The New Republic

Artemis officially launches electric hydrofoil pilot boats
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Artemis officially launches electric hydrofoil pilot boats

In the future, maritime pilots may be able to approach large ships at high speeds enabled by hydrofoils. Artemis has introduced a pilot-specific varia...

Source: Notebookcheck.net

Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida - Space

SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from FloridaSpace SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh...

Source: Slashdot.org

No smartphones, internet or AI: This Karnataka boy from Chikkamagaluru, who learnt about space from encyclopaedias, now sends advanced satellites into orbit
Artemis Program 2 months ago
No smartphones, internet or AI: This Karnataka boy from Chikkamagaluru, who learnt about space from encyclopaedias, now sends advanced satellites into orbit

A Karnataka village boy, Awais Ahmed, once reliant on encyclopedias for space knowledge, co-founded Pixxel, a company now orbiting Earth with its adva...

Source: The Times of India

Canadarm2, installed by Chris Hadfield, needs repairs. Another Canadian will help out
Artemis Missions 2 months ago
Canadarm2, installed by Chris Hadfield, needs repairs. Another Canadian will help out

Jenni Gibbons, another Canadian who served as a backup and a capsule communicator on Artemis 2, will help with the repairs from Earth.

Source: National Post

Rocket Lab agrees to acquire Iridium in $8B cash-and-stock deal
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Rocket Lab agrees to acquire Iridium in $8B cash-and-stock deal

The acquisition could reshape Rocket Lab's financial stability, enhancing revenue predictability and expanding its market reach in satellite comm...

Source: Crypto Briefing