Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks

Researchers combined satellite data and visitor surveys at dark-sky parks to quantify the economic value of dark skies amid rising light pollution.

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Discovering the Universe – Astrophysics Flagship Space Observatories Offer Insights to Key Questions

From observing distant galaxies to exploring exoplanets and their atmospheres, BAE Systems enables cutting-edge technology to expand our knowledge of ...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander

MILAN — The European Space Agency will rely on external lunar topographic data during the design phase of its Argonaut lunar lander, and possibly for ...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NASA Seeks Industry Input to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies

Long-term lunar exploration requires technology, infrastructure, and operations that function together cohesively on the surface of the Moon. To accel...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology

NASA issued a draft Broad Agency Announcement under NextSTEP‑3, Appendix A, on June 29, 2026, to advance concepts that accelerate the technological re...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford

NASA’s Earth-observing satellites track an enormous range of phenomena: how aerosols move through the atmosphere, how moisture descends thro...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk

Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) helps flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries on his spacesuit on June 23, 202...

Source: NASA

SpaceX Stock Has Already Lost Most of Its IPO Gains. It’s Not Time to Buy Until Shares Fall Below $135
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX Stock Has Already Lost Most of Its IPO Gains. It’s Not Time to Buy Until Shares Fall Below $135

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) is continuing to take investors on a roller coaster ride—and I don’t expect it to end any time soon. After launc...

Source: Biztoc.com

The record Apollo 13 set for the farthest humans had ever travelled from Earth was never meant to be a record — it was a survival manoeuvre after an explosion, and Artemis II quietly surpassed it on a clear April morning in 2026
Artemis Missions 2 months ago
The record Apollo 13 set for the farthest humans had ever travelled from Earth was never meant to be a record — it was a survival manoeuvre after an explosion, and Artemis II quietly surpassed it on a clear April morning in 2026

The farthest humans had ever travelled from Earth used to be a record born out of failure. Apollo 13 did not set out to become a distance marker in hu...

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX Has $100 Billion in Cash... Is It Enough?
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX Has $100 Billion in Cash... Is It Enough?

Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: SPCX) raised $75 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on June 12. When you add in the overallotme...

Source: Biztoc.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Radio Astronomers Measure a Brighter Sky Than They Expected

Astronomers have underestimated just how bright the low-frequency radio sky is, new measurements show. The post Radio Astronomers Measure a Brighter S...

Source: Sky & Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon" before such stru...

Source: Space.com

How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon
Space Technology 2 months ago
How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon

NASA has big plans for July 4 — the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence — which involves both aircraft and spacec...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium

Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite telecommunications company Iridium for $8 billion as part of its effort to become an end-to-end space company. The p...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Quantum computing is about to become a national security problem in orbit

Quantum computing is advancing fast, and nations are racing to field the first machines powerful enough to break modern encryption. This race has dire...

Source: SpaceNews

As SpaceX Falls Down to Earth, the Stock Is Still Not a Buy
Space Technology 2 months ago
As SpaceX Falls Down to Earth, the Stock Is Still Not a Buy

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), or SpaceX, became the largest company ever to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) earlier this m...

Source: Biztoc.com

NASA has already watched dormant herpes viruses, including the one behind chickenpox and shingles, reactivate in astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Artemis II has now carried that question into deep space: more than 252,000 miles from Eart
Artemis Missions 2 months ago
NASA has already watched dormant herpes viruses, including the one behind chickenpox and shingles, reactivate in astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Artemis II has now carried that question into deep space: more than 252,000 miles from Eart

For years, NASA has used the International Space Station to watch a quiet signal of astronaut stress: dormant herpes viruses becoming detectable again...

Source: Space Daily

The Strawberry Moon rises tonight. Here's what to expect from June's full moon
Artemis Program 2 months ago
The Strawberry Moon rises tonight. Here's what to expect from June's full moon

Don't miss June's full Strawberry Moon rise tonight (June 29), marking the first full moon of summer with a golden glow and an eye-catching ...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 months ago
SatVu restarts commercial operations with HotSat-2

British thermal imaging startup SatVu announced the start of commercial services June 29 for HotSat-2, marking a return to revenue-generating operatio...

Source: SpaceNews

This Famously Weird 'Pink Planet' May Have Salty Clouds, Study Finds
Artemis Program 2 months ago
This Famously Weird 'Pink Planet' May Have Salty Clouds, Study Finds

The forecast calls for salty skies and pink haze.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don'...

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