Earth’s atmosphere does not end anywhere near the edge of space: a ghostly hydrogen cloud called the geocorona stretches 630,000 kilometres out — far enough to envelop the Moon and make every lunar mission, technically, a journey through the outermost air
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Earth’s atmosphere does not end anywhere near the edge of space: a ghostly hydrogen cloud called the geocorona stretches 630,000 kilometres out — far enough to envelop the Moon and make every lunar mission, technically, a journey through the outermost air

SOHO traced Earth's neutral-hydrogen geocorona beyond the Moon, but its density at lunar distance is only about 0.2 atom per cubic centimetre. Th...

Source: Space Daily

Kodak's "Pre-Invented" Lunar Orbiter Camera; Or, the Fate of SAMOS Readout
NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
Kodak's "Pre-Invented" Lunar Orbiter Camera; Or, the Fate of SAMOS Readout

Left: The Lunar Orbiter camera system sitting in the bottom half of the pressurized shell. Project Manager Cliff Nelson (left) stands with NASA/Langle...

Source: Invertingvision.com

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up | TechCrunch
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up | TechCrunch

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com

Source: TechCrunch

‘Earth-like’ exoplanets may exist—but we don’t know of any yet
Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
‘Earth-like’ exoplanets may exist—but we don’t know of any yet

Claiming an exoplanet to be “Earth-like” is a trend that needs to bite the dust

Source: Scientific American

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Trump orders push to expand US space launches to more than 1,000 a year by 2030

US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday aimed at expanding America's space transportation industry and enabling more than 1,000 la...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

Space Technology 2 weeks ago
China's large reusable rocket Xingyun-2 completes first long-duration engine test: reports

China's large reusable rocket Xingyun-2 has successfully completed its first long-duration engine test, marking an important step toward the coun...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

In 1971, Apollo 15 secretly left a tiny aluminum astronaut on the moon; beside it was a plaque naming 14 dead American and Soviet space travelers
Space Exploration 2 weeks ago
In 1971, Apollo 15 secretly left a tiny aluminum astronaut on the moon; beside it was a plaque naming 14 dead American and Soviet space travelers

In 1971, a hidden aluminum tribute was installed on the Moon, commemorating the bravery of fourteen astronauts and cosmonauts who lost their lives in ...

Source: The Times of India

India's space ambitions face over 4x higher rocket launch costs than US, study shows
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
India's space ambitions face over 4x higher rocket launch costs than US, study shows

India faces a substantial cost gap with the United States for launching payloads. A recent study estimates India's cost at over $13,000 per kilo...

Source: The Times of India

Space Exploration 2 weeks ago
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Stream - Multi-core accelerator design space exploration with layer-fused scheduling

Source: Pypi.org

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)’s Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) Stake Traces Back to a Wild $1.25 Trillion Deal. Here’s How It Happened
Space Exploration 2 weeks ago
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)’s Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) Stake Traces Back to a Wild $1.25 Trillion Deal. Here’s How It Happened

On August 14, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) disclosed that its Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) stake was worth about $21 b...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

China Is About to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet
Moon Science 2 weeks ago
China Is About to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet

China's Chang'e 7 mission is set to launch for the moon's south pole, where it will attempt the first-ever landing directly at the pole...

Source: Slashdot.org

NASA compared Louisiana’s coast in 1985 and 2024; wetlands south of New Orleans had turned into open water
NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
NASA compared Louisiana’s coast in 1985 and 2024; wetlands south of New Orleans had turned into open water

Recent satellite imagery shows that Louisiana’s coastline is rapidly facing wetland and land loss to open water. This disturbing trend is primarily dr...

Source: The Times of India

Comet & Asteroid News 2 weeks ago
Dry Martian Meteorite Reveals Early Water in Mars's Crust

Billions of years ago, Mars was hypothesized to have been a habitable world with flowing liquid water and the potential for life. But directly studyin...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 22… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of...

Source: NASA

Two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons contain clay minerals that could not have formed on worlds so small and cold — suggesting they’re built from the exposed interiors of much larger moons shattered when the captured Kuiper Belt world Triton tore through Nep
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons contain clay minerals that could not have formed on worlds so small and cold — suggesting they’re built from the exposed interiors of much larger moons shattered when the captured Kuiper Belt world Triton tore through Nep

Webb's clay signature on Larissa and Galatea links today's small moons to warm, water-altered interiors inside a much larger satellite gener...

Source: Space Daily

Despite Skyroot feat, India has world's costliest rocket launches
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Despite Skyroot feat, India has world's costliest rocket launches

The findings are significant for the country's private space industry, for one of India’s biggest selling points has been the frugality of its sc...

Source: Livemint

Moon Science 2 weeks ago
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done - The Conversation

China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has doneThe Conversation China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will la...

Source: Slashdot.org

NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history - Space

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in historySpace China is launching a Moon mission ...

Source: Slashdot.org

Donald Trump pushes commercial space boom with 1,000-launch annual goal
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Donald Trump pushes commercial space boom with 1,000-launch annual goal

President Trump signed a memo to significantly increase U.S. commercial space launches. The directive aims for one thousand launches and re-entries a...

Source: The Times of India

China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places
Moon Science 2 weeks ago
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places

BEIJING: China is poised to launch Chang'e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its search for frozen stores of water in...

Source: CNA