The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995. It transmitted for just 58 minutes before being destroyed — meaning our only in-situ measurements of Jupiter’s clouds come from one brief
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
The only spacecraft ever to directly sample Jupiter’s atmosphere was a single probe dropped into the planet in 1995. It transmitted for just 58 minutes before being destroyed — meaning our only in-situ measurements of Jupiter’s clouds come from one brief

Galileo's only direct descent into Jupiter sampled an unusually dry hot spot. Its 58 minutes of data remain invaluable, but some results were loc...

Source: Space Daily

NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters
Space Exploration 2 weeks ago
NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters

After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helico...

Source: Hackaday

Starlink said to reapply for India Gen 2 approval
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
Starlink said to reapply for India Gen 2 approval

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, has reapplied to India's space regulator f...

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Omega Centauri should contain thousands of stellar-mass black holes, yet astronomers had never identified a single one. In 2026, a University of Utah-led team finally found one by tracking a star through part of a roughly 94-year orbit around an invisible
Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
Omega Centauri should contain thousands of stellar-mass black holes, yet astronomers had never identified a single one. In 2026, a University of Utah-led team finally found one by tracking a star through part of a roughly 94-year orbit around an invisible

Hubble and Webb astrometry caught a star near periastron, allowing a 23-year partial arc to reveal the first individually detected stellar-mass black ...

Source: Space Daily

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom

Guetlein joins North Dakota senators in making the case for the missile defense program The post Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding question...

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Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
NASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescope - Axios

NASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescopeAxios NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost MissionNASA (.gov) NASA mission to save its ...

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Space Technology 2 weeks ago
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, With Some Help From a Korean Spacecraft

A SpaceX Falcon upper stage crashed into the Moon on August 5th. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the crash site from diffe...

Source: Universe Today

SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged ...

Source: Space.com

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
Moon Science 2 weeks ago
China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lun...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space

The new round of STRATFIs were awarded to Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, Kall Morris, Method Security, Muon Space, S...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
SmallSat 2026

SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9...

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Harvard Reveals $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake, Its Largest Public Equity Holding: University's Bet on Elon Musk-led Company Outshines Amazon and Nvidia
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
Harvard Reveals $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake, Its Largest Public Equity Holding: University's Bet on Elon Musk-led Company Outshines Amazon and Nvidia

Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in Space Exploration Technologies Corp., an early investment in Elon Musk‘s rocket company whose...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

New NASA Images Reveal Crater Left Behind by SpaceX Rocket Impact on the Moon
NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
New NASA Images Reveal Crater Left Behind by SpaceX Rocket Impact on the Moon

The fresh impact crater measures at 60 feet wide and 10 feet deep.

Source: Gizmodo.com

NASA satellite rescue mission fails, says US space agency
Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
NASA satellite rescue mission fails, says US space agency

A NASA mission to save the Swift space telescope from burning up has failed. Learn why the satellite rescue mission could not be controlled. Read Mor...

Source: The Punch

NASA mission to save its sinking space telescope fails
Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
NASA mission to save its sinking space telescope fails

NASA had hoped to prevent its Swift observatory from breaking apart in Earth’s atmosphere. But the spacecraft tasked with the rescue hit problems.

Source: NBC News

Comet & Asteroid News 2 weeks ago
Mars's Funky Moon Deimos was Shaped by an Impact

Mars' moon Deimos has a large crater on its southern pole. It's also covered by a layer of regolith so deep it buries many other, smaller cr...

Source: Universe Today

A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea

Joe Rao took to sea aboard the cruise ship Le Boréal to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's what it was like.

Source: Space.com

'Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s teen movie that was actually about a space station falling to Earth
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
'Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s teen movie that was actually about a space station falling to Earth

Reminiscing about the summer camp Skylab disaster movie on its 25th anniversary.

Source: Space.com

Researchers identify ‘Mega-Earth,’ prompting questions of how it formed
Astronomy Research 2 weeks ago
Researchers identify ‘Mega-Earth,’ prompting questions of how it formed

The exoplanet is 170 million years old and weighs more than 23 times Earth's mass while being just 2 1/2 times its size.

Source: Newsnationnow.com

This Billionaire Tech Investor Is Betting Big on SpaceX and Chip Stocks
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
This Billionaire Tech Investor Is Betting Big on SpaceX and Chip Stocks

Billionaire tech investor Philippe Laffont of Coatue Management was busy adding stocks to his portfolio in the second quarter. According to the 13F fo...

Source: Biztoc.com