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

Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'

Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands a...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Moog Highlights Huntsville Expansion and New Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab During Space and Missile Defense Symposium 

Huntsville, AL — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announces a significant expansion at its Huntsville, AL facility that now includes a new ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS

Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. The post Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS appeared...

Source: SpaceNews

On 18 August, SpaceX logged its 100th launch of 2026, hitting that mark two months faster than it did in 2024 — a company that flew 25 times in 2020 is now lifting off more than three times a week
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
On 18 August, SpaceX logged its 100th launch of 2026, hitting that mark two months faster than it did in 2024 — a company that flew 25 times in 2020 is now lifting off more than three times a week

The routinization of spaceflight is reshaping what's possible in orbit—and challenging our intuitions about technological breakthroughs. The post...

Source: Space Daily

Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Catching An 'Almost Total' Lunar Eclipse on August 28th

So, did you miss the August 12th total solar eclipse? Like lots of humanity, we sat out the celestial drama of this month's solar eclipse, both t...

Source: Universe Today

On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets
Space Technology 2 weeks ago
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets

On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets.

Source: Space.com

Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026
Artemis Program 2 weeks ago
Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026

This geologic feature has been mesmerizing astronauts since 1965.

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
NASA Data Feeds River Forecasts as Snow Drought Effects Linger

NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state.

Source: NASA

Space Technology 2 weeks ago
The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments

NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mis...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 weeks ago
NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research

NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion s...

Source: NASA

Artemis Missions 2 weeks ago
Artemis Mission Patches

A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside...

Source: NASA