Our favorite space and sci-fi Playmobil sets: From Star Trek playsets to ESA-collaborated models
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Our favorite space and sci-fi Playmobil sets: From Star Trek playsets to ESA-collaborated models

Here are 13 of Playmobil's space and sci-fi sets — you'll be sure to find something to suit your needs.

Source: Space.com

Neptune's moon system is bizarre. JWST data helps explain why
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Neptune's moon system is bizarre. JWST data helps explain why

Neptune's strange moon and ring system has puzzled astronomers for decades, but data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) might help explai...

Source: ABC News (AU)

SpaceX launches classified NRO payload from Florida
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX launches classified NRO payload from Florida

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launched from Florida's east coast early Thursday. The ...

Source: Biztoc.com

Space Technology 1 month ago
Mercury's Weak Magnetic Field Periodically Traps Solar Wind

The planet Mercury is the first planet from the Sun but also one shrouded in mystery. This is primarily due to the limited number of spacecrafts that ...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 1 month ago
APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Pictur...

Source: NASA

NASA Chief Jared Isaacman Says 'Never Bet Against' Elon Musk, Adds 'We Can't Do It Without' SpaceX for Moon Base
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Chief Jared Isaacman Says 'Never Bet Against' Elon Musk, Adds 'We Can't Do It Without' SpaceX for Moon Base

NASA Administrator and former Shift4 Payments Inc. CEO Jared Isaacman has backed Elon Musk and Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s goal of establis...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space s...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
APOD: 2026 July 30 – Red Sun trough Wildfire Smoke

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 30 – Red Sun… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Pi...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA

The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be rel...

Source: NASA

Space Exploration 1 month ago
stream-dse 1.13.11

Stream - Multi-core accelerator design space exploration with layer-fused scheduling

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SpaceX Starship Has A Panel Gap Problem On Its Heat Shield
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Starship Has A Panel Gap Problem On Its Heat Shield

Starship V3 has a long way to go before its ready to land astronauts on the Moon.

Source: Jalopnik

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
New Images Confirm: Betelgeuse Has a Companion

New analysis of observations taken in 2024 confirm a stellar companion for Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion. The post New Images Confirm: Betelge...

Source: Sky & Telescope

The US government wants to bypass environmental laws for commercial launches and spacecraft reentries
Space Technology 1 month ago
The US government wants to bypass environmental laws for commercial launches and spacecraft reentries

The FAA, facing a backlog in demand for space missions, is proposing to cut down on environmental reviews to accelerate launches and re-entries.

Source: Space.com

ASTEROID (44) NYSA MAY BE THE FIRST-KNOWN THREE-LOBED WORLD
Comet & Asteroid News 1 month ago
ASTEROID (44) NYSA MAY BE THE FIRST-KNOWN THREE-LOBED WORLD

Previously unknown moon orbiting Nysa is also detected. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- An international team of astronomers has uncov...

Source: PRNewswire

SpaceX may try to compete with carriers
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX may try to compete with carriers

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, is weighing the option of acquiring competitors to obtain spectrum that would achieve a fu...

Source: Biztoc.com

Every spacecraft ever sent to operate beyond Jupiter has depended on plutonium-238—a reactor-made isotope that cannot be mined. The United States stopped producing it in 1988, then spent nearly three decades drawing down old reserves and supplementing the
Space Technology 1 month ago
Every spacecraft ever sent to operate beyond Jupiter has depended on plutonium-238—a reactor-made isotope that cannot be mined. The United States stopped producing it in 1988, then spent nearly three decades drawing down old reserves and supplementing the

As humanity's deepest space probes age, the nation that built them faces an unexpected crisis: it can barely manufacture the exotic fuel that kee...

Source: Space Daily

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Radio Array Detects Polarized Light From a GRB

On March 10, 2026, the Fermi telescope gamma-ray burst team reported the detection of a long-duration gamma ray burst that occurred when a star explod...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Primordial Black Holes Can Trigger Type Ia Supernovae, and Astronomers Should be Able to Find Them

Primordial black holes (PBH) remain hypothetical, but that isn't stopping astrophysicists from figuring out how they could interact with other st...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
What Killed Galaxies in the Early Universe?

Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began as small "shreds" of material that coale...

Source: Universe Today

Space Technology 1 month ago
K2 Space raises $500 million for commercial, defense satellite expansion

The Series D more than doubles the satellite manufacturer’s valuation in seven months and will fund a production ramp to as many as 100 large spacecra...

Source: SpaceNews