SpaceX Juggles a Secret Military Launch and Crew-14 Announcement
From a clandestine military payload launching off California to a four-person international crew heading to the space station in 2027, Space…
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Crew-13 Astronauts Land in Florida Ahead of October Launch
With liftoff targeted no earlier than October 1, the Crew-13 team has arrived in Florida to complete final preparations. Aboard the ISS, Exp…
On-orbit servicing steps out of the lab and into space
Two separate but complementary projects are pushing the boundaries of what satellites can do once in orbit — one by sending a dedicated serv…
NASA challenges students to redesign aviation's energy future
NASA has unveiled its 2026-2027 student design competitions, asking both middle and high school teams to engineer new energy solutions for a…
Europe's space industry converges on ESTEC amid shifting market dynamics
Over 3,100 space professionals gathered at ESTEC in September 2026, setting an attendance record for ESA's Industry Space Days. Analysts are…
Hubble Hits 200,000 Orbits While Hunting a Predicted Supernova
On September 19, 2026, Hubble completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth — and spent that very day searching a massive galaxy cluster for th…
ESA Pumps €2.7 Million Into RFA's Scottish Launch Site
The European Space Agency has extended its support for Rocket Factory Augsburg with €2.7 million in new co-funding, targeting infrastructure…
Perseverance Uncovers Unexpectedly Complex Water History at Jezero Crater
NASA's Perseverance rover has found rocks along the inner rim of Jezero Crater that defy geological expectations, pointing to a far more dyn…
McGetchin: LRO Spots the Largest Recently Formed Lunar Crater
Scientists using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified the largest newly formed crater ever found on the Moon. Named McGetchin…
Starship Preps for First Orbital Attempt as Ship 41 Reaches the Pad
SpaceX has moved Ship 41 to the launch pad and stacked it on Booster 21, setting the stage for Starship's first orbital mission. A late-Sept…
A Fluke Triple Transit: ISS, Airliner, and the Sun
Astrophotographers spend hours calculating the precise ground position needed to catch the ISS crossing the Sun. No one plans for an airline…
Complex Life Rewrites the Heat Rulebook in a Volcanic Park
In the scalding waters of a California volcanic park, a complex microorganism is surviving where science said it shouldn't. The discovery ch…
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