Falcon 9 Juggles ISS Resupply and Classified Space Force Mission
SpaceX is handling two major government contracts in rapid succession: a resupply flight to the International Space Station for NASA, and a …
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Curiosity Hits 5,000 Sols and One Kilometer of Climbing on Mars
In the span of just a few weeks, NASA's Curiosity rover has logged its 5,000th Martian day, completed fourteen years of surface operations, …
Webb's IC 348 Panorama Pushes Brown Dwarf Mass Limits
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has released one of its largest images to date, capturing the star-forming region IC 348 — and uncovering …
Webb Maps Star Formation in IC 348, Finds Tiny Brown Dwarfs
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has released one of its largest images yet: a sweeping view of the star-forming region IC 348, where astro…
NASA's Satellite Imaging Tools Are Now Uncovering Lost Civilizations
Originally developed to sharpen satellite imagery of Earth's surface, a NASA image-processing algorithm is now being turned on the ancient p…
Progress 96 Heads to ISS in a Busy Week for Global Launches
Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft is set to deliver roughly three tons of supplies to the International Space Station, kicking off one o…
BepiColombo Begins Its Long-Awaited Orbital Capture at Mercury
On 3 September 2026, the BepiColombo mission took its first decisive steps toward entering orbit around Mercury, capping an eight-year journ…
Hubble Captures the Turbulent Superbubble N44 in Breathtaking Detail
NASA and ESA have released a striking Hubble Space Telescope image of N44, a colossal superbubble nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The …
September 2026: lunar eclipses, brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon
September 2026 delivers a remarkable stretch of naked-eye astronomy: two lunar eclipse images featured by NASA's APOD program, a blazing Ven…
Hubble Spots a Ten-Sided Atmospheric Giant Circling Saturn's South Pole
NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a colossal ten-sided atmospheric wave wrapped around Saturn's south pole — a phenomenon n…
Six Global Launches Mark a Busy Week, SpaceX Leading from the West Coast
The first week of September 2026 is shaping up as one of the most active launch periods of the year, with at least six missions planned acro…
Orion's heat shield vindicated as Artemis II crew earns top honor
After years of scrutiny over cracking ablative material, Orion's heat shield has been formally vindicated. Meanwhile, the four Artemis II as…
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