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…
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Vega-C Delivers FLEX and Sentinel-3C to Orbit
On the night of 14–15 September, a Vega-C rocket lifted off from French Guiana carrying two European Earth observation satellites with compl…
Stoke Space targets debut launch, outlines larger rocket plans
Stoke Space has set a debut launch window for its Nova rocket and hinted at a larger follow-on vehicle. Meanwhile, two adjacent pads on Miss…
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…
Schiess Takes Helm of U.S. Space Force Amid Expansion Push
At a Change of Responsibility ceremony near Washington, D.C., General Douglas Schiess formally assumed leadership of the U.S. Space Force, t…
FLEX and Sentinel-3C Ready to Lift Off on Vega-C
With encapsulation complete at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA's FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C are preparing for a joint Vega-C l…
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 …
Isar Aerospace Sets Sights on Spectrum's Second Flight
Isar Aerospace is gearing up for its second Spectrum launch attempt, with maritime safety notices confirming a window running from September…
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…
Europe's Launch Race: HyImpulse and PLD Space Raise Over €150 Million
Germany's HyImpulse and Spain's PLD Space disclosed major funding rounds within a day of each other in early September 2026. The back-to-bac…
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