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Satellite Internet Is the New Geopolitical Frontier
Starlink's role in Ukraine changed the calculus. Now every major power is building its own constella…
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OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council
In the absence of the National Space Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has taken on a lead role in coordinating national space policy. The post OSTP taking on space policy coordinati…
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The Moon Is Not a Destination — It Is a Question About Who Decides
The new space race is less about exploration and more about jurisdiction. The legal vacuum above our…
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Is the Universe Defective? Part 2: The Persistence of Memory
But here’s the thing about these defects. They can’t just go away. They’re
The Seven Hour Explosion Nobody Could Explain
On 2 July 2025, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a gamma-ray burst lasting over seven…
NASA's DART Mission Also Changed Didymos' Orbit Around Sun
The spacecraft changed the binary system’s orbit, confirming that a kinetic impactor can be an effec…
Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept
Blue Origin has unveiled a new mission concept called NEO Hunter, designed to protect Earth… T…
Is the Universe Defective? Part 1: The Good Old Days
Every time you flip a light switch, or check the time, or feel the sodium ions wiggling in your brai…
The Universe's Most Powerful Particle Accelerators Were Here All Along
Every planet with a magnetic field has a radiation belt, a region of space where charged particles g…
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NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview
The conversation took place amid the flight readiness review for the Artemis 2 mission, which is cur…
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Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates
Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a mat…
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Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet!
The Daily Minor Planet citizen science project is expanding! In addition to data received nightly fr…
From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory
As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the… The post…
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NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission
At the conclusion of a two-day flight readiness review, "all the teams polled 'go' to launch and fly…
A Glorious Spiral of Star Formation
Stars peek through the dusty, winding arms of NGC 5134, a spiral galaxy located 65 million light-yea…
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NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition
NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to …
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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, govern…
Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 4: We Finally Turned On the Porch Lights
So that's all nice. But why now? That's the question everyone asks. We went decades — centuries, mil…
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USBR Crack the Case Challenge
NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing…
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NASA Volunteers Study Biofilm Adaptability in Space
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that stick to one another and also adhere to a nearby sur…
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USBR Halt the Hitchhiker: Invasive Species Challenge
NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing…
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Good Morning, Moon
Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on …
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Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA
Read this web article in English here. Unos ocho minutos después del despegue de Artemis I…
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NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda
About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts R…
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The view from the top
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has a great view of the Cosmos — and of the Earth
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Plato readies for space-like tests
Image: The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed i…
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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The Starlink 17-31 mission was SpaceX’s 25th mission supporting its broadband internet satellite con…
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SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning
The Starlink 10-48 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s constella…
This Isn't Just Another Rocky World Orbiting a Red Dwarf. This One's Special
Rocky planets are found in abundance around M-type stars (red dwarfs), so finding another one doesn'…
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NASA's Artemis II Flight Readiness News Conference (March 12, 2026)
NASA — NASA's Artemis II Flight Readiness News Conference (March 12, 2026)
Only A Supercomputer Can Understand the Extremely Energetic Chaos of a Neutron Star Merger
A neutron star merger is an extraordinary event. It features extremely powerful, chaotic magnetic fi…
Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 3: They SHOULD Be Weird
So why should we expect interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS and 'Oumuamua and even to some extent Bori…
The Early Universe was Hot, Dense, and Soupy
MIT physicists have observed the first clear evidence that quarks create a wake as they speed throug…
CHEOPS Discovery Defies Planetary Formation Rules
We’re starting to see just how exceptional our own solar system and its history is, as more exoplane…
The Most Energetic Ghost Particle Ever Seen
Three years ago, a detector sitting on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea recorded a single subatomi…
The Sun That Never Flips
For 45 years, astronomers believed that stars like our Sun would eventually flip their rotation patt…
New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS
Following the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International&…
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Why do some planets have rings and others don't?
The giant planets of our Solar System all have rings, as do some dwarf planets and even asteroids. So why don’t Mercury, Venus, Earth, or
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NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
NASA's Office of Inspector General said that while NASA is working to "mitigate and prevent hazards"…
Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule…
OIG report on the Management of the Human Landing System Contracts
Discussion on r/SpaceX: OIG report on the Management of the Human Landing System Contracts
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SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar
The launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite was SpaceX’s first launch to a geosynchronous transfer orbit…
SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2
For the first time since Flight 11 on Oct 13, 2025, 147 days ago, SpaceX… The post SpaceX̵…
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SpaceX on X: “Super Heavy booster ready to continue preflight testing” [4 photos of rollout]
Discussion on r/SpaceX: SpaceX on X: “Super Heavy booster ready to continue preflight testing” [4 photos of rollout]
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Smile arrives at Europe’s Spaceport
The Smile spacecraft has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. During the coming weeks, th…
Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” launches successfully
Firefly Aerospace returned its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand downR…
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Ship 39 cryoproof operations complete, the first campaign with a next generation Starship V3. Engineers tested the vehicle’s redesigned propellant system and structural strength, including squeeze tests to mimic the forces of future ship catches
Discussion on r/SpaceX: Ship 39 cryoproof operations complete, the first campaign with a next generation Starship V3. Engineers tested the vehic
Baikonur Launch Pad restored, clearing path for Progress MS-33 ISS Mission
Russia’s crucial launch infrastructure at Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 31/6 has been fully…
Did SpaceX Ignore Six Decades of NASA Launch Pad Research?
Discussion on r/SpaceX: Did SpaceX Ignore Six Decades of NASA Launch Pad Research?
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NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
The upper stage of United launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets performed successfully across the first f…
NASA’s Artemis ‘Course Correction’ Boosts Moonward Momentum: Key Details Still Maturing
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled sweeping changes to the Artemis program, aimed at restori…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
The Starlink 17-18 mission added 25 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. L…
UK domestic launch milestone as RFA ONE rocket arrives in Scotland
German aerospace company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has achieved a significant milestone in its q…
NASA has shuffled its Artemis rockets. But what of the lunar landers?
Discussion on r/SpaceX: NASA has shuffled its Artemis rockets. But what of the lunar landers?
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Stellar death and an Artemis overhaul
A planetary nebula teaches us about how stars die, and a new Artemis architecture changes our plans for
Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
Discussion on r/SpaceX: Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
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ESA’s Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the Red Planet
What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters,…
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Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production
This Series C funding was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which invested €50 million ($58 mi…
China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea
China is set to perform additional testing of its Mengzhou crew capsule following a successful……
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Counting craters
Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA’s Mars Express is packed full of them…
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SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 10-40 mission included the 600th Starlink satellite launched so far in 2026. Liftoff fr…