Astronomers Catch a “Dark Comet” Red-Handed
Our ability to track and visualize small rocks in space is still improving. And occasionally we’ll find a space rock that will remind us of that fact. One such rock…
Space Force orders 36 more Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites, for $1.75 billion
The U.S. Space Force is adding three dozen spacecraft to its growing constellation designed to detect and track incoming missiles from orbit. The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced the agreements,…
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Three New Associate Members
Washington, D.C.— July 21, 2026 —The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Overview Energy, Loft Orbital, and Star Catcher as new associate members — companies advancing space-based energy,…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort
Twenty-four Starlink satellites reached low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 21), a day later than originally scheduled due to a last-second rocket engine abort. SpaceX at first tried to launch…
US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
Main Figure A Scientists used data from the L-band radar aboard the U.S.-India Earth-orbiting NISAR satellite to produce this image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja, a mountaintop in East Antarctica, poking out…
NASA Langley Celebrates Community through Music with ‘Symphony Under the Stars’ Event
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Scenes and sounds from the July 16 “Stars, Stripes, and Supernovas –…
Billions of miles and thousands of years in the making: This is the life of a Perseid shooting star
Picture it: A slash of vivid green light splits the starry sky. There for a moment and then gone, leaving nothing but a short-lived glowing trail and a moment of…
800 Million Years Ago, a Catastrophic Asteroid Breakup Rained Fire on the Inner Solar System
On Earth, it’s hard to track events that reshape its surface, as the surface itself is being reshaped constantly by weather and tectonic or volcanic upheavals. However, the Moon is…
Catch Comet 10P Tempel While You Can
A low-number periodic comet is stalking our fair planet this summer, and putting on its best show of several generations. We’re talking about Comet 10P/Tempel. The comet is currently loitering…
NIAC 2026 Selections
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees for possible future missions.…