New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
NASA/Chris Williams From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a…
NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An artist’s rendering of NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission features two identical small spacecraft that…
What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter’s moon Io? NASA’s Juno probe just took a peek
Scientists have measured temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, offering the first-ever glimpse of the hidden heat driving the most volcanically active world in the solar system.…
NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on July 7, 2026. The test stand features dual, vertical firing…
LatConnect 60 Unveils Proprietary AI Capabilities Following Growing Indo-Pacific Defence Interest in SWIRSAT
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the latest advancements in…
Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026
ESA’s Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight. (Image credit: ESA – R. Moorkens O’Reilly) A planet-hunting spacecraft named Plato just passed a series of critical tests as…
Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission authorization
The Commerce Department is moving ahead with plans to implement a voluntary mission authorization system for novel space activities that are not regulated by other agencies. The post Office of…
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
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Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4954–4960: Celebrating Our Rover Engineers Past and Present
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