Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters
Amazon will fly its largest number of broadband satellites to date later this month on the first Ariane 6 launch to use upgraded boosters. The post Next Ariane 6 launch…
Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars
These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously had; NASA announced an…
Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches
Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights. The post Qianfan constellation deployment…
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A Moonlit Earth as Seen From… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on…
New Cloud-Detecting Method Will Help Astronomers Characterize Exoplanets
Astronomers have developed a technique that allows them to detect cloud cycles on distant exoplanets. Using data from the James Webb Sapce Telescope (JWST), the astronomers found that mornings and…
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight The post…
Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: ‘We were not looking for the gap, but we found it’
Euclid space telescope observations of ancient globular cluster NGC 6397 reveal a subtle gap in brightness distribution of red dwarf stars.
NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Boeing assembles a composite aircraft fuselage section in one of its production facilities. Composite materials are used in major…
Even Without A Magnetosphere, Mars Can Still Deflect Some Solar Wind
New research shows how unmagnetized worlds like Mars can still deflect some of the Sun’s solar wind. Unlike magnetospheres that form around planet’s like Earth, this effect takes place in…
August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year’s Eve 2028.