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Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain
"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon
On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600…
Space Phys.org
Rocks from unexplored far side of the moon help rewrite lunar history
Ancient samples from the moon's far side are helping scientists uncover how asteroid impacts shaped the early solar system. The findings challenge decades of thinking about when those impacts occurred and offer new insights into the conditions that influenced…
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Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code for command and lunar modules
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European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region
New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.
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New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
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 cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the…
Space Phys.org
Jupiter-mass 'exomoon' orbiting brown dwarf challenges cosmic labels
Observations made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed evidence for a moon-like object in the CD-35 2722 system. Unlike moons in our solar system, the newly found object does not orbit a planet, raising…
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ScreenWall – Turn old phones into synced widgets for your space
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This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about
"These are things that tend to be really hard."
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NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will…
Space Phys.org
JWST captures rare glimpse of early black hole growing inside network of young galaxies
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured one of the clearest views yet of how an early supermassive black hole may grow within a network of young galaxies. The compact active galaxy, seen just a billion years after the Big Bang, lies…
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NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The annex to a reimbursable…
Space Ars Technica
Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
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Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
A two-armed space robot blasted off on a private salvage operation Tuesday to slap life-extending jetpacks on old satellites running low on fuel thousands of miles up.
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Crews Move Artemis IV Liquid Hydrogen Tank
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on a separate portion of the 829-acre site on May 15…
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India's first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
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A Million-Panel Project
Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
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