Milky Way over Yellowstone: when astronomy looks back at Earth
A night-sky photograph of the Milky Way arching over Yellowstone's geysers and ESA's latest weekly image roundup share one message: compelli…
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Artemis III: Isaacman Bets His Credibility on a 2027 Launch
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is 'extremely confident' Artemis III will launch in 2027 to test Orion rendezvous and docking oper…
NASA Repurposes a 737 to Train Astronauts in Lunar Gravity
A former US Air Force Boeing 737 is being converted by NASA into a lunar-gravity parabolic flight platform. The aircraft recently received f…
Blue Origin to hot-fire New Glenn upper stage at Stennis
Blue Origin has finalized an agreement with NASA to hot-fire test New Glenn's second stage on the B-2 stand at Stennis Space Center, keeping…
US Commerce Department Opens Door to Novel Space Mission Authorization
For years, US companies pursuing novel space operations had no clear path to federal authorization. The Commerce Department's new voluntary …
Chris Williams Wraps Up 241-Day ISS Mission Before Return
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is headed home after eight months aboard the International Space Station. Alongside two Russian cosmonauts, he…
SpaceX Keeps Flying as Starship Flight 13 Awaits Its Next Window
SpaceX logged its 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year from Vandenberg while crews worked to reschedule Starship Flight 13 following a late abor…
SpaceX keeps launching while Starship awaits its next attempt
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 carried 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while teams at Boca Chica work toward…
Artemis Accords reach 70 signatories as European tour begins
Two nations joined the Artemis Accords within forty-eight hours of each other in mid-July, pushing the total to 70 signatories. Meanwhile, t…
Artemis Accords Reach 70 Signatories with Serbia and Mauritius
Serbia and Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords within two days of each other, bringing the total number of signatory nations to 70 and rais…
Starship Flight 13 may close the book on suborbital testing
SpaceX's thirteenth Starship-Super Heavy flight carries an operational payload for the first time — a batch of Starlink V3 satellites — whil…
Soyuz MS-29 Docks at ISS, Bringing Crew Count to Ten
On July 14, 2026, the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur and docked at the ISS, raising its crew to ten. Meanwhile, a New York …
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