Tag: Astronomy

News Tue 04 August 2026

Space News for Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company, Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in...

News Sat 01 August 2026

Space News for Saturday, August 01, 2026

Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion, Inside the effort to...

News Fri 31 July 2026

Space News for Friday, July 31, 2026

Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations, K2 Space raises $500 million...

News Thu 30 July 2026

Space News for Thursday, July 30, 2026

Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers, Proposed rule would exempt...

News Wed 29 July 2026

Space News for Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight, Chinese startup raises funds...

News Sun 26 July 2026

Space News for Sunday, July 26, 2026

NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from wildfires in Spain, SpaceX Falcon 9 launches...

News Fri 24 July 2026

Space News for Friday, July 24, 2026

Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program, NASA programs feel effects of...

News Thu 23 July 2026

Space News for Thursday, July 23, 2026

FCC approves sweeping space reforms while clearing more C-band for 5G, Vast establishes division...

News Wed 22 July 2026

Space News for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Zenno Astronautics to relocate to the United States, SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend...

News Tue 21 July 2026

Space News for Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology, Pipelines to payloads:...

News Mon 20 July 2026

Space News for Monday, July 20, 2026

Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran...

News Fri 17 July 2026

Space News for Friday, July 17, 2026

SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt, SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data...

News Thu 16 July 2026

Space News for Thursday, July 16, 2026

Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production, Space Force awards...

News Wed 15 July 2026

Space News for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew, Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC, U.K....

News Sat 11 July 2026

Space News for Saturday, July 11, 2026

FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite, Earth observation satellites pass telecom in...

News Fri 10 July 2026

Space News for Friday, July 10, 2026

China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B, Interior Department...

News Wed 08 July 2026

Space News for Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program, Skyroot prepares...

News Tue 07 July 2026

Space News for Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site, Blue Origin continues work on lunar...

News Sun 05 July 2026

Space News for Sunday, July 05, 2026

GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio, BNP Paribas Outlines Steep...

News Sat 04 July 2026

Space News for Saturday, July 04, 2026

Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission, Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191...

News Fri 03 July 2026

Space News for Friday, July 03, 2026

Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission, Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191...

News Wed 01 July 2026

Space News for Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules, FCC to vote on...

News Tue 23 June 2026

Space News for Tuesday, June 23, 2026

NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight, Trump executive...

News Mon 22 June 2026

Space News for Monday, June 22, 2026

SpaceX to launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, Preparing for Day...

News Sun 21 June 2026

Space News for Sunday, June 21, 2026

Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up, Atmospheric Alignment: NASA...

News Wed 17 June 2026

Space News for Wednesday, June 17, 2026

June 25: Golden Dome: How Could Sensors Protect the United States?, Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1...

News Tue 16 June 2026

Space News for Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger, Space Force orders two more...

News Sun 14 June 2026

Space News for Sunday, June 14, 2026

Missile production push runs into solid rocket motor bottleneck, Revised Artemis lunar lander...

News Sat 13 June 2026

Space News for Saturday, June 13, 2026

SpaceX shares rise nearly 20% in historic IPO, Avanti trims GEO exposure with Hylas-3 sale,...

News Thu 11 June 2026

Space News for Thursday, June 11, 2026

Artemis 3 commander confident crew will be ready for 2027 mission, House appropriators back...

News Wed 10 June 2026

Space News for Wednesday, June 10, 2026

BlackSky to accelerate broad-area collection work under NRO contract modification, Iceye raises...

News Sat 06 June 2026

Space News for Saturday, June 06, 2026

Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service, Next Ariane 6...

News Thu 04 June 2026

Space News for Thursday, June 04, 2026

Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers, NASA working...

News Wed 03 June 2026

Space News for Wednesday, June 03, 2026

SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO, NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission, AST...

News Fri 29 May 2026

Space News for Friday, May 29, 2026

New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad, Setting up a permanent lunar presence needs...

News Thu 28 May 2026

Space News for Thursday, May 28, 2026

Virgin Galactic returns Unity to flight to prepare for next-generation spaceplane, FAA requires...

News Wed 27 May 2026

Space News for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities,...

News Sat 23 May 2026

Space News for Saturday, May 23, 2026

Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure, SpaceX launches first...

News Fri 22 May 2026

Space News for Friday, May 22, 2026

Ground equipment problem scrubs Starship launch attempt, Sixth Varda mission successfully...

News Thu 21 May 2026

Space News for Thursday, May 21, 2026

LatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest...

News Wed 20 May 2026

Space News for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027, SDA director Sandhoo takes on...

News Sat 16 May 2026

Space News for Saturday, May 16, 2026

SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS, Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led...

News Sat 09 May 2026

Space News for Saturday, May 09, 2026

Swift reboost mission completes environmental tests, Paraguay signs the Artemis Accords, Rocket...

News Fri 08 May 2026

Space News for Friday, May 08, 2026

SatVu zooms in energy facilities in Cuba, India and Australia, Lunar Outpost raises $30 million,...

News Thu 07 May 2026

Space News for Thursday, May 07, 2026

NGA Rapid Capabilities Office to embrace speed and risk-taking, Scolese puts talent at center of...

News Wed 06 May 2026

Space News for Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Ukrainian forces test direct-to-device satellite imagery for frontline troops, New NGA head...

News Tue 05 May 2026

Space News for Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Firefly plans late summer launch of first Alpha Block 2 rocket, NRO taps EarthDaily, Iceye,...

News Thu 30 April 2026

Space News for Thursday, April 30, 2026

ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks, May 13: Software Integration...

News Tue 28 April 2026

Space News for Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Startup targets radio segment of Golden Dome missile-defense network, Overview Energy to provide...

News Sun 26 April 2026

Space News for Sunday, April 26, 2026

The Day of the Trifid Nebula, Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real...

News Sat 25 April 2026

Space News for Saturday, April 25, 2026

Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting...

News Fri 24 April 2026

Space News for Friday, April 24, 2026

The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale, Astrobotic...

News Wed 22 April 2026

Space News for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS, China backs orbital data center...

News Tue 14 April 2026

Space News for Tuesday, April 14, 2026

L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test...

News Sat 11 April 2026

Space News for Saturday, April 11, 2026

Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission, Orion splashes...

News Thu 09 April 2026

Space News for Thursday, April 09, 2026

Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates, Apex to...

News Fri 03 April 2026

Space News for Friday, April 03, 2026

China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch, Artemis 2 heads to the moon, Swift...

News Fri 27 March 2026

Space News for Friday, March 27, 2026

SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, ispace redesigns lunar...

News Mon 23 March 2026

Space News for Monday, March 23, 2026

Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand, Swissto12...

News Wed 18 March 2026

Space News for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios, Telesat pivots Lightspeed...

News Tue 17 March 2026

Space News for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers, Kayrros sale signals rising...

News Thu 12 March 2026

Space News for Thursday, March 12, 2026

Firefly Alpha returns to flight, The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity, Enpulsion...

News Tue 10 March 2026

Space News for Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26, SSTL to build...

News Sat 07 March 2026

Space News for Saturday, March 07, 2026

NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage, Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan,...

News Fri 06 March 2026

Space News for Friday, March 06, 2026

China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new...

News Tue 03 March 2026

Space News for Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028, Kelli Kedis Ogborn Joining...

News Mon 02 March 2026

Space News for Monday, March 02, 2026

Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity, ESA announces...

News Sat 28 February 2026

Space News for Saturday, February 28, 2026

NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS, Rocket Lab delays...

News Thu 26 February 2026

Space News for Thursday, February 26, 2026

Bowersox to retire from NASA, Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid...

News Sun 22 February 2026

Space News for Sunday, February 22, 2026

NASA preparing for Artemis 2 rollback to fix upper stage problem, NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by...

News Sat 21 February 2026

Space News for Saturday, February 21, 2026

Bruno says he joined Blue Origin to work on ‘urgent’ national security projects, Aalto plots...

News Fri 20 February 2026

Space News for Friday, February 20, 2026

Starliner investigation identifies flawed NASA decision making, Creating new demand in the...

News Thu 19 February 2026

Space News for Thursday, February 19, 2026

Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine, Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO...

News Wed 18 February 2026

Space News for Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy, China’s Space Epoch raises new...

News Tue 17 February 2026

Space News for Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation, NASA work on several programs...

News Sat 14 February 2026

Space News for Saturday, February 14, 2026

A new book captures the forces shaping space: China, the moon and industry, Senate committee...

News Thu 12 February 2026

Space News for Thursday, February 12, 2026

ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit, FCC Space Bureau chief...

News Wed 11 February 2026

Space News for Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth, Eutelsat gets nearly 1...

News Thu 06 July 2023

Space News for Thursday, July 06, 2023

Hawkeye 360 satellites to monitor illegal fishing in Pacific Islands, Ariane 5 launches for the...

News Tue 13 June 2023

Space News for Tuesday, June 13, 2023

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, House FAA bill would give agency...