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Opinion: The AI Research Gold Rush Is Moving Too Fast for Its Own Good
Yesterday
Opinion: Why We're Throwing Money at Mars When Venus Deserves a Second Look
Yesterday
Opinion: We're Obsessing Over Moon Pollution While Missing the Real Problem
Yesterday
Opinion: The Mars Data Deluge Is Coming. Don't Bet on the Companies Hyping Salvation
Yesterday
Opinion: We're Obsessed With Finding Life on Mars. We Should Be Asking What We'll Destroy When We Get There.
Yesterday
U.S. defense agencies tap three companies for satellite disposal study
Yesterday
NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan
Yesterday
On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
Yesterday
Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
Yesterday
'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)
Yesterday
Stomp Rockets: The perfect start to model rocketry for kids?
Yesterday
The Sun Doesn't Care About Your Flight Schedule
Yesterday
APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone
Yesterday
Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders
Yesterday
New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart
Yesterday
6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City'
Yesterday
Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?
Yesterday
Can Venus cast a shadow? Here's how to see it for yourself
Yesterday
Water can survive surprisingly close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Yesterday
The Planet That Lied About Its Own Spin
Yesterday
On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T.
2 days ago
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 223 — The Lunar Domain
2 days ago
'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo
2 days ago
Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery
2 days ago
Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk
2 days ago
The Brightened Night Sky Nobody Actually Wanted
2 days ago
Hubble Reveals that Star Formation is Slowing Down in the Andromeda Galaxy
2 days ago
The Tarantula That Lost Its Fire
2 days ago
APOD: 2026 August 15 – Bright Perseids from Sweden
2 days ago
NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies
2 days ago
NASA Announces MAX POWER: America’s Newest Aerospace Expo, Airshow
2 days ago
Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds
2 days ago
U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation
2 days ago
Wallops gears up for an increase in launches
2 days ago
In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade
2 days ago
U.S. expands missile production as Army seeks more depth in its arsenal
2 days ago
NASA’s COFFIES Uses AI to Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions on Sun
3 days ago
Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field
3 days ago
Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts
3 days ago
Cheaper launch has moved the spacecraft bottleneck. Mass is out, surface area is in.
3 days ago
Blue Origin outlines plans for second Cape Canaveral launch pad
3 days ago
Intuitive Machines wins contract for three GEO satellites
3 days ago
Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub
3 days ago
US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'
3 days ago
APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
3 days ago
A Sunflower’s View of Totality
3 days ago
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
3 days ago
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
3 days ago
CesiumAstro buys semiconductor specialist to boost constellation plans
3 days ago
Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests
3 days ago
China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry
3 days ago
One species, one planet: The moon is our ethical dress rehearsal for Mars
3 days ago
Perseids Meteor Shower
4 days ago
Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke
4 days ago
Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances
4 days ago
An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space
4 days ago
Maritime Satellite Service Revenues to Reach $3.79 Billion by 2035 as NGSO Reshapes Maritime Connectivity
4 days ago
Paragon lays off staff after Gateway cancellation
4 days ago
Astranis unveils geostationary surveillance satellite
4 days ago
How to image the planets with a telescope and camera
4 days ago
APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain
4 days ago
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon
4 days ago
2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain
4 days ago
NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs
4 days ago
Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027
4 days ago
Space Force orders two more Impulse Space vehicles for maneuvering demonstrations
4 days ago
Pentagon missile buildup changing the factory floor
4 days ago
Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war
4 days ago
NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights
5 days ago
Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA
5 days ago
APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet
5 days ago
Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Polar Geospatial Center EarthDEM Elevation Products
5 days ago
Golden Dome creates digital hub to expand commercial participation
5 days ago
Stops Along the Path of Totality
5 days ago
What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
5 days ago
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
5 days ago
Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag
5 days ago
Golden Dome faces 2027 funding cliff
5 days ago
National lab visit boosts NASA’s confidence in space nuclear propulsion mission
5 days ago
Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term funding still unclear
5 days ago
BlackSky wins seven-figure, multiyear international contract
5 days ago
Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights
6 days ago
NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula
6 days ago
Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion
6 days ago
NASA Shares Station Research Today Supporting Moon, Mars Tomorrow
6 days ago
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4968-4974: Rock Climbing Towards the Discontinuity
6 days ago
Webinar on MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems – August 26, 2026
6 days ago
SpaceX increasing footprint in missile defense
6 days ago
Former Space Force general joins Lunar Outpost board
6 days ago
APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn
6 days ago
Bountiful Roebuck Bay
6 days ago
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
6 days ago
Rocket Lab builds deployable infrastructure for Electron launches
6 days ago
Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch
6 days ago
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes shortly after liftoff
6 days ago
NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max
Aug 10, 2026
Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb
Aug 10, 2026
Launch Into a New School Year With NASA
Aug 10, 2026
El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific
Aug 10, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 9 – Contemplating the Sun
Aug 10, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 10 – Three Galaxy Pairs
Aug 10, 2026
Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft
Aug 10, 2026
'Transformers: The Movie' at 40: the cartoon spin-off that traumatized a generation of kids
Aug 10, 2026
Don't miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of Mars before dawn on Aug. 9
Aug 10, 2026
Yes, North America gets a solar eclipse on Aug. 12. Here's where and when to see it
Aug 10, 2026
Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount head review
Aug 10, 2026
SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk says
Aug 10, 2026
NOAA purchases Spire hyperspectral microwave sounder data
Aug 9, 2026
Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st air-breathing satellite thruster could soon get a test run
Aug 9, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
Aug 9, 2026
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal something nobody has ever seen before
Aug 9, 2026
Here's what to expect from 5 stages of the total solar eclipse 2026
Aug 9, 2026
Think tank warns Europe’s orbital compute gap is widening
Aug 9, 2026
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand sovereign space awareness
Aug 9, 2026
SpaceX to begin Starship orbital flights
Aug 9, 2026
Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target tracking
Aug 9, 2026
Telesat lands $1.63 billion Canadian defense contract
Aug 9, 2026
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
Aug 9, 2026
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 222 — How to Invade Earth in 22 Easy Steps
Aug 9, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Aug 9, 2026
Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects
Aug 8, 2026
Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellite
Aug 8, 2026
Chinese launch startup Orienspace targets IPO, secures funding for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
Aug 8, 2026
Finding room in Starlink’s shadow
Aug 8, 2026
Satellite manufacturing thrives in California despite cost and regulatory pressures
Aug 8, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 8 – A Messier Moment for Tempel 2
Aug 8, 2026
2026 IGARSS Hyperwall Schedule
Aug 8, 2026
Senate installs new chiefs for U.S. military space acquisition, spy satellites
Aug 8, 2026
FCC Space Bureau deputy takes the reins amid licensing overhaul
Aug 8, 2026
Europe increases size and cost of IRIS² constellation
Aug 8, 2026
Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China
Aug 8, 2026
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
Aug 7, 2026
NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon
Aug 7, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 7 – Rubin’s Cosmos Field
Aug 7, 2026
Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
Aug 7, 2026
U.S. Senate confirms Schiess to lead Space Force
Aug 7, 2026
Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality
Aug 7, 2026
NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept)
Aug 7, 2026
Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
Aug 7, 2026
Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
Aug 7, 2026
Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research
Aug 7, 2026
Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon
Aug 7, 2026
I Am Artemis Tom Percy
Aug 6, 2026
Taking Flight to Prepare for Space
Aug 6, 2026
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Aug 6, 2026
How the Tide Turns at the Mouth of the Elbe
Aug 6, 2026
How should Europe’s militaries respond to space threats
Aug 6, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 6 – New Sharpest Image of the Sun Uncovers Instability
Aug 6, 2026
NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory
Aug 6, 2026
NASA’s Perseverance Captures Phobos and Earth
Aug 6, 2026
NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreement
Aug 6, 2026
New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve
Aug 6, 2026
Capella, Iceye and Umbra win NRO radar-data contracts
Aug 6, 2026
Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joined
Aug 5, 2026
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon
Aug 5, 2026
Advanced Mini-laboratories Automate Space Station Research
Aug 5, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 5 – Spokes on Saturn’s B Ring
Aug 5, 2026
The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Aug 5, 2026
NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact
Aug 5, 2026
NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test
Aug 5, 2026
Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026
Aug 5, 2026
August 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Aug 5, 2026
NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations
Aug 5, 2026
Voyager seeks relaxed requirements in NASA commercial space station RFP
Aug 5, 2026
Opinion: Why the Air Force's Blue Origin Expansion Signals the End of Launch Monopolies
Aug 4, 2026
Opinion: The Launch Cadence Arms Race We Can't Afford to Win
Aug 4, 2026
Opinion: SpaceX's Satellite Servicing Plans Reward Speed Over Responsibility
Aug 4, 2026
Opinion: NASA's Mars Rovers Keep Finding Surprises, But We're Missing the Real Story About Why
Aug 4, 2026
Opinion: The 'Space Infrastructure Revolution' Is Being Oversold as Inevitable
Aug 4, 2026
Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
Aug 4, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters
Aug 4, 2026
NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay
Aug 4, 2026
Ike Theriot Helps Prepare Astronauts to Work on the Moon
Aug 4, 2026
NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup
Aug 4, 2026
Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus
Aug 4, 2026
NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions
Aug 4, 2026
Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink
Aug 4, 2026
Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network
Aug 4, 2026
Opinion: Venus's Hostile Atmosphere Isn't a Dead End—It's a Warning About Earth's Future
Aug 3, 2026
Opinion: The Launch Grounding Crisis Nobody's Talking About Is Actually a Feature, Not a Bug
Aug 3, 2026
Opinion: The Moon Doesn't Need Our Rush
Aug 3, 2026
Opinion: Mars' Vanishing Atmosphere Isn't Ancient History—It's a Preview of Earth's Fragility
Aug 3, 2026
Opinion: The 'New Space Race' Narrative Is Overselling Competition We Don't Fully Understand
Aug 3, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 3 – Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula
Aug 3, 2026
APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
Aug 3, 2026
U.S. Air Force expands Blue Origin rocket cargo contract
Aug 3, 2026
SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks
Aug 3, 2026
Space Force awards All Points $250 million to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg
Aug 3, 2026
LatConnect 60 Accelerates SWIRSAT Constellation Growth Anchored in Western Australia with Expansion into Malaysia and UAE
Aug 3, 2026
Fortastra and Hadrian join forces to streamline satellite production
Aug 3, 2026
Double digits! Air-launched 'Talon A' hypersonic vehicle notches big flight milestone
Aug 3, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 2, 1971: Apollo 15 makes 1st-ever televised liftoff from the moon
Aug 3, 2026
Opinion: The Real Story Behind That $981 Million Training Range Deal Isn't About Training
Aug 2, 2026
Opinion: The Space Industry's Research Funding Crisis Rewards Shortcuts Over Solutions
Aug 2, 2026
Opinion: We're Obsessed With Finding Habitable Planets. We Should Be Terrified of What That Means.
Aug 2, 2026
Opinion: We're Building Moon Infrastructure for Billionaires, Not Science
Aug 2, 2026
Opinion: We're Celebrating Backyard Stargazing While Ignoring the Real Crisis in Ground-Based Astronomy
Aug 2, 2026
NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket
Aug 2, 2026
NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia
Aug 2, 2026
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4961-4967: Approaching a Break in the Rock Record?
Aug 2, 2026