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Thursday, September 24, 20266 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNASA's Space Algae-1 grows 40 generations of UV-mutagenised algae on ISSLuisa Marconi · 1h
Launches & RocketsNASA asks volunteers to clean up Euclid telescope data for AI trainingTheo Anand · 3h
Wednesday, September 23, 202613 pieces
Missions & ExplorationHypothetical Venus moons would all collapse into the planet, models findCaleb Mbeki · 22h
Missions & ExplorationNIT Srinagar opens India's first campus observatory among NITsCaleb Mbeki · 23h
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseUS council says asteroid impact energy tops out at 150 megatonsCaleb Mbeki · 25h
Launches & RocketsSpectrum rocket reaches Earth orbit from European soil for the first timeTheo Anand · 25h
Missions & ExplorationResearchers identify lunar crater McGetchin from 2024 impactLuisa Marconi · 26h
Missions & ExplorationJWST observes first stellar occultation by a small Solar System bodyLuisa Marconi · 28h
Launches & RocketsExolaunch to integrate payloads for SpaceX Starfall Earth-return missionLuisa Marconi · 28h
Launches & RocketsJapan plans AI robot competition on the International Space StationLuisa Marconi · 29h
Tuesday, September 22, 20264 pieces
Missions & ExplorationStudies question feasibility of large-scale Moon water extractionLuisa Marconi · 37h
Monday, September 21, 20269 pieces
Missions & ExplorationUS Air Force secretary admits to space control weapons in orbitLuisa Marconi · 2d
Launches & RocketsNASA discovers crater McGetchin, largest recent impact crater on MoonLuisa Marconi · 2d
Missions & ExplorationBuilding-size impact carved 141-foot crater on the Moon, NASA saysLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsAsteroid mining could cut platinum carbon footprint by 99.6%, study estimatesTheo Anand · 3d
Sunday, September 20, 202615 pieces
Launches & RocketsChina launches GalaxySpace radar satellites on 668th Long March missionLuisa Marconi · 3d
Missions & ExplorationNASA says Roman telescope's fuel could stretch to 22 years of scienceCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Launches & RocketsSpace Cargo Unlimited books 2028 Starship flight for orbital factoryLuisa Marconi · 3d
Missions & ExplorationNASA finds largest fresh crater in the solar system on the MoonLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsKim Jong Un tours factories building HIMARS-like rocket launchersLuisa Marconi · 3d
Florida Space CoastCoast Guard posts five waterway rules, proposals in Federal RegisterLuisa Marconi · 4d
Missions & ExplorationBennu surface 50 times weaker than ground coffee, sample analysis showsLuisa Marconi · 4d
Saturday, September 19, 20266 pieces
The Sky & TelescopesResearchers find krypton-88 capture rate below theoretical predictionsArjun Nair · 4d
Launches & RocketsNASA awards SpaceX $946M for three more space station crew flightsLuisa Marconi · 4d
Launches & RocketsPoland warns Russia plans hybrid strikes against European alliesLuisa Marconi · 5d
Friday, September 18, 20262 pieces
Missions & ExplorationGen. Caine says US military must be ready to fight from seabed to cislunar spaceLuisa Marconi · 6d
Wednesday, September 16, 20261 piece
Tuesday, September 15, 20264 pieces
Launches & RocketsNorth Korea fires missiles and drones in joint exercise on 2026-09-12Luisa Marconi · 8d
Launches & RocketsVega C set to launch Sentinel-3C and FLEX satellites from KourouLuisa Marconi · 8d
Launches & RocketsAnthropic reports Houthi-linked group used Claude AI to develop rocket guidance softwareLuisa Marconi · 9d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseMercury may have shrunk 30% more than thought, study saysCaleb Mbeki · 9d
Monday, September 14, 202615 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNASA says lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, lists eight moon phasesLuisa Marconi · 9d
The Sky & TelescopesSun may have swallowed a super-Earth early in its history, study proposesTheo Anand · 9d
Launches & RocketsNASA and IBM launch open-source AI model to find lunar water iceLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationMOONS spectrograph makes first observations at Very Large TelescopeLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationResearchers discover 84 hypersoft X-ray sources in Chandra archiveCaleb Mbeki · 9d
Launches & RocketsNASA commits to open Artemis data sharing with global science communityLuisa Marconi · 9d
Launches & RocketsPesquet to fly third ISS mission in 2027 aboard Vast-sponsored DragonLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationRoman Space Telescope set for early 2026 observations, NASA saysCaleb Mbeki · 10d
Launches & RocketsIsar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket reaches orbit from continental EuropeLuisa Marconi · 10d
Launches & RocketsLoft Orbital and Marlan Space plan $1bn AI satellite constellation expansionLuisa Marconi · 10d
Sunday, September 13, 202611 pieces
Launches & RocketsRocket Lab releases lighter space solar cell for satellite powerLuisa Marconi · 10d
Physics & the CosmosState Department awards $600M to Gavi, $145M to UN OCHA in single-day obligationsMira Donati · 10d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseBitcoin below $80,000 as Polymarket bet settles near zeroCaleb Mbeki · 10d
Launches & RocketsPolymarket bettors see LAPTOP token debut above $100M, Apple foldable iPhone bets failLuisa Marconi · 10d
Launches & RocketsPolymarket bet on laptop token valuation drops 15 points in a dayLuisa Marconi · 11d
Asteroids & Planetary DefensePresident issues executive orders on veterans benefits and Defense Production ActCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Missions & ExplorationWebb telescope finds 27 new objects beyond Neptune in deepest survey yetLuisa Marconi · 11d
Launches & RocketsT-Mobile CFO says Starlink satellite cellular service is no competitive threatLuisa Marconi · 11d
Saturday, September 12, 202616 pieces
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseNOAA awards $42.2M to UC San Diego for climate instituteCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Launches & RocketsTrump says Space Force uniform draws on Starship Troopers, Darth VaderLuisa Marconi · 11d
Florida Space CoastNOAA publishes three fishery rules for Atlantic and Alaska watersLuisa Marconi · 11d
Asteroids & Planetary DefensePolymarket bettors see foldable iPhone price below $2,000Caleb Mbeki · 11d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseBitcoin odds jump 31 points on Polymarket as crypto markets swingCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Missions & ExplorationHubble captures decagon-shaped cloud pattern at Saturn's south poleCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Launches & RocketsNASA expands Blue Marble Space study of prolonged spaceflight physiologyLuisa Marconi · 11d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseDOD budget authority hits $2.63 trillion for fiscal 2026Caleb Mbeki · 11d
Launches & RocketsNASA names Wiseman and Glover emeritus astronauts after Artemis IILuisa Marconi · 11d
Launches & RocketsTwo NASA astronauts retire from spaceflight, transition to emeritus rolesLuisa Marconi · 11d
Launches & RocketsArtemis II commander Wiseman, pilot Glover enter NASA astronaut emeritus programLuisa Marconi · 12d
The Sky & TelescopesThree GitHub repositories gain hundreds of stars each on Sept. 8Arjun Nair · 12d
Thursday, September 10, 20262 pieces
Tuesday, September 8, 202615 pieces
Launches & RocketsIsar Aerospace makes history with first European orbital launch from continental EuropeLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 27 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsIsar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket with six payloads from NorwayLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX targets Flight 14 launch by May 15 for new Starlink satellitesLuisa Marconi · 2w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseIsar Aerospace launches Europe's first commercial orbital rocket from NorwayCaleb Mbeki · 2w
Monday, September 7, 202616 pieces
Launches & RocketsNew framework predicts asteroid impact sites from orbital data aloneTheo Anand · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX VP says all future Florida Starlink missions will fly on StarshipTheo Anand · 2w
Launches & RocketsHyundai executives pledge steel for SpaceX rockets and Atlas robotsLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsTrump unveils AI-generated Space Force uniform inspired by Starship TroopersLuisa Marconi · 2w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseAsteroid CERNQ52 enters Earth atmosphere over Indian OceanCaleb Mbeki · 2w
Sunday, September 6, 202615 pieces
Launches & RocketsISRO confirms EOS-05 imaging satellite in stable geosynchronous orbitLuisa Marconi · 2w
Saturday, September 5, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsCroatia plans to buy 18 South Korean K239 Chunmoo rocket launchersLuisa Marconi · 2w
Friday, September 4, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsChinese spaceplane releases satellite that loops around another craftLuisa Marconi · 2w
Thursday, September 3, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsEutelsat OneWeb seeks Indian security approval for satellite constellationTheo Anand · 2w
Wednesday, September 2, 20265 pieces
Launches & RocketsSolar storm in November 2025 threw off global navigation by 33 feetLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsNASA astronauts complete six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to upgrade International Space StationLuisa Marconi · 3w
Tuesday, September 1, 20261 piece
Monday, August 31, 20262 pieces
Sunday, August 30, 20261 piece
Saturday, August 29, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsNASA Administrator Isaacman outlines lunar base and nuclear power plansLuisa Marconi · 3w
Friday, August 28, 20262 pieces
Thursday, August 27, 20263 pieces
Wednesday, August 26, 20264 pieces
Tuesday, August 25, 20266 pieces
Launches & RocketsNASA targets December 2028 launch for nuclear-powered Space Reactor-1 FreedomLuisa Marconi · 4w
Monday, August 24, 20265 pieces
Launches & RocketsUkraine seeks Starlink access over Russian territory amid missile attacksLuisa Marconi · 4w
Sunday, August 23, 20268 pieces
Saturday, August 22, 20261 piece
Launches & RocketsNASA targets Aug 30 launch for Nancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeLuisa Marconi · 4w
Friday, August 21, 20266 pieces