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- Scientists investigate moonquakes using Apollo 17 samples, LRO observations NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2025 While Earth and Mars are known for their intense surface quakes, other terrestrial bodies in…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy August 31-September 6, 2025 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 Aug 2025 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of August 31-September 6, 2025 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in
- Live coverage: SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch will send 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025 Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2025 SpaceX continues its blistering pace of orbital launches with its ninth and final Starlink launch of August. It’s targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:17 a.m. ED...
- Rocket Lab inaugurates LC-3 at Wallops NASASpaceflight · 30 Aug 2025 Rocket Lab has inaugurated Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) for its Neutron rocket, which is set…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2025 The Starlink 17-7 mission is the penultimate planned launch of these broadband satellites in August. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 8:08 p.m. PDT (11:08 p.m. EDT / 0308 UTC).
- SpaceX got good heat shield data for Starship, so what comes next? Ars Technica · 29 Aug 2025 "The latest upgrades are looking good!"
- NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur Retires NASA · 29 Aug 2025 NASA astronaut Megan McArthur has retired, concluding a career spanning more than two decades. A veteran of two spaceflights, McArthur logged 213 days in space, including being the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon sp...
- Landsat 9 Sees Buccaneer Archipelago NASA · 29 Aug 2025 The Operational Land Imager on Landsat 9 captured this image of Buccaneer Archipelago on June 11, 2025. The scene encapsulates the striking interactions between land and water in the area where King Sound opens to the In...
- Webb observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ESA · 29 Aug 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation NASA · 29 Aug 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a galactic tug of war. Located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, the spiral galaxy Messier...
- Week in images: 25-29 August 2025 ESA · 29 Aug 2025 Week in images: 25-29 August 2025
- Avio Signs New Tactical Propulsion Agreement with US Armed Forces European Spaceflight · 29 Aug 2025 Italian rocket builder Avio has signed a new contract with the US Armed Forces for the production of solid rocket motors used to power tactical missiles. In 2022, Avio set up a US-based subsidiary in Delaware. In its 202...
- NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2025 NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) will be the primary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching no earlier than Sep. 23. The vehicle is joined by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’...
- Dusty wisps round a dusty disc ESA · 29 Aug 2025 For this new Picture of the Month feature, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a fantastic new view of IRAS 04302+2247, a planet-forming disc located about 525 light-years away in a dark cloud within...
- NASA Awards Spaceflight Operations, Systems Organization Contract NASA · 28 Aug 2025 NASA has awarded ASCEND Aerospace & Technology of Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS), to provide services at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Hous...
- NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Missions to Map Sun’s Influence NASA · 28 Aug 2025 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 4, to discuss the agency’s upcoming Sun and space weather missions, IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) and Carruthers Geocorona Obse...
- NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior NASA · 28 Aug 2025 Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’ interior and its ancient past. What appear to be fragments from the aftermath of massive impacts...
- NASA, International Astronauts to Address Students from New York NASA · 28 Aug 2025 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui will connect with students in New York as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) quest...
- NASA Scientists Help Maryland County Plan to Beat Summer Heat Risks NASA · 28 Aug 2025 Thousands of Americans are impacted each summer by excessive heat and humidity, some suffering from heat-related illnesses when the body can’t cool itself down. Data from NASA satellites could help local governments redu...
- NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion NASA · 28 Aug 2025 The inside of a star turned on itself before it spectacularly exploded, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Today, this shattered star, known as the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, is one of t...
- With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse Ars Technica · 28 Aug 2025 The company's workhorse continues its stellar performance.
- MaiaSpace Completes Burst Test Campaign and Begins Orbital Vehicle Development European Spaceflight · 28 Aug 2025 French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace has announced the completion of a months-long test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests. In a...
- Katie Bisci: Resourcing for Big Science NASA · 28 Aug 2025 Deputy Project Manager for Resources – Goddard Space Flight Center How are you helping set the stage for the Roman mission? I’m a deputy project manager for resources on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team, sharin...
- Izaña-2 joins the laser game to track space debris ESA · 28 Aug 2025 In Tenerife, Spain, stands a unique duo: ESA’s Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations. Together, they form an optical technology testbed of the European Space Agency that takes the monitoring of space debris and sate...
- Over Soroya Ridge & Onward! NASA · 27 Aug 2025 Written by Eleanor Moreland, Ph.D. Student Collaborator at Rice University Perseverance has continued exploring beyond the rim of Jezero crater, spending time last week at Parnasset conducting a mini-campaign on aeolian...
- Live coverage: Record-breaking 30th flight planned for SpaceX Falcon 9 booster as it launches Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 The Starlink 10-11 mission features the first launch of a booster on its 30th flight. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at 1:27 a.m. EDT (0527 UTC).
- Russia’s state-run human spaceflight company may be near bankruptcy Ars Technica · 27 Aug 2025 "A significant part of the team has lost motivation and a sense of shared responsibility."
- Patagonia Glacier retreat, Chile NASA · 27 Aug 2025 Patagonia, Chile. Left: September 18, 1986. Right: August 5, 2002. The 1986 image shows the region prior to a major retreat of the glaciers. The 2002 image shows a retreat of nearly 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of the glaci...
- The Starship Program rises from the ashes of Block 2 with Ship 37 NASASpaceflight · 27 Aug 2025 Going into Flight 10, SpaceX was having a down year with the Starship program. Following…
- SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on a drone ship Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2025 The accomplishment came during Wednesday’s flight of the Starlink 10-56 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The touchdown was also SpaceX’s 494th overall successful booster landing.
- Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds NASA · 27 Aug 2025 As four astronauts venture around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight in 2026, many people will support the journey from here on Earth. Teams directing operations from the ground include the mission management team...
- Strap In! NASA Aeroshell Material Takes Extended Space Trip NASA · 27 Aug 2025 Components of a NASA technology that could one day help crew and cargo enter harsh planetary environments, like that of Mars, are taking an extended trip to space courtesy of the United States Space Force. On Aug. 21, se...
- NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission NASA · 27 Aug 2025 NASA seeks volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth. The Artemis II test flight, a launch of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket...
- Portrait of an Astronaut NASA · 27 Aug 2025 NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio on March 22, 2024, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Cardman is currently aboard the International Space Station, where she perform...
- Algae bloom chlorophyll South Australia ESA · 27 Aug 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration ESA · 27 Aug 2025 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has requested funding to participate in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses).
- Webb investigates complex heart of a cosmic butterfly ESA · 27 Aug 2025 The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in the core of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. From the dense, dusty torus that surrounds the star hidden at the centre of the nebula to its outflowing...
- Aurora Australis over Concordia station ESA · 27 Aug 2025 The Aurora Australis, photographed over Concordia station in July 2025, during the ongoing solar activity maximum, the peak of the Sun's 11-year cycle.
- Avio and Isar Aerospace Win ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts European Spaceflight · 27 Aug 2025 The European Space Agency has awarded launch service contracts to Avio and Isar Aerospace under its Flight Ticket Initiative. Announced in October 2023, the Flight Ticket Initiative is a programme run jointly by ESA and...
- Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace ESA · 27 Aug 2025 From the ESA Blogs.