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Replay of the online media briefing on the total solar eclipse ESA · 15 Jul 2026 ESA experts explain the science of eclipses, including visibility and key opportunities for scientific observation.
Volunteer Measures Record Louisiana Rainfall NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Join a national community of precipitation reporters providing critical data to improve scientific understanding and forecasts.
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy....
A most improbable astronaut just went to space Ars Technica · 15 Jul 2026 "I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."
Satellite investment sets annual record halfway through 2026 SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 Investment in satellite companies reached $8.1 billion in the first half of 2026, already surpassing every previous annual total tracked by early-stage investor Space Capital.
How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually? Ars Technica · 15 Jul 2026 "The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."
Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 WASHINGTON — The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles. In sessions at the Spacetide conference in Tokyo […]
Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Metallic waves on ancient Mars ESA · 15 Jul 2026 The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has spotted a swathe of metallic-looking waves filling Mars’s large Kaiser Crater – an ancient and otherworldly dune field sculpted by wind.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Curiosity had a successful long weekend and came into this week ready to explore some more. We’ve been...
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S. NASA · 15 Jul 2026 A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026.
NASA Invites Media to Serbia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony NASA · 14 Jul 2026 The Republic of Serbia will sign the Artemis Accords at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 16, during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Serbia’s Minister of Foreign A...
Spain’s Pangea Propulsion Opens New Manufacturing Facility European Spaceflight · 14 Jul 2026 Pangea Propulsion has inaugurated a new 1,000-square-metre manufacturing facility in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, investing an initial €1 million in its establishment. According to the company’s CEO, Adrià...
Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2026 Erich Hernandez-Baquero, nominated to become the Air Force’s top civilian space acquisition official, and Roger Mason, the administration’s choice to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, appeared before the Senate Ar...
New Russian-American Crew Arrives at ISS SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Jul 2026 Russia launched a new crew to the International Space Station today, Soyuz MS-29. Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, docked at the ISS about
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station NASA · 14 Jul 2026 NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two wee...
Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars NASA · 14 Jul 2026 Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. LH 95 is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud,...
NASA Jets Turn Red, White, and Blue NASA · 14 Jul 2026 In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint ahead of a flyover in Washington on July 4, 2026, with other NASA aircraft. An F-15 and an F/A-18 fr...
Antaris™ Establishes Aeonyx™ to Advance All-Domain Mission Virtualization for Defense SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2026 Antaris™ today announced a strategic reorganization establishing Aeonyx™, a mission virtualization company focused on helping defense organizations evaluate architectures, validate operational concepts, improve operation...
NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars NASA · 14 Jul 2026 How do black holes at the center of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances, which existed much earlier in the universe’s...
Soyuz MS-29 set to launch new crew to ISS from Russia NASASpaceflight · 14 Jul 2026 The next crew launch to the International Space Station is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14,…
U.K. government preparing to release new space strategy SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2026 The British government is preparing to release a new space strategy that will provide a “whole-of-government” approach for space in the country.
Artemis II astronauts visit ESA ESA · 14 Jul 2026 Yesterday, the four Artemis II astronauts visited ESA’s technical site in the Netherlands, where they met the team behind the European Service Module that powered their Orion spacecraft around the Moon and safely back to...
Fans of the Arctic NASA · 14 Jul 2026 Sediment eroded from ice-capped mountains splays out across a broad river valley on Russia’s Severny Island.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the Fourth of July NASA · 14 Jul 2026 Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Product Ground System Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 Curiosity spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday...
Flexell Space raises $20 Million in Series A round SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2026 UIWANG, South Korea, July 14 — FLEXELL SPACE, a developer of next-generation space solar solutions, announced that it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round. Completed approximately two […]
Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.
NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides NASA · 13 Jul 2026 No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips — understand the relationship between co...
L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 The Space Development Agency awarded the companies a combined $1.75 billion for next batch of missile-tracking satellites
Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight NASASpaceflight · 13 Jul 2026 Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time Spaceflight Now · 13 Jul 2026 The Starlink 10-45 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EDT (0827 UTC).
Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 WARSAW, Poland — Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience. […]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 13 Jul 2026 The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:17 p.m. PDT (9:17 p.m. EDT / 0117 U...
What happens if Crew Dragon stops flying in the 2030s? Ars Technica · 13 Jul 2026 "It's very clear that in the United States there is a big need for an additional crew vehicle."
Netherlands Adopts Mandate for Its New Space Agency European Spaceflight · 13 Jul 2026 The Netherlands has formalised the mandate of its rebranded space agency, adding the Ministry of Defence to its steering committee for the first time. The formation of the new agency was announced on 3 March at the Amste...
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon NASA · 13 Jul 2026 NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Sta...
Accel and Prosus backed QOSMIC raises $3.33 Million to Build Optical Ground Stations for the Orbital Data Economy SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 BENGALURU, India / July 15, 2026 — QOSMIC has raised $3.33 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Prosus, with participation from South Park Commons, ARTPARK, and angel investor […]
ESA releases 2026 Space Economy Report ESA · 13 Jul 2026 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) newly released Space Economy Report gives a comprehensive overview of the latest developments shaping Europe's space sector.
NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes NASA · 13 Jul 2026 Astronomers using archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.
Reditus Space completes first reentry vehicle SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026 Reditus Space, a startup developing recoverable and reusable spacecraft, has completed its first vehicle for launch later this year.

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