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There will three of them in 2025, but this one will be special!| Dagens.com
Wednesday’s event is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest.| Boston Herald
China Accelerates Space Station Missions with New Record| Dagens.com
The team have designed a mission profile, that could have made it possible.| Dagens.com
There will three of them in 2025, but this one will be special!| Dagens.com
This week the internet is buzzing with headlines like “Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun.” They’re referring to interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. Harv…| Spaceweather.com
Researchers from the University of New Mexico said that the Taurid meteor shower - aka Halloween fireballs - could bring a risk of an airburst in 2032 and 2036. The post Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth? first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Hear the latest directly from one of the scientists who studies this asteroid. Watch Andrew Rivkin, an astronomer who works in planetary defense, and EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd as they discuss Asteroid 2024 YR4. What are the odds it will hit the moon? And what would happen?| EarthSky
Three meteor showers will peak this month. The post November Stargazing: Supermoon number two, meteors galore, and ‘naked’ Saturn. appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Since its founding 50 years ago, the European Space Agency has shunned involvement in military space activities.| Breaking Defense
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning a Nov. 7 speech to roll out the Trump administration’s plans to change the defense acquisition system.| Breaking Defense
Vice Adm. Richard Correll said that Trump’s announcement does not necessarily mean detonating a test weapon — noting that neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test in recent memory.| Breaking Defense
Golden Dome’s layered architecture will have weapons and sensors in space for global coverage.| Breaking Defense
Colorado's attorney general says the White House's decision to move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama violates the Constitution.| Air & Space Forces Magazine
Next week will mark 25 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Robert Pearlman at Ars Technica has linked to a website that celebrates the monumental achievement: Fortunately, the astronauts and cosmonauts on the space station have devoted some of their work time and a lot of their free time to taking […]| 512 Pixels
Catalyx Space, a space infrastructure company providing turnkey solutions for orbital missions across industries, including logistics, recently announced its oversubscribed $5.4 million Seed funding round led by venture capital firm Outlander VC. The announcement follows on the heels of its January $1.7 million pre-Seed round, which culminated in their first successful capsule drop test within […]| Robotics & Automation News
Avi Loeb has drawn attention in recent months for suggesting 3I/ATLAS could be some form of alien tech.| NewsNation
Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the first edition of its Satellite Communications for Defense and Security report. The company says it highlights a dramatic transformation ... The post Satcom service revenues to top $8.6bn by 2034 – Novaspace appeared first on Electronics Weekly.| Electronics Weekly
China’s decision to end observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shortly after its flyby of Mars has drawn attention from scientists worldwide.| Dagens.com
Space is the defining strategic frontier of the 21st century. America’s space leadership depends on harnessing the private sector to create wealth and focusing the public sector on limited yet critical security and scientific objectives. While achieving supremacy in cislunar space (the region between the Earth and Moon, including the Moon’s surface) must be our... Read more about: Why Mars Is America’s Next Strategic Imperative The post Why Mars Is America’s Next Strategic Imperative ...| The American Mind
Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.| Science News
Twinkle twinkle spidey star. The post Red Spider Nebula glows in ethereal new JWST image appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
“We’re trying to build models that are just as capable as the [large language models] to generate new designs to predict the physical world," said Juan Alonso, Luminary Cloud's chief technology officer. The post Northrop Grumman inks deal with tech startup for accelerated, AI-enabled spacecraft design appeared first on DefenseScoop.| DefenseScoop
Joint venture immediately dubbed 'Europe's answer to SpaceX' but it has a long way to go.| The Stack
Trio had to stay longer on International Space Station after their original return capsule was hit by space junk| the Guardian
NASA’s Class of 1978, ‘represent the most competent, talented, and experienced people available to us today.’ The post NASA’s trailblazing generation appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
We are being visited by an interstellar comet. Learn why it's historic, when it will become visible, and what to expect.| Farmers' Almanac - Plan Your Day. Grow Your Life.
When astronomers spotted a glowing object racing through the solar system earlier this year, some wondered if it could be an alien spacecraft.| Dagens.com
Make learning about space exciting and hands-on with this space asteroid launcher STEM Challenge and free task card! How far can you launch? The post Space Asteroid Launcher STEM Challenge appeared first on Hands-On Teaching Ideas.| Hands-On Teaching Ideas
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.I always love learning about women who we may not have heard of but are famous in their own right. I really love learning about female mathematicians and scientists who have made a difference in our world. And although we always focus on women in March for Women's History Month I also feel it is important that we learn about them all year long. After all women do make up at least 50% of the wo...| Crafty Moms Share
Disclosure: I was sent copies of these books in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.Dragons and space travel and life on Mars! Talk about some exciting themes! Today I get to share a relatively new series--the first book was released in paperback last month and the second book was released this week! It is a middle grade fantasy sci-fi novel series! But older kids will enjoy this series as well. The series is written by Scott Reintgen. The first book is The Last Dragon on M...| Crafty Moms Share
‘Should such an event occur, there are no good solutions.’ The post Scientists prepare for the next Carrington Event appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Former Deputy Administrator of NASA says collaboration is the key to space exploration. The post A NASA commander’s most important system wasn’t a computer. It was the crew. appeared first on Popular Science.| Popular Science
Stakes in the joint entity, planned to be operational from 2027 once regulatory approval is secured, are split with Airbus retaining a majority of 35 percent, while Leonardo and Thales will each be allocated 32.5 percent stakes.| Breaking Defense
University of Pennsylvania engineers, NASA, and five other universities tested robotic systems designed to help unmanned explorers cooperate in the dunes of White Sands, New Mexico, paving the way …| Robotics & Automation News
Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company. By joining forces, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales aim to…| Robotics & Automation News
No one knows exactly what this stuff is, but it’s shaping our universe on the largest scales.| Science News Explores
With its growing visibility in the global space community, Turkey needs to adopt a diplomatic strategy to match its ambitions. The post Why institutionalizing space diplomacy should be a pillar of Turkey’s grand strategy appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
A burst of crimson light streaked across the night sky above New Zealand, a rare atmospheric event known as “red sprites.”| Dagens.com
Living in space is a silly stunt surprisingly similar to flying a plane for two months straight. Why is colonization unlikely? Continue reading →| Do the Math
The European Commission is proposing the development of a European Air Shield and European Space Shield as part of a new Defence Roadmap.| Electronics Weekly
Researchers have identified two theories explaining the mysterious gamma ray glow at the center of the Milky Way.| Futurism
Watching the delightful Flight 11 of the SpaceX Starship reminded me of some older thoughts I’d had last year after watching the booster catch. That was an amazing feat, proving the possibili…| Kelt Haven Press
A new study says light passing through dark matter could pick up a tell-tale red or blue tint. It could help scientists distinguish between dark matter models. The post Dark matter might leave a colorful ‘fingerprint’ on light first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Saturn's rings are a glorious highlight of our solar system. But how long have they existed? And what will happen to them? Find out all that and more. The post Saturn’s rings are weird and wonderful: 10 facts here first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have made a surprising discovery of phosphine on brown dwarf Wolf 1130C. It had been predicted but not seen in brown dwarf atmospheres until now. The post Phosphine on brown dwarf is 1st found in surprise discovery first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Researchers have discovered further evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars, in the form of backwater deposits and ridges left by rivers billions of years ago. The post New evidence for ocean on Mars found in ancient rivers first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
For the 1st time, scientists have traced how magnetic fields in star-forming clouds interact with gravity to control the birth of new stars. The post Gravity vs magnetism: Star-forming interaction revealed first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
A new analysis of data from the Cassini mission has found more complex organics in Enceladus' ocean. They hint at complex chemistry and potential habitability. The post Do the organics in Enceladus’ ocean point to habitability? first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Using data from several Mars missions, scientists have put together a catalog of dust devils on Mars that help track winds and troublesome dust. The post Dancing dust devils on Mars trace raging winds first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
A new study has discovered more about Betelgeuse's little companion, Betelbuddy. The star is younger and larger than predicted. The post New details about Betelbuddy, Betelgeuse’s companion star first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
This image shows a combined James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope view of the spiral galaxy NGC 1637. It is located some 40 million light-years away. The box in the lower right (enlarged in the upper right) shows the doomed star, a supernova known as SN2025pht. Image via Northwestern/ NASA/ ESA/ CSA/ STScI/ Charles Kilpatrick and Aswin Suresh (Northwestern).The article below is taken from a release by Northwestern University on October 8, 2025. Edits by EarthSky.| EarthSky
The Space Development Agency launched 21 Lockheed Martin-built data transport satellites to low Earth orbit on Oct. 14.| Air & Space Forces Magazine
Texas’ two U.S. senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, have called for the Space Shuttle Discovery to be relocated from the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington, D.C., to the visitors center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. They say Houston is Discovery’s “rightful home” and note that provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act call for the shuttle to be moved to Houston. Moving the shuttle to Houston would reverse a decis...| CultureMap Houston
In its Manifesto for the Scottish Parliamentary elections next year, ADS calls on the next Scottish Government to prioritise economic growth and […] The post ADS calls on Holyrood to support aerospace, defence, security and space appeared first on ADS Group.| ADS Group
Using an $800 consumer satellite dish, researchers were able to pick up text messages, industrial data, military chatter, and more.| Futurism
Astronomers have detected a mysterious dark object in the distant universe — and its size has them fascinated.| Futurism
Equipped with the world’s largest digital camera, this new telescope is poised to help solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.| Science News Explores
I took a trip to Canada to find my roots and stare at the sun.| Colin Cogle's Blog
I hope you like math, because today is ROCKET SCIENCE DAY| Throne of Salt
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said millions of people could live in space within the next few decades. He described an ambitious vision for humanity’s future beyond Earth during a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday. In a conversation with John Elkann, chairman of Stellantis and member of Italy’s Agnelli family, […]| Techoreon
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NASA has said the International Space Station will cease operations at the end of 2030. What will replace it? Image via NASA/ Roscosmos.| EarthSky
World Space Week dates back to 1999 and runs every year from October 4 to 10. This year, the theme is living in space. Find events near you here. The post World Space Week is October 4 to 10. Find events here first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Comet Lemmon might be the brightest comet of 2025. It could become bright enough to see with your eye alone in late October and early November. The post Comet Lemmon might be the best comet of 2025 first appeared on EarthSky.| Space | EarthSky
Here’s an image from a brand-new simulation of our universe. It’s the largest universe simulation ever created. Blue dots mark galaxies at the centers of dark matter clumps, while red dots mark galaxies orbiting these central galaxies. Together, they trace the cosmic web: the large-scale structure of the universe. Image via Jorge Carretero & Pau Tallada (Port d’Informació Científica/ Euclid Consortium).Scientists have unveiled the largest simulation of our universe ever created. The E...| EarthSky
Book Title – AtmosphereAuthor – Taylor Jenkins ReidGenre – Historical FictionPublisher – Hutchinson HeinemannPublication Date – 3rd June 2025⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Atmosphere – T…| Wicked Witch's Blog
Join Zooniverse volunteers and astronomy enthusiasts worldwide in celebrating 100 Hours of Astronomy, a global festival of skywatching and science, from 2 October to 5 October, 2025.| Daily Zooniverse
May 6, 2025: (Spaceweather.com) If you’ve been enjoying the auroras of Solar Cycle 25, we’ve got good news. The next few solar cycles could be even more intense–the result of a li…| Spaceweather.com
Exploring the strange intersection of science, conspiracy, and military secrecy in the decades-long quest for anti-gravity propulsion.| Freethink
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is entering a new era of collaboration that will propel the nation’s space exploration by leveraging the world-class expertise at three Florida universities. As outlined in a memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday, the institutions will provide critical research and development support for NASA’s Moon to Mars Initiative, which aims to advance human presence and exploration throughout the solar system. The post NASA’s Kennedy Space Center a...| Explore Magazine
Today, Space Florida’s Board of Directors designated the Florida University Space Research Consortium, as the state’s official space research entity, which will facilitate the awarding of NASA research grants in partnership with Kennedy Space Center. The post Space Florida announces launch of Florida University Space Consortium appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine
In 1998, my colleagues and I watched from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center as one of our experiments rocketed into orbit on the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was thrilling to know that astronauts would be caring for these plants, and doing experiments — our experiments from UF — that would help us better understand life in space. Over the years, we have sent 15 more experiments to space, and the thrill is still there every time. There are hundreds of […] Th...| Explore Magazine
John Conklin and Amy Williams both faced pivotal career moments as young doctoral students. Conklin knew exactly what he wanted: A chance to work on gravitational waves that began rippling across the universe when black holes collided billions of years ago. More than two decades later, Conklin still speaks avidly about precisely measuring the ancient, unseeable forces that shaped the universe. Williams had a burgeoning passion for astrobiology and geobiology research, pivoting from earth scie...| Explore Magazine
While people on Earth are thinking about self-driving cars, Christopher “Chrispy” Petersen is focused on self-driving satellites. “A satellite that nudges itself in the right direction or performs some aspect of self-repair lets people in the control room focus on other, important mission-oriented tasks,” he says. Petersen, an assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, loves pushing the limits of satellite capabilities. “If we already have all this real-time data f...| Explore Magazine
Andrew Schuerger and Jamie Foster have watched hundreds of rockets launch from the Kennedy Space Center over the course of their two decades at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory, located just 8 miles from the launch pad. “I try to go out to see absolutely every rocket launch. It’s thrilling, emotionally and psychologically,” says Schuerger, a professor of plant pathology. Foster, a professor of microbiology and cell science, says she’ll never forget the first time one of her experime...| Explore Magazine
Before he started probing outer space to discover planets, Jason Dittmann was studying the depths of the oceans. As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, his first research involved mathematical models of ocean circulation. But, like the gravitational pull of a celestial body, Dittmann’s abiding interest in astronomy prevailed by his junior year. Now, he’s an assistant professor in UF’s Department of Astronomy. Dittmann’s work focuses on extrasolar planets that orbit stars ou...| Explore Magazine
Solar sails are the only method of spacecraft propulsion in which no fuel is needed. Until recently spacecraft powered by solar sails were the stuff of science fiction. However, following the success of the Japanese spacecraft IKAROS in 2010 the crowd-funded Light Sail 2 spacecraft in 2019 and NASA’s ACS3 in 2024, spacecraft powered by… Continue reading Solar Sails: Fuel-Free Space Travel→| Explaining Science
Many people think that the whole of the Moon’s far side is entirely hidden from view. This isn’t quite true. There is a region around the boundary between the near and far sides which is sometimes …| Explaining Science
Interstellar space travel in Iridium Moons was always going to be a form of hyperspace jump like in Star Wars or Traveller. Simply because it’s the one form of faster than light travel that only requires the addition of hyperspace and can leave everything else about real physics untouched. But I also like the idea … Continue reading "How do you do piracy… in SPACE!?"| Spriggan's Den
Gravitational wave signals from the largest cosmic collision ever seen may alter our understanding of black holes, gravity, and the universe.| The Debrief
Notes to the New CNO Series By Alan Brechbill Admiral Caudle’s first message to the fleet outlined three priorities: the Foundry; the Fleet and the way we Fight. These priorities cannot be realized without acknowledging the simple fact that the next war at sea will be decided first in space. Ships and Sailors operating inside … Continue reading Sink the Kill Chain: A Navy Space Guide to Protecting Ships and Sailors→| Center for International Maritime Security
International researchers who studied the merging of two black holes say their new observations match theories developed by Stephen Hawking and NZ scientist Roy Kerr over half a century ago. Professor Roy Kerr's 1963 research elegantly explained what space and time look like near a spinning black h| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
For centuries, astronomers used the stars to tell stories, make predictions, and even find their way. All of which depended on having an accurate map, mental or otherwise, of the heavens above.| Maps.com
Unveiling the Cosmic Enigma: AI and the Quest for Intelligent Life in the Vast Cosmos The quest for intelligent life| Artificial Intelligence Magazine | AI Webezine
TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible. Astrophysicists at the University of Bristol are contributing to new insights about an Earth-sized exoplanet located 40 light years away, where liquid water could exist a| SciTechDaily
Medgene’s single-dose RHDV2 vaccine expands access, helping more vets protect rabbits from this deadly virus now endemic in the U.S.| Rabbit.org Foundation
Week? Month? Some other, unspecified amount of time? I collect a lot of bookmarks but often don’t do anything with them after that. In an attempt to remedy this I’m going to start sharing interesting bookmarks on a somewhat regular basis. I am also going to attempt to collect them together in a useful way […]| BrittHub
On September 10, 2025, NASA announced (again) that it had found potential evidence for life on Mars. A few people asked me about it, so I’m dusting off (and updating) this Quora post from March 2014 on the subject. First, let’s discuss the most recent find, from a rock outcrop investigated by Perseverance in July 2024, last year. Speculation about this data, which is uploaded daily, has been rife in the community. Now the paper in Nature outlines the extraordinary efforts taken by the Mar...| Casey Handmer's blog
This week NASA announced evidence for life on Mars, for the sixth or seventh time. This time it was an incredibly cool rock, and would you believe the Mars Perseverance rover already has a sample, taken July last year, banked and ready for return to Earth? In addition to this, NASA has already been working on a Mars Sample Return mission for many years! Unfortunately, that mission has been “paused” for almost two years after costs grew from $7b to a projected $11b, and after $3b had alrea...| Casey Handmer's blog
View larger. | Graphic representation of deep space communications in our solar system. A new study proposes how to find aliens, or at least their communications. It found that human transmissions are most frequently directed toward spacecrafts near Mars (lower left), as well as the sun and other planets. An alien civilization could most easily detect such transmissions when Mars and Earth are in alignment, from their perspective. And we could use the same principle to search for alien signal...| EarthSky
Volcanic activity may have given rise to life on Mars, say researchers, investigating how an early greenhouse effect on the Red Planet.| The Debrief
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Eric Jensen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shared this “montage of the lunar eclipse” on March 14, 2025. Thanks, Eric!How to watch a total lunar eclipse| EarthSky
When the stories run out on earth, you have to go to the stars.| No Film School
3I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, astronomers detected a strange, fast-moving object racing toward the Sun. Named 3I/ATLAS, it stood out for one remarkable reason: its orbit revealed that it had arrived from be| SciTechDaily
Aug. 25, 2025 (Spaceweather.com) — In July, when astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to photograph 3I/ATLAS, they had a “Eureka!” moment. The mysterious interstellar visit…| Spaceweather.com
As 3I/ATLAS is presently fascinating space enthusiasts, researchers say that such interstellar objects may act as planetary seeds.| The Debrief
UMass Amherst physicists believe such an explosion could occur within the next decade, potentially "revolutionizing physics and rewriting the history of the universe." Physicists have long thought that black holes end their lives in rare explosions that occur, at most, once every 100,000 years. N| SciTechDaily
A documentary film about the new space race| colemanm.org
By Thomas Robertson Image courtesy of Blue Origin. For years now, Vladimir Putin has been launching attack after attack into Ukraine in hopes of claiming the land for Mother Russia in a quasi-imperial land grab. Thousands have died, many more injured. Civilians have been forced to flee war-zones, children have... The post Putin Pledges to End War in Ukraine After Watching Katy Perry Stare at a Flower in Space appeared first on The Slant.| The Slant
