Satellogic taps former US geospatial-intelligence chief as president
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 : The new president of Earth-observation firm Satellogic is a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral…
Japan is launching a mission to bring back the first samples from a Martian moon
Something to look forward to: Japan plans to send a spacecraft to Phobos in 2026 to collect material…
GalaxEye becomes first startup to win US patent for satellite imaging tech | Start Ups
The US patent covers GalaxEye’s core invention for the architecture and system used to align and synchronise optical…
APOD: 2026 September 8 – Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole
Explanation: Why are Saturn’s poles geometric? Saturn’s North Pole has been known to be surrounded by a hexagonal (6 sides) cloud…
UK government invests £30m in Shetland spaceport
SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed that it is in discussions with other companies. The UK government said the new…
Europe’s biggest mobile operators in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture, Bloomberg News reports
Sept 7 : Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone Group and Telefonica are in early talks to create a consortium…
The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks
Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the answer to the September Puzzler. Several of the outcrops at Vasquez Rocks…
BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success
Enabling & Support 07/09/2026 952 views 29 likes On 3 September 2026 at 15:49 CEST, the European Space…
How many stars are there in space?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
An insider’s look at the Nancy Grace Roman…
In 1959, Nancy Grace Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA. She worked tirelessly to advocate…
10 photos that show what the sun actually looks like up close
Incredible NASA photos of the sun Every child, at least once in their life, has been admonished to…
The moon will hide Jupiter in broad daylight on Sept.8 — here’s how to see it
On Tuesday (Sept. 8), skywatchers can first catch a striking predawn pairing of the crescent moon and Jupiter,…