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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS arrived from the direction of Sagittarius with the highest incoming speed of any known interstellar visitor, accelerated to nearly 250,000 kilometres per hour near the Sun, and is now escaping on a hyperbolic trajectory that will never bring it back.

September 2, 2026

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is doing something no ordinary long-period comet does. It is leaving the Solar System without…

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Blue Origin Wins NASA Contract For Telecommunications On Mars

September 2, 2026

NASA announced today that it has awarded Blue Origin the contract to develop the Mars Telecommunications Network. The…

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In 2005, NASA sent five geckos into space for 16 days without food or water, with later tests revealing changes in their bones and liver cells |

September 2, 2026

In 2005, five thick-toed geckos left Earth aboard the unmanned Russian spacecraft Foton-M2, embarking on a 16-day orbital…

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New Horizons joins the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, as well as Voyager 1 and 2 in traveling through the outer parts of the Solar System. Funding shortfalls may cut off the New Horizons heliophysics science data later this year. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Southwest Research Institute

September 2, 2026

If you visit the New Horizons mission website frequently, you’ll notice that the spacecraft continues to generate excellent…

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September 2, 2026

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These panels show four of the JWST's Little Red Dots (LRD). Over 300 have been found, and they seem to exist between about 600 million and 1.6 billion years after the Big Bang. Are they the precursors to supermassive black holes? Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Kocevski (Colby College)

September 2, 2026

There’s widespread agreement that large galaxies in today’s Universe host supermassive black holes (SMBH). But how exactly these…

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A rocket engine sits on a yellow transport platform inside a large industrial facility. Several technicians wearing hard hats and safety gear stand around the engine, inspecting and guiding it. The engine’s bell nozzle faces downward, and complex piping and hardware are visible at the top. Bright blue structural frames and elevated yellow walkways surround the work area, with additional equipment and machinery in the background.

September 1, 2026

On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in…

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Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

September 1, 2026

Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the…

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This tiny space mission wants to reach Alpha Centauri, in about 80,000 years

September 1, 2026

In brief: A small team of engineers and scientists have announced what they are describing as humanity’s first…

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On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn

September 1, 2026

On Sept. 1, 1979, NASA’s robotic space probe Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn.…

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Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin

September 1, 2026

Some stars encounter supermassive black holes and live to tell the tale. New research shows why the flares…

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September 1, 2026

Insider Brief Arqit Quantum, Es’hailSat and AIEE demonstrated quantum-safe encryption across operational satellite communications infrastructure in Qatar. The…

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS arrived from the direction of Sagittarius with the highest incoming speed of any known interstellar visitor, accelerated to nearly 250,000 kilometres per hour near the Sun, and is now escaping on a hyperbolic trajectory that will never bring it back.

Blue Origin Wins NASA Contract For Telecommunications On Mars

In 2005, NASA sent five geckos into space for 16 days without food or water, with later tests revealing changes in their bones and liver cells |

Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?

Daily Memo: With SpaceX Making Engine Blades, Is Any Corner Safe?

Astronomers Find Little Red Dots About to Merge

Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

This tiny space mission wants to reach Alpha Centauri, in about 80,000 years

On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA’s Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn

Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin

Arqit, Es’hailSat and AIEE Demonstrate Quantum-Safe Satellite Communications