Taiwan codeveloped satellite wins mission award
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter The cube satellite developed by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) in partnership…
Looking for Earth 2.0 in Binary Systems
While astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets over the last few decades, the true prize continues to elude…
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA’s ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
On August 31, 1965, NASA’s Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight. This oversized aircraft looks…
September full moon 2026 — When, where and how to see the Harvest Moon
The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) on Sept. 26 as…
Register now: ESTEC Open Day 2026
Agency 31/08/2026 3495 views 5 likes In brief Get ready for the 15th annual ESA Open Day event…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Build Gas Turbine Parts to Meet AI Demand
SpaceX is building a gas turbine blade factory as it grapples with a global scramble to secure energy…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches to reveal the Universe’s darkest secrets
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month journey covering roughly one million miles as it…
APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope
Explanation: A new telescope has been launched into space to study the universe. The Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early on Sept. 1
Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Tuesday morning (Sept. 1), and you…
ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031
The planet Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons with the majority of attention going to the four Galilean…
Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy
We are on the hunt for another small, northern summer constellation this week: Sagitta, the arrow. Although it…
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy
Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…