NASA Updates Voyager 2 To Extend The 1977 Probe’s Lifespan Yet Again
A software update, sent across 13 billion miles, gives it one more year of operation.
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Vietnam’s VinSpace announces deal with SpaceX to launch first satellite | Space News
Hanoi-based aerospace firm says it will partner with Elon Musk’s rocket company to deploy satellites next year. Published…
In 1859, a solar storm now called the Carrington Event induced currents so strong in North American telegraph lines that operators disconnected their batteries and kept sending messages on the geomagnetic current alone, while auroras lit up the sky over Cuba and Hawaii
On the morning of 2 September 1859, telegraph operators along the Boston-to-Portland line unplugged their batteries, watched the…
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1 day until totality
2026-08-11T08:10:01.994Z Tomorrow is the day! Are you ready? After years of anticipation, the wait is almost over. Tomorrow,…
A dark rock picked off the gravel plains of Oman turned out to be a piece of Mars, blasted off the planet by an impact. It now rides aboard Perseverance as a calibration target, back on the world it came from
In 1999, out on the gravel flats of central Oman, someone picked up a dark, unremarkable rock. It…
Solar Eclipse And Perseids Peak: What Time To Watch In U.S. And Canada
Topline Skywatchers across the U.S. and Canada have two celestial events to catch within 24 hours. On Wednesday,…
APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn
APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
Vingroup’s VinSpace signs SpaceX contract for satellite missions
Published Tue, Aug 11, 2026 · 12:06 PM [HANOI] VinSpace, a unit of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has signed…
Flight paths and fridge magnets: how a fireball hunter tracked down New Zealand’s newest meteorite | New Zealand
Days after a massive fireball flashed through New Zealand’s skies last month, Steve Wyn-Harris spotted a small, black…
Rocket Lab reports record revenue but posts Q2 loss
Rocket Lab remained unprofitable in the second quarter of 2026, despite posting record revenue. The New Zealand-founded aerospace…
SpaceX rocket launch from Florida now set for Tuesday on Starlink mission – Florida Today
SpaceX rocket launch from Florida now set for Tuesday on Starlink mission Florida TodaySpaceX scrubs planned Monday launch of…
‘Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise’: Rocket Lab unveils new ‘GHOST’ portable spaceport system
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system…