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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, yet permanently shadowed craters near its poles contain water ice that may have survived for billions of years

July 16, 2026

Mercury is a planet of extremes. At the equator during the day, its surface can become hot enough…

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July 15, 2026

SpaceX’s share price slump is a reminder to New Zealand investors of the hype that can circle a…

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Telecommunication network above North America

July 15, 2026

On Eve Of Launch Return, SDA Mesh Network Remains Work In Progress | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to…

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Two large rocket engines, one standing, one horizontal, rest on support platforms inside a white industrial setting.

July 15, 2026

NASA is picking up the pace on its Artemis III mission preparations, pressing forward on multiple fronts to…

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Faint new planet found around a young star after a decade in hiding

July 15, 2026

Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic…

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$The Hubble Space Telescope reached orbit with a mirror ground to the wrong shape by a fraction of a human hair, and astronauts repaired the billion-dollar mistake by effectively giving it glasses$

July 15, 2026

Hubble’s first images did not look like the beginning of a new era in astronomy. Stars that should…

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Astronomers find faintest exoplanet ever imaged from Earth

July 15, 2026

An illustration from the European Southern Observatory depicts the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to the…

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A rocket engine on a test stand blasts blue and orange flame.

July 15, 2026

Rocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company’s…

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NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids

July 15, 2026

A meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover…

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Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid

July 15, 2026

Launched in 2014, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed its primary asteroid sample return mission all the way back in…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts

July 15, 2026

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim…

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NASA's Picks for Mars Mobility Development Feature Composites Expertise

July 15, 2026

NASA has selected seven companies for contract awards under the Mars Exploration Program’s Science Transport and Robotic Innovation…

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, yet permanently shadowed craters near its poles contain water ice that may have survived for billions of years

New Zealand investors among those losing money in SpaceX price slump

On Eve Of Launch Return, SDA Mesh Network Remains Work In Progress

‘Full steam ahead’: NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027

Faint new planet found around a young star after a decade in hiding

The Hubble Space Telescope reached orbit with a mirror ground to the wrong shape by a fraction of a human hair, and astronauts repaired the billion-dollar mistake by effectively giving it glasses

Astronomers find faintest exoplanet ever imaged from Earth

Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)

NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids

Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts

NASA’s Picks for Mars Mobility Development Feature Composites Expertise