Live orbital activity drawn from the public Orbital Index.
Live orbital activity drawn from the public Orbital Index.
Following two flybys of Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon Io, teams using data from NASA’s Juno… The post Juno reveals surprising subsurface tempertures at I…
To address spectrum scarcity and expand global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Propos…
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on Saturday, July 25, 2026, reveals that the U.S. Space Force faces an acute 25 percent staffing shortfall as the service prepares to […]
"Just the fact that it exists, just the fact that it continues to exist. We should marvel at that."
SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the space station on July 14, 2026, after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome […]
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communication capabilities while continuing to characterize the […]
The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.
"These are things that tend to be really hard."
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the latest advancements in […] The post LatConnect 60 Unveils Proprietary AI Capabilities Following Growing Indo-Pacific Defence Interest in SWIRSAT appeared first on SpaceNews.
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.
Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully placed its satellite payload in orbit.
The Commerce Department is moving ahead with plans to implement a voluntary mission authorization system for novel space activities that are not regulated by other agencies. The post Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission authorization appeared first on SpaceNews.
This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket […] The post Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has ordered a 24-hour delay in the release of some Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery following a request from the United States based on concerns that […] The post EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman appeared first on SpaceNews.
Snapshot-backed orbital, reentry, and launch context from the companion Orbital Index.