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Plato’s eyes meet brain

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On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission. They used a special crane to lift Plato’s payload module, housing its 26 ultra-sensitive cameras, into the air and carefully line it up over the service module. The…

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Webb scratches under Cat’s Paw Nebula for third anniversary

To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region.

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MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 launch from Florida

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Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to a…

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MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission highlights

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Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to a…

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Photo Release: Hubble celebrates 35th year in orbit

In celebration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of compelling images have been released today that were recently taken by Hubble. This stretches from the planet Mars to dramatic images of stellar birth and death, to a magnificent neighbouring galaxy. Af…

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Albedo wins NRO Stage 2 imagery contract

SAN FRANCISCO – Earth-observation startup Albedo won a National Reconnaissance Office Stage 2 contract, clearing the way for the intelligence agency to begin purchasing imagery. “This award gives us a critical opportunity to demonstrate what [Very Low Earth Orbit] VLEO can offer in terms of performa…

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Frontgrade Launches Compact, Intelligent Power Supply for VNX+ Systems in Aerospace, Defense, and Space

Colorado Springs, CO — July 31, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released its new PSM28 Power Supply […]
The post Frontgrade Launches Compact, Intelligent Power Supply for VNX+ Systems in Aerospa…

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Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s south pole

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What if we could look at the Sun from a whole new angle, one we've never seen before? From Earth, we always look towards the Sun's equator. This year, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission broke free of this ‘standard’ viewpoint by tilting its orbit to 17° – out of the ecliptic p…

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which will send crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five other people to the final frontier.

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SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.

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Sea-level monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B sets sail

The next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, has begun its journey from Europe to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where it is scheduled to launch in November. Carefully packed into a climate-controlled container, the satellite is currently crossing the Atlantic Oce…

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Watch Blue Origin launch crypto billionaire Justin Sun and 5 other people to suborbital space today

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, and five other people to space today. Here's how to watch it live.

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SpaceX launches 19 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 19 Starlink satellites from California's central coast today (July 31), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

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SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station (video)

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission arrived at the International Space Station early Saturday morning (Aug. 2), less than 15 hours after lifting off.

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Moon timelapse from the ISS during Ignis mission

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This stunning time-lapse of the Moon was captured by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from the International Space Station during the Ignis mission.
Sławosz was launched to the ISS aboard the Dragon spacecraft as part of Axiom Mission 4 on 25 June 2025. The …

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It Shouldn’t Exist: Astronomers Discover a Planet Orbiting the “Wrong Way”

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rare, retrograde-orbiting planet in a tight binary star system. Most stars throughout the Universe are part of binary or multiple star systems. In these systems, a nearby companion star can make it difficult for planets to form and remain in stable orbit…

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VV27 road to liftoff

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Highlights and liftoff of Vega-C flight VV27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:03 local time on 25 July (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July).Flight VV27 was operated by Arianespace and launched Airbus’s four CO3D satellites and the French space agency CNES MicroCar…

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NASA Tests Epic Solution for Supersonic Parachute Deliveries

NASA/Lori Losey The best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That’s exactly what NASA researchers are doing with a series of research flights aimed at advancing a sensor for supersonic parachutes. The clues they find could help make these parachutes more reliable and…

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America’s First Spacewalk

Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the Gemini IV four-day Earth-orbital mission, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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Unlocking the secrets of our galaxy's heart using magnetic fields

Deep in the heart of our galaxy lies one of the most chaotic and mysterious regions in space. Now, scientists have created the first detailed map of magnetic fields in this turbulent zone, providing crucial insights into how stars form and evolve in extreme environments.