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A recent study out of the Planetary Science Institute notes that the close passage of the star HD 7977 may have triggered a cascade, sending long-period comets sunward. What’s more, the same uptick in long-period comets may still be underway today. The study was recently presented at the American As

Antaris™ today announced a strategic reorganization establishing Aeonyx™, a mission virtualization company focused on helping defense organizations evaluate architectures, validate operational concepts, improve operational performance and flexibility, and understand mission […] The post Antaris™

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The next crew launch to the International Space Station is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14,… The post Soyuz MS-29 set to launch new crew to ISS from Russia appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .

The British government is preparing to release a new space strategy that will provide a “whole-of-government” approach for space in the country. The post U.K. government preparing to release new space strategy appeared first on SpaceNews .

SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced that it has recently received approximately $400 million in funding from the Department of War

MCLEAN, Va., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division announced today that Frederick “Fritz” Roegge has joined the company as vice president of operations for its Nuclear and Environmental team, bringing decades of distinguished leadership, strategic insigh

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight will carry out the first deployment of Starlink V3 satellites while testing booster recovery and upgraded flight systems in a key step toward operational missions.

Whether you're in Spain, Iceland, the U.K. or North America, here's exactly what you'll see in the sky on Aug. 12 — and when to look.

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a test of a giant space mirror, despite fears that this could harm ecosystems, people and science. The post Giant space mirror approved to test sunlight on demand first appeared on EarthSky .

The expense of launching cargo into space will plummet over the next few years, with the cost of reaching orbit forecast to more than halve between now and the end of the decade, and fall by around 93% by 2040, according to new Cambridge-led research.

The Hera mission will reach asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos in November 2026. The DART mission struck Dimorphos as a planetary defense test in 2022. The post Hera mission will arrive at asteroid impact site in November first appeared on EarthSky .

"We are trying to protect science and our investment in space."

When you gaze at the bright star Deneb, you’re gazing across thousands of light-years of space at one of the bright stars of the huge Summer Triangle asterism. The post Summer Triangle star Deneb is distant and luminous first appeared on EarthSky .

Written by Gilles Rabin At the 2026 Assises du NewSpace, France's space sector embraced a new reality: declining public funding, growing military investment, and a renewed ambition to compete globally through private capital and European cooperation.

Yesterday, the four Artemis II astronauts visited ESA’s technical site in the Netherlands, where they met the team behind the European Service Module that powered their Orion spacecraft around the Moon and safely back to Earth.

Lunar Outpost has announced that its European subsidiary, Lunar Outpost Europe, will be contributing to Moonraker, the lunar LiDAR mapping mission being led by NUVIEW GmbH. Selected by ESA for a Phase A study under the Small Missions initiative, Moonraker will generate high-resolution, three-dimen

ESA and Poland are establishing a new ESA center focusing on civil security and resilience in Warsaw, supporting the efficient and coordinated development of European capabilities in these strategically important fields. The announcement was made during a joint press conference held in the Polish c

Voyager Technologies has completed its acquisition of American lunar delivery, lunar power, reusable rocketry company Astrobotic Technology, Inc, positioning Voyager as a Fully Integrated Commercial Lunar Platform. The close comes as NASA awards two new lunar lander missions to Astrobotic in view o

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) reports its consolidated results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (2Q26). The results presented in this report include the effects of the

Sediment eroded from ice-capped mountains splays out across a broad river valley on Russia’s Severny Island.

This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.

Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Product Ground System Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 Curiosity spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday approaching a geologic boundary between a very smooth but somewhat sandy region

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center have demonstrated a new approach to wave amplification through interaction with rotating bodies. Rather than mechanically rotating matter, however, the team engineered a radio-frequency device with properties modulated i

UIWANG, South Korea, July 14 — FLEXELL SPACE, a developer of next-generation space solar solutions, announced that it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round. Completed approximately two […] The post Flexell Space raises $20 Million in Series A round appeared first on SpaceNews .