How to safely watch a solar eclipse
Friday, 31 July 2026 13:00
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[English]: A solar eclipse is an unforgettable sight, but only if you watch it safely!
ESA reserve astronaut Sara García Alonso shows you how to enjoy this incredible cosmic event using certified eclipse glasses and explains why ordinary sunglasses are not enough.
Learn what happens during the different stages of an eclipse, when it is safe to look up, and how to experience one of the greatest shows in the Solar System without risking your eyes.
[Spanish]: Un eclipse solar es un espectáculo inolvidable, ¡pero solo si lo observas de forma Segura!
El astronauta de reserva de la ESA Pablo Álvarez
Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like
Friday, 31 July 2026 12:30
The Space Force Association’s National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth
Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract
Friday, 31 July 2026 12:18
Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises
Week in images: 27-31 July 2026
Friday, 31 July 2026 12:10
Week in images: 27-31 July 2026
Discover our week through the lens
NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities
Friday, 31 July 2026 11:13
A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.
The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East
Friday, 31 July 2026 11:00
In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States […]
This Month at ESA: July 2026
Friday, 31 July 2026 10:00
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What did space have in store for Europe this July?
The Artemis II crew visited ESA’s technical center in the Netherlands to meet the team behind Orion’s European Service Module, celebrating the colaboration that powered their trip around the Moon. Meanwhile, ESA’s Hera successfully upgraded it’s software fom 140 milliom km away, in preperation for it’s investigation of Dydimos and Dimorphos later this year.
July also saw FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C head to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in preperation for their launch this September. Then, the James Webb Space Telescope celebrates four years of sciency with a spectacular
HydroGNSS data open for new insights into Earth’s water
Friday, 31 July 2026 08:36
The European Space Agency's two-satellite HydroGNSS Scout mission has completed commissioning and is now in full scientific operations.
Following extensive testing and validation of the satellites, instruments and ground segment, HydroGNSS data are now freely available to users worldwide, opening new opportunities to advance our understanding of water availability and the impacts of climate change on Earth's water cycle.
Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi
Friday, 31 July 2026 07:00
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This colourful radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission features New Orleans and the delta of the Mississippi River, one the largest rivers in North America. Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations
Thursday, 30 July 2026 23:00
As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.
K2 Space raises $500 million for commercial, defense satellite expansion
Thursday, 30 July 2026 17:42
The Series D more than doubles the satellite manufacturer’s valuation in seven months and will fund a production ramp to as many as 100 large spacecraft a year
Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch
Thursday, 30 July 2026 16:51
NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule.
Jim Bridenstine on his new role at Quantum Space
Thursday, 30 July 2026 16:47
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who is now the CEO of Quantum Space.
Summer school builds future GNSS talent
Thursday, 30 July 2026 11:28
From 13-24 July, the 17th annual European Space Agency (ESA)/Joint Research Centre (JRC) International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) brought together a record 102 students, early-stage researchers and young professionals from 25 countries to broaden their knowledge of GNSS. In Espoo, Finland, they collaborated, built connections and learned from experts from ESA, the European Commission (EC), industry and academia.
Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS
Thursday, 30 July 2026 10:59
Rocket Lab has won another contract from Japanese radar imaging company iQPS for multiple launches of its Electron rocket.
