Moonquake hazards raise concern for future long-term lunar missions
Saturday, 02 August 2025 00:35
A new study has identified moonquakes-not meteor strikes-as the primary cause of surface disturbances in the Taurus-Littrow valley, the Apollo 17 landing site. The research suggests that ground shaking from these quakes, which repeatedly struck over millions of years, triggered boulder falls and landslides that reshaped the lunar terrain.
Published in Science Advances, the study was co-aut Roscosmos celebrates meeting of agency leaders that NASA ignored
Friday, 01 August 2025 21:16
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has hailed the first face-to-face meeting between its leader and the head of NASA in almost seven years while NASA largely ignored the event.
EchoStar orders initial MDA satellites for $5 billion LEO constellation
Friday, 01 August 2025 20:36
EchoStar has placed a $1.3 billion order with MDA Space for the first 100 satellites of a $5 billion direct-to-device connectivity constellation, even as regulatory scrutiny of the company’s spectrum licenses threatens to push it into bankruptcy.
Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled Starliner
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Crew-11 launches to ISS
Friday, 01 August 2025 15:18
A Crew Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with a new crew, but how long they will stay at the station remains unclear.
Week in images: 28 July - 1 August 2025
Friday, 01 August 2025 12:10
Week in images: 28 July - 1 August 2025
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Senators raise NASA funding concerns in letter to Duffy
Friday, 01 August 2025 12:00
Several senators are demanding details from NASA on claims that the agency is withholding current funding and planning to enact proposed cuts.
It’s time to unlock inland orbital launch for a resilient U.S. space future
Friday, 01 August 2025 12:00
Weather scrubs Crew-11 launch, NASA and SpaceX to try again Friday
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Albedo wins NRO Stage 2 imagery contract
Friday, 01 August 2025 09:00
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.
SMOS adds long-term view on carbon stored in forests
Friday, 01 August 2025 08:00
Data from ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used to estimate how much carbon is stored in forests – and a study has improved our understanding of how reliable this proxy is and how long-term datasets from SMOS can help us to monitor this valuable resource.
Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field
Friday, 01 August 2025 07:00
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Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field 
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A supernova-rich spiral