The Bumper V-2 launches from Cape Canaveral in this July 24, 1950, photo. In the 75 years since this milestone, this facility has seen thousands of rockets take to the skies, destined for Earth orbit, the Moon, planets, and even beyond. From…
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Tyvak International, a Terran Orbital Company, Leads Groundbreaking 5G Satellite Demonstration Mission for ESA
Turin, Italy – July 24, 2025 – Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, is proud to announce the successful launch of the 5G-LIDE (Live Demonstration) mission, which took place on July 23rd aboard the SpaceX TRACERS…
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Lockheed Martin may offer Orion as a commercial service
LAS VEGAS — Lockheed Martin is examining options to offer the Orion spacecraft through commercial services, which could enable non-NASA uses of the crewed exploration spacecraft.
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How NASA Is Testing AI to Make Earth-Observing Satellites Smarter
A technology called Dynamic Targeting could enable spacecraft to decide, autonomously and within seconds, where to best make science observations from orbit.
In a recent test, NASA showed how artificial intelligence-based technology could help…
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NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Spot Rare Type of Black Hole Eating a Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star…
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Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission
LAS VEGAS — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a NASA space science mission and several other smallsats July 23 after a one-day delay.
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Space Pioneer completes launch pad for Tianlong-3 rocket
HELSINKI — Chinese startup Space Pioneer has completed a launch pad at Jiuquan spaceport for its Tianlong-3 liquid propellent rocket ahead of a first orbital launch.
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The $621,000 Hunt for Alien Chemistry on Earth
UMass Amherst microbiologist James Holden brings decades of expertise in rare microbes to a NASA mission searching for life on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Popular culture often imagines alien life as small green beings with oversized, oval…
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Earth Is Broadcasting Its Location to Aliens – And We Didn’t Mean To
Radar from airports and military systems may expose Earth to alien detection. These signals could be used to find intelligent civilizations. New research indicates that radar systems operated by both civilian airports and military facilities may…
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“Never Been Seen Before” – Astronomers Discover Bizarre “Infinity” Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a galaxy shaped like an infinity symbol that may contain the first directly observed newborn supermassive black hole. Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and his team have identified a remarkable object in deep space,…
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