SSpace Read More Planet Tanager-2 and 18 SuperDoves arrive at launch siteSeptember 1, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Planet’s second Tanager hyperspectral satellite and 18 SuperDoves have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base…
SSpace Read More OHB wins contract to build IRIS² medium Earth orbit satellitesSeptember 1, 2026 WASHINGTON — OHB has won a contract worth more than a billion dollars to build the satellites for…
SSpace Read More First ‘space elevator’ — a 66,000-mile cable to the cosmos— closer than ever before as scientists make breakthroughAugust 31, 2026 On a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston last week, President Trump promised American astronauts would…
SSpace Read More NASA’s doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission failsAugust 31, 2026 NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe after spending months in a low-drag configuration…
SSpace Read More APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space TelescopeAugust 31, 2026 Explanation: A new telescope has been launched into space to study the universe. The Nancy Grace Roman Space…
FFitness Read More Cheap home gym essentials from Consumer ReportsAugust 31, 2026 Consumer Reports: Home gym for cheap If you’re looking to get fit without paying for a pricey gym…
SSpace Read More Martian Astronomy: Percy Sees a ‘Phobos Eclipse’ From MarsAugust 31, 2026 What’s so special about spotting Phobos crossing in front of the Sun? Sure. It’s just another image of…
SSpace Read More NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope LaunchesAugust 31, 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from…
SSpace Read More On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA’s ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whaleAugust 31, 2026 On August 31, 1965, NASA’s Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight. This oversized aircraft looks…
SSpace Read More Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026August 31, 2026 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope separates from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage after launching on Aug.…