According to Xinhua, a Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from waters off Haiyang in Shandong Province, delivering the Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02 into planned orbit. The launch drew international observers, including aerospace students from Beihang University, as the mission deployed advanced AI-powered imaging technology designed for agricultural and environmental monitoring … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket body is on a confirmed trajectory to collide with the moon at 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) on August 5, 2026, at 6:35 UTC. According to Bill Gray, the spent stage will impact near the Einstein crater on the moon’s western limb. Impact Dynamics and Scientific Opportunity The rocket … Read more
According to Lowell Observatory and the Large Binocular Telescope, astronomers have discovered that asteroid 44 Nysa is likely the first known trinary asteroid, consisting of three connected components accompanied by a tiny moon. First discovered in May 1857 by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt, this 46-mile-wide minor planet in the asteroid belt continues to reveal surprising … Read more
According to FLORIDA TODAY, Brian Hughes has taken over as the director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, stepping into the role nearly 90 days after his appointment was announced in May. Hughes oversees operations during a critical period marked by upcoming Artemis launches, necessary infrastructure upgrades, and an accelerating cadence of … Read more
A drifting SpaceX rocket stage is on a direct collision course with the moon, traveling at roughly 8,700 kilometers per hour, according to space tracking expert Bill Gray. The abandoned hardware, measuring about 12 meters long and weighing approximately 4,500 kilograms, is set to impact the lunar surface on the sunlit western limb near Einstein … Read more
Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh has written a new poem titled Two Rivers Walk Into A Bar, commissioned by the Scottish Poetry Library for an upcoming anthology focused on the Rights of Rivers for the Commonwealth Games. The work highlights ecological restoration, specifically charting the return of Atlantic salmon, otters, herons, cormorants, kingfishers, and sea trout … Read more
An abandoned SpaceX rocket stage launched in January 2025 is projected to strike the Moon at roughly 8,700 kilometres per hour in the early hours of August 5. The collision presents a rare scientific opportunity to study crater formation and lunar dust dynamics, but it also exposes a glaring regulatory vacuum in international space law … Read more
A wandering supermassive black hole weighing about a million times the mass of our Sun has been captured devouring a nearby star on the outer edge of a galaxy 760 million light-years away, according to NASA. The cosmic event, known scientifically as a tidal disruption event, was detected by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after … Read more
Rocket Lab has secured a $266 million contract with the United States military for 12 suborbital launches, marking the largest deal in the New Zealand-founded aerospace company’s history. According to the company, the United States Space Force awarded the agreement, which also includes options for up to six additional launches under the military’s Systems rocket … Read more
Astronauts returning from long-duration spaceflight missions require targeted rehabilitative therapy to counteract severe muscle atrophy and vestibular disorientation caused by microgravity, according to recent mission data. Following a 241-day mission aboard the International Space Station, Russian cosmonauts Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and flight engineer Sergey Mikaev, alongside NASA astronaut Chris Williams, landed safely using parachutes southeast … Read more