Ontario, N.Y. — Starris: Optimax Space Systems (Starris), a leader in precision optics and monolithic optics systems, and TRL11, a leader in AI-enabled full-motion video capture and distribution for space, […] The post Starris and TRL11 announce partnership to...

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Week in images: 04-08 August 2025 Discover our week through the lens

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Earth Observation (EO) is undergoing a revolution. Satellite hardware is cheaper, launch costs have plummeted and computing power and environmental resiliency continue to improve. Where legacy EO satellites once cost hundreds of millions of dollars, modern smallsats and cubesats...

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Shares in Firefly Aerospace rose 34% in the company’s first day of trading on Nasdaq even after the company increased both the price and number of shares in its IPO The post Firefly soars in public market debut appeared...

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As government programs and private ventures lay the groundwork for a sustained presence on the moon, a handful of commercial space pioneers are starting to turn their attention further afield. Mars promises a new frontier for commerce, spanning resource...

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures incredible details in the dusty clouds of a star-forming factory called the Tarantula Nebula. Most of the nebulae Hubble images are in our galaxy, but this nebula is in the Large Magellanic...

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NASA official says agency innovations in rocket propulsion, AI, and testing infrastructure could could support Golden Dome missile defense initiative The post NASA Marshall offers dual-use tech for Golden Dome missile defense program appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Video: 00:05:33 Last July, a team of robots explored a simulated martian landscape in Germany, guided by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. This was the final session of the Surface Avatar experiment, a joint initiative between ESA...

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NASA's rover on Mars has made an 'amazing' discovery that has sparked fresh claims about life on the Red Planet.

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See the moon phase expected for August 8, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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Despite cutting its forecast for launches this year, United Launch Alliance still expects to ramp up to an annual rate of 20 to 25 launches in 2026 and beyond. The post ULA forecasts nine launches in 2025 but sharp...

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Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is continuing to explore a boundary visible from orbit dividing bright, fractured outcrop from darker, smoother regolith (also known as a contact). The team has called...

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Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by...

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A new clue that the interstellar object is not natural has emerged in images taken by a NASA telescope.

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The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous cargo drones, and all of those designs will require extensive testing – which is why NASA is working to give them...

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In this episode of Space Minds, host Jeff Foust moderates the panel "Evolution of Multi-Mission Orbital Vehicles" recorded live on July 24 at the AIAA Ascend conference. The post The evolution of multi-mission orbital vehicles appeared first on SpaceNews.

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China has completed an integrated landing and ascent test of its Lanyue lunar lander, marking a major milestone in its crewed moon landing program. The post China completes landing and takeoff test for crewed moon lander appeared first on...

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Ontario, N.Y. / Livermore, Calif. — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Starris: Optimax Space Systems and have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), expanding production of LLNL’s […] The post LLNL and Starris sign CRADA to...

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The Artemis II crew (from left to right) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Christina Koch, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Reid Wiseman, commander, don their Orion Crew Survival System Suits for a multi-day crew module...

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Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the Alpha Centauri triple...

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