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Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite's life, from hurtling space rock to Earth's surface

Studying 75 meteorites falling to Earth, scientists have identified the seven stages a space rock goes through as it crashes through our atmosphere, each of which is determined by different physical processes.

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept.

A bright space station will soar over the US this week — and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it

You may have seen the International Space Station whizzing across the night sky before, but have you ever seen China's Tiangong space station?

On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search

On Sept.

2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3

The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination.

Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on the outside of the International Space Station during an extravehicular activity on Aug.

Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today

Two astronauts will conduct history's sixth all-female spacewalk today (Sept.

Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight

The Starlink missions keep on coming.

Falcon Heavy brings the heat | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026

Fire spews from the 27 Merlin engines of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket during the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches to reveal the Universe’s darkest secrets

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has launched on a million mile journey to L2, where it will scan huge portions of the cosmos for clues about dark matter, dark energy, and distant worlds.

NASA delays Crew-13 launch after leak found on SpaceX Dragon

NASA and SpaceX have delayed Crew-13 after finding an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system during prelaunch preparations. Engineers are investigating the problem before the four-person crew can begin its journey to the International Space Station.

SpaceX’s big AI advantage is why this analyst thinks the stock could double

The company is adding computing infrastructure quickly, an Oppenheimer analyst notes. SpaceX is also getting large technology players to pay handsomely for its computing power.

NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers

Community college students across the U.S.

In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible

To explore quantum phenomena, we must leave the familiar world and enter the abstract realm of Hilbert space. The post In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible first appeared on Quanta Magazine

A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft

Summary NASA and industry engineers propose a synchronal bimodal nuclear rocket (S‑BNR) to dramatically cut transit times to destinations around the solar system, such as Mars, by combining nuclear thermal and electric propulsion.

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military

No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.

On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn

On Sept.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug.

Tracking emperor penguins from space

For the first time, geographers from Durham University have used freely available satellite radar images to track emperor penguins through the polar winter—giving a year-round view of their movements.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women

NASA's next big space telescope is not only meant to unlock some of the mysteries of dark energy.

APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope

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Physicists test the weak equivalence principle in an orbiting space station

The weak equivalence principle (WEP) is central to Einstein's general relativity.

'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy carrying NASA's Roman Space Telescope crosses the face o the sun as it launches to space from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo taken by Space.com's Josh Dinner from a Titusville Hobby Lobby parking lot.

NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe after spending months in a low-drag configuration while awaiting an orbital rescue mission that ultimately fell short.

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth, but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Microbes from space have fueled the plots of science fiction mainstays like "Project Hail Mary" and "The Andromeda Strain." But with more space missions launching each year, finding extraterrestrial life in a microbial form is becoming more plausible.

What's next for Roman Space Telescope? Here's how NASA's flagship observatory will open up the universe

NASA's next big space telescope has left Earth, but it's not ready to start observing the heavens just yet.

Lift-off! NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to tackle dark-energy mysteries

Nature, Published online: 30 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02727-7 The space observatory will have an expansive view of the Universe as well as sharp resolution.

Here's how much it could cost SpaceX to take on Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T

This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole

Physicists have mathematically captured a bizarre “spacetime crystal” that can either dissolve or collapse into a microscopic black hole after only a tiny change in energy.

NASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which launches on 30 August, will observe space with the same detail as the Hubble Space Telescope, but over a much larger area

Precision optics to make plant health visible from space

When the ESA Earth observation mission FLEX launches into space on September 15, 2026, as scheduled, it will carry high-precision optical components from Jena, Germany.

OpenAI cutting off Cursor AI model access after SpaceX deal

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.

Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope separates from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage after launching on Aug.

On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale

On August 31, 1965, NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight.

SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX's next astronaut mission to the International Space Station won't launch on Sept.

How NASA's new space telescope could help solve mysteries of dark energy and dark matter

NASA launched its newest space telescope, undertaking its biggest mission yet to study the universe on a much larger scale.

NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online

Description Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026.

Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23

Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, on Aug.

AI tool detects unusual satellite behavior to improve space safety

A new AI model can monitor satellites and spot anomalies in their behavior, reducing the risk of in-orbit collisions, according to new research published in the journal Expert Systems.

Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace

Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned a surge in Ukrainian drones in Russia's skies meant Russian airspace would be "effectively" closed. Meanwhile, Russian drones have hit Kyiv for a seventh straight day. Follow DW for more.

Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

The first Japanese citizen to launch into space, Toyohiro Akiyama was also the first commercially sponsored cosmonaut and the world's first journalist to file reports while on a spaceflight.

Can Ukraine’s drones shut Russian airspace? What that means for airlines

What happens if the airspace of the world's largest country by land mass is out of bounds because of Ukrainian drones?

Russian airspace becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine president says aviation industry needs to take account of growing number of Ukrainian drones in Russia Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines as Vladimir Putin promised to step up str

Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations

Chinese and Gulf state airlines are among those still using Russian airspace. Meanwhile, Russia says it will intensify its own attacks on Ukraine.

Zelenskyy says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine expands drone operations

Zelenskyy urged airlines to avoid Russian airspace, warning that expanding Ukrainian drone operations are making the skies increasingly unsafe.

What more can you delete from your iPhone to free up space?

If you're running out of space on your iPhone, there might be unused data hiding in places you wouldn't expect.

Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk

For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Zelenskyy warns airlines as Ukrainian drones target Russian airspace

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones will continue operating over Russia.

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Spaces in male prisons fall to lowest level of year, sources say

Jails in England and Wales are nearing maximum capacity as the justice secretary prepares to give more details in the Commons on the early-release scheme to free inmates.

Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84

A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.

Show HN: Newton's Orchard – Browser-based space/gravity playground

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French astronaut takes third spacewalk outside ISS in all-female mission

French astronaut Sophie Adenot is taking her third spacewalk in two weeks and is leading rare all-female excursion outside ISS.

Blak & Bright Writers Festival rare public safe space for conversation

GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’

GoPro suddenly looks like a very different company than it did just last week.

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel? - TechCrunch

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

The 12 best sci-fi movies of the 2000s

At the turn of the century, sci-fi evolved to new heights, which fortunately had nothing to do with Y2K (even if previous sci-fi movies might have led us to believe it would).

Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)

The first dedicated mission to another star will launch before the end of the decade, if all goes according to plan.

Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter

In what could be a groundbreaking discovery, scientists report they may have detected the first direct evidence of dark matter.

This was always the way: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is finally on Disney+

Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase "You Can’t Go Home Again" with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases, " The Mandalorian and Grogu " gets its homecoming as it arrives on Disney+ for fans today, Sept.

'You’re going to feel exposed, vulnerable, and very isolated' — 'Alien Isolation 2' creative director talks upping the scare factor for the sequel (interview)

Released in 2014, "Alien: Isolation" was a sci-fi horror gaming masterpiece that combined stealth, survival horror mechanics, and cinema's greatest monster to create an underpants-ruiningly terrifying experience.

Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all

In the four years that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been making observations of the early universe, it has been delivering one scientific milestone after another.

Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole

A mysterious giant 10-sided pattern of clouds has recently formed around Saturn's south pole, a new study finds.

China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)

Another reusable Chinese rocket has taken to the skies.

NASA’s Cargo-Moving Robotic Arm Named 300th IEEE Milestone

In the 1960s NASA began developing a system of reusable space shuttles to make its work more efficient and to reduce costs.

Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin

Some stars encounter supermassive black holes and live to tell the tale.

5 planets will light up the September sky — here's how to see them

Venus, which has been such a prominent object in the western evening twilight sky since the start of spring, is now entering its final full month of visibility.

'Orbitals' is a co-op sci-fi adventure that recaptures the magic of Saturday morning cartoons

Growing up, the best Saturday morning cartoons were the ones we re-enacted with our friends on the playground.

Scientists discover massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath the surface of Mars

New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.

September full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Harvest Moon

The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m.

Why it matters that President Trump just dialed in to a NASA news conference

As is standard procedure for major NASA missions, the US space agency held a post-launch news conference on Sunday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide information about how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was faring during its initial maneuvers.

The moon might be hiding a history of ancient supernova explosions

It's now possible to disentangle the sprinkling of supernova dust on the moon from the lunar dirt it is mixed up in, thanks to a new computer model that opens up the moon's surface as a time capsule holding details about the history of supernova explosions near the Earth as our s

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter

Blue Origin will build NASA's next Mars orbiter.

NASA’s Swift telescope is back, but time is running out

NASA has brought two of Swift’s telescopes back online after technical problems derailed a commercial mission intended to rescue the aging observatory by raising its orbit.

Earth may have lost the Sun’s protective shield millions of years ago

NASA-funded studies suggest Earth’s climate has been influenced by both the Sun’s travels through dense regions of the Milky Way and the violent superflares of its youth.

Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island

In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way.

APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse

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