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Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years across. The glittering stars at the […]

The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million in Series C Funding

European space logistics startup The Exploration Company has raised $450 million (€387 million) in a Series C funding round to support the development of its Nyx capsule and Storm rocket engine. Announced on 8 September, the round was co-led by US venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, London-based venture capital firm Atomico, and the Scaleup […]

NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images

Algorithm NASA first applied to satellite imagery is now used to peer into antiquity

1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day

More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of Georgia Aquarium on Skidaway Island on June 6, 2026.

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Some of these are the smallest and faintest ever directly seen. The researchers unexpectedly found fewer small TNOs than they expected, and that […]

Stoke Space sets debut launch target, reveals plans for larger rocket

The space economy will grow exactly as fast as we can launch rockets.

HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October

Maritime and aviation notices indicate that HyImpulse could attempt the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as early as 5 October. On 2 September, Norwegian air navigation service provider Avinor published a notice outlining temporary danger areas for a HyImpulse rocket launch from SaxaVord Spaceport between 5 and 18 […]

Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3

From the ESA Blogs.

APOD: 2026 September 8 – Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole

The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks

Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek.

Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world

Five orbital launches are expected this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to launch from…

Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another…