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Commercial SpaceflightTesla and SpaceX boards form special committees to discuss merger
Musk said the committees have not reached a deal and any Tesla merger would need approval…
Commercial SpaceflightInfinite Orbits raises €52 million and books four Impulse Space flights through 2029
The Toulouse startup's backlog tops €150 million and includes French Space Command, Eutelsat, and SES.
Astronomy & Astrophysics DiscoveriesKiuchi study proposes magnetars form when neutron stars touch
Magnetars account for roughly 1% of neutron stars, and researchers consider them a likely cause of…
Satellite & Orbital InfrastructureRussian satellite makes deliberate close approach to U.S. radar satellite in low Earth orbit
LeoLabs tracking shows Cosmos 2612 passed within three miles of ICEYE‑X36 on Oct. 18 after a…
Astronomy & Astrophysics DiscoveriesUniversity of Warwick astronomers find white dwarfs glow green, pink and purple
University of Warwick researchers identified WD J1330+6435 as the first star that would appear genuinely green…
Agency & Program NewsNASA develops supersonic rotor blades to extend Mars helicopter range
Engineers spun rotor tips past Mach 1.08 in a simulated Martian atmosphere without structural failure.
Agency & Program NewsESA completes two-month Mars terrain test with Rosalind Franklin rover stand-in
ESA says the Rosalind Franklin rover is scheduled to launch after repeated delays, while sources disagree…
Launch & Mission TrackingSpaceX plans double Starship stage catch on Flight 15
Planning targets no earlier than Oct. 19, 2026, though no official launch date or mission profile…
Agency & Program NewsNASA ends OSIRIS-REx flight operations as spacecraft heads to Apophis
NASA returned 4.29 ounces of Bennu material to Earth, more than twice the requirement, and renamed…
Agency & Program NewsKAIST team unveils gravity-independent wearable eyedrop patch for space
The device creates pressure from a vitamin C and baking soda reaction to push liquid through…
Launch & Mission TrackingSpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 20
SpaceX will fly booster B1063 on its 36th flight, with a droneship landing attempt about 8.5…
Agency & Program NewsNASA Advances SR-1 Freedom nuclear power module for Mars mission
Scheduled for launch in late 2028, the spacecraft will carry three Mars helicopters, called SkyFall, to…
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