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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…
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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…
Planetary Science & SkywatchingUNLV physicists find water shifts to lower symmetry under extreme pressure
The pressure matched conditions inside Neptune and Uranus, which UNLV describes as balls of molten, metallic-like…
Agency & Program NewsESA loses full-scale Space Rider test model in October drop-test failure
ESA still expects Space Rider's first flight in 2028, shifting the target from the first quarter…
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The gas around Sagittarius A* reaches roughly 1.8 times solar metal abundance, researchers said.
Commercial SpaceflightSpaceX Posts $4.4 billion third-quarter profit, its first since June IPO
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The State Department's new initiative targets over 70 countries to align civil and commercial space policies,…
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