Rocket Technology
Russian Progress Cargo Ship Docks with the ISS
The Progress M-25 successfully docked with the International Space Station after a one‑week delay.
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Science & Research
Albania Signs the Artemis Accords
Albania will sign the Artemis Accords at a NASA ceremony, becoming the seventy‑third country to join the framework for peaceful space exploration.
Science & Research
Mars Also Shows a Purple Side
While Mars is generally reddish, varying illumination and surface materials can give it a purple hue in some images.
Astronomy & Universe
Hubble spots an apparently quiet spiral galaxy with hidden turmoil
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 4698, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster that looks serene but harbors internal disturbance.
SpaceX
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Additional Crew Flights to Space Station
NASA has granted SpaceX three extra crew transportation missions to the International Space Station under a contract modification.
Astronomy & Universe
COSI Detector Assembly Underway
On July 8, 2026, the COSI detector assembly was carefully lifted from a workbench at UC Berkeley.
Astronomy & Universe
Hubble Finds Apparently Calm Galaxy Hiding Inner Turbulence
The Hubble Space Telescope imaged NGC 4698, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster that looks serene but may harbor chaotic internal motions.
Astronomy & Universe
Exploring Cosmic Topology and Its Potential Impact on Interstellar Travel
Researchers consider whether the shape of the universe could affect the feasibility of long‑range spaceflight.
Astronomy & Universe
A Spiral Galaxy Rotating Out of Sync
Hubble’s view of NGC 4698 reveals a galaxy whose inner region spins perpendicular to its main disk.
Launches & Missions
NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma‑Ray Detector to SpaceX
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the StarBurst satellite, which will study neutron star mergers and short gamma‑ray bursts.
Astronomy & Universe
Amateur Astronomer’s White Dwarf Reborn After Helium Flash
A brightening event first seen three decades ago on a faint white dwarf is now explained as a very late thermal pulse, turning the star into a reborn, Wolf‑Rayet‑like object.
Launches & Missions
NASA Invites Media to Cover SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Mission to the Space Station
Media accreditation is now open for the upcoming Falcon 9 launch carrying cargo to the International Space Station.
Mars & Moon
Ancient Mars Rocks Reveal Hidden Carbonate Reservoirs
New analysis of Martian rocks suggests the planet may store more carbonate underground than previously thought.