https://starlust.org/space-x-finally-hauls-starships-ship-40-to-christmas-island-after-24-days-lost-at-sea/ 2026-08-18T18:57:27.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T18:57:27.000Z SpaceX finally hauls Starship's Ship 40 to Christmas Island after 24 days lost at sea https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814217/uploads/e8c877e0-9b35-11f1-be38-11b72b753454_1200_630.jpeg SpaceX finally hauls Starship's Ship 40 to Christmas Island after 24 days lost at sea SpaceX engineers will now inspect Ship 40 closely before attempting to bring it back to Starbase. https://starlust.org/nearly-12-billion-year-old-merger-meet-lkh-the-earliest-known-galaxy-to-have-collided-with-milky-way/ 2026-08-18T11:06:06.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T11:06:06.000Z Nearly 12-billion-year-old merger: Meet LKH, the earliest known galaxy to have collided with the Milky Way https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814157/uploads/7d333080-9ade-11f1-9969-318568cf6813_1200_630.jpeg Nearly 12-billion-year-old merger: Meet LKH, the earliest known galaxy to have collided with the Milky Way The oldest known galaxy to have collided with the Milky Way has been identified. https://starlust.org/rock-and-roll-with-nasa-challenge-public-innovators-put-their-lunar-rover-wheel-designs-to-the-test-at-rock-yard/ 2026-08-18T09:56:16.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T09:56:16.000Z Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge: Public innovators put their lunar rover wheel designs to the test at Rock Yard https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814136/uploads/ea21f230-9ad9-11f1-a1f9-a18108c19d13_1200_630.jpeg Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge: Public innovators put their lunar rover wheel designs to the test at Rock Yard "Crowdsourcing gives us an opportunity to look beyond traditional approaches for lunar wheel design." https://starlust.org/aurora-alert-noaa-issues-fresh-warning-about-incoming-geomagnetic-storm-on-august-19/ 2026-08-18T07:20:57.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T07:20:57.000Z Aurora alert: NOAA issues fresh warning about incoming geomagnetic storm on August 19 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814101/uploads/b166a370-9ac3-11f1-8312-77abac9d8a8c_1200_630.jpeg Aurora alert: NOAA issues fresh warning about incoming geomagnetic storm on August 19 Aurora visibility may be on the cards for residents of states like Michigan, Maine, and other US states that are situated at the northernmost latitudes. https://starlust.org/nas-as-james-webb-makes-first-discovery-of-three-supermassive-black-holes-in-a-single-galaxy/ 2026-08-18T07:03:26.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T07:03:26.000Z NASA's James Webb makes first discovery of three supermassive black holes in a single galaxy https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814116/uploads/91229820-9ace-11f1-a6f0-9545af1c9a8f_1200_630.jpeg NASA's James Webb makes first discovery of three supermassive black holes in a single galaxy The galaxy, J0148-4214, dates back to just 1.3 billion years after the Big Bang. https://starlust.org/nasa-funded-flying-robots-could-soon-explore-the-hidden-caves-of-saturns-moon-titan/ 2026-08-18T00:16:18.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-18T00:16:18.000Z NASA-funded flying robots could soon explore the hidden caves of Saturn's moon Titan https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814089/uploads/2f13a850-9a73-11f1-ad8e-43eaadfd7040_1200_630.jpeg NASA-funded flying robots could soon explore the hidden caves of Saturn's moon Titan These robots could reach places on Titan that rovers never could. Here’s how. https://starlust.org/nasa-administrator-says-hes-extremely-confident-artemis-iii-will-launch-in-2027/ 2026-08-17T23:05:21.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T23:05:21.000Z NASA administrator says he's 'extremely confident' Artemis III will launch in 2027 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814087/uploads/06798d40-9a70-11f1-ad8e-43eaadfd7040_1200_630.jpeg NASA administrator says he's 'extremely confident' Artemis III will launch in 2027 Stacking has already begun on the SLS rocket set to fly Artemis III next year. https://starlust.org/blue-origin-ceo-confirms-new-glenn-progress-as-company-tests-new-concept-of-operations/ 2026-08-17T11:48:57.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T11:48:57.000Z Blue Origin CEO confirms New Glenn progress as company tests new concept of operations https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814029/uploads/da5db760-9a1d-11f1-a2f2-4398a5fcc79c_1200_630.jpeg Blue Origin CEO confirms New Glenn progress as company tests new concept of operations Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp has shared fresh New Glenn progress update about stacking and mating tests. Here are the details. https://starlust.org/what-is-chinas-change-7-mission-launching-this-month-to-hunt-for-water-at-the-moons-south-pole/ 2026-08-17T10:56:50.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T10:56:50.000Z What is China’s Chang’e-7 mission launching this month to hunt for water at the Moon’s South Pole? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814011/uploads/fe9cff70-9a02-11f1-8395-e91cd726d5a8_1200_630.jpeg What is China’s Chang’e-7 mission launching this month to hunt for water at the Moon’s South Pole? China’s Chang’e-7, which could launch later in August, is the first Moon mission to include an orbiter, lander, rover, and a small hopping spacecraft. Read all about it here. https://starlust.org/a-fireball-exploded-with-a-force-of-10-tons-of-tnt-over-washington-on-august-14/ 2026-08-17T09:40:58.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T09:40:58.000Z A fireball exploded with a force of 10 tons of TNT over Washington on August 14 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813990/uploads/38caa610-9a1d-11f1-a2f2-4398a5fcc79c_1200_630.jpeg A fireball exploded with a force of 10 tons of TNT over Washington on August 14 More than 250 eyewitnesses across states reported the fireball's sighting to the American Meteor Society. https://starlust.org/nasa-aircraft-captures-stunning-footage-of-august-12-total-solar-eclipse-from-50-000-feet-watch/ 2026-08-17T07:18:56.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T07:18:56.000Z NASA aircraft captures stunning footage of August 12 total solar eclipse from 50,000 feet; watch https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813991/uploads/fbcbedd0-99f1-11f1-afda-6d243bebf57b_1200_630.jpeg NASA aircraft captures stunning footage of August 12 total solar eclipse from 50,000 feet; watch The footage was taken using a suite of cameras aboard the WB-57 spacecraft which took off Iceland. https://starlust.org/high-geomagnetic-activity-could-trigger-aurora-in-northern-latitudes-on-august-17/ 2026-08-17T07:03:15.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T07:03:15.000Z High geomagnetic activity could trigger aurora in northern latitudes on August 17 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813980/uploads/9f756260-99fa-11f1-8d28-dfa539c70c8c_1200_630.jpeg High geomagnetic activity could trigger aurora in northern latitudes on August 17 The heightened storm-like conditions will actually begin before dawn of August 17, 2026. https://starlust.org/es-as-sophie-adenot-to-become-first-french-woman-to-perform-spacewalk-on-august-18-livestream-details/ 2026-08-17T06:20:36.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T06:20:36.000Z ESA's Sophie Adenot to become first French woman to perform spacewalk on August 18: Livestream details https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813972/uploads/108d0c10-99dc-11f1-ae05-1d3cdebca111_1200_630.jpeg ESA's Sophie Adenot to become first French woman to perform spacewalk on August 18: Livestream details Adenot will be accompanied by NASA's Anil Menon who completed his first spacewalk with station commander Jessica Meir on August 6. https://starlust.org/what-are-coronal-mass-ejections-how-do-they-form-and-how-do-they-affect-life-on-earth/ 2026-08-17T05:41:28.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T05:41:28.000Z What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813637/uploads/2472d200-96f3-11f1-a77c-b701dc85ee61_1200_630.jpeg What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth? Find out all about coronal mass ejections and their effects on Earth here.