"That's a big deal": Trump signs order to create America's first Space Academy
No location has been picked yet, but Trump says one is coming "very shortly."
Published: Aug 29, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
President Trump awards NASA's Artemis II crew the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The crew received America's highest honor for their historic, record-setting mission around the Moon.
Published: Aug 29, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Starbase Louisiana: How SpaceX may achieve 30 Starship launches per day with this $100 billion spaceport
Its construction will start in 2027, and the first Starship launch is planned for 2029.
Published: Aug 28, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
SpaceX's final Florida Starlink launch created a rare "jellyfish" view over New York City (watch video)
This record-breaking booster flight marked the end of Falcon 9 Starlink launches from Florida.
Published: Aug 27, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
SpaceX's Ship 40 is finally on its way home after more than a month at sea
Engineers pulled tile samples and reentry data before the long tow back to Texas.
Published: Aug 27, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
SpaceX and Nvidia join hands for the orbital launch of a space-optimized AI system
SpaceX will use Nvidia-powered Vera CPUs to accelerate computing for AI agents. The AI system is set for orbital launch in 2027
Published: Aug 27, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope: SpaceX shares glimpse of Falcon Heavy at the hangar ahead of August 30 launch
The observatory is scheduled to launch at 7:26 am EDT on August 30 atop SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida.
Updated: Aug 27, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Spacewalk complete: NASA's Anil Menon and ESA's Sophie Adenot finish ISS antenna repair (watch video)
A week ago, they ran out of time mid-repair. Now, they finally got to finish the job.
Published: Aug 25, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
SpaceX plans on 'winding down Falcon' once Starship becomes operational
SpaceX's plans do not bode well for commercial entities looking to place their payloads in orbit.
Published: Aug 25, 2026 | By Saubhagya Mukherjee
NASA’s Roman Telescope takes one step closer to launch, gets enclosed in SpaceX Falcon Heavy fairing
The encapsulation of the Roman telescope was carried out in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Published: Aug 25, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
Scientists need to know this before we travel to Mars: How much of the planet's dust can be inhaled?
Mars has a dust problem. This is what NASA recommends as the safety limit for Martian dust.
Published: Aug 24, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA's Artemis II astronauts to receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor on August 28; Here’s how to watch the ceremony live
Artemis II launched on April 1 and it marked the return of astronauts to the lunar vicinity after over 50 years.
Published: Aug 24, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
China postpones its ambitious Chang’e-7 mission to the Moon’s South Pole, possibly until 2027
"The Chang'e-7 mission cannot be carried out within the scheduled launch window this year," China's space agency reportedly said.
Published: Aug 24, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
SpaceX hits 100th Falcon launch of the year with a 27-satellite Starlink mission (watch video)
Out of 99 Falcon 9 launches this year, 76 have carried Starlink satellites into orbit.
Published: Aug 22, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Stream NASA's Moon base construction in 4K: Blue Origin's Lunar Express could make it possible
The project is built to scale and will provide multiple high-definition video coverage links.
Published: Aug 21, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
JAXA's probe will land on Mars' moon Phobos and bring its samples back to Earth for the first time
The mission is known as Martian Moons Exploration, and will return samples from its target in 2031.
Published: Aug 21, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
No Starship catch using tower on flight 14, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk; eyes over 30 launches per day
Starship has flown only twice so far this year, a slower cadence compared to 2024 and 2025.
Published: Aug 21, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
SpaceX may launch Starship Flight 14 no earlier than August 28; here's all you need to know
The mission is expected to attempt a full orbital flight and deploy the next-gen Starlink V3 satellites.
Published: Aug 20, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Scientists may finally know why astronauts get constipated in space—and how to avoid it on Moon and Mars missions
To identify the cause, researchers focused on blood samples of 52 astronauts who spent between 2 and 9 months aboard the International Space Station.
Published: Aug 20, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
This U.S. startup has an ambitious plan to build a Martian city in the 2030s using autonomous AI robots
The company believes that with their systems in place, a city on Mars can achieve self-sufficiency with just around 10,000 people.
Published: Aug 20, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath