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ESA shares stage with international partners at IAC 2025

The European Space Agency (ESA) is participating in the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will open its doors on Monday 29 September and last until Friday 3 October in Sydney, Australia. Over 8000 participants from 90 countries are expected to attend the event at the at the International Convention Centre (ICC) under the theme “Sustainable Space: Resilient Earth”.

Earth from Space: Northeast Greenland National Park

Image: Part of the icy landscape of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world, is pictured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink internet satellites from California this morning (Sept. 26) and then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Will the ISS get another space plane visit before falling back to Earth in 2030? The dream may be fading

Modifications to a cargo deal between Sierra Space and NASA may mean the Dream Chaser space plane never reaches the International Space Station.

It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater

Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending years of controversy over its origin.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position during sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX

Update Sept. 26, 1 a.m. EDT: SpaceX deployed the 24 Starlink satellites.

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Private spacecraft will give NASA's Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission

Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA's Swift Observatory, which has been hunting for gamma-ray bursts from low Earth orbit for more than two decades.

It's Not Rocket Science... It's Materials Science

Rocket propulsion technology has evolved from ancient Chinese gunpowder filled bamboo tubes that shot off into opposing armies to the powerful engines of Saturn V and more recently the Space Launch Vehicle and Falcon 9. The journey progressed through centuries of experimentation by pioneers like Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Hermann Oberth who laid the foundations for modern rocketry. The space race dramatically accelerated development of new technology, producing the liquid fuelled engines that launched Sputnik, sent humans to the Moon, and built the International Space Station.

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The JWST Searches For Stars In A Glowing Gas Cloud

Star formation is a fundamental physical process in our Universe. Stars light up the cosmos, and give rise to planets, some of which may support life. While humans have no doubt wondered about stars since prehistoric times, new technological tools like the Milky Way have taken our natural curiosity to a whole new level. Now we can peer inside obscured regions and detect young stars in their dusty cocoons.

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James Webb Space Telescope peers deep into the heart of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy

The star-forming region called Sagittarius B2 contains half of the galactic center's stars, yet only 10% of the gas.

For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way

How we talk about space exploration shapes the futures we imagine and build.

JWST finds 'dark beads' and wonky star patterns in Saturn's sky: 'These features were completely unexpected'

New JWST observations show Saturn's auroras dotted with dark beads and a star pattern missing two arms, puzzling astronomers.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this morning (Sept. 25), on the company's 122nd Falcon 9 mission of the year.

AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity (op-ed)

Rather than the fearsome enemies of movies like "The Terminator," as we move into the universe, AIs can be our partners, our children, and perhaps even us.

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM lens review

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM is a dream lens for many photographers thanks to its focal length and fast maximum aperture but it's a beast in every way.

Hubble lights a cosmic 'cigar' in the Great Bear | Space photo of the day for Sept. 25, 2025

Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy.

Gravitional Wave Detectors Are Affected Daylight Savings Time

Interference from human activity has always been a sticking point in astronomical observations. Radio astronomy is notoriously sensitive to unintentional interference - hence why there are “radio silent” zones near telescopes where cell phones are banned. But gravitational wave astronomy is affected to an even worse degree than radio astronomy, according to a new paper pre-published on arXiv by Reed Essick of the University of Toronto, and it’s not clear there’s much we can do about it.

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ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral

United Launch Alliance launches their Atlas 5 rocket on June 25, 2025, with a batch of 27 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon towards low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now

Roughly an hour past sunrise, an Atlas 5 551 rocket from United Launch Alliance took flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Onboard the rocket, flying in its most powerful configuration, were the next 27 Project Kuiper satellites from Amazon.

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These 2 galaxies are falling into the Virgo Cluster at a staggering rate of 547 miles per second

Two galaxies connected by a bridge of hydrogen gas are falling into the Virgo Cluster.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now

Update Sept. 25, 4 a.m. EDT (0800 UTC): SpaceX landed its booster on the droneship.

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