Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here’s how to see it
August 16th, 2025 by me
The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.
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Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth’s atmosphere
August 16th, 2025 by me
“Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can.”
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SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24
August 16th, 2025 by me
SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May’s failed mission.
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Blue Origin’s 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29
August 16th, 2025 by me
Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.
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NASA wants new spacecraft to fly to hard-to-reach orbits around Earth and in deep space
August 16th, 2025 by me
NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.
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Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects
August 16th, 2025 by me
Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.
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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the ‘heartbeat black hole’
August 16th, 2025 by me
Unexpected X-ray polarization challenges long-held ideas about how black holes behave.
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Canada’s 1st commercial spaceport is officially under construction. When will it open for launches?
August 16th, 2025 by me
Canada’s first commercial rocket launch is set for liftoff as early as the end of August as NordSpace begins building its new spaceport on the country’s east coast.
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