This week, off world: Rocket labs to test point-to-point orbital cargo transport, more modules for Tiangong and loads more...

     

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

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Frozen sea from space: Okhotsk ice captured in 4K by Sen from the ISS:

 

Area 51 from space:

Earth may have once had rings: 

Plasma devils whirl on the Sun:

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Rocket Lab's Neutron tapped for U.S. military cargo test - SpaceNews

Vast signs agreement to test Haven-1 at NASA facility - SpaceNews

Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million for highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft - SpaceNews

Breakthrough Lightsail: Ultra-Thin, AI-Optimized, and Ready to Race to Alpha Centauri

China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station - SpaceNews

Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission - SpaceNews

German defense firm partners with Iceye to build SAR satellites - SpaceNews

The Climate Lessons Hidden in Moon Dust

The 9 Most Critical Orbits for Monitoring Earth 

This week, off world: Goodnight Blue Ghost, Maxar launches a GPS alternative for drones, and loads more...

    

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

...here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban...

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225: A newly discovered Martian volcano with Dr. Lee — Spacepod

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Partial 'solar horns' eclipse:

Final Message from the Moon sent by Firefly's Blue Ghost Moon lander before entering Silent Mode

Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread - BBC News

Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo-3 02 and Tianyan-23

Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission with a spectacular video of lunar sunset: 

MMX mission – The journey to the Martian moon Phobos

Euclid's first deep dive into the Universe

Gaia leaves for retirement orbit

Reading material:

China’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space - SpaceNews

Welsh startup to launch zero gravity micro-factory into space

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch | Space

Chinese space ambition shakes US dominance with new refuelling tech

Conflict in orbit: EU urges action on Russian attacks against European satellites

China demonstrated ‘satellite dogfighting,’ Space Force general says

Liverpool and Greater Manchester will have 'key role in global space economy' thanks to landmark deal with Axiom Space

Maxar launches GPS-alternative navigation system for drones - SpaceNews

Artemis 2.0: A model for really winning the new moon race - SpaceNews

This week, off world: A close up of Mars' moon Deimos, private missions are on the Moon and loads more...

    

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

...here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban...

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Blue Ghost Has Been Very Busy On The Moon's Surface:

See Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander drill, vacuum and deploy electrodes:

Firefly's Blue Ghost moon landing captured with NASA stereo cameras:

Remarkable Footage of Solar Eclipse from Moon's surface by Blue Ghost lunar lander:

Totality! Moon turns blood red in this lunar eclipse time-lapse:

New Images Show The Athena Lunar Lander In A Crater:

Rocket Lab’s Commercial Solution to Mars Sample Return:

W-2 (In-Space Manufacturing) Reentry: Capsule View (9 minutes):

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

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European space giants unite to challenge Musk's dominance

Multi-orbit operators highlight growth outside Starlink’s spotlight - SpaceNews

German military could launch intelligence satellites from Scotland

UAE Space Agency completes critical design review for Emirates Mission to Asteroid Belt

Argotec announces modular satellite platform - SpaceNews

Join or die: How satellite manufacturers approach competition with SpaceX - SpaceNews

ESA lays foundations for the future of data transmission - SpaceNews

RBC Signals adds 10 antennas to global ground-station network - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Two private companies land on the Moon, European nations look to replace cut-off US space resources in Ukraine, and loads more...

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Blue ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon:

 

As does the Athena lander... but sideways...

 

...however, some experiments are run, and some data returned

Demonstrating Rocket Fuel Transfer in Space

Sunrise from space as the ISS orbits above the United States

Ariane 6 rocket's 2nd flight launches French spy satellite:  

Starship Failure and Re-Entry: Stabilized Telescope Footage!

Reading material:

Astroscale makes history by chasing space junk for cleanup mission

US government revokes some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine By Reuters

Britain and France plot to replace Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine

Houston, we have a solution: Why Britain can win big by betting on the new space race

A guide to the UK's SaxaVord spaceport

Satellite image captures three tropical cyclones spinning in the South Pacific at once 

A Chinese Satellite Tests Orbital Refuelling - Universe Today

China’s declassified spy satellite’s 22,370-mile reach alarms US

This week, off world: Rocket Lab launches high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, Blue Ghost moon lander flies closer to the lunar surface and loads more...

   

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.

Thank you!

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Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite

Archive: Apollo 15 - Lonely rover camera takes its last photos

Lowlight Camera Captures 15 Starlink Satellites passing by Comet Atlas all in a row

4K video of Dubai. Filmed from space by Sen's cameras on the International Space Station

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Lightning filmed from space by Sen's 4K cameras ⚡

JWST Captures Space in Motion

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video) | Space

Reading material:

Musk and Trump repeat inaccurate claims about Starliner astronauts - SpaceNews

Report: Space Force strategy, resources insufficient to counter China - SpaceNews

Now more expensive: the role of government tariffs in spacecraft supply - SpaceNews

Trump orders $50 billion cut from 2026 defense budget, shields ‘Iron Dome’ initiative - SpaceNews

Airbus secures UK defence deal for revolutionary radar satellites

"Stranded" NASA astronaut on International Space Station photographed from Earth in world first

CanSat: A tiny, can-sized, Raspberry Pi-powered satellite - Raspberry Pi

Rockets made in Lanarkshire should reach space next year, company says

1 million 'interstellar objects' — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system | Live Science

OQ Technology gets EU funds to accelerate direct-to-smartphone efforts - SpaceNews

War and space: The effect of Russian aggression in Georgia and Ukraine on its space ambitions - SpaceNews

Calculating the energy requirements for using moon dust to create rocket fuel

Life on Mars? It probably looks like something you'd find in your stomach

Cosmic radiation from supernova altered virus evolution in Africa, study suggests

NASA sends experiment to space to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock' | Space

Advancing In-Orbit Servicing: Astroscale’s Role in ESA’s CAT IOD Mission - Astroscale