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Australia’s first-ever rocket crashes after just 14 seconds of flight

Gilmour Space Technologies had earlier said it would consider the launch a success if the rocket left the ground

The Independent UK

SpaceX, NASA say Crew-11 astronaut mission is 'go' for launch to ISS on July 31

Mission managers with NASA and SpaceX polled 'go' to proceed with a launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS on Thursday (July 31).

Space

JWST sees beauty in the death of a star, offers a preview of what's in store for our sun

The James Webb Space Telescope's investigations of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 suggest a second star played a hand in sculpting the death of the primary star.

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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'

NASA's next moon astronauts underscored the importance of their upcoming Artemis 2 mission despite a turbulent time for the space agency full of budget cuts and workforce reductions.

Space

US Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane launching Aug. 21 to test quantum sensor and laser-communications tech

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the eighth mission of its mysterious X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will study experimental technology in orbit.

Space

Kate Rubins, 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space, leaves NASA

NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space.

Space

Good news for Mars settlers? Red Planet glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study suggests

Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds.

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Saturn's largest moon Titan casts a colossal shadow in breathtaking amateur portrait (photo)

Efrain Morales captured the image of Titan's shadow darkening Saturn on July 18, while the gas giant was over 800 million miles from Earth.

Space

Collaboration or collapse: Why Earth observation must be a global mission

Satellites don't stop at borders and neither should science.

Space

Powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite loaded up for launch in India | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2025

The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.

Space

'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.

Space

'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video)

The U.S. and India just launched NISAR, a powerful radar satellite that will be able to monitor changes in Earth's surface that are as small as a centimeter.

Space

Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth's land and ice

NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice

The Independent UK

James Webb Space Telescope finds giant, lonely exoplanets can build their own planetary friends without a parent star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made the shock discovery that giant rogue exoplanets can grow their own planetary systems without needing a parent star.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots rogue planet with a little help from Einstein: 'It was a lucky break'

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new rogue planet that was orphaned from its home planetary system. The discovery was possible with a little luck and some help from Einstein.

The Guardian - UK

Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made first female UK astronomer royal

Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title

The Guardian - AU

‘We have a cloud, and that’s the end’: first Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff

While Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket lasted only 14 seconds in the air above Bowen, nascent Australian space industry says failed orbit attempt is a launchpad for future success

International Business Times

US, India To Launch Powerful Earth-monitoring Satellite

A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.

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Aussie rocket carrying Vegemite lifts off, then crashes

History has been made as the first launch of an Australian-made rocket from home soil was hailed as a major step forward, despite it crashing seconds later.

Space

Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris, fails on historic debut launch (video)

Gilmour Space made history today (July 29), conducting the first-ever orbital launch attempt with an Australian-built rocket. That vehicle, named Eris, didn't get very far.

Space

SpaceX moves Starship to launch pad for testing ahead of Flight 10 (photos)

SpaceX has moved its Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the vehicle's 10th flight, which is expected to take place next month.

Space

Watch India and NASA launch the powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite on July 30

India will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort of ISRO and NASA, on July 30, and you can watch the action live.

Space

Biggest cosmic explosion on record since the Big Bang is revealing the secrets of gamma-ray bursts

The BOAT is the ruler of all gamma-ray bursts, releasing as much energy in seconds as the sun will in 10 billion years — and it could be revealing the secrets of these extreme cosmic blasts.

Space

Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".

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See the crescent moon shine beside blue star Spica at sunset on July 30

Spica and the moon will appear over the southwestern horizon at sunset

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