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NASA

• Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026
  August 4, 2026 by Aaron McKinnon
  The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star of the Month: Danielle Lopez Danielle Lopez is the […]
• NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations
  August 4, 2026 by Ivry Artis
  NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface infrastructure development, commercial partners such as Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, and Voyager Lunar Systems are working toward delivering landers by 2028. These […]
• Roman Space Telescope Plaque Install
  August 4, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  Technicians installed a commemorative plaque, seen in this July 28, 2026, photo, on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The plaque honors the legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and one of the architects of the agency’s modern science program. It also features a memory card containing a total of 1,350,144 […]
• APOD: August 4, 2026 – Curious Cometary Knots in the Helix Nebula
  August 4, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: August 4, 2026 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Curious Cometary Knots […]
• Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington
  August 4, 2026
  Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane.

SpaceNews

• Rubicon ASCENT thruster moves from hot-fire testing to production
  August 4, 2026
• Military demand shapes market for satellite propulsion
  August 4, 2026
• Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry
  August 4, 2026
• SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups
  August 4, 2026
• Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company
  August 4, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
  by Stephen Clark
• How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
  by Jacek Krywko
• Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
  by John Timmer
• Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle
  by Jacek Krywko