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NASA

• NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
  August 18, 2026
  Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of the […]
• NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
  August 18, 2026 by Bailey G. Light
  NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality of life. When that infrastructure is […]
• NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
  August 18, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia in 2027, will be a unique flying […]
• NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
  August 18, 2026 by Heather Baeslack
  Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and carefully defined atmospheric routes. This approach allowed them to collect measurements directly in flight, providing critical data […]
• APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus
  August 18, 2026
  APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss  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. Perseids from Perseus Explanation: This was a good year for the Perseids meteor shower. A key reason was the Moon was […]

SpaceNews

• Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
  August 18, 2026
• New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge
  August 18, 2026
• Eoptic, Inc. Selected to Supply DeepScan™ Imaging Payloads Scheduled for Launch in 2027
  August 18, 2026
• NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
  August 18, 2026
• HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging
  August 17, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea
  by Stephen Clark
• X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers
  by Amy Green, Inside Climate News
• Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
  by Stephen Clark