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Shareholders of a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) approved a merger with in-space transportation company Momentus Aug. 11, the first of several such deals expected to close in the next month. SpaceNews

OneWeb, Spire Global and Orbit Fab will test a new collaboration platform developed by Slingshot Aerospace to help satellite operators share space traffic information. SpaceNews

An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12).

The close Venus flyby provided the perfect opportunity to test some BepiColombo's instruments before its first encounter with Mercury in October.

Small launch vehicle developer Astra Space announced Aug. 12 it has a contract with Spire Global to launch some of that company's smallsats. SpaceNews

With Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson both flying to space in craft made by their own private companies, July 2021 was perhaps the highest-profile month for space in years.

In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! Adjust your eyeglasses to read about today’s topic: adaptive optics! Let’s say you’re an astronomer. You’ve built yourself a giga...

On Aug. 9, 2021, ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 4,967 miles (7,995 kilometers) of the surface of planet Venus. In the days leading up to the approach, the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager, or SoloHI, ...

The space sector in general has proven resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Alexandre Najjar, Euroconsult senior consultant, said Aug. 12 during a Small Satellite Conference side panel. SpaceNews

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Astronomers think they have established a new way to calculate the size of supermassive black holes: by studying the feeding patterns of these invisible giants.

Rocket Lab will build and launch three of its Photon spacecraft to serve as platforms for a startup with space manufacturing aspirations. SpaceNews

The U.S. Space Force is launching a new industry outreach program expected to award up to $50 million in contracts to small businesses and startups. SpaceNews

Using data from the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists calculated slightly increased (but still low) odds the space rock will collide with our planet in the 2100s --

The feeding patterns of black holes offer insight into their size, researchers report. A new study revealed that the flickering in the brightness observed in actively feeding supermassive black holes is related to their ...

Telesat is close to securing all the funds it needs for Lightspeed, after the Canadian government said it would inject more than a billion dollars into the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceNews

Space debris removal is not just an environmental concern. It makes money for all parties involved. SpaceNews

You'll have to wait two more years for a great "shooting star" show in August.

NASA and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the United States are teaming up to bring untapped talent and diverse perspectives to several of the agency's top priorities: understanding and monitoring global ocean...

The annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" this year, put on a spectacular show for skywatchers around the world.

After an alarming failure, the rover is set to continue its mission to retrieve specimens for eventual return to Earth --

As NASA prepares for its "next giant leap"--meaning astronauts on Mars--technology developed by Austin-based 3D printing construction company Icon is helping pave the way.