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Meet the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts launching to the ISS

By Brett Tingley published

Crew-11 will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 31 atop a Falcon 9 rocket, if all goes to plan.

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Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft

By Josh Dinner published

Blue Origin has announced the payload for the first-ever flight of its Blue Ring spacecraft — Scout Space's Owl space domain awareness sensor.

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Senegal becomes 56th country to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

By Samantha Mathewson published

Senegal has officially joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 56th nation — and the fourth African country — to commit to a shared vision for peaceful and transparent space exploration.

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SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.

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Graphic showing the the artemis accords logo above white text reading "the artemis accords", the surface of the moon is seen in the lower portion of the image and a distant Mars peeks out from the surface of the moon.

Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.

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People hold signs outside on a sunny day in protest of NASA budget cuts, July 20, 2025.

'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil

By Josh Dinner published

They're telling everyone to "jump ship."

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A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 spacecraft, along with 18 secondary payloads, from Vostochny Cosmodrome on July 25, 2025.

Russia launches satellite for Iran toward orbit alongside 2 space weather probes (photos)

By Mike Wall published

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 satellites, along with an Iranian spacecraft and 17 cubesats, toward orbit early Friday morning (July 25).

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Sentinel-1 is the first in the family of Copernicus satellites launched by the European Space Agency. Two Sentinel-1 satellites have monitored the crack in the Larsen C ice shelf in the years leading up to the big split. They are also used to monitor Earth's environment, mapping sea ice and observing changes in land surfaces.

'The ocean is no longer too big to watch': How AI and satellite data are helping rid Earth's seas of illegal fishing

By Keith Cooper published

Protected regions of the ocean are doing their job and keeping illegal fishing at bay, according to new research combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.

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eight men and women in evening wear stand together on stage under a large white sign for Purdue University's Neil Armstrong Space Prize

New Neil Armstrong Prize to honor achievements in space

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Purdue University's new Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named for the school's most famous astronaut-alum, will honor achievements in "space discovery, innovation and human achievement."

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See Tianzhou 9 cargo mission dock at China's Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones published

The Tianzhou 9 freighter arrived at China's Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Watch its arrival in this video.

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