NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge
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The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation. The...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000
The Fastest Star in the Milky Way Will Test Relativity
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Astronomers have discovered another S star, the population of stars that orbits the Milky Way's SMBH. This one is the fastest of them all, and also comes closest to the SMBH. It will let astronomers test relativity, especially the Lense-Thirring effect....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30 +0000
NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
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Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned. However, LINK still...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:08 +0000
Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say. Published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Sci...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000
Interstellar Travel IV: Solar, Magnetic, & Directed-Energy Sails
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In our fourth installment in the Interstellar Travel series, we'll examine solar sails, magnetosails, and directed-energy propulsion (DEP), which are currently the most plausible methods for reaching another star system within a human lifetime....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000
Are Mega-Constellations Sleepwalking Low Earth Orbit into Runaway Chaos?
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It seems the overwhelming majority of the time when we write about satellite megaconstellations, it’s as a warning. That’s not because they aren’t useful, but because they hold the potential to completely destroy our access to space if not managed pr...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000