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Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Two astronauts will do some repair work outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 25), and you...

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Robotics and the future of on-orbit labor

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Icarus Robotics CEO and co-founder Ethan Barajas at the 2026...

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope takes flight and Starlink endures

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope , sailing through space with its sunshield deployed in this illustration,...

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Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Unpopular opinion time, but someone has to say it: I think Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf...

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‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said "Boo!" and unleashed "Ghosts of Mars" on the world. While...

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space...

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• Ars Technica Science

Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Squires et al. scoured the Internet for public posts related to the sale or collection of mummified...

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‘Project Hail Mary’ and ‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you’d expect

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Amiable sci-fi author Andy Weir, the New York Times bestselling author of "The Martian," "Artemis," and "Project...

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Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

The rumors are true. SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket once the company's giant...

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Aerospace demonstrates DiskSats in low-Earth orbit

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is continuing to demonstrate the viability of pancake-shaped DiskSats in...

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SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one's definitely worth staying up for.A SpaceX Falcon 9...

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• Astronomy.com

LINK to meet with Swift, but won’t boost

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

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Why do we care so much that Pluto isn’t a planet?

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

Twenty years after Pluto lost its planetary status, people are still arguing about it.This spring, NASA Administrator...

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Spirit Electronics Adds Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology Space Grade Components to Online Store Ahead of SmallSat 2026

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

PHOENIX, AZ — August 24, 2026 — Spirit Electronics, a value‑added distributor of high‑reliability electronics focused on...

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Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more ‘shooting stars’ towards Earth in 2028

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug....

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At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron telescope will bring the lunar eclipse closer

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

A partial lunar eclipse takes place this Aug. 27-28 and this beginner-friendly Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ telescope, nearly...

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The Fuel for the Next Generation of Cislunar Exploration? Technology and Talent.

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

After NASA astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, their achievement bore decades’ worth of fruit, including...

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Celestron’s NexImage 20 makes planetary imaging affordable and fun

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

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Satellite sees Greenland’s most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

ESA's Sentinel-1 mission captured remarkable imagery showing significant ice loss and calving at the Petermann Glacier. (Image...

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On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status

Astrobitica August 24, 2026 0

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore.Since that...

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