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Space Race Frenzy: Satellite Triumphs, Cosmic Surprises & Billion-Dollar Bets Galvanize Space Industry

Key Facts Government Agencies: New Satellites, ISS Resupply & Artemis Science NASA & ESA – Ocean Satellite and Artemis Research: On Sept. 11, NASA and the European Space Agency spotlighted their upcoming Sentinel-6B oceanography satellite, due to launch in November. Sentinel-6B will succeed the current Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in tracking sea-level rise and ocean conditions. Its altimeter radar will monitor sea surface height, wave heights and wind speeds – data vital for marine weather forecasts that warn ships of storms and high seas nasa.gov. “Sentinel-6B will soon take on the vital task of improving ocean and weather forecasts to help

12 September 2025

Moon Rocket Breakthroughs, Starship’s Comeback & Cosmic Surprises: Space News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

Launches and Rocket Test Highlights Space Station & Mission Updates New Discoveries and Space Science Highlights Industry and Policy Developments In summary, the period of August 16–17, 2025 was packed with noteworthy space events across the board. From rocket launches (and explosions) to pioneering science findings and significant policy moves, the global space community had a busy weekend. New rockets roared to life – or were grounded for another day – and spacefarers in orbit ventured outside their vehicles. Astronomers extended our cosmic horizon with record-breaking discoveries, even as Earthbound engineers planted the seeds (literally) for sustaining life on future

17 August 2025

Astronomy · Rocket Science · Space · Space Exploration · Space News · Starship Updates

The Telescope Revolution of 2025–2026: From Backyard Stargazing to Giant Cosmic Eyes

Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory, introduced in 2024 and shipping through 2025, uses a 6-inch Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) at f/2.2 with an integrated 8.3-megapixel Sony STARVIS IMX178 color sensor, has no eyepiece, a fully motorized one-arm alt-azimuth mount with StarSense plate solving, built-in autofocus and dew control, and about 6 hours of cordless operation. The ZWO SeeStar S50, launched in 2023, is a portable 50 mm aperture triplet apochromatic telescope with a built-in color sensor, 64 GB storage, a dual-band nebula filter, a dew heater, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth control, and weighs about 2.5 kg. The DwarfLab DWARF III series includes the

31 July 2025

Astronomy · NYSE:SNE · Space · Stargazing · Technology · Telescopes

Space-Weather Satellites: Earth’s Cosmic Early Warning System

SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory), launched in 1995, became the first satellite to continuously observe the Sun from the Sun–Earth L1 point and carries the LASCO coronagraph, enabling CME tracking and the discovery of more than 5,000 comets. ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer), launched in 1997, and NOAA’s DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory), launched in 2015, sit at the Sun–Earth L1 to sample the solar wind and provide roughly 15 minutes to 60 minutes of advance warning of approaching CMEs. STEREO, launched in 2006, consists of two spacecraft, STEREO-A ahead of Earth and STEREO-B behind, providing stereoscopic views of solar activity;

8 June 2025

Cosmic Events · Early Warning · Earth · Satellites · Space-Weather