Space

SPACE PULSE Sunday, 09 August 2026 | 22:00 UTC ⚡ TL;DR A multi-day geomagnetic storm sequence peaked at G2 (Moderate) on Aug 8 and a G1 Watch is now in effect for Aug 12, keeping space weather front and center this week. The launch manifest is light but purposeful, with

SPACE PULSE Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Evening Edition ⚡ TL;DR NASA's IXPE may have confirmed vacuum birefringence — a quantum physics prediction 90 years in the making — via a first-of-its-kind magnetar measurement published in Nature. [1] A busy day across Earth orbit and deep space: an ISS spacewalk, a

SPACE PULSE Wednesday, August 6, 2026 ⚡ TL;DR New Horizons data reveals liquid nitrogen is actively rising to Pluto's surface through cracks at Sputnik Planitia's northern edge, rewriting our picture of the dwarf planet's geology. [1] A busy week ahead: Artemis III hardware is

SPACE PULSE Tuesday, August 4, 2026 — Evening Edition ⚡ TL;DR NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on the cusp of launch, with final hardware milestones completed and a new podcast series going live today to mark the moment. A busy week ahead blends lunar infrastructure news, two

SPACE PULSE Monday, August 4, 2026 | Edition 216 ⚡ TL;DR JAXA has postponed the H3 launch of Michibiki 7 navigation satellite, now rescheduled to August 6, while a G2 geomagnetic storm hit Earth on August 2 and unsettled conditions persist through today. [1] [2] [3] A busy mid-August launch corridor

SPACE PULSE Sunday, 2 August 2026 | 22:00 UTC Edition ⚡ TL;DR A solar wind shock arrived at Earth this afternoon, rapidly escalating geomagnetic conditions from G1 to G2 — the dominant story of the day. Three launches are on the near-term docket and space weather is the clear mood-setter, with