Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
Update on what SpaceX learned about Starship’s tiles during the 10th test flight
NASA promotes the non-discovery of life on Mars by Perseverance
Scientists detect methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune
Croatian startup moves up the launch date for two subscale returnable capsules
Rather than streamline red tape, a UK government committee proposes it should fund its space industry directly
India’s government finalizes deal to transfer operation of its SSLV rocket to a private company
South Korea military begins project to develop a methane-fueled rocket engine
Keith Emerson & Oscar Peterson – Honky Tonk Train Blues
New study of 300,000 people in Italy proves COVID jab caused gigantic increase in cancer cases
China proposes its own mission to Apophis
China launches classified satellite
NASA inspector general: Dragonfly mission is vastly overbudget and behind schedule
China launches 11 more satellites for its Geely satellite constellation
Camille Saint-Saëns – The Swan
September 8, 2025 Quick space links
Clumps of dust in a star-forming cluster
Has Curiosity stumbled upon a small slope streak?
EchoStar sells spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $17 billion while buying into Starlink
Two more launches today
China yesterday completed two launches
Volonaut – Test flight of Airbike prototype
The Cracker Barrel kerfuffle proves the now powerful reach of the alternative/conservative press
September 5, 2025 Quick space links
Astrobotic signs launch deal with Norway’s Andoya spaceport
A simple phone devise for kids
Amazon gets first airline customer for its Kuiper constellation
SpaceX launches another 28 Starlink satellites
Bulgaria & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Cosmic Voices
A glittering false-color image from Webb
The beginnings of the first political coup in American history
Sunspot update: In August sunspot activity continued to rise
Gemini South telescope captures Comet 3I/Atlas’s growing tail
Yesterday’s Senate hearing on Artemis: It’s all a game!
Spanish startup signs three customers for first flight of its returnable capsule
SpaceX gets FAA approval to double its annual launches from Cape Canaveral
Cargo Dragon completes test burn to raise ISS’s orbit
September 3, 2025 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
The Addam Family – The Wednesday Dance
September 3, 2025 Quick space links
Patterned frozen lava in Mars’ volcano country
Radar images reveal near Earth asteroid to be a contact binary
Juno detects the aurora of the moon Callisto in Jupiter’s atmosphere
France startup wins contract to build Starlink competitor
Australian rocket startup Gilmour Space confirms successful operation of its first satellite
Two more launches in past 24 hours, by Israel and SpaceX
SpaceX launches 24 more Starlink satellites
Website issues today
Hoobastank – The Reason
September 2, 2025 Quick space links
Trump once again moves Space Force HQ from Colorado to Alabama
European Commission calls for a fast launch capability from its new rocket startups
An interesting look at why the British government decided to eliminate its space agency
Al Green – Tired Of Being Alone
September 1, 2025 Quick space links
“What the heck?!” glaciers on Mars
Juice successfully completes Venus fly-by
South Korea’s space agency requests big 15% budget increase
Scientists pinpoint the origin of the energetic electrons thrown out by the Sun
Exoplanet detected inside gap in accretion disk surrounding a Sunlike star
SpaceX launches another 28 Starlink satellites
SpaceX launches 24 more Starlink satellites
August 29, 2025 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast
Idealized Science Institute – Which ramp reaches highest final speed?
August 29, 2025 Quick space links
A baby star and its protoplanetary disk
Perseverance looks west
Mars’ interior is more chaotic than Earth’s
Trump ends unions for federal employees at NASA and other agencies
SpaceX launches 28 more Starlink satellites while setting a new reuse record for a Falcon 9 1st stage
Alan Jackson – Summertime Blues
August 28, 2025 Quick space links
Another great hiking location on Mars
Jools Holland & Doctor John – Boogie Woogie Twins
August 27, 2025 Quick space links
Sand dunes inside the Martian north polar icecap
Both before and after its Starship launch yesterday, SpaceX also completed two Falcon 9 launches
The most powerful rocket ever, built and financed by a private company, has a near perfect tenth test flight
Kiss – Black Diamond
August 26, 2025 Quick space links
The beauty of Mars’ many-layered northern icecap
On the road today
China launches 10 more satellites in its Guowang constellation
Webb and SPHEREx space telescopes observe interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas
Cargo Dragon docks with ISS
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra -Peter Gunn TV show theme
Tenth orbital test flight of Superheavy/Starship scrubbed due to weather
August 25, 2025 Quick space links
Wind-eroded terrain on the edge of Mars’ largest volcanic ash field