Space News for Monday, August 24, 2026

The Gist: Space News · Aug 24, 2026 · 4m

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:21) Tory Bruno Named Honorary Chair Of World Space Week 2027(01:04) Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays(01:44) Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension(02:19) The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart(03:07) Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch(03:19) It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back?