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Europe's Ariane 6 to launch Amazon constellation satellites into orbit
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Launch to ISS delayed again over weather: NASA
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Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking (updated)
Update — 10 February 2026: NASA and SpaceX have announced they are now planning to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than 10:15 GMT / 11:15 CET (05:15 ET) on Friday 13 February, due to forecast weather conditions along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft. All the dates and times have been updated in the article.
Intense rainfall brings floods across Iberian Peninsula
Satellite data have captured the intensity of rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula during three severe winter storms, and the extent of flooding that followed around the Tejo River and basin in Portugal.
ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis
On 10 February 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis before its rare close encounter with Earth. The mission will provide unique insight into the physical properties and behaviour of asteroids, and strengthen international collaboration and European capabilities in planetary defence.
Hubble captures light show around rapidly dying star
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The Egg Nebula An emotional countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe's most powerful rocket
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From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea
Solar engineer and ABC Solar founder Brad Bartz will deliver a keynote-style talk titled "The Palos Verdes Landslide: Who Turned the Power Back On?" during an upcoming community event at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles on March 14, 2026. The presentation blends scientific storytelling with real-world engineering experience, exploring how fundamental physics principles translate into resilient Landsat study maps boreal forest shift north
The boreal forest, the world's largest terrestrial biome, is warming faster than any other major forest type and is now measurably shifting northward. A new analysis of the biome from 1985 to 2020 confirms that boreal forest cover has expanded and migrated toward higher latitudes over the past four decades.
In a study led by Feng and colleagues and published in Biogeosciences in February 2 EUMETSAT extends role in DestinE digital twin infrastructure
The EUMETSAT Council has confirmed that the organisation will remain a key contributor to the European Commission's Destination Earth initiative as it enters Phase Three later this year.
Launched in 2022, Destination Earth aims to build highly accurate digital twins of the planet to simulate and predict how natural processes interact with human activities, supporting better-informed decisi