Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 15:00
What happens when fire ignites in space? 'A ball of flame'
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After medical issue, SpaceX Crew-11 set to depart space station for overnight splashdown
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 14:10Verifying that you are not a bot
ThinkOrbital raises seed funding to advance X-ray space inspection
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 14:00
Boulder-based startup plans 2026 demonstrations tied to space domain awareness
Bringing outsiders into the space fold
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 13:00
SpaceX’s 2026 IPO plans were an early Christmas present for space investors who were already bullish about the year ahead.
When allies can’t count on U.S. ISR, commercial space becomes strategic
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 12:00
The global security environment is becoming more volatile, not less. The war in Ukraine grinds on.
NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 11:38
NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more than a month.
Space operations will become more dynamic this year
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 11:00
From civil science and exploration missions to national security, there are many space activities to look forward to in 2026.
SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 10:30
Funding backs expansion of “virtual constellation” that aggregates imagery from commercial operators
China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 09:46
China conducted a pair of Long March rocket launches Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to be a record-breaking year for the country.
Virtual tour of ESA’s Test Centre gets a makeover
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 09:30
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Virtual tour of ESA’s Test Centre gets a makeover Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 07:17
For 21 years, between 1999 and 2020, millions of people worldwide loaned UC Berkeley scientists their computers to search for signs of advanced civilizations in our galaxy.
The project - called SETI@home, after the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) - generated a loyal following eager to participate in one of the most popular crowd-sourced projects in the early days of the int Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 07:17
Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the companys Rocket Ranch test facility in Briggs, Texas. The Block II program is intended to boost reliability, streamline manufacturing, and improve launch operations to better support commercial, civil, and national s Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite network
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 07:17
The EUMETSAT Council has formally endorsed the EUMETSAT Polar System Sterna (EPS Sterna), clearing the way for a new constellation of polar orbiting microsatellites that will deliver frequent microwave measurements of atmospheric temperature, humidity and cloud properties. The decision confirms EPS Sterna as a mandatory programme for EUMETSAT and authorises full scale activities targeting the la New orbital mapping system targets Earth Moon libration traffic
Wednesday, 14 January 2026 07:17
As lunar exploration intensifies, the cislunar space is experiencing increasing congestion. Traditional two body Keplerian elements, which have long been the standard for Earth orbiting objects, prove insufficient for accurately describing the complex orbits near the Earth Moon Lagrange points due to the chaotic and non integrable nature of three body dynamics.
This fundamental deficiency