Senate committee advances NASA deputy administrator nominee
Friday, 13 March 2026 09:16
The Senate Commerce Committee voted March 12 to send the nomination of Matt Anderson as NASA deputy administrator to the full Senate.
Plato readies for space-like tests
Friday, 13 March 2026 09:00
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The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for a series of vital tests under space‑like conditions.
Engineers placed Plato in the LSS on 18 February, and since the beginning of March the spacecraft has been experiencing the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space. This photo captures the satellite standing in the centre of the simulator, moments before the chamber was bolted closed.
The picture was taken from the top opening of the LSS and gives us a direct view of Plato’s 26
A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth
Friday, 13 March 2026 08:44
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A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait
Friday, 13 March 2026 08:00
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This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through the Øresund Strait in 2025. NASA working toward April 1 launch of Artemis 2
Friday, 13 March 2026 07:32
NASA is pushing ahead with an Artemis 2 launch as soon as April 1 after completing repairs to a helium line that required rolling the rocket back from the pad.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase
Thursday, 12 March 2026 21:23
NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
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Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach
Thursday, 12 March 2026 17:00
New facility to support electronics and software development for missile defense and space programs
NASA plans to have a permanent base on the moon by 2030: How it can be done
Thursday, 12 March 2026 15:30We’re checking your connection to prevent automated abuse
Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data
Thursday, 12 March 2026 15:10
The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontier
Thursday, 12 March 2026 13:57
In this episode of the SpaceNews Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto talks with Jonathan Cirtain, CEO and President of Axiom Space.
CELESTE pre-launch media briefing
Thursday, 12 March 2026 13:00
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Watch the replay of the CELESTE pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered the mission details of the ahead of the inaugural launch of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration constellation. The first two satellites are scheduled to lift off no earlier than 24 March aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand.
Astranis taps retired Gen. John Hyten to lead advisory board
Thursday, 12 March 2026 12:00
Hyten has called for greater use of commercial technology and faster acquisition cycles
York Space acquires satellite propulsion manufacturer Orbion Space
Thursday, 12 March 2026 12:00
The Denver-based satellite manufacturer says the acquisition supports its strategy of building an ‘integrated space ecosystem’
ESA’s HydroGNSS on track to scout for water
Thursday, 12 March 2026 11:12
Just three months after launch, the European Space Agency’s twin HydroGNSS satellites are already proving their capabilities in orbit. By exploiting reflected signals from navigation satellites – the sophisticated technique they use to generate Delay Doppler Maps in order to ‘scout’ for water across Earth’s surface – these compact satellites are beginning to reveal the scientific potential they were built to unlock, even while still in their commissioning phase.