The NATO alliance is fracturing along lines that no amount of diplomatic polish can conceal. Trump’s refusal to consult allies before launching the US-Israeli war on Iran, followed by his public statement that he is considering withdrawing from NATO, has pushed the 77-year-old alliance into what multiple analysts describe as its worst crisis ever. The […]

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A budget proposal for the Department of Commerce raises new doubts about the future of a civil space traffic management system under development there.

Taiwan’s legislature is locked in a fierce fight over a special defense budget to acquire U.S. weapons systems — and the opposition party that’s blocking it just sent its leader to shake hands with Xi Jinping in Beijing. The collision of these two events has fractured what remained of Taiwan’s cross-strait defense consensus, and Beijing […]

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China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport for launch preparations ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026.

The 40th Space Symposium kicks off in Colorado Springs this month, and the question hanging over every panel, handshake, and hallway conversation is one the space industry has been dodging for years: Can the United States and its allies actually build the workforce needed to sustain the ambitions they keep announcing? The timing makes the […]

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Registration is open for Industry Space Days 2026 at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) technical centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 16–17 September.

JWST's infrared detectors are the product of decades of development, near-cancellation, and relentless engineering iteration. Understanding how they work reveals the true limits of astronomical observation.

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