Mars relay orbiter seen as backbone for future exploration
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
NASA has set clear goals at Mars: search for evidence of ancient life, understand the planet's climate and geology, and prepare for human exploration. Those objectives depend on a robust link between spacecraft at Mars and mission teams on Earth, with every image and dataset traveling hundreds of millions of kilometers across interplanetary space. Rocket Lab positions its proposed Mars Telecommu Assistive home robot learns coordinated dual arm tasks by watching people
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new way for an assistive robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining observational learning with communication between its limbs. The approach lets the robot watch how people perform everyday tasks and then adapt those movements so its two arms can work together safely and efficiently in domestic settings s SatService to supply Q V band satcom ground station for Bundeswehr university
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
SatService GmbH, a Germany based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of Calian Group Ltd, has secured a contract from the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany to deliver an advanced Q V band satellite ground station to the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich. The project supports both scientific research and modern military satellite communications requi Valen array advances multi-mission sensing tech
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array that the company describes as a generational leap in sensing technology for U.S. and allied forces. The wideband array is designed to deliver enhanced situational awareness and a tactical edge across crewed and uncrewed platforms operating from the atmosphere to space.
Valen combines radar, elect Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following a "hothouse" path driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming.
Published in the journal One Earth, "The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory" is an analysis by an international collaboration led by Ore Photonic neurons push ultra-fast trading beyond electronic limits
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 10:51
In high frequency stock trading, the fastest systems typically capture the greatest advantage, putting a premium on shaving every possible fraction of a second from end to end latency. For years, the most advanced platforms have relied on FPGA based electronic processors to minimize delay, but these architectures are now running into hard limits set by clock speeds, data conversion overhead, and Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation
Tuesday, 17 February 2026 07:43
Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities while also being a model for larger European initiatives.
New tool could reduce collision risk for Earth-observation satellites
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Launching the first Ariane 6 with four boosters
Monday, 16 February 2026 15:20
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This first launch of the four-booster version of Ariane 6, operated by Arianespace, took 32 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred at 13:45 local time (16:45 GMT/17:45 CET) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with separation of the last satellites occurring after 114 minutes.
Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, known as Ariane 64, doubles the rocket’s performance compared to the two-booster version that has flown five times including the inaugural flight in 2024. The P120C boosters used by Ariane 6 are one of the most powerful one-piece motors in production in the world.
NASA work on several programs pending responses to White House executive order
Monday, 16 February 2026 15:11
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he expects to provide details about several agency priorities, including lunar exploration and commercial space stations, in the coming weeks.
The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it
Monday, 16 February 2026 13:00
No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations than nuclear power.
A new concept for catching up with 3I/ATLAS
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Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire
Monday, 16 February 2026 10:54
Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX launch
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NASA to let private company Vast visit space station for private mission in 2027
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