Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a new type of antenna terminal together with ESA, Viasat – a global leader in satellite communications – now plans to commercialise its new in-flight connectivity solution called Viasat Amara.

Are you ready to take your first step into the space sector? The countdown has begun for the launch of the European Space Agency's 2026 Student Internship Programme, and you could be part of it. Applications open the first week of November.

The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in Europe’s ability to monitor air quality all the way from geostationary orbit, 36 000 kilometres above Earth.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Planet Labs PBC has announced that its subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, has received a $12.8 million initial award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno B indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The project, titled Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance (AAMOR), focuses on delivering AI-enabled maritime domain awareness cap

Boulder, CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base. OA #2 integrates FORGE Mission Data Processing with the cyber-secure FORGE Framework to sharpen accuracy, boost performance, and harden resiliency across Mi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
SkyFi has announced a significant update to its Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) plugin, enhancing its ability to deliver high resolution commercial satellite imagery and Earth intelligence data directly to mobile tactical users. The new version introduces improved control over Areas of Interest (AOIs), streamlined imagery management, and robust offline functionality for teams operating in remo

New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady pace, climate zones were normal, and the planet's magnetic field wobbled modestly around the north and south poles (while occasionally reversing). But the physics of the Ediacaran don't s

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
A newly discovered asteroid has been found racing around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the Solar System's second-fastest known orbiting asteroid. Designated 2025 SC79, the object was detected by Carnegie Science astronomer Scott S. Sheppard on September 27, concealed within the Sun's glare-an area notoriously difficult to observe. The asteroid's path takes it inside the orbit of Venu

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
For centuries, humans have sought to understand how the universe began. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) and the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris are proposing new ways to peer further back than ever before-toward the first instants following the Big Bang. Physicists Leo Stodolsky of MPP and Joseph Silk of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris have developed