CAPSTONE™ Celebrates Three Years of Groundbreaking Achievements in Lunar Navigation and Autonomy

A pinch of France in space
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot selected the French chef Anne-Sophie Pic to develop the bonus food she will bring to the International Space Station during her mission εpsilon.
Weather clears as SpaceX launches European satellite
This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you're human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation!
Press and hold the button
If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team.
185.132.36.159 : 02da94ed-a54a-408d-86b7-170396b3
Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in space
This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you're human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation!
Press and hold the button
If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team.
185.132.36.159 : 1a414f39-58e3-472e-99c1-85cac1cb
Clingy planets can trigger own doom, suspect Cheops and TESS
Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are blasting away the planet’s wispy atmosphere, causing it to shrink every year.
This is the first-ever evidence for a ‘planet with a death wish’. Though it was theorised to be possible since the nineties, the flares seen in this research are around 100 times more energetic than expected.
MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission highlights
Video:
00:03:30
Two meteorological missions – Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission – have launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.
Both are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to address scientific and societal challenges.
The MTG-S1 satellite will generate a completely new type of data product, especially suited to nowcasting severe weather events, with three-dimensional views of the atmosphere. It is the second in the MTG constellation to be prepared for orbit and is equipped with the first European operational Infrared Sounder instrument.
Copernicus Sentinel-4 will be the first
Strategic Demand for Sovereign EO Satellites to Fuel $182.6B Market Surge

This is not the time to cut space-enabled medical research

Research that leverages space to develop treatments for blindness, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease is jeopardized by the $6.1 billion NASA budget cuts recently announced for 2026 by President Trump.
Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites

Based in Marietta, Georgia, Atomic-6 makes solar arrays that are designed to fold and unfold

Image:
Brave for space