Europe Faces Satellite Espionage Threat from Russia and China
Germany and the United Kingdom have raised alarms regarding the escalating danger posed by Russian and Chinese activity in space, with recent incidents putting focus on the growing threat to Western satellites. Both countries have publicly accused Russia of stalking, jamming, and interfering with their orbital systems, while experts have warned that China's rapid technological advances could wie Europe hosts first in-orbit satellite cybersecurity competition
D-Orbit, a leader in orbital logistics, together with mhackeroni, a prominent ethical hacking team, concluded CTRLSpace CTF, Europe's first cybersecurity competition using an operational spacecraft as the testbed. The event, supported by ESA's Security Cyber Centre of Excellence and Security Office, culminated at ESA ESTEC in the Netherlands, where five teams participated in live scenarios aboar Hydroponic plant factories enable continuous urban edamame harvest
Researchers in Japan achieved year-round indoor cultivation of edamame using hydroponic nutrient film technique and LED lighting. Controlled plant factories allow crops to grow independently of outdoor climate by regulating light, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, and nutrients. This approach bypasses the usual challenges of open-field farming for legumes, which include lengthy growth cycle Distant Siblings Revealed as Pleiades Star Cluster Expands
Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have determined the Pleiades star cluster extends far beyond its well-known core, revealing thousands of stellar siblings previously undetected. By analyzing data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, the research team identified a widespread stellar association surrou Watch: Sentinel-6B launch live broadcast
Sentinel-6B, the next sea-level monitoring satellite for the Copernicus Earth observation programme, is ready for launch at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in just a few days. Here’s how you can watch the liftoff live on ESA Web TV.
Copernicus Sentinel-6B pre-launch media briefing
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Copernicus Sentinel-6B, a sea-level monitoring satellite, is due to be launched no earlier than 17 November. Officials from ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, NASA and marine applications users are set to share the latest information about this exciting mission and to be on-hand to answer questions.
Lux Aeterna nets US government partnerships for reusable satellite technology

‘Uncontrolled experiment:’ Study links harmful atmospheric metals to spacecraft reentry

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Ground truth: Why the lunar program needs its Earthbound network

As the world prepares to return to the moon, much of the attention remains fixed on the visible frontier: the rockets, landers and orbital stations that will make it possible.
SES expands launch contract with Relativity Space

Relativity Space, a launch startup developing a reusable rocket, has expanded a contract to provide launches for satellite operator SES.
