Shrinking ice is arguably one of the most visible indicators of climate change – particularly in the Arctic. However, a European Space Agency-funded study used information from satellites to show that Antarctica is now experiencing similar dramatic changes, with profound consequences for key plankton species that underpin the region’s marine food web.

Japan established two new offices within its Ground Self-Defense Force in early April dedicated entirely to unmanned warfare, a move that signals how seriously Tokyo is treating the convergence of demographic decline and modern battlefield realities. The offices, formally inaugurated at a ceremony in mid-April, are staffed by a small team. They are tasked with […]

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The European Space Agency just handed a Canadian satellite operator the keys to one of Europe’s most strategically important space programs. The question is why. ESA awarded Kepler Communications an 18.6 million euro ($22 million) contract to lead the final demonstration element of HydRON, a program that aims to build the world’s first multi-orbital optical […]

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The child who feels both terrified and relieved by the night sky isn't confused — she's experiencing the cognitive state that generates every meaningful question. That contradiction between insignificance and wonder is the engine of curiosity, not an obstacle to it.

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The Western alliance is fracturing in real time, and Italy just delivered the clearest proof yet. When Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suspended her country’s defence cooperation agreement with Israel, she didn’t just freeze one bilateral pact — she demonstrated that Donald Trump is losing the European allies he needs to project power in the Middle […]

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In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Nightwing’s Joe Mazur to discuss the intersection of cyber and space.

Commercial space station developer Vast unveiled a new docking interface the company is offering to the broader industry for future large stations and spacecraft.