Orion's heat shield vindicated as Artemis II crew earns top honor
After years of scrutiny over cracking ablative material, Orion's heat shield has been formally vindicated. Meanwhile, the four Artemis II as…
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September 2026: A Sky Full of Unmissable Celestial Events
September 2026 packs an exceptional lineup for anyone who enjoys watching the sky: Venus blazes at peak brightness, the Harvest Moon rises n…
ESA's €544 Million Launcher Challenge Bets on Europe's NewSpace Generation
The European Space Agency has committed €543.6 million to three emerging launch companies under its European Launcher Challenge, signaling a…
Artemis II Crew Honored, Trump Orders First U.S. Space Academy
At Houston's Johnson Space Center, President Trump decorated the Artemis II crew with the United States' highest space honor and signed an e…
ESA Commits €544 Million to Three European Launcher Startups
The European Space Agency has signed its first contracts under the European Launcher Challenge, channelling nearly €544 million toward three…
MTG-I2 Set to Ride Ariane 6 Into Europe's Weather Watch
Europe's MTG-I2 weather satellite is ready for liftoff aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. The mission marks a pivotal ste…
Sophie Adenot Completes Her Second Spacewalk Above Earth
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon completed their second joint spacewalk from the International Space Station, marking anoth…
SpaceX Sets Records With Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy in One Week
A booster flying for the 37th time, the 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year, and the Roman Space Telescope riding a Falcon Heavy — SpaceX's fi…
Europe's Busy Week: Weather Satellites and Spacewalks
Within days of each other, the European Space Agency is pulling off two significant achievements: launching the MTG-I2 weather satellite abo…
Jamming and spoofing: satellite navigation faces growing interference threat
Satellite navigation underpins modern infrastructure — yet it remains surprisingly fragile. As jamming and spoofing incidents multiply acros…
NASA's MAIA Mission Builds a Pollution Map Over Addis Ababa
NASA's MAIA mission has deployed ten air quality sensors across Addis Ababa to track fine particulate pollution at unprecedented resolution.…
SpaceX hits 100 orbital launches in 2026, booster sets reuse record
Within days of each other, SpaceX logged its 99th and 100th Falcon 9 launches of 2026, while a single booster completed a record-breaking 37…
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