Hubble Captures Two Galaxies at Opposite Ends of the Spectrum
Within hours of each other, NASA and ESA released two Hubble images that could hardly be more different: a ghost-like dwarf galaxy at the ed…
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Hubble Tracks M88 Racing Toward the Virgo Cluster's Core
NASA and ESA have released a striking Hubble image of Messier 88, an active spiral galaxy 63 million light-years away, currently plunging to…
SITAEL sets €200M revenue target as European NewSpace ambitions grow
Italian space company SITAEL has unveiled a roadmap targeting €200 million in annual revenues by 2031, supported by over €150 million in exi…
Starship V3 makes its debut on Flight 12
SpaceX flew the first-ever Starship V3 on May 22, 2026, completing most of the mission's test objectives on a suborbital profile. The launch…
US Space Force bets big on GEO satellites and personnel growth
Within 48 hours, the US Space Force awarded contracts worth over half a billion dollars for military geostationary satellites, while its chi…
Earth Inside Out: Three Missions, One Planet in Focus
Within days of each other, NASA and ESA delivered new findings on Earth's high atmosphere, its churning liquid core, and its vast desert lan…
SMILE lifts off to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
After more than a decade of joint development between ESA and China's CNSA, the SMILE spacecraft is now in orbit and ready to deliver the fi…
SMILE Launches to Map Earth's Magnetic Shield in Detail
On 19 May 2026, a Vega-C rocket carried ESA's SMILE spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana. The joint European-Chinese mission aims to ima…
Smile satellite launches to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
Lifting off on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou on 19 May 2026, the Smile spacecraft begins a multi-year investigation into space weather, geomag…
CRS-34: SpaceX Delivers Fresh Science to the Space Station
SpaceX's 34th contracted resupply flight for NASA got off the ground after a 24-hour delay, sending a Cargo Dragon loaded with close to thre…
ISS Supply Chain: Dragon Follows Cygnus in Back-to-Back Cargo Push
With Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL having recently dropped off fresh produce and scientific gear at the International Space Station, a SpaceX…
Double Cargo Run: Cygnus and Dragon Keep the ISS Supplied
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL and SpaceX's Cargo Dragon each made their way to the ISS in spring 2026, bringing fruit, onions, and nearly thr…
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