The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live coverage will be shown on Tuesday, 4 November, at 22:02 CET (18:02 at Kourou).

Image: This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission show Hurricane Melissa as it barrelled through the Caribbean Sea

The European Space Agency has announced it is establishing a new presence in Tokyo, Japan, its first in Asia.

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Requtech AB has introduced its SATCOM hub retrofit program, initiating with a comprehensive Ka-band upgrade for a NATO country and collaborating closely with a major hub operator. The company aims to expand its capabilities by supporting the modernization of SATCOM hubs throughout Europe and beyond, transitioning from expertise in advanced antenna systems to providing end-to-end infrastructure s

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
China is rapidly evolving from a user of space technology into a key driver of global scientific discovery, according to Wang Chi, academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of its National Space Science Center. Following the launch of a comprehensive space science plan for 2024-2050, China has marked important milestones such as pivotal experiments aboard its national spa

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
China successfully launched a Long March 5 carrier rocket on Thursday evening, deploying the Communications Technology Demonstrator 20 satellite from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 10:30 pm. The mission was conducted by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's principal space contractor. The Long March 5, developed by the China Academy of Launch Veh

London, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Researchers have directly observed small-scale torsional Alfven waves in the Sun's corona for the first time, a key discovery achieved with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. These elusive magnetic waves, theorized since the 1940s, may play a crucial role in explaining why the corona reaches temperatures of millions of degrees while the Sun's surface remains at approximately 5,500oC

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science and the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad have shown that baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) can endure the extreme conditions found on Mars. Their study exposed yeast cells to high-intensity shock waves, simulating meteorite impacts, and toxic perchlorate salts present in Martian soil. Using a

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 23, 2025
SpaceX launched a Spanish communications satellite atop a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in a rare expendable mission. The rocket deployed the SpainSat NG 2 satellite about 35 minutes after launch above the island of Madagascar, and headed into geostationary orbit about 23,000 miles above the Earth. The V10 76 first-stage reusabl