Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
The University of Copenhagen will lead Denmark's first lunar mission, a European Space Agency project that will map the Moon's surface in three dimensions to support future landings and base construction. The Mani satellite will orbit the Moon's north and south polar regions, acquiring high-resolution images that can be combined into detailed elevation models. By imaging the same are

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
From its perch on a rugged ridge in Gale Crater, NASA's Curiosity rover has stitched together a holiday postcard that doubles as a science panorama, framing the Nevado Sajama drill site against a hazy Martian sky. The scene merges two Mastcam mosaics taken on Nov. 18, 2025 - late afternoon on sol 4722 and early morning on sol 4723 - then tinted in cool blues and warm golds to emphasize changing

Image: A neighbouring vista of stellar birth

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Anysignal has raised 24 million dollars in a Series A financing round to expand development of autonomous radio frequency sensing technology aimed at mission critical space and national security applications. The company develops software defined systems that use artificial intelligence to sense, identify, and manage radio frequency signals across contested and congested electromagnetic en

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
A University of Cincinnati physicist and collaborators from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory MIT and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a theoretical framework showing how axions or axion like particles could be produced and studied in deuterium tritium fusion reactors lined with lithium. Their analysis builds on a recurring joke arc in the television series The Bi

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Exactly 15 years ago, in December 2010, the German TanDEM-X mission began routine radar imaging of Earth to produce a global digital elevation model, launching a long-running Earth observation program. Over six years, data from the twin radar satellites were processed into a consistent, high-precision digital elevation model that covers all land surfaces on the planet. This elevation model has s

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Cyviz, a provider of immersive visualization systems and collaborative mission operations platforms, has been awarded two classified defense contracts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aimed at advancing mission critical capabilities for allied operations. Under the contracts, Cyviz will deliver secure and scalable visualization suites designed to support NATO's strategic command a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
MDA Space has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Canadian Department of National Defence and satellite operator Telesat to deliver advanced military satellite communications capabilities for the Canadian Armed Forces. The partnership will focus on providing secure, resilient, and high capacity satellite communications by integrating MDA Space spacecraft and systems expertise

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Planet Labs has released the first light image from its Pelican 6 Earth imaging satellite, highlighting Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China, and demonstrating the new spacecraft's imaging performance. The Pelican 6 satellite is part of Planet's Pelican constellation, a fleet of next generation Earth observation spacecraft designed to capture high resolution imagery with rap