Belgian satellite maker Aerospacelab has secured $110 million to expand manufacturing capacity and bolster its bid for a role in IRIS², Europe’s planned sovereign multi-orbit broadband constellation.

Over the summer, the European Space Agency ran an optical communication demonstration campaign using two observatories on Earth and NASA’s Psyche mission. All four optical links were successful.

Developers of large satellite constellations say it may be impossible to meet brightness goals established by astronomers to minimize the impact of those satellites on their constellations.

In the past decade, the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has revealed the nature, history, and behaviour of billions of stars. Our pioneering stargazer has reshaped our view of the skies around us like no other, revealing that star clusters are more connected than expected over vast distances.

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2025
The International Space Station received more than 5,000 pounds of supplies after a SpaceX cargo spacecraft arrived there Monday. NASA reported in a press release that a cargo Dragon ship, serial number C211, docked with the Harmony utility hub of the ISS at 7:05 a.m. EDT as part of the 33rd Commercial Resupply Services mission, or CRS-33, after launching Sunday via a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, and Solar Arrays," part of the agency's first-phase program to strengthen Japan's satellite component supply chain. A formal contract has been signed with JAXA. Rising demand for satellite solar

London, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
New research from Aston University could transform how Uganda manages its biomass resources by providing community-level data instead of national averages. Scientists at the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) have created detailed maps of forest biomass supply and local energy demand. Their work highlights where demand exceeds availability, where supply is balanced, and where