New tool could reduce collision risk for Earth-observation satellites
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Launching the first Ariane 6 with four boosters
Monday, 16 February 2026 15:20
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This first launch of the four-booster version of Ariane 6, operated by Arianespace, took 32 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred at 13:45 local time (16:45 GMT/17:45 CET) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with separation of the last satellites occurring after 114 minutes.
Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, known as Ariane 64, doubles the rocket’s performance compared to the two-booster version that has flown five times including the inaugural flight in 2024. The P120C boosters used by Ariane 6 are one of the most powerful one-piece motors in production in the world.
NASA work on several programs pending responses to White House executive order
Monday, 16 February 2026 15:11
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he expects to provide details about several agency priorities, including lunar exploration and commercial space stations, in the coming weeks.
The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it
Monday, 16 February 2026 13:00
No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations than nuclear power.
A new concept for catching up with 3I/ATLAS
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Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire
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Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX launch
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NASA to let private company Vast visit space station for private mission in 2027
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Portions of the Pentagon’s LEO constellation on hold as acquisition reviews proceed
Monday, 16 February 2026 10:00
Changes anticipated for ‘custody’ and ‘transport’ layers
International crew arrives at space station
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue.
The US space agency's Crew-12 arrived at the orbiting laboratory after a journey of about 34 hours that started with blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
"We have bridged the lega Vietnam licenses Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
Vietnam has granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the communist country, a government agency said.
The radio frequency regulator said local unit Starlink Services Vietnam Co. can initially deploy four gateway stations and a maximum of 600,000 terminal devices in Vietnam.
The licensing requires Starlink to ensure "no interference with exis China retrieves Long March 10 booster from South China Sea after test flight
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
China has carried out its first maritime recovery of a rocket first-stage booster, retrieving the main stage of a Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket from the South China Sea following a key test flight earlier this week.
The China Manned Space Agency reported that the booster was recovered on Friday morning from a designated splashdown zone, marking the first time China has recovered Smart Dragon 3 rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from sea platform
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
China has launched a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from a sea based platform off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong province, placing seven satellites into orbit on Thursday afternoon.
Liftoff occurred at 2:37 pm local time from a dedicated launch service ship, after which the solid propellant rocket deployed all seven spacecraft into their preset orbits.
The payloads included a rem Cheops spots inside out exoplanet quartet
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
Many students learn memory tricks to remember the order of the Solar System's planets, with rocky worlds close to the Sun and gas giants farther out.
Astronomers have now found a nearby planetary system that breaks that familiar pattern.
An international team led by Thomas Wilson of the University of Warwick used ESA's Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, along with other spac Infrared archive reveals quiet birth of new black hole in Andromeda
Monday, 16 February 2026 03:42
Astronomers have used nearly two decades of infrared and optical observations to watch a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy quietly collapse into a black hole instead of ending its life with a bright supernova explosion.
The object, cataloged as M31-2014-DS1, sits about 2.5 million light years from Earth in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. A typical massive star death produces a powerfu