The European Space Agency’s Navigation programmes are Europe’s driving force for performance, innovation and resilience in positioning, navigation and timing. At the upcoming ESA Ministerial Council (CM25), ESA Navigation presents a portfolio of activities designed to ensure that Europe’s satellite navigation capabilities remain reliable, competitive and strategically autonomous for decades to come.

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Since becoming operational in 2016, Galileo has continued to evolve, introducing new capabilities and services to meet the needs of its over five billion users.

This December, two new Galileo satellites will launch aboard Ariane 6 - a major step for Europe’s autonomy and resilience in space.

And the journey doesn’t stop there: twelve Galileo Second Generation satellites are under construction, set to deliver even faster, more reliable positioning, navigation, and timing for everyone, everywhere.

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of small, very distant galaxies that have mystified astronomers, CANUCS-LRD-z8.6 represents a vital piece of this puzzle and challenges existing theories about the formation of galaxies and black holes in the early Universe. The discovery connects early black holes with the luminous quasars we observe today.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems are working together to establish an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Central to this lab is the ST Engineering iDirect 450 Software Defined Modem (SDM), which provides multi-waveform and multi-orbit capabilities, as well as interference mitigation technology tailored for defense needs.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Loft Orbital and Star Catcher Industries have signed what is described as one of the first commercial energy purchase agreements for space operations. The deal allows Loft to buy power from Star Catcher's planned orbital energy grid to support its mission-agnostic satellite platforms in low Earth orbit, enabling dynamic growth in their satellite constellations. Loft's approach provides a t

Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The earliest evidence of an internal 'GPS' system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how modern birds and fish evolved the ability to use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate long distances. The tiny magnetic fossils - dating from 97 million years ago - were buried in ancient seafloor sediments, left behind by a mysterious, unidentified organism.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers developed LifeTracer, a machine learning framework, to analyze mass spectrometry data from space and terrestrial samples. They used advanced two-dimensional gas chromatography and high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry to study eight carbonaceous meteorites and ten terrestrial rock samples. LifeTracer applies logistic regression to compound-level features and achieved 87 pe

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Kepler Communications has scheduled the launch of ten 300-kilogram-class satellites in January 2026, marking the operational rollout of its optical data relay constellation. The launch will use a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Each satellite will carry a minimum of four optical terminals that enable high-throughput laser links for space, air, and ground data transm