NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission
Sunday, 11 January 2026 15:24
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare mission Jan.
Crew-11 to make early return Jan. 15
Saturday, 10 January 2026 20:46
NASA plans to return four astronauts from the ISS to Earth early Jan.
FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink satellites
Saturday, 10 January 2026 16:18
The FCC approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites Jan.
Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX
Saturday, 10 January 2026 16:13
SpaceX sweeps nine national security missions for SDA and NRO under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1
Pandora, a keen-eyed satellite built to study exoplanets, readies for launch
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NASA says targeting ISS medical evacuation for January 14
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Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab
Friday, 09 January 2026 21:44
Pete Hegseth praises U.S.
Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects
Friday, 09 January 2026 16:32
Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch satellites for China’s two main megaconstellation projects, helping to address a launch capacity bottleneck.
SpaceX targets afternoon launch of 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
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Week in images: 05-09 January 2026
Friday, 09 January 2026 13:15
Week in images: 05-09 January 2026
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The Space Force will acquire and integrate systems faster in 2026
Friday, 09 January 2026 13:00
At the beginning of 2026, it’s worth reflecting on the U.S.
Barred spiral galaxy spotted 11.5 billion years in the past
Friday, 09 January 2026 12:29
Research led by Daniel Ivanov, a physics and astronomy graduate student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, has identified a contender for one of the earliest known spiral galaxies containing a stellar bar, a structure that plays a role in how galaxies evolve. The system, designated COSMOS-74706, appears as a barred spiral galaxy from a time wh China tallies record launch year as lunar and asteroid plans advance
Friday, 09 January 2026 12:29
China's space sector completed 93 orbital launch missions in 2025, the highest annual total the nation has recorded.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the main State-owned contractor, closed out the year on Dec 31 with a Long March 7A launch from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan that placed two technology demonstration satellites into orbit. The company conducte The electrifying science behind Martian dust
Friday, 09 January 2026 12:29
Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an energetic and electrically charged environment where dust storms and dust devils continually reshape the landscape, creating dynamic processes that have intrigued scientists. Tiangong science program delivers data surge
Friday, 09 January 2026 12:29
Chinese astronauts and ground-based science teams completed 86 new scientific and technological tasks on the Tiangong space station in 2025, underscoring the outpost's expanding role in research, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said that in 2025 a total of 1,179 kilograms of experimental instruments, materials, and other necessities for science and technology mission