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Thursday, 12 February 2026 23:50
UK space firm Skyrora explores buying assets of struggling rival Orbex
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Friday, 13 February 2026 02:10
Vulcan rocket launch suffers fiery booster issue but makes it to space, company says
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
JUNO VR system brings detector events into immersive 3D space
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
Researchers working on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment have developed a Unity-based virtual reality system that immersively visualizes detector geometry and event information. The new framework is designed to overcome the limitations of traditional visualization tools and provide a three-dimensional, interactive view of complex neutrino detector data.
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Researchers working on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment have developed a Unity-based virtual reality system that immersively visualizes detector geometry and event information. The new framework is designed to overcome the limitations of traditional visualization tools and provide a three-dimensional, interactive view of complex neutrino detector data.
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
AST SpaceMobile deploys record low orbit cellular array on BlueBird 6
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
AST SpaceMobile has completed the unfolding of its next generation BlueBird 6 satellite, deploying what it describes as the largest commercial communications array antenna yet placed in low Earth orbit. The Midland, Texas based company is developing a space based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly with everyday smartphones for commercial and government users.
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AST SpaceMobile has completed the unfolding of its next generation BlueBird 6 satellite, deploying what it describes as the largest commercial communications array antenna yet placed in low Earth orbit. The Midland, Texas based company is developing a space based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly with everyday smartphones for commercial and government users.
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
Swift observatory changes operations ahead of planned orbit reboost
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
NASA has adjusted operations of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to reduce atmospheric drag and prepare the spacecraft for a planned orbit-raising mission. On Feb. 11 the mission team temporarily suspended most science activities so controllers can keep the satellite in an orientation that minimizes drag and slows its gradual loss of altitude.
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NASA has adjusted operations of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to reduce atmospheric drag and prepare the spacecraft for a planned orbit-raising mission. On Feb. 11 the mission team temporarily suspended most science activities so controllers can keep the satellite in an orientation that minimizes drag and slows its gradual loss of altitude.
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
Debris disc oddities point to hidden outer planets
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
Astronomers have obtained some of the most detailed images yet of debris discs around fully formed, so called teenage planetary systems, and say the irregular structures they see could reveal the presence of hidden outer planets.
The study used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to image 24 debris discs made of dust, gas and rocks orbiting stars in systems bet
Astronomers have obtained some of the most detailed images yet of debris discs around fully formed, so called teenage planetary systems, and say the irregular structures they see could reveal the presence of hidden outer planets.
The study used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to image 24 debris discs made of dust, gas and rocks orbiting stars in systems bet
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
Hydrogen sulfide detected in distant gas giant exoplanets for the first time
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
Hydrogen sulfide is what makes rotten eggs stink. But the discovery of this gas in the atmospheres of four distant, Jupiter-like planets is turning heads for a pleasant reason: It solves the mystery of how some gas giants form. The discovery, made by UCLA and University of California San Diego astronomers, marks the first time that hydrogen sulfide has been detected in a distant gas giant outsid
Hydrogen sulfide is what makes rotten eggs stink. But the discovery of this gas in the atmospheres of four distant, Jupiter-like planets is turning heads for a pleasant reason: It solves the mystery of how some gas giants form. The discovery, made by UCLA and University of California San Diego astronomers, marks the first time that hydrogen sulfide has been detected in a distant gas giant outsid
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
Titan may have formed in a giant impact between ancient Saturn moons
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
Recent modeling work suggests that Saturns largest moon, Titan, may be the product of a violent collision between two earlier moons rather than a relic left over from the systems formation. In this scenario, a large Proto Titan and a smaller Proto Hyperion merged in a giant impact that reshaped Titan, erased many of its impact craters, and helped set up the conditions that later produced Saturns
Recent modeling work suggests that Saturns largest moon, Titan, may be the product of a violent collision between two earlier moons rather than a relic left over from the systems formation. In this scenario, a large Proto Titan and a smaller Proto Hyperion merged in a giant impact that reshaped Titan, erased many of its impact craters, and helped set up the conditions that later produced Saturns
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Friday, 13 February 2026 05:38
ESA signs Ramses spacecraft and cubesat deals for Apophis flyby
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
On 10 February 2026 the European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB Italia to develop the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, known as Ramses, securing the next phase of Europes dedicated mission to asteroid Apophis ahead of its close Earth flyby in 2029. Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the near-Earth asteroid before its rare encounter with our planet, providing detailed
On 10 February 2026 the European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB Italia to develop the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, known as Ramses, securing the next phase of Europes dedicated mission to asteroid Apophis ahead of its close Earth flyby in 2029. Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the near-Earth asteroid before its rare encounter with our planet, providing detailed
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Mars' "Young" Volcanoes Were More Complex Than Scientists Once Thought
Boulder CO USA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully understand how volcanoes work, scientists study the volcanic products that erupt at the surface, which can reveal the hidden magmatic systems feeding volcanic activity.
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What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully understand how volcanoes work, scientists study the volcanic products that erupt at the surface, which can reveal the hidden magmatic systems feeding volcanic activity.
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