ESA Discovery and Preparation has launched a new podcast series highlighting the innovative space technologies being developed through its activities.

Japan is a lion in kittens’ clothing. In both land area and population, it pales in comparison to the likes of the United States, China, India, Brazil, and Russia.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Spire Global Inc and Planet Labs PBC have each reported new satellite deployments on SpaceXs Transporter 15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, expanding commercial constellations focused on Earth observation, weather, and radio frequency data. Planet confirmed that its AI enabled high resolution Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites reached orbit alongside 36 Sup

Bremen, Germany (AFP) Nov 27, 2025
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space. The ESA also approved a plan to bolster defence cooperation and laid out plans for scientific space missions at a ministerial council meeting in the German city of Bremen. The agency's 23 m

Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
As AI models are accused of stealing the world's creativity, a deeper view emerges: life, culture - and now machines - all run on ceaseless pattern-copying, much like an extreme, accelerated form of reading. The real novelty is that humans invented the idea of "Plagiarism" with a capital P.

Providence RI (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. But melting ice sheets don't affect sea level and temperatures in the same way everywhere. In a new study, our team of scientists investigated how ice melting in Antarctica affects global climate

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Sivers Semiconductors AB has entered a $1.5 million contract with Doosan Corporation to jointly develop scalable electronically steerable array (ESA) antenna panels for Ka-band satellite communications. The agreement will support the design and development of ESA systems using Sivers' upcoming Ka-band SATCOM beamforming integrated circuits (BFICs). These advanced BFICs, designed for multi-

The Baiknour pad used for the launch of the latest crew to the ISS has sustained damage, raising questions about its ability to support upcoming missions to the station.

The Italian programme IRIDE, which provides public sector services based on data from its fleet of Earth observation constellations, has added eight satellites to its second constellation, Eaglet II.