NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a cold-flow test campaign of the first flight reactor engineering development unit since the 1960s.
Teams at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center NASA and GE run hybrid jet engine test toward commercial flight
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside a Cincinnati area facility in December looked like standard hardware. For NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up for a demonstration, it represented a hybrid engine performing at a level that could potentially power an airliner.
The engine, tested at GE Aerospace's Peebles Test Operation site in Ohio, is a modifi New European Infrared Sounder Maps Atmosphere In Three Dimensions
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
The first images from Europe s pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled at the EU Space Conference in Brussels, marking a significant advance in observing the atmosphere in three dimensions ahead of severe weather.
The new data come from the Infrared Sounder instrument on Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1, the first European geostationary satellite to carry a hyperspectra Webb sharpens view of dark matter shaping the cosmos
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
Scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of the dark matter that threads through the Universe, revealing how this invisible component has guided the formation of galaxies, stars and planets over cosmic time.
The new map, created with observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and published in Nature Astronomy, traces dark matter in a region of sky in the constellation Se How Bitcoin Took Casino Gaming To A Different Dimension
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
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Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:17
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Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10:00
Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear
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What ‘commercial space’ really means depends on who’s buying — and why
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 08:25
New study finds the label “commercial” masks sharp differences in risk, ownership and policy goals
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SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 07:47
Mission marks third consecutive GPS launch reassigned from ULA to SpaceX
Exotrail and Astroscale France join forces to build deorbiting capability for LEO
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 06:00
BRUSSELS — Exotrail, a French company specializing in multi-orbit satellite mobility and focused on LEO service vehicles, together with Astroscale France, the French subsidiary of the Japan-based on-orbit servicing company, announced Jan.
Watch live: Crew-12 news conference
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 05:45
Tune in on Friday, 30 January from 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET (11:00 EST) to watch the mission overview press conference, followed at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET (13:00 EST) by the final press conference of the Crew-12 astronauts as they prepare to launch to the International Space Station for a nine-month mission — live on ESA Web TV.
NOAA solar observatory reaches Lagrange point 1
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 04:18
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest space weather observatory has reached Lagrange point 1.
Budget remains tight for scaled-back GeoXO program
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 02:56
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is keeping close tabs on the cost of the next generation of geostationary weather satellites.
EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 00:36
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s new government satellite communications program, GOVSATCOM, which pools capacity from eight already on-orbit geosynchronous satellites, began operations last week, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said Jan.