NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 08:50Verifying that you are not a bot
Magnetic avalanches power solar flares, finds Solar Orbiter
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 07:00
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered that a solar flare is triggered by initially weak disturbances that quickly become more violent. This rapidly evolving process creates a ‘sky’ of raining plasma blobs that continue to fall even after the flare subsides.
Legs made for a Mars landing
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 06:50
To land on the right foot on the Red Planet, European engineers have been dropping a skeleton of the four-legged ExoMars descent module at various speeds and heights on simulated martian surfaces.
SunRISE SmallSats ace tests, moving closer to launch
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 21:09Verifying that you are not a bot
Defense appropriations bill for 2026 funds Space Force at $26 billion, presses Pentagon on Golden Dome
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 21:05
‘Minibus’ shifts money to GPS, backs commercial services and cuts proposed MILNET constellation
Space Foundation to Host Innovate Space: Finance Forum in Partnership With Texas Space Commission
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 20:21
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 15, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced it will host Innovate Space: Finance […]
Webb reveals Helix Nebula in glistening detail
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 14:00
Image:
Helix Nebula (NIRCam image) Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes 3 New Associate Members
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 14:00
Smoke plumes from Chile wildfires seen by Sentinel-3
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 13:03
Image:
This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 18 January 2026, shows clouds of smoke from wildfires on the coast of Chile. Free warnings, better catalogs: the real fix for space safety
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 13:00
A one-line change in the Dec. 18, 2025 Executive Order, Ensuring American Space Superiority, reopened a debate: should the United States charge satellite operators for basic space situational awareness (SSA) and civil space traffic coordination (STC) services? The order revised SPD-3 by removing the expectation that these services be provided “free of direct user fees,” […]
Washington Harbour expands space investments with ground services acquisition
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 13:00
The firm acquired Radome Services, which was rebranded as Outpost Mission Services to anchor a roll-up strategy in space ground services
Sodern to produce star trackers in Colorado
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 11:45
Sodern, a French manufacturer of star trackers and cameras, is expanding into the United States with a new production facility in Colorado.
Gilmour Space raises $146 million
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 10:34
Australian launch vehicle and satellite manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies has raised its largest funding round to date to scale up rocket and spacecraft production.
