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January 05, 2026
MARSDAILY
Curiosity's Nevado Sajama postcard captures Mars on the eve of conjunction



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
From its perch on a rugged ridge in Gale Crater, NASA's Curiosity rover has stitched together a holiday postcard that doubles as a science panorama, framing the Nevado Sajama drill site against a hazy Martian sky. The scene merges two Mastcam mosaics taken on Nov. 18, 2025 - late afternoon on sol 4722 and early morning on sol 4723 - then tinted in cool blues and warm golds to emphasize changing light, shadows, and atmospheric dust across the crater rim and distant buttes. The ridge where Curiosity ... read more

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MOON DAILY
Danish Mani mission to chart lunar terrain in 3D
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
The University of Copenhagen will lead Denmark's first lunar mission, a European Space Agency project that will map the Moon's surface in three dimensions to support future landings and base constru ... more
EXO WORLDS
Joint ground- and space-based observations reveal Saturn-mass rogue planet
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
Simultaneous ground- and space-based observations of a newly discovered free-floating planet have enabled direct measurement of its mass and distance from Earth, according to a new study. The findin ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Galileo satellites ride Ariane 6 to boost Europe navigation resilience
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
On 17 December, two Galileo satellites lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, marking the 14th launch dedicated to Europe's Galileo constellation and ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war
Seoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media said Monday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
TanDEM X marks 15 years mapping Earth in 3D
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Exactly 15 years ago, in December 2010, the German TanDEM-X mission began routine radar imaging of Earth to produce a global digital elevation model, launching a long-running Earth observation progr ... more
SPACEWAR
Anysignal raises 24 million Series A to advance autonomous RF sensing for space and national security
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Anysignal has raised 24 million dollars in a Series A financing round to expand development of autonomous radio frequency sensing technology aimed at mission critical space and national security app ... more
MILTECH
Cyviz awarded two classified NATO defense contracts for mission critical visualization systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Cyviz, a provider of immersive visualization systems and collaborative mission operations platforms, has been awarded two classified defense contracts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization aimed ... more
MILPLEX
MDA Space partners with Canada defence department and Telesat to deliver next generation military satcom
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
MDA Space has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Canadian Department of National Defence and satellite operator Telesat to deliver advanced military satellite communications capabilit ... more

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TECH SPACE
Planet delivers first light image from Pelican 6 satellite capturing Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Planet Labs has released the first light image from its Pelican 6 Earth imaging satellite, highlighting Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China, and demonstrating the new spacecraft's im ... more
EXO WORLDS
Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
London, UK (SPX) (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that current evidence about consciousness is too limited to determine whether artificial intelligence becomes conscious, and that a reliable test for mac ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Hydrogen peroxide thruster qualifies for ESA launcher attitude control
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Many launchers and satellites rely on separate propulsion systems for major orbital maneuvers and for attitude control, with the latter provided by compact reaction control thrusters that steer and ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ESA reaches new benchmark in autonomous formation flying
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
ESA reports that its Proba-3 mission has achieved autonomous formation flying in orbit with millimetre-level precision. Ian Carnelli, ESA Head of Systems Department, stated: "Proba-3 proves th ... more
UAV NEWS
RTX radar selected to support autonomous X 62A fighter testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Raytheon has received a U.S. Air Force contract to integrate its PhantomStrike radar on the autonomous X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft, or VISTA, a modified F-16D Block 30 test air ... more
UAV NEWS
DLR completes ground roll tests of HAP alpha uncrewed high altitude solar aircraft
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
The German Aerospace Center has successfully completed ground roll tests of HAP alpha, an uncrewed high altitude solar powered aircraft designed to operate in the lower stratosphere for extended per ... more
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SPACEWAR
SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
The Space Development Agency has selected four contractor teams to build and operate 72 Tracking Layer satellites for Tranche 3 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture in low Earth orbit, ... more
SPACEWAR
Muon Space secures Direct to Phase II award for SDA missile warning and tracking mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Muon Space has secured a Direct to Phase II award to support the Space Development Agency's missile warning and tracking mission, advancing the company's role in developing space based sensing capab ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Australian team maps quantum error memory over time
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
A collaboration led by Macquarie University has reconstructed how errors develop and spread inside working quantum computers, revealing that noise can link events across time rather than appearing a ... more
EXO WORLDS
Hubble pinpoints asteroid smash ups in nearby Fomalhaut system
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
In a historical milestone, catastrophic collisions in a nearby planetary system were witnessed for the first time by astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. As they observed the brigh ... more
TIME AND SPACE
SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
Launched in March 2025, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky, capturing data in 102 distinct wavelengths that are invisible to human eyes but common ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Fly through Webbs cosmic vistas celebrates four years of James Webb discoveries
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2025
On the fourth launch anniversary of the NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope, the European Space Agency has released a 43 minute fly through video built from many of Webbs best known images, pres ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Satellite and model fusion boosts China solar radiation forecasts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025
The intermittent output of solar power creates challenges for grid operators who must keep supply and demand in balance. Traditional numerical weather prediction models often handle cloud initializa ... more
TECH SPACE
India space agency launches its heaviest satellite
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 24, 2025
India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride" for the space sector. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Space-traveled mouse gives birth as China names pioneering "flying mice" crew
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025
Of the four mice that recently flew aboard China's space station, one female has now given birth to healthy offspring on Earth, in a mission that also saw the public help name the pioneering "flying ... more
RAY GUNS
Israeli air force deploys first laser interception system
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 28, 2025
Israel's defence ministry said on Sunday it had deployed a new "Iron Beam" laser system for the air force to intercept aerial threats. ... more
SPACEWAR
Iran says launches three satellites into space from Russia
Tehran (AFP) Dec 28, 2025
Iran launched three domestically built observation satellites into space from Russia on Sunday, state television reported, marking a new step for Tehran's space programme despite Western sanctions. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 29, 2025
The global space sector is entering a phase of large-scale satellite constellations and expanded human lunar activity, driving a sharp increase in demand for access to orbit. Within the next two dec ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025
China conducted the debut flight of the Long March 12A carrier rocket on Tuesday, with the launch mission succeeding while the recovery attempt ended in failure. A 70.4-meter-high Long March 1 ... more
MARSDAILY
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2025
As we all prepare for the holiday season here on Earth, we have been planning a few last activities before Curiosity and the team of scientists and engineers take a well-deserved, extended break. Th ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar dust model maps how charged grains stick to spacecraft
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025
Researchers from Beijing Institute of Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a theoretical model that links electrostatic forces and contac ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA team presses MAVEN recovery before Mars solar conjunction
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025
NASA engineers continue attempts to regain contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter, which last communicated with Earth on Dec. 6. Working with the Deep Space Network, the team is uplinking recovery comm ... more
MARSDAILY
Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple 'Hazyview'
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025
While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a rare opportunity to examine processes that are still shaping the surface ... more
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