January 03, 2026

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 ha ... more

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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