January 07, 2026

Third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation radar satellite enters service ramp-up Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 The third satellite in the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation radar constellation has been launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon 9 for the Italian Space Agency and t ... more

Nullschool launches new mobile app for popular Earth weather platform Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Cameron Beccario, creator of the global weather visualization site earth.nullschool.net, has created a new company called Nullschool Technologies to support the platform's operation and development ... more

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How College Students Really Afford Rent And Groceries Now Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Many college students say that rent and basic food costs feel harder to manage than any other part of school. It's not unusual for students to work, budget, and still feel short at the end of the month. ... more

Hubble confirms dark starless relic cloud near galaxy M94 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 A team using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has identified a new type of astronomical object, a starless gas-rich dark-matter cloud considered a relic of early galaxy formation and nicknamed "Cloud-9 ... more

Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet program Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace in which a company F-104 aircraft carried an advanced propulsion test vehicle on multiple flights at supersoni ... more

Momentus to flight test 3D printed fuel tank on Vigoride 7 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Momentus Inc. has developed an additively manufactured metal fuel tank that will undergo flight testing on the companys Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle in orbit. The tank, produced in collaborati ... more

Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars Houston TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing. Using a climate model adapted for Martian conditions, a team of researchers ... more

ALMA views giant dusty disk in Gomezs Hamburger with signs of early giant planet formation Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ALMA have identified the earliest phases of giant planet formation inside the dense layers of gas and dust in the nearly edge-on di ... more

Chinese astronauts hone extreme cave survival skills Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Twenty-eight astronauts and trainees have completed China's first cave-survival training program, a nearly monthlong exercise run by the Astronaut Center of China in Chongqing's Wulong district. ... more Hubble tracks Betelgeuse companion carving dense wake in giant star atmosphere Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with ground-based observatories, astronomers have traced how Betelgeuse's recently identified companion star, Siwarha, disturbs gas in the red supergiant's extend ... more Solar probes follow hyperactive sunspot region through three full rotations Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 The sun rotates about once every 28 days, so active regions on its surface are usually visible from Earth for only around two weeks before they move out of view behind the limb. Ioannis Kontogiannis ... more Rogue planet mass pinned down for the first time Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Peking University, January 2, 2026: A coordinated observation campaign using space- and ground-based telescopes has yielded the first precise mass measurement of a rogue planet, confirming that one ... 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 What Makes Air Refrigeration Safer for Food Storage Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Food businesses rely on cold rooms and process chillers to keep products safe from farm to fork. When cooling systems fail or behave unpredictably, the result can be spoilage, recalls, or subtle quality drift that emerges only when products reach consumers. ... more Hunga eruption reshaped stratospheric water and ozone with limited climate cooling Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new international assessment details how the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific altered the stratosphere, atmospheric chemistry, and radiation while ... more 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 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