January 05, 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

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

Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A multinational research team led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway has identified the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on Earth during the Ocean Census Arctic Deep - EXTREME24 expedition, d ... 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

Terran Orbital to build satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Terran Orbital has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 Tracking Layer within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architectur ... more

Spatiotemporal resilience model targets IoT unmanned fleets Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 Researchers from Zhengzhou University, the University of Kent, and City University of Hong Kong have developed a framework to evaluate and optimize the spatiotemporal resilience of Internet of Thing ... more NASA and Boeing advance control strategies for flexible long span airliner wings Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 The airliners of coming decades may feature long, slender wings that change the look of commercial aircraft while improving ride quality and cutting fuel use. Those high aspect ratio wings pro ... more Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Alen Space has completed the first demonstrator pilot campaign of VDES technology using its SATMAR satellite over the Bay of Algeciras in southern Spain. Over the past week, the company worked with ... more OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 OPERA the Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis project was created in 2021 at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory to supply federal agencies with satellite products that mat ... more Neural network sharpens satellite ocean color in complex coastal waters Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A recent study presents ACA-SIM, an atmospheric correction algorithm that uses satellite-in situ matchup data and neural networks to improve ocean color retrievals over coastal waters. The approach ... 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 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 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 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-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