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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 missions, could impact ISS launchWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday its next crew rotation to the International Space Station could be delayed after SpaceX announced it was grounding flights of its Falcon 9 rocket to investigate an unspecified issue. ... more  
Voyager outlines infrastructure-led roadmap for long-term US lunar presenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Voyager Technologies has launched a strategic lunar initiative designed to align with the White House Securing American Space Superiority executive order and to reinforce United States leadership be ... more  
ESA adjusts Cluster orbits for rare twin reentry campaignParis, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 When satellites fall back to Earth, most of their structure burns up in the atmosphere, but engineers still lack detailed data on how real spacecraft actually break apart during reentry and which co ... more  
Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Muon Space is entering a new phase of operational scale as it moves from discrete missions to sustained, multi-mission satellite constellation deployment for government and commercial customers. ... more |
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Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more  
Experts warn of urgent need to address human reproduction risks in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 As commercial spaceflight moves closer to routine operations and missions extend in duration, a new expert report argues that reproductive health in space has shifted from a theoretical concern to a ... more  
KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platformBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 KSAT is introducing a new platform that provides space based maritime situational awareness by combining its global satellite ground network and maritime services with AI powered analytics developed ... more 
Space Force stands up SPACEFOR-NORTH for homeland missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 The U.S. Space Force has activated U.S. Space Forces Northern as its newest component field command, positioning space capabilities more directly in support of the homeland defense mission at Peters ... more |
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Lockheed ramps up THAAD interceptor output with new framework deal and Camden facilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Lockheed Martin has signed a new framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War that aims to quadruple annual production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors from 96 to 4 ... more |
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DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system to protect commercial shipping and naval logistic ... more  
NASA Libera payload completes testing for future Earth energy tracking missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA's Libera Earth energy instrument has completed a full campaign of environmental testing and is now ready for delivery to its host satellite, marking a major milestone for the agency's long term ... more 
NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi DeltaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new radar image from the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite shows how the mission can see through cloud cover to reveal surface features across the Mississippi River Delta region in southeastern Loui ... more  
Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engineBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Deep underground, microbial communities living on rock surfaces are emerging as powerful but largely overlooked drivers of groundwater chemistry and carbon storage. A team from the Cluster of Excell ... more |
 
Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sinkBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 A sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team led by geochemist Dr Torben Struve from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, with evidence of an unexpecte ... more
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Sentinel 1 maps reveal flexible crust beneath Tibetan PlateauParis, France (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new analysis of satellite and ground data over the Tibetan Plateau indicates that Earths tectonic plates in this region behave far less rigidly than long assumed, with major fault zones acting as ... more  
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco USA (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centers, a statement said on Monday. ... more  
Flat dark matter sheet solves local galaxy motion puzzleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Astronomers have used advanced computer simulations to show that the matter distribution just beyond the Local Group is organized in a vast, flattened structure of dark matter that extends tens of m ... more |
NTU Singapore boosts agile space access with trio of new projectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is launching three new space projects under Singapore's Space Technology Development Programme, a national initiative to accelerate the commercialisation ... more 
Crew 12 set for Dragon launch to Station in FebruaryParis, France (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A four person international crew is preparing to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than Wednesday 11 February, riding a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space La ... more  
Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applicationsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Unless they work in particle physics or a related discipline, most people are unlikely to have encountered muons, elementary particles that resemble electrons but are around 200 times heavier and in ... more  
NASAs IMAP Begins Primary Science MissionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 NASAs IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) began its two-year primary science mission on Feb. 1 to explore and map the boundaries of our heliosphere - the protective bubble created by ... more |
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Dragon spacecraft gears up for crew 12 arrival and station science workLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 The Expedition 74 crew has opened the week with preparations for the arrival of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission while keeping the International Space Station supplied and its science hardware in worki ... more 
MDA Space and Hanwha target Korean K-LEO defense networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 MDA Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanwha Systems to pursue collaboration on Korea's planned sovereign Low Earth Orbit K-LEO defense constellation, targeting enhanced military c ... more 
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern MozambiqueLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Weeks of intense rain in December and January swelled rivers and overwhelmed key reservoirs in southern Mozambique, sending floodwaters across broad floodplains and into heavily populated areas alon ... more  
Tethered orbital data centers aim to power AI with solar energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Penn Engineers have proposed a solar-powered orbital data center architecture that could scale to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence computing without drawing electricity from terrestri ... more |
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The Perception War: How Artemis II Could Win the Race Without LandingNew York NY (SPX) Jan 31, 2026 As NASA counts down toward humanity's first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century, a question beyond engineering is taking shape: Can a flight that never touches the surface still define who "wins" the Second Moon Race? ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin to 'pause' space tourism to focus on Moon effortsNew York (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin said Friday it would temporarily pause flights of its space tourism rocket to focus more resources on its lunar ambitions. ... more  
Lab made cosmic dust experiment reveals paths to life chemistrySydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 A PhD candidate at the University of Sydney has recreated a small slice of cosmic chemistry in the laboratory by manufacturing carbon rich dust under conditions that mimic space. Working in the Scho ... more 
Survey of 80 near Earth asteroids sharpens view of their origins and risksTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Near Earth asteroids are small bodies whose orbits cross or come close to Earth, making them key tracers of Solar System formation and evolution as well as potential impact hazards for our planet. ... more 
NASA books fifth Axiom private astronaut flight to space stationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA has ordered a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station from Axiom Space, targeting a launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Flor ... more |
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