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NASA rolls Moon rocket off launchpad for repairsWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 25, 2026 NASA on Wednesday was rolling its towering Moon rocket back to its hangar for repairs, after windows for liftoff were pushed back over technical issues. ... more  
NASA astronaut who required evacuation from ISS 'doing very well'New York (AFP) Feb 25, 2026 The astronaut who faced a health issue prompting the first-ever medical evacuation in International Space Station history is 'doing very well,' he said in a statement issued by NASA on Wednesday. ... more  
Chang'e-6 farside samples reshape lunar impact historyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute, and collaborating institutions have used samples f ... more 
Superconducting thruster cuts power and mass for space propulsionSingapore (SDX) Feb 25, 2026 Small satellites have become attractive for space missions because they offer low cost and flexibility, but their growth has been limited by the lack of compact, efficient propulsion systems that wo ... more |
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Prometheus starts work on new Indiana solid rocket motor campusNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 Prometheus Energetics LLC has begun construction of a new solid rocket motor manufacturing campus in Bloomfield, Indiana, marking a key step in the companys plan to expand domestic energetics produc ... more 
NASA prepares Artemis II rocket for rollback after upper stage issueNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 Weather permitting, NASA plans to move the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off Launch Pad 39B at the agency Kennedy Space Center in Florida as soon as Tuesday, Feb 24. ... more 
Lithium trace in upper air linked to Falcon 9 rocket breakupNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 A plume of lithium pollution detected in the upper atmosphere in February 2025 has now been directly linked to the uncontrolled re-entry of a Falcon 9 rocket stage. Researchers report that this even ... more 
NASA delivers harsh assessment of botched Boeing Starliner test flightWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 NASA on Thursday blamed what it called engineering vulnerabilities in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft along with internal agency mistakes in a sharply critical report assessing a botched mission that left two astronauts stranded in space. ... more |
 Australian hypersonic test flight window announced 
Hypersonica completes milestone hypersonic missile flight test in NorwayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Hypersonica has completed its first hypersonic test flight at Andoya Space in Norway, marking what the company describes as a major step toward a European sovereign hypersonic strike capability by 2 ... more 
NASA teams set for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsalSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 NASA is preparing for the second wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft ahead of the Artemis II test flight, targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the day to load prope ... more |
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Smart Dragon 3 rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from sea platformTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 China has launched a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from a sea based platform off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong province, placing seven satellites into orbit on Thursday afternoon. Liftof ... more 
UK space firm Skyrora explores buying assets of struggling rival OrbexLondon (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 British company Skyrora, which designs and builds rockets to carry small satellites into space, announced Thursday it could acquire 'select' assets from its stricken rival Orbex, including its spaceport in Scotland. ... more  
UAE extends Mars probe mission until 2028Dubai (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would extend its Mars probe mission, now in its fifth year, for an additional three, underlining the oil-rich state's space ambitions. ... more 
Perseverance rover now self-locates precisely on MarsNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 NASA's Perseverance rover can now determine its exact position on Mars without relying on ground teams, using a new system called Mars Global Localization that compares navigation camera panoramas t ... more |
 Mars relay orbiter seen as backbone for future exploration 
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More SciencePasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2026 The results from our first visit to the 'Nevado Sajama' drill location were intriguing enough to motivate our return to do a deeper dive into the minerals and compounds locked in this rock with SAM ... more 
NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issuesWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 21, 2026 NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Saturday ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. ... more |
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Rare lensed supernova offers new route to measure cosmic expansionLondon (SDX) Feb 25, 2026 That the universe is expanding has been known for almost a century, but its exact rate of expansion remains one of cosmology's most hotly debated questions. A team from the Technical University of M ... more  
Ganymede aurora study links moon and Earth space weatherLondon (SDX) Feb 25, 2026 New observations of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, reveal that its auroras share detailed structural similarities with auroras on Earth, suggesting that the physical processes that generate these ... more  
Seafloor weathering may explain ancient global glaciation puzzleNew York (SDX) Feb 25, 2026 In Earth history, a few episodes stand out for their extreme cold, when geologic evidence indicates that ice covered the planet from pole to pole during so-called Snowball Earth events. These episod ... more  
AST SpaceMobile wins SDA HALO Europa contract for direct to device tactical linksNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 AST SpaceMobile has secured a prime contract worth about 30 million dollars with the United States Space Development Agency for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program under the Hybrid Acqui ... more |
 
Record LOFAR Radio Sky Map Charts Millions Of Growing Black HolesLondon (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 An international team using the Low Frequency Array has released the most detailed low frequency radio map of the sky so far, revealing 13.7 million cosmic radio sources and delivering an unpreceden ... more 
Open source microscope enables low cost live cell imaging in zero gravityNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 As space agencies advance plans for human missions to the Moon and Mars, researchers are working to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells over time. A team led by Newcastle Univ ... more 
Webb maps Uranus upper atmosphere in 3DLondon (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 A Northumbria University PhD student has led an international collaboration to construct the first three-dimensional view of Uranus upper atmosphere, showing how the planet's unusual magnetic field ... more  
Simple collapse may build cosmic snowman worldsNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 Astronomers have puzzled over why many icy worlds in the distant Kuiper Belt look like snowmen, with two round lobes joined together. New work from Michigan State University points to a surprisingly ... more |
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AI-driven solar model aims to extend space weather warningsNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 New research by Southwest Research Institute and the National Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research has produced a new tool that could eventually extend space weather forecas ... more  
Stellar rotation drives deep mixing in ageing red giant starsNew York (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 Advances in supercomputing have enabled astronomers to resolve a long-standing problem in stellar evolution: how changes in the chemical composition at the centers of red giant stars connect to the ... more  
India chases 'DeepSeek moment' with homegrown AI modelsNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 20, 2026 Fledgling Indian artificial intelligence companies showcased homegrown technologies this week at a major summit in New Delhi, underpinning big dreams of becoming a global AI power. ... more  
Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first timeParis, France (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments. ... more |
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