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January 06, 2026
EARTH OBSERVATION
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 the Italian Ministry of Defense, extending Italy's dual-use Earth observation capability. Built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, and operated in orbit by Telespazio, the satellite joins a system designed to support both civilian and defense users with X-band synthetic- ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
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
SPACEMART
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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
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
ROCKET SCIENCE
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
TECH SPACE
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
MARSDAILY
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
EXO WORLDS
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
MOON DAILY
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

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
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 SCIENCE
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
EXO WORLDS
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
MOON DAILY
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
TECH SPACE
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
SHAKE AND BLOW
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
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MARSDAILY
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
EXO WORLDS
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
ROCKET SCIENCE
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
ROCKET SCIENCE
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
EXO WORLDS
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
TECH SPACE
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
SPACEWAR
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
UAV NEWS
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
AEROSPACE
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
EARTH OBSERVATION
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
EARTH OBSERVATION
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
WATER WORLD
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
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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
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
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
SOLAR SCIENCE
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
TECH SPACE
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 MEDICINE
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
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