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NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA is preparing for a new phase in hypersonic aviation by funding industry studies aimed at expanding flight test capabilities for reusable airbreathing vehicles that can cruise at several times t ... more  
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  
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 
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 |
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Martian toxin found to toughen microbe built bricksSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not survive easily on Mars, where the soil contains toxic perchlorate salts at levels that can reach about 1 percent by weight. Researchers at the Indian Institute ... more 
Perseverance rover completes landmark AI guided trek across Jezero rimLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has completed the first AI planned drives ever carried out on another planet, using a vision capable generative AI system to map out safe routes across the rim of Jeze ... more 
Artemis II teams step through full-scale launch rehearsal at KennedyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 The countdown for NASA's Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a key test before the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rock ... 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 |
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Einstein effect clears planets from tight double star systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Of the more than 4,500 stars known to have planets, one puzzling statistic stands out. Even though nearly all stars are expected to have planets and most stars form in pairs, planets that orbit both ... more |
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Engineered microbes use light to build new moleculesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Researchers are developing new ways to reprogram the cellular machinery of microbes such as yeast and bacteria so they can manufacture useful products for medicine and industry. A team at the Carl R ... more  
Gravitational wave triad puts relativity under intense scrutinyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 An international team working within the LIGO Virgo KAGRA collaboration has used the exceptionally clear gravitational wave signal GW250114 to carry out some of the most precise tests yet of Einstei ... more 
AI framework links gravitational waves and radio afterglowsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 When two neutron stars collide, they generate gravitational waves and light across the electromagnetic spectrum, from intense gamma ray flashes to faint radio signals that can persist for years. The ... more 
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weatherWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 NASA on Friday pushed back the earliest date that astronauts could fly to the Moon, due to forecasts of freezing temperatures at the Florida launch site. ... more |
 
Airspan 5G platform selected for Space Compass high altitude maritime networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has announced that it will deploy a 5G Air-to-Ground communications system for Space Compass's High-Altitude Platform Station, creating a new capability for maritime do ... more
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Smartphone kit offers low cost on site radiation dose checksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Prompt, individual dose assessment is a critical part of protecting people after large scale nuclear or radiological incidents, but traditional dosimetry relies on expensive instruments or laborator ... 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  
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  
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 |
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 
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imageryMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have signed a new agreement to commercialize imagery and applications from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites, reinforcing their long standing cooperation in the ... more  
Lockheed Martin launches ninth GPS III satellite to boost secure navigationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Lockheed Martin's ninth Global Positioning System III satellite has reached orbit, adding new resilience and security to the GPS constellation that underpins both military operations and critical ci ... more 
China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Galactic Energy has opened Chinas 2026 commercial launch campaign with a pre dawn sea based mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on January 17, extending the companys record of frequent small satel ... more |
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NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry GrowthMoffett Field Ca (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth's atmos ... more 
Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Rocket Lab Corporation has completed its 81st Electron mission, successfully deploying an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and marking i ... more 
New clues to Mars habitability in discovery of ancient beachLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 New findings from NASAs Perseverance rover have revealed evidence of wave-formed beaches and rocks altered by subsurface water in a Martian crater that once held a vast lake - considerably expanding ... more 
Quark wakes reveal early universe plasma flowed like a liquidLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 In its first instants, the universe formed a searing quark gluon plasma in which quarks and gluons moved at near light speed before cooling to build the protons and neutrons that dominate matter tod ... more |
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Radio view of rare supernova tracks dying star's final decadeCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 As from a rare kind of stellar explosion known as a Type Ibn supernova, giving them an unusually detailed look at the final decade in the life of a massive star before it died. The observations capt ... more |
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SES to extend EGNOS GEO 1 payload service for precise navigation over Europe through 2030Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 SES and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme have extended the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service GEO 1 satellite service agreement through 2030, with an option to prolon ... more  
Balerion backs Northwood to tackle ground bottlenecks in expanding space economyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Balerion Space Ventures has made a strategic investment in Northwood Space's 100 million dollar Series B funding round, targeting what it sees as a critical bottleneck in the emerging space economy: ... more  
Leonardo DRS infrared payloads selected for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Leonardo DRS has been awarded a subcontract to deliver advanced infrared mission payloads for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 3, expanding space-based support for the U.S. miss ... more 
NASA advances space based tracking of marine debrisLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Detergent bottles and other litter can travel thousands of miles across the ocean before washing up on remote islands like Kaho'olawe in Hawaii, highlighting how persistent plastic pollution has bec ... more |
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