This is the iconic Ring nebula, as seen by combining 4 images from the WEAVE/LIFU instrument on the William Herschel Telescope in the Canary Islands, Spain. The never-before-seen “bar” across
View larger. | Quantum computers and exoplanets: This is the Webb space telescope’s view of the 4 young, colorful, giant exoplanets in the HR 8799 system, 130 light-years away. A
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the view over Valles Marineris, aka the Grand Canyon of Mars. Researchers have found new evidence for an ancient Mars ocean within the canyon.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is closing in on its first contractor selections for a next-generation geostationary surveillance program that could reshape how the Pentagon buys some of its
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Brazilian government agency will launch an Earth observation satellite on a Vega C rocket, working with a launch broker rather than contracting directly with Avio. Brazil’s
WASHINGTON — Northwood Space, a California-based maker of phased-array ground stations, announced Jan. 27 it raised $100 million in Series B funding as government and commercial operators look for ways
The United States cannot beat China without accelerating digital transformation: cloud-native services, edge computing, AI/ML-driven autonomy, software-defined payloads, zero-trust cybersecurity, network maneuver and automated DevSecOps pipelines. Digital transformation drives the
WASHINGTON — Starfish Space has won a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deorbit satellites in a missile-tracking and communications constellation, evidence that deorbiting services are moving into
French startup Latitude is aiming to launch its Zephyr rocket within the next 18 months as it seeks to establish a foothold in Europe’s small satellite launch market. The company
WASHINGTON — The United States remains “unacceptably vulnerable” to a dangerous form of escalation by Russia in space, including the possibility of a nuclear detonation that could cripple satellites and
Material science plays an absolutely critical role in space exploration. So when a new type of self-healing composite is announced, it’s worth a look–especially when the press release specifically calls
How can scientists estimate the pH level of Enceladus’ subsurface ocean without landing on its surface? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to
WASHINGTON — NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown of the agency’s advisory structure. In a Jan. 16 letter, Louise Prockter,
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of a super-Earth with a deep magma ocean generating a magnetic field. Could powerful magnetic fields on super-Earths help these worlds be
Agency 21/01/2026 86 views 2 likes The 18th European Space Conference (ESC) will take place on 27 and 28 January 2026 at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels, Belgium. This
