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- Hubble, Euclid & Subaru uncover dark galaxy ESA · 18 Feb 2026 Employing NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in combination with ESA Euclid and ground-based NAOJ Subaru Telescope, astronomers identified a galaxy that appears to be almost entirely dominated by dark matter with only a sma...
- Why GPS III, and what comes after it, still falls short in modern war SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 With the final GPS III satellite scheduled to launch in March, the United States is completing the most significant upgrade to its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) infrastructure in more than a decade. GPS III d...
- TB 26-02 Effects of Large Grain Size in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel NASA · 18 Feb 2026 The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) performed an assessment to characterize the effects of abnormal grain growth (AGG) within a metallic liner of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV). This effort focu...
- Shareholder Advisory Firm Urges Vote Against Avio Bylaw Amendments European Spaceflight · 18 Feb 2026 Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy adviser for institutional investors, has recommended that Avio shareholders vote against a set of proposed bylaw amendments, setting up a tense run-up to a 3 March Extrao...
- Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science ESA · 18 Feb 2026 Each year, the world’s leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites – and the latest report delivers...
- Vantor partners with Google AI to automate intelligence reports for government agencies SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 Satellite imagery-to-report timelines would be reduced from hours to minutes
- UAE extends Mars probe mission until 2028 SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Dubai (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. The UA...
- Deep sea wrinkles reveal ancient chemosynthetic microbes SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 A chance observation on a Moroccan hillside has revealed that some wrinkled rock textures from the deep sea may actually be fossilized microbial communities, not just products of underwa...
- 'Unprecedented' emissions maps will hone mitigation SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Ithaca, NY (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 To lower agricultural emissions, policymakers and communities first need to pinpoint the sources. Not just by country but crop by crop, field by field. In other words, they need maps. Detail...
- Australian hypersonic test flight window announced SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Australian hypersonic flight developer Hypersonix Launch Systems has set the launch window for a landmark test of its DART AE scramjet-powered vehicle, moving the company a step closer t...
- Sateliot books Spanish Miura 5 launch for two next gen Trito satellites in 2027 SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Sateliot and PLD Space have signed a commercial contract for the dedicated launch of Sateliot's first two Trito next generation 5G direct to device satellites on a Miura 5 rocket in 2027....
- Exolaunch to deploy five satellites on Spectrum mission from Norway SpaceDaily · 18 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Exolaunch has completed integration of five customer satellites for launch on Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, scheduled no earlier than March 19, 2026 from Andoya spaceport in Norway....
- SpaceX unveils space traffic management system SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 A new SpaceX initiative to provide space traffic coordination services has attracted attention and praise in part because of the conditions it places on users of it.
- UK caps launch liability in timely boost for nascent domestic market SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 A long-awaited cap on liability for U.K. launch operators came into force Feb. 18, aiming to make the country’s fledgling rocket sector more competitive as it struggles to get off the ground.
- Landspace targets Q2 for next Zhuque-3 orbital launch and recovery attempt SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting Q2 for a second orbital launch and booster recovery attempt and aiming for a reuse test in Q4.
- ESA’s Celeste target launch date confirmed ESA · 18 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for the inaugural launch of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission with the first two satellites scheduled to lift off no earlier than 24 March, aboard Rocket Lab’...
- A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar NASA · 18 Feb 2026 Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
- Curiosity Blog Sols 4804-4811: Kicking Off the Final Phase of Boxwork Exploration NASA · 18 Feb 2026 Written by Abigail Fraeman, Curiosity Deputy Project Scientist Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 Curiosity spent this week at Gale crater completing the last few activities associated with the “Nevado Sajama 2”...
- Starbase Pad 2 prepares to receive Booster 19 ahead of Block 3 milestones NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 SpaceX conducted a successful full test of the water-cooled top deck on the Orbital Launch…
- Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – After attracting cubesat customers, Belgium-based Simera Sense is developing higher-resolution optical payloads for larger satellites. To date, Simera Sense customers have sent more than 50 xScape100 and...
- China’s Space Epoch raises new funding, targets 2026 launch and recovery attempt SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 Chinese launch startup Space Epoch has secured B-round funding as the company moves towards a first orbital launch and recovery attempt late this year.
- Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido NASA · 17 Feb 2026 On February 5, 2026, the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of snow-covered landscapes across Hokkaido. With more than 31 active volcanoes, the island feat...
- NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management NASA · 17 Feb 2026 High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is developing an air traffic management system covering...
- SatVu to expand thermal imaging constellation with NATO-backed funds SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 Earth observation startup SatVu said Feb. 17 it has raised $41 million in a funding round that included the NATO Innovation Fund, as commercial space-based thermal imagery gains traction with defense and intelligence age...
- NASA Tests SLS Umbilicals, Prepares for Second Wet Dress Rehearsal Space Scout · 17 Feb 2026 Following the incomplete first Wet Dress Rehearsal for the Artemis II mission earlier this month due to hydrogen leaks, the Exploration Ground Systems team decided that more testing was needed.
- Global leaders meet at Space-Comm Expo in London to accelerate future of European space industry SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 Space-Comm Expo is one of Europe’s premier space industry events and the largestevent in the UK, taking place in just 2 weeks’ time 4-5 March, ExCeL London. Over5,400 delegates, 250 […]
- Earth Observation Data Provider SatVu Closes £30 Million Funding Round European Spaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 London-headquartered thermal infrared Earth observation data provider SatVu announced that it has closed a £30 million (approximately €34.3 million) funding round as it prepares to deploy a pair of satellites into orbit....
- Artemis haters, can we have a moment, please? SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 It’s taking too long. It costs too much. Yet it’s not being talked about enough. It’s not historic enough. It’s not safe enough. I’m talking about Artemis. Or at least what a goodly portion of the space community is sayi...
- Sateliot to launch satellites with PLD Space SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 Sateliot will launch two of its next-generation direct-to-device satellites on a PLD Space rocket in what is billed as the first fully private Spanish mission.
- River deltas are sinking faster than the sea is rising ESA · 17 Feb 2026 Earth’s river deltas, home to about 5% of the global population and some of the world’s major cities, are experiencing subsidence, which exacerbates the risks from sea-level rise. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has ca...
- Photonic neurons push ultra-fast trading beyond electronic limits SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 In high frequency stock trading, the fastest systems typically capture the greatest advantage, putting a premium on shaving every possible fraction of a second from end to end latency. For...
- Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following a "hothouse" path driven by f...
- Valen array advances multi-mission sensing tech SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array that the company describes as a generational leap in sensing technology for U.S. and allied...
- SatService to supply Q V band satcom ground station for Bundeswehr university SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 SatService GmbH, a Germany based provider of advanced satellite ground systems and a subsidiary of Calian Group Ltd, has secured a contract from the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germa...
- Assistive home robot learns coordinated dual arm tasks by watching people SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new way for an assistive robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining observational learning wit...
- Mars relay orbiter seen as backbone for future exploration SpaceDaily · 17 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 NASA has set clear goals at Mars: search for evidence of ancient life, understand the planet's climate and geology, and prepare for human exploration. Those objectives depend on a robust...
- Orbex collapse fails to halt progress for UK domestic launch capability NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 The European small satellite launch sector has suffered a setback with the collapse of UK-based…
- Genesis satellite ESA · 17 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2026 Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities while also being a model for larger European initiatives.
- Sateliot Selects PLD Space to Launch Two 5G Direct-to-Device Satellites European Spaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 Spanish satellite operator Sateliot has signed a launch services agreement with PLD Space to launch its first two high-capacity 5G D2D (Direct-to-Device) Tritó satellites aboard a dedicated MIURA 5 mission. Headquartered...