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- Icy Hudson River NASA · 9 Feb 2026 During a stretch of frigid weather in late January 2026, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured this image of the wintry landscape around midd...
- Has Elon Musk given up on Mars? Ars Technica · 9 Feb 2026 "SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon."
- ESA is Preparing to Announce Aeolus-2 Prime Contractor European Spaceflight · 9 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the selection of the prime contractor for its Aeolus-2 weather satellite and is preparing to conclude an initial €70 million award to begin the next phase of its development....
- There’s a way forward for sovereign European space intel, but is there the will? SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2026 Germany’s top intelligence officials made waves last year by calling for the creation of a European spy network to lessen Europe’s dependence on American intelligence. After Washington’s sudden freeze of American intelli...
- Ariane 6: more boosters, more power ESA · 9 Feb 2026 For its most powerful flight yet, Ariane 6 lifts off for the first time with four boosters.
- The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High Ground SpaceDaily · 9 Feb 2026 New York NY (SPX) Feb 09, 2026 When Artemis II finally lights its engines and arcs away from Cape Canaveral, it will do more than send four astronauts on a ten-day loop around the Moon. It will fire the starting gun on a...
- SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk says SpaceDaily · 9 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the Moon, founder Elon Musk said Sunday. The Sou...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy February 8-14, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Feb 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of February 8-14, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Feb 2026 The static fire test is an important precursor to the Crew-12 launch, scheduled for the morning of Feb. 11. Ignition at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 3:16 a.m. EST (0816 UTC).
- NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Four astronauts will blast off to re-staff the International Space Station (ISS) next week, NASA said Friday, after an emergency medical evacuation of the previous crew. Crew-1...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Mars has emerged from its holiday behind the Sun, and we here on Earth have been able to reconnect with Curiosity and get back to work on Mars. Our first planning day last Friday gave Curio...
- Alfven waves drive stable electric fields that power auroras SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 The shimmering curtains of the aurora form when energetic electrons plunge into Earths upper atmosphere and collide with atoms and molecules, releasing light across the polar skies. For de...
- First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Almost as tall as a football field, NASAs Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly - just under 1 mile per hour - out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the...
- Dark matter core may drive Milky Way center SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Our Milky Way galaxy may not host a supermassive black hole at its center but instead an enormous concentration of dark matter that exerts an equivalent gravitational influence on nearby sta...
- Isar Aerospace expands engine and stage testing at Esrange SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Isar Aerospace is expanding its test operations at Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, by establishing a second test site in cooperation with SSC Space. The new infrastructure is in...
- NASA Study: Non-biologic Processes Don't Fully Explain Mars Organics SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 In a new study, researchers say that non-biological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of organic compounds in a sample collected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity...
- DLR plans new control center for future Moon and Mars missions SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 For upcoming human and robotic missions to the Moon and Mars, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will establish a new Human Exploration Control Center (HECC) at its site in Oberpfaffenho...
- 'The beacons were lit!' A system to detect and map merging black holes SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 New Haven CT (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 An international collaboration of astrophysicists that includes researchers from Yale has created and tested a detection system that uses gravitational waves to map out the locations of me...
- Runaway black hole jet outshines legendary death star SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 A supermassive black hole that shredded a nearby star is blasting out a jet of energy that has kept brightening for four years, in one of the most powerful events ever recorded in the un...
- Thunderstorm, not eclipse, drove tree signal spike in Dolomites SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Around 14 hours before a partial solar eclipse crossed the Dolomites in northern Italy, a cluster of spruce trees showed a sharp, synchronized rise in electrical activity. A new opinion p...
- Gilat books multimillion order for Sidewinder inflight ESA terminals SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Gilat Satellite Networks has secured a multimillion order from a major global avionics company for its Sidewinder electronically steered antenna inflight connectivity terminals designed by G...
- Britain Launches Secure Satellite Timing System to Guard Critical Services SpaceDaily · 8 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Britain has contracted GMV to build a Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer system designed to deliver assured Position, Navigation and Time services for national infrastructure, def...
- OHB Establishes European Moonport Company European Spaceflight · 7 Feb 2026 German space technology company OHB announced on 4 February that it has established a new subsidiary, the European Moonport Company, to consolidate all its efforts related to future missions to the Moon. While only recen...
- Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 A Falcon 9 launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Feb. 7 after SpaceX completed an investigation into an engine malfunction during the rocket’s previous launch five days earlier.
- SpaceX IPO could drive investor interest in other space companies SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 An investor in two space companies that went public in the past year said an upcoming SpaceX IPO could generate new investor interest while also triggering a wave of consolidation.
- Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size NASASpaceflight · 7 Feb 2026 While pushing for Flight 12, SpaceX has received approval to nearly double the launch site’s…
- Space Force awards $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space for GEO servicing vehicle SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 Starfish’s Otter spacecraft will support relocation and life extension of military satellites
- Successful lift-off for Crew-12 on 13 February 2026 ESA · 7 Feb 2026 Crew-12 lifted off on Friday 13 February 2026 at 10:15 GMT / 11:15 CET (05:15 ET) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Initially scheduled on the 11 February, the launch was postponed twice due to forecast weat...
- Crew-12 readies for launch ESA · 7 Feb 2026 Crew-12 is scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, no earlier than Wednesday 11 February.
- China launches reusable spaceplane on fourth secretive orbital mission SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 China launched its experimental reusable spacecraft for the fourth time late Friday, once again maintaining strict secrecy around the mission.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down Spaceflight Now · 7 Feb 2026 SpaceX halted launches for less than a week following an in-flight anomaly. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-33 mission is scheduled for 9:21 a.m. PST (12:21 p.m. EST / 1721 UTC).
- A Grand, Snow-Rimmed Canyon NASA · 7 Feb 2026 A dusting of white highlighted the Colorado Plateau around the deep gorge, while shadows created a visual illusion.
- NASA seeks to bolster workforce, reduce reliance on contractors SpaceNews · 7 Feb 2026 After losing about 20% of its civil servant workforce in the past year, NASA’s administrator says the agency plans to bring more expertise in-house and reduce its reliance on contractors.
- Viasat sees orbital data center partnership opportunity SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2026 While Viasat has no plans to join the rush to deploy orbital data centers, the satellite operator sees a role providing the communications links needed to connect such systems with users on Earth and other spacecraft.
- Isaacman Wants to Restore NASA’s Core Competencies SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Feb 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman issued a directive today to restore the agency’s “core competencies” in order to fulfill President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order on Ensuring American Space Superiority. The
- SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms Spaceflight Now · 6 Feb 2026 The last Dragon flight from pad 39A was the CRS-33 mission in August 2025. SpaceX is preparing for the just the second pad 40 launch supporting NASA's Commercial Crew Program no earlier than Feb. 11.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch, Docking NASA · 6 Feb 2026 NASA will stream live coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST o...
- Strong Solar Flare NASA · 6 Feb 2026 This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can, along with other types of solar eruptions,...
- Boreal Forests Are Shifting North NASA · 6 Feb 2026 The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. New research uses Landsat data to track how the forests shift.
- To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn's second stage reignites Ars Technica · 6 Feb 2026 A new job posting suggests the debate may be swinging back toward reusing GS2.