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- Ancient lungfish fossils refine early vertebrate story SpaceDaily · 5 Feb 2026 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 New research from Australian and Chinese scientists is filling key gaps in the evolutionary story of some of the oldest fishes on Earth, including early lungfishes closely related to...
- Einstein effect clears planets from tight double star systems SpaceDaily · 5 Feb 2026 Los 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 tha...
- Why Modern Game Engines Struggle with Real Interstellar Combat Physics SpaceDaily · 5 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2026 Your favorite space sim lies to you every single time you hit the throttle. Developers prioritize "fun" over "physics" because actual interstellar combat involves math that would melt yo...
- BlackSky expands Gen 3 Assured deals with new defense customer SpaceDaily · 5 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured multiple Gen 3 Assured services contracts totaling seven figures with a new international defense customer following an early access period for the c...
- Survey of 80 near Earth asteroids sharpens view of their origins and risks SpaceDaily · 5 Feb 2026 Tokyo, 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...
- FCC clears Logos to deploy more than 4,000 broadband satellites SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2026 Logos Space Services has secured U.S. regulatory approval to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites.
- Space Force may be done with R-GPS, but Congress isn’t SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2026 Few modern systems are as consequential — or as exposed — as the Global Positioning System. A temporary loss of access to its positioning, navigation and timing signals would ripple through the global economy and severel...
- Morpheus raises $15 million in Series A+ round SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2026 SAN FRANCISCO — Morpheus Space raised $15 million in a Series A+ funding round announced Feb. 5. “This funding is intended to accelerate our production as we focus on bringing our GO-2 Electric Propulsion System fully to...
- Vantor wins $5.3 million NGA contract to spot terrain changes using commercial satellite data SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2026 The award was made under NGA’s Luno program.
- Three ways R&D has shaped Galileo Second Generation ESA · 5 Feb 2026 Dedicated research and development, funded by European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) programmes over the years, has played a key role in Galileo Second Generation.
- Milano Cortina 2026 NASA · 5 Feb 2026 About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
- House Committee Approves New NASA Authorization Bill SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Feb 2026 The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously approved a new NASA authorization bill today after adopting a number of amendments. Overall the bill reemphasizes congressional commitment to U.S. leadership
- House committee advances NASA authorization bill SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2026 The House Science Committee unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Feb. 4 after adopting dozens of amendments.
- Viridian inks cooperative agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 SAN FRANCISCO — Viridian Space Corp. signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The five-year CRADA will provide the Southern California startup with access […...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4788-4797: Welcome Back from Conjunction NASA · 4 Feb 2026 Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 Mars has emerged from its holiday behind the Sun, and we here on Earth have been able to reconnect wit...
- NASA, University of Texas Expand Research and Workforce Development NASA · 4 Feb 2026 NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing of a collaborative Space Act Agreement on Jan. 9, 2026. The agreement expands research and workforce development...
- US House takes first step toward creating "commercial" deep space program Ars Technica · 4 Feb 2026 "We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector."
- Station Nation: Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capsule Communicator NASA · 4 Feb 2026 As a member of the Crew Operations Office, Erin Edwards and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy L...
- Northrop Grumman tests second solid motor developed under 2025 SMART program NASASpaceflight · 4 Feb 2026 Northrop Grumman has successfully tested the Bombardment Attack Missile Motor 29! 2.0, also known as…
- Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for PolymericBonding Applications NASA · 4 Feb 2026 The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) conducted a technical assessment to evaluate alternatives to dichloromethane, traditionally used for bonding transparent polymeric materials. This effort was initiated in res...
- NASA Armstrong Contributions Propel Artemis, Deep Space Innovation NASA · 4 Feb 2026 NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and deep space exploration safer, more reliable, and efficient. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwar...
- NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space Industry NASA · 4 Feb 2026 This Jan. 29, 2026, photo captures the streak the Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule made while returning to Earth. The capsule uses a protective heat shield Varda produced made of cutting-edge material it licensed from...
- NASA’s SPHEREx Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS’s Coma NASA · 4 Feb 2026 Description These observations by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, organic molecules, and ca...
- NASA Moon mission launch srubbed to March after test SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests. The mis...
- KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platform SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 KSAT is introducing a new platform that provides space based maritime situational awareness by combining its global satellite ground network and maritime services with AI powered analyt...
- Lockheed ramps up THAAD interceptor output with new framework deal and Camden facility SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Lockheed Martin has signed a new framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War that aims to quadruple annual production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors...
- NASA Libera payload completes testing for future Earth energy tracking mission SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA's Libera Earth energy instrument has completed a full campaign of environmental testing and is now ready for delivery to its host satellite, marking a major milestone for the agency...
- NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi Delta SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new radar image from the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite shows how the mission can see through cloud cover to reveal surface features across the Mississippi River Delta region in south...
- SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 missions, could impact ISS launch SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday its next crew rotation to the International Space Station could be delayed after SpaceX announced it was grounding flights of its Falcon 9 rocket to investiga...
- Space Force stands up SPACEFOR-NORTH for homeland mission SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 The U.S. Space Force has activated U.S. Space Forces Northern as its newest component field command, positioning space capabilities more directly in support of the homeland defense missi...
- DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense system SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system to protect commercial shipping and na...
- Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engine SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Deep underground, microbial communities living on rock surfaces are emerging as powerful but largely overlooked drivers of groundwater chemistry and carbon storage. A team from the Clus...
- Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sink SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 A sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team led by geochemist Dr Torben Struve from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, with evidence of...
- FireSat adds orbit-visualization software to help firefighters plan around satellite passes SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 ExoAnalytic tool aims to show when fire-monitoring satellites can actually see the ground
- Space telescopes at light speed SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather slower speeds. Take, a...
- NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket Ars Technica · 4 Feb 2026 "You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time."
- Isar Aerospace to Expand Testing Facilities as it Prepares for Next Spectrum Flight European Spaceflight · 4 Feb 2026 German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has announced plans to expand its testing facilities at the Esrange Space Center in Sweden. The announcement comes as the company prepares for the second flight of its Spectrum rocket...
- Tracking Glacial Change with Landsat and Radar NASA · 4 Feb 2026 NASA Scientist Alex Gardner highlights how Landsat made his research into the dynamics of glacial flow possible.
- Silicon as strategy: the hidden battleground of the new space race SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 In the consumer electronics playbook, custom silicon is the final step in the marathon: you use off-the-shelf components to prove a product, achieve mass scale and only then invest in proprietary chips to create differen...
- Rocket ignition that resonates ESA · 4 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.