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- NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of Observable Universe Closer to Big Bang NASA · 28 Jan 2026 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic dawn with the confirmation of a bright galaxy that existed 280...
- Webb gazes further back in time ESA · 28 Jan 2026 The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of its observations closer to cosmic dawn with the confirmation of a bright galaxy that existed 2...
- China set for crewed lunar tests, record launches, moon mission and reusable rockets in 2026 SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 China appears set to accelerate its launch rate this year while also conducting tests key to its crewed lunar ambitions and launching major missions.
- Earth observation’s adoption gap is a supply design problem SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 For more than a decade, the Earth observation industry has insisted that commercial adoption is just around the corner. Yet adoption outside defense remains limited, uneven, and difficult to sustain. The question is no l...
- European Space Conference in Bruxelles: ESA DG keynote address on the second day ESA · 28 Jan 2026 Watch the keynote address by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher on the second day of the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels.
- FAA projects continuing growth in commercial space transportation SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration office that regulates commercial spaceflight expects continued growth in launches, despite industry concerns about whether the office can keep pace.
- NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities SpaceDaily · 28 Jan 2026 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2026 Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that c...
- NASA and GE run hybrid jet engine test toward commercial flight SpaceDaily · 28 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside a Cincinnati area facility in December looked like standard hardware. For NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fir...
- New European Infrared Sounder Maps Atmosphere In Three Dimensions SpaceDaily · 28 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 The first images from Europe s pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled at the EU Space Conference in Brussels, marking a significant advance in observing the atmosphere...
- Webb sharpens view of dark matter shaping the cosmos SpaceDaily · 28 Jan 2026 London, UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of the dark matter that threads through the Universe, revealing how this invisible component has guided the formation of galaxies, stars an...
- Terran Orbital to Deliver Nebula Bus for Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 IRVINE, CA – January 28, 2026 – Terran Orbital proudly announces the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission, a state-of-the-art project in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric US. […]
- What ‘commercial space’ really means depends on who’s buying — and why SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 New study finds the label “commercial” masks sharp differences in risk, ownership and policy goals
- POLARIS Spaceplanes Wins Contract for Reusable Hypersonic Vehicle European Spaceflight · 28 Jan 2026 The German government agency responsible for military procurement has awarded a contract to POLARIS Spaceplanes to build and flight test a reusable hypersonic vehicle. The vehicle is expected to be ready for its first fl...
- SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 Mission marks third consecutive GPS launch reassigned from ULA to SpaceX
- Exotrail and Astroscale France join forces to build deorbiting capability for LEO SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 BRUSSELS — Exotrail, a French company specializing in multi-orbit satellite mobility and focused on LEO service vehicles, together with Astroscale France, the French subsidiary of the Japan-based on-orbit servicing compa...
- Watch live: Crew-12 news conference ESA · 28 Jan 2026 Tune in on Friday, 30 January from 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET (11:00 EST) to watch the mission overview press conference, followed at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET (13:00 EST) by the final press conference of the Crew-12 astronauts as th...
- NOAA solar observatory reaches Lagrange point 1 SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 SAN FRANCISCO — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest space weather observatory has reached Lagrange point 1. The Space Weather Follow On — Lagrange 1 executed its final engine […]
- Snow Buries the U.S. Interior and East NASA · 28 Jan 2026 Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.
- Budget remains tight for scaled-back GeoXO program SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is keeping close tabs on the cost of the next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The Geostationary and Extended Operations (GeoXO) […]
- EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 BRUSSELS — The European Union’s new government satellite communications program, GOVSATCOM, which pools capacity from eight already on-orbit geosynchronous satellites, began operations last week, European Commissioner fo...
- NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities NASA · 27 Jan 2026 Written by Daniel Boyette Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could be...
- Discovery Alert: An Ice-Cold Earth? NASA · 27 Jan 2026 The Discovery A candidate planet that might be remarkably similar to Earth, HD 137010 b, has one potentially big difference: It could be colder than perpetually frozen Mars. Key Facts Scientists continue to mine data gat...
- NASA Science Flights Venture to Improve Severe Winter Weather Warnings NASA · 27 Jan 2026 A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms. The North American Upstream Feature-Resolving and Tropopause Uncertainty Reconnaissance Experiment, or NU...
- Webb Data Reveals Dark Matter NASA · 27 Jan 2026 This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, is overlaid with a map of dark matter, represented in blue. Brighter blue areas indicate a higher density of dark matter. Researchers...
- Second Edition of Space Debris 2026 Conference Kicks Off with Participation from 75 Countries SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2026 The second edition of the Space Debris 2026 Conference officially commenced today. Organized by the Saudi Space Agency (SSA), the conference is witnessing broad international participation representing 75 countries from...
- One of NASA's three WB-57 aircraft just did a belly landing in Houston Ars Technica · 27 Jan 2026 "A thorough investigation will be conducted by NASA into the cause."
- EBAD PRM Payload Release Module Family Demonstrates Scalable, Low-Shock Separation Capability on Falcon 9 Twilight Rideshare Mission SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2026 SIMSBURY, Conn., January 26, 2026 – Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Company (EBAD) announced the successful flight and actuation of its Payload Release Module, PRM9103, during SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare [...
- NASA’s Juno Measures Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell NASA · 27 Jan 2026 Results from the solar-powered spacecraft provide a new measurement of the thickness of the ice shell encasing the Jovian moon’s ocean. Data from NASA’s Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsu...
- NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer NASA · 27 Jan 2026 NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of missions and research projects. The newest member of the agency’s High-End Computing Cap...
- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Crystal-Spewing Protostar NASA · 27 Jan 2026 The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the actively forming protostar EC 53 (circled at left) in the Serpens Nebula in this image released on Jan. 21, 2026. Astronomers have long...
- NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware NASA · 27 Jan 2026 Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) missi...
- AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive NASA · 27 Jan 2026 A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The team analyzed nearly 100 m...
- The “Stealth” Strategy Pays Off: UARX Space Emerges as Europe’s High-Reliability Powerhouse SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2026 NIGRÁN, Spain — While much of the European NewSpace ecosystem has spent the last five years in a cycle of public fundraising and prototype announcements, UARX Space took a different […]
- 1400 quirky objects found in Hubble's archive ESA · 27 Jan 2026 A team of astronomers have used a new AI-assisted method to search for rare astronomical objects in the Hubble Legacy Archive. The team sifted through nearly 100 million image cutouts in just two and a half days, uncover...
- European Space Conference in Bruxelles: ESA DG keynote address ESA · 27 Jan 2026 Watch the keynote address by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher at the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels.
- As data from space spikes, an innovative ground station company seeks to cash in Ars Technica · 27 Jan 2026 "That's why we're here, that's why we're building what we're building."
- NASA evaluation lauds quality of PlanetiQ radio occultation data SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – An independent NASA evaluation confirmed the quality of radio occultation data provided by PlanetiQ. The one-year evaluation, which compared PlanetiQ observations with data from the Constellation Observin...
- NASA lines up WDR for SLS ahead of Artemis II NASASpaceflight · 27 Jan 2026 Teams at the Kennedy Space Center are advancing preparations for the Artemis II mission, the…
- Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials SpaceDaily · 27 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Aalyria has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development program to advance software solutions for managing comple...
- Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land SpaceDaily · 27 Jan 2026 Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of...