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Sulfur ring molecule in galactic cloud links space chemistry to life SpaceDaily · 26 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, working with colleagues at the Centro de Astrobiologia in Spain, have identified the largest sulfur-bearing molecul...
Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicle SpaceDaily · 26 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a dedicated wind tunnel campaign for its STARLAUNCH 1 air launched rocket, marking a key technical milestone in the development of the sub orbital ve...
Electron ordering mapped in quantum material with cryogenic 4D-STEM SpaceDaily · 26 Jan 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Electronic order in quantum materials often arises through intricate, non-uniform patterns that shift across space. A well-known example is the charge density wave (CDW), an ordered electr...
Heavy impurities reveal new link in quantum matter theory SpaceDaily · 26 Jan 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new theoretical framework from physicists at Heidelberg University connects two long standing views of how a single exotic particle behaves inside a quantum many body system of fermio...
It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today's tech SpaceDaily · 26 Jan 2026 College Station, TX (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A hundred years ago, quantum mechanics was a radical theory that baffled even the brightest minds. Today, it's the backbone of technologies that shape our lives, from lasers and mic...
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket Spaceflight Now · 26 Jan 2026 This will be the third launch of a GPS satellite in as many years. Liftoff of the GPS 3-9 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:42 p.m. EST (0442 UTC).
What’s Happening in Space Policy January 25-31, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Jan 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of January 25-31, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2026 Gen. Michael Guetlein says deterrence hinges less on exquisite technology than on cost, production scale and industrial execution
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit Spaceflight Now · 25 Jan 2026 The Starlink 17-20 mission will be the seventh Starlink mission this year. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 7:38:20 a.m. PST (10:38:20 a.m. EST / 1538:20 UTC).
NASA and DOE to collaborate on lunar nuclear reactor development SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2026 NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon as industry awaits the release of a final call for proposals.
RFA Awarded ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts European Spaceflight · 24 Jan 2026 German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has been awarded launch service contracts for two missions under the Flight Ticket Initiative. The Flight Ticket Initiative is a programme run jointly by the European S...
Hungry Hippos and Test Tanks – Rocket Lab building towards Neutron NASASpaceflight · 24 Jan 2026 Rocket Lab’s innovative “Hungry Hippo” fairings for the Neutron rocket have arrived at Wallops Island,…
NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to Space Station NASA · 23 Jan 2026 NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. At 11 a.m. EST, mi...
NASA Awards Global Modeling, Assimilation Support Contract NASA · 23 Jan 2026 NASA has selected ADNET Systems, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, to provide global modeling and data assimilation support at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Global Modeling and Assimilati...
NASA Selects Participants to Track Artemis II Mission NASA · 23 Jan 2026 NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s journey around the Moon. The Artemis II test flight will launch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, carryin...
I Am Artemis: Dustin Gohmert NASA · 23 Jan 2026 Listen to this audio excerpt from Dustin Gohmert, Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) manager: During NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, the astronauts inside the Orion spacecraft will be wearing specialized pressu...
Red, Green Light Show NASA · 23 Jan 2026 A green and red aurora streams across Earth’s horizon above the city lights of Europe in this Jan. 19, 2026, photograph, which looks north across Italy toward Germany. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 mil...
NASA Finds Lunar Regolith Limits Meteorites as Source of Earth’s Water NASA · 23 Jan 2026 A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery. These findings place upper bounds on how much water meteorites could have supplied later in Earth’...
NASA’s Chandra Releases Deep Cut From Catalog of Cosmic Recordings NASA · 23 Jan 2026 Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has a “back catalog” of cosmic recordings that is impossible to replicate. To access these X-ray tracks, or observations, the ultimate c...
Space Beyond lines up 2027 SpaceX launch for low-cost memorial cubesat SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2026 Florida-based Space Beyond plans to start building its first memorial spacecraft next week after booking a launch on SpaceX’s October 2027 rideshare mission.
AMS 2025 Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 23 Jan 2026 106th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Meeting, January 25 – 29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #323) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, JANUARY 26 6:05 – 6:2...
AMS 2026 Hyperwall Schedule NASA · 23 Jan 2026 106th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Meeting, January 25 – 29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #323) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, JANUARY 26 6:05 – 6:2...
Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey NASA · 23 Jan 2026 At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide the deepest-ever view of this zone, revealing sta...
Former astronaut joins Vast as Haven-1 moves into integration SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2026 Commercial space station developer Vast has hired another former NASA astronaut as the company delays the launch of its first station.
NASA Conducts Hot Fire of RS-25 Engine NASA · 23 Jan 2026 NASA successfully conducted a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 2063 on Jan. 22 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, clearing the way for the engine to be installed for...
TESS Status Updates NASA · 23 Jan 2026 Jan. 23, 2026 NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Observations NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) entered safe mode Jan. 15 and returned to normal science operations Jan. 18. The operations team determined th...
Ignis mission timelapses: Earth and Moon views from the International Space Station ESA · 23 Jan 2026 ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski captured these stunning timelapse videos during his 20-day stay aboard the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, known as Ignis. Filmed from the Cupola...
Launch operators are the rocket fuel required to galvanize spaceports in Europe SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2026 Europe stands on the precipice of launching a satellite from the mainland. Until now, the Guiana Space Centre in South America has operated as Europe’s “gateway to space” but spaceports in SaxaVord and Andøya offer the t...
House appropriator sees ‘room for improvement’ in NASA funding for 2027 SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2026 With the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process effectively complete, a key House appropriator says the next spending bill for NASA should build on that outcome.
Week in images: 19-23 January 2026 ESA · 23 Jan 2026 Week in images: 19-23 January 2026
Earth from Space: Pantanal ESA · 23 Jan 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ESA to Study Falcon 9 Breakup Over Poland European Spaceflight · 23 Jan 2026 The European Space Agency has published a call to tender for a study examining the re-entry and breakup of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage in February last year. In the early hours of 19 February 2025, a Falcon 9 second st...
Winter Grips the Michigan Mitten NASA · 23 Jan 2026 A blanket of snow spanned Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region following a potent cold snap.
TerraWave enters the scene with lasers and game-changing data speeds NASASpaceflight · 23 Jan 2026 Blue Origin has unveiled TeraWave, an ambitious satellite communications network poised to deliver symmetrical data…
Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets Spaceflight Now · 23 Jan 2026 Florida’s Space Coast is preparing for a future that could see in excess of 350 launches annually.
Space Force’s acquisition arm races to rebuild contracting workforce after civilian cuts SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2026 Pentagon acquisition reforms and the prospect of a budget surge are colliding with a thinned civilian workforce
Blue Origin to reuse New Glenn booster on next launch SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2026 Blue Origin will reuse a New Glenn booster for the first time on the rocket’s next launch, carrying a satellite for AST SpaceMobile.
Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2026 China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after on-orbit internal repairs, concluding the country’s first human spaceflight emergency triggered by a suspected debris impact.
NASA’s Day of Remembrance 2026 NASA · 22 Jan 2026 The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in mem...
Approval to Exceed GSA Lodging for LPSC 2026 NASA · 22 Jan 2026 This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC2026, allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual lodging, although it’s expected to be above the approved GSA amount. Th...

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