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- How does an ice satellite detect a geomagnetic storm? ESA · 16 Mar 2026 It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. But that is just what ESA’s CryoSat mission did earlier thi...
- Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters NASA · 16 Mar 2026 During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.
- Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2026 An orbital data center startup is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of as many as 88,000 satellites.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy March 15-22, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Mar 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week plus a day of March 15-22, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate
- OSTP taking on space policy coordination work in place of National Space Council SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2026 In the absence of the National Space Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has taken on a lead role in coordinating national space policy.
- Strait of Hormuz crisis drives demand for commercial geospatial intelligence SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2026 Analysts are relying on tools that fuse satellite imagery, ship data and open-source reporting into real-time insight
- Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2026 The contract supports communications terminals used in the U.S. nuclear command-and-control architecture
- ESA astronauts on the International Space Station ESA · 15 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept NASASpaceflight · 14 Mar 2026 Blue Origin has unveiled a new mission concept called NEO Hunter, designed to protect Earth…
- NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview Spaceflight Now · 14 Mar 2026 The conversation took place amid the flight readiness review for the Artemis 2 mission, which is currently set to launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, pending work being completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building.
- iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Northern California startup iMetalX Inc. emerged from stealth to announce a collaboration with Psionic, a Hampton, Virginia, company focused on autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments. Pairing Ps...
- Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates NASA · 13 Mar 2026 Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, sometimes over days, weeks, or even months. Thanks to a new study about t...
- Extra Extra! Extra Data Stream Added to the Daily Minor Planet! NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The Daily Minor Planet citizen science project is expanding! In addition to data received nightly from the Catalina Sky Survey’s Mt. Lemmon telescope in Arizona, the project’s science team is now processing images from t...
- Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 Japanese satellite servicing company Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a deorbiting mission developed by its British subsidiary.
- From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory NASASpaceflight · 13 Mar 2026 As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the…
- NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2026 At the conclusion of a two-day flight readiness review, "all the teams polled 'go' to launch and fly Artemis 2 around the moon, pending completion of some of the work before we roll out to the launch pad," said Lori Glaz...
- China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 A state-owned space contractor has unveiled a concept for an “economical lunar cargo transport” system as China prepares for construction of a lunar base.
- NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition NASA · 13 Mar 2026 NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, giving them the resources to help address a critical challenge for U.S. aviation: maintenance. Challenges facing the comm...
- Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 MILAN — The first field test of Leonardo’s Michelangelo “security dome” architecture will take place in Ukraine by the end of 2026, CEO Roberto Cingolani announced March 12. Michelangelo, first announced in November 2025...
- NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16 NASA · 13 Mar 2026 NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 15 and 16, at t...
- USBR Crack the Case Challenge NASA · 13 Mar 2026 NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced...
- NASA Volunteers Study Biofilm Adaptability in Space NASA · 13 Mar 2026 Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that stick to one another and also adhere to a nearby surface. They are intricately associated with life on Earth, enabling functions essential to human and plant systems.
- USBR Halt the Hitchhiker: Invasive Species Challenge NASA · 13 Mar 2026 NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced...
- Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 Eutelsat has ended capacity leases on two Russian spacecraft after one failed in orbit and the other is set to relocate, escaping contracts hit by Western sanctions and the structural decline in TV broadcasts from GEO.
- Good Morning, Moon NASA · 13 Mar 2026 Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on the ground and in the interior. The image was taken on August 30, 2023, by LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera). L...
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda NASA · 13 Mar 2026 About eight minutes after Artemis II lifts off, the Orion spacecraft and its crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be...
- Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian NASA · 13 Mar 2026 A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F...
- A look back at 2025 for Europe’s Spaceport ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- GVIS Virtual Systems Simulations NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support of NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools he...
- GVIS Conceptual Visual Designs NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support of NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools he...
- GVIS Scientific Visualizations NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support of NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools he...
- GVIS Test Facilities Visualizations NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The Graphics and Visualization Lab (GVIS) at NASA Glenn Research Center creates a variety of immersive visualizations and simulations in support for NASA’s missions, projects, and future innovations. These visual tools h...
- Astronauts’ Perspectives on NESC Contributions to Mission Safety and Success NASA · 13 Mar 2026 The exact date when the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia was lost is readily recalled by Patrick Forrester, as it likely would be for any NASA employee in service that Saturday morning when the Shuttle broke up during reen...
- Week in images: 09-13 March 2026 ESA · 13 Mar 2026 Week in images: 09-13 March 2026
- Kazakhstan must choose: be Eurasia’s tech broker or become a pawn in the new global space race SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 Kazakhstan is approaching a moment of strategic truth. It can either become Eurasia’s indispensable broker of space, AI and advanced technology solutions or risk being used as a pawn in a geopolitical power competition i...
- Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission European Spaceflight · 13 Mar 2026 Tokyo-headquartered Astroscale Holdings has selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration mission no earlier than 2028. Isar Aerospace is preparing for the second flight of its two-sta...
- Q&A: Rebecca Evernden on UK space strategy SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 SpaceNews caught up with Rebecca Evernden, the recently appointed Director of the new UK Space Agency, at Space Comm Expo in London. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. SpaceNews: Which do you see as...
- China ends month-long launch hiatus with separate Guowang and Shiyan-30 satellite missions SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 China resumed orbital launch activity Thursday with a pair of missions lifting off from Hainan and Xichang spaceports, launching satellite internet and technology test satellites.
- Senate committee advances NASA deputy administrator nominee SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 The Senate Commerce Committee voted March 12 to send the nomination of Matt Anderson as NASA deputy administrator to the full Senate.
- Plato readies for space-like tests ESA · 13 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for a series of vital tests under space‑like conditions.