Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid rocket Issue

Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid rocket Issue

• Space Force said it will not fly additional national security missions on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket until an investigation is completed into a performance anomaly du

Space & Aerospace · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words
Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia

Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia

• 3 min read Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks • NASA Ea

Space & Aerospace · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 2 min · 238 words
Seraphim closes second early-stage space fund above $100 million target

Seraphim closes second early-stage space fund above $100 million target

• - Seraphim Space announced Feb • 25 it has completed fundraising for its second private early-stage venture fund, after exceeding its $100 million target to back young space tech

Space & Aerospace · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 209 words
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report

NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report

• 5 min read NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report Jessica Taveau NASA Headquarters The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands

Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands

• WASHINGTON - The commanders of three key combatant commands said they have been deeply involved in shaping the requirements for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense initiat

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 222 words
Making an Entrance

Making an Entrance

• 1 min read Making an Entrance Monika Luabeya NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb • 14, 2026, after docking to th

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit

Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit

• HOUSTON - India’s space agency says a valve failure prevented a navigation spacecraft launched more than a year ago from raising its orbit • 25statement, the Indian Space Researc

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 235 words
Listen to This Month's 'Planetary Parade' With NASA's Chandra

Listen to This Month's 'Planetary Parade' With NASA's Chandra

• Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra Lee Mohon Contents Jupiter Saturn Uranus Visual Description News Media Contact In late February, people in the North

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 320 words
NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space

NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space

• 2 min read NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space Gianine Figliozzi Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year mis

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
NASA's Webb Examines Cranium Nebula

NASA's Webb Examines Cranium Nebula

• NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula NASA Webb Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Contents Image: Exposed Cranium Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI Images) Downloads & Related Informa

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 296 words
The future of astronomy is both on Earth and in space

The future of astronomy is both on Earth and in space

• A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to ’take astronomy off Earth • ’ The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space act

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 249 words
In space traffic coordination, the biggest challenge may be coordination

In space traffic coordination, the biggest challenge may be coordination

• WASHINGTON - As the number of satellites in orbit grows, one emerging challenge is the difficulty some satellite operators have contacting counterparts to avoid potential collisi

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words
OQ Technology secures $30 million from Europe for satellite-to-smartphone expansion

OQ Technology secures $30 million from Europe for satellite-to-smartphone expansion

• - Europe’s investment arm is lending Luxembourg-based OQ Technology 25 million euros ($30 million) to expand its direct-to-device constellation, bolstering the continent’s push t

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 258 words
First MetOp Second Generation-B satellite spreads its wing

First MetOp Second Generation-B satellite spreads its wing

• With launch planned for later this year, testing is well underway to ensure the MetOp Second Generation-B1 weather satellite is ready for its life in orbit around Earth • These c

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 267 words
Greta rocket engine completes first test campaign

Greta rocket engine completes first test campaign

• In brief New European rocket engine Greta has completed a hot-fire test campaign, demonstrating stable operations, shutdowns and multiple restarts on a mobile test stand develope

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 267 words
Landslide and Avalanche Debris Litter Hubbard Glacier

Landslide and Avalanche Debris Litter Hubbard Glacier

• 4 min read Landslide and Avalanche Debris Litter Hubbard Glacier Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spil

Space & Aerospace · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 328 words
A banner year for military space funding- with an unclear path beyond

A banner year for military space funding- with an unclear path beyond

• WASHINGTON - Funding for the U.S. • Space Force this fiscal year approaches $42 billion when mandatory and discretionary dollars are combined, according to a new analysis unveile

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 220 words
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4812-4819: Back Into the Hollows

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4812-4819: Back Into the Hollows

• 2 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols 4812-4819: Back Into the Hollows Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate student at York University, Toronto

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 365 words
New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

• 2 min read New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse NASA Science Editorial Team On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating inNASA’s Eclipse

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 407 words
Lockheed Martin presses case that GPS upgrade will counter jamming threats

Lockheed Martin presses case that GPS upgrade will counter jamming threats

• WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin is stepping up its argument that the U.S. • military’s GPS constellation is becoming more resilient, even as military leaders warn publicly aboutrisi

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 261 words
Webb Maps Uranus' Upper Atmosphere

Webb Maps Uranus' Upper Atmosphere

• 1 min read Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere Monika Luabeya NASA Webb Telescope Team NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 370 words
Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

• 5 min read Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life NASA Science Editorial Team Groundbreaking ‘camera-on-a-chip’ technology that was orig

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 407 words
The Commercial Space Federation Releases New White Paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

The Commercial Space Federation Releases New White Paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

• February 24, 2026-Washington, DC -The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is proud to announce the release of a new paper titled ‘Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships: The Future

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 217 words
At Colorado space firms, Hegseth casts Pentagon bureaucracy as the enemy

At Colorado space firms, Hegseth casts Pentagon bureaucracy as the enemy

• WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a pair of stops at Colorado space companies Monday to sharpen a message that has become central to the Trump administration’s

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 329 words
LambdaVision books space on Starlab commercial space station

LambdaVision books space on Starlab commercial space station

• WASHINGTON - LambdaVision, a company that has used microgravity experiments on the International Space Station to develop an artificial retina, has booked space on a planned comm

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 228 words
Sophia Space claims $10 million in seed round

Sophia Space claims $10 million in seed round

• SAN FRANCISCO - Sophia Space raised $10 million in seed funding to accelerate development of space-based edge computers and orbital data centers. • ‘The $10 million round is a va

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 272 words
ESA Space Safety Programme Aims to Detect and Mitigate Space Hazards

ESA Space Safety Programme Aims to Detect and Mitigate Space Hazards

• ESA Space Safety Programme aims to detect and mitigate space hazards. • Focuses on natural threats like asteroids and solar storms. • Also addresses human‑made debris and collisi

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 152 words
Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island

Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island

• Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiatio

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 586 words
Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware

Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware

• SAN FRANCISCO - Before uploading a large language model to space-grade hardware, Boeing Space Mission Systems engineers sought guidance from the hardware manufacturer. • ‘They to

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 270 words
Meink, Saltzman make case for Space Force expansion

Meink, Saltzman make case for Space Force expansion

• WASHINGTON - Department of the Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the U.S. • Space Force is preparing for a period of sustained expansion as its mission set broadens and its wor

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 270 words
Young 'Sun' Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA's Chandra

Young 'Sun' Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA's Chandra

• Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra Lee Mohon Contents Visual Description News Media Contact For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caugh

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 4 min · 649 words
Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

• 5 min read Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives NASA Science Editorial Team The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Scie

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 591 words
Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling

Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling

• WASHINGTON - As it plans for a future in which satellites can be refueled in orbit, the U.S. • Space Force has taken a step that signals intent without yet committing to afull lo

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words
NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

• 3 min read NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure Jessica Taveau NASA Headquarters Johnson Space Center NASA and its international partners will receive sci

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 525 words
AST SpaceMobile wins $30 million contract for military broadband demo

AST SpaceMobile wins $30 million contract for military broadband demo

• WASHINGTON - The Space Development Agency on Feb. • 23 announced a $30 million contract award to AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate its space-based cellular broadband network can con

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 283 words
Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

• Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations Downloads Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations JPEG (291.85 KB) PIA26697 Figure A JPEG (291.92 KB) Description NASA’s C

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 544 words
Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region

Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region

• 1 Min Read Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region PIA26693 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork… Photojournal

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 429 words
Aalyria hits $1.3 billion valuation after raising funds for satellite mesh network

Aalyria hits $1.3 billion valuation after raising funds for satellite mesh network

• - Aalyria announced a $100 million funding round Feb. • 23 that values the Californian venture at $1.3 billion, supporting deployment of laser terminals and software for dynamica

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words
NASA's Curiosity Rover Sees Martian 'Spiderwebs' Up Close

NASA's Curiosity Rover Sees Martian 'Spiderwebs' Up Close

• 5 min read NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sees Martian ‘Spiderwebs’ Up Close Jet Propulsion Laboratory Contents Unpacking boxwork Roving laboratory More about Curiosity News Media Contac

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 573 words
Perseverance's Landing

Perseverance's Landing

• Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater, a former river delta, to search for ancient microbial life. • In 2024, rover sampled Chevaya Falls rock, revealing potential biosignatures n

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
Europe's progress on future access-to-space gains momentum with upcoming reusable launcher flight test

Europe's progress on future access-to-space gains momentum with upcoming reusable launcher flight test

• Following the successful launch of Ariane 6 in 2025, Europe’s access to space ambitions gain momentum. • The launch of the reusable launcher first stage demonstrator Themis T1H u

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words
NASA's Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

NASA's Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

• NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova NASA Webb Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Contents Image: SN 2025pht in NGC 1637 Case of missing red

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 353 words
Engineering Behind EarthDaily: Solving for Global Daily Coverage, Scientific Quality, and High-Spectral Diversity

Engineering Behind EarthDaily: Solving for Global Daily Coverage, Scientific Quality, and High-Spectral Diversity

• Broad-area change detection only matters if the measurement behind it is stable. • In Earth observation, frequency without calibration creates volatility, and imagery without con

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 229 words
Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach

Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach

• Humanity gains insight on how to operate in space with every satellite that we launch. • True learning comes from doing; otherwise we lock into lab-born biases that come from ask

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 238 words
Momentus prepares to host 10 demonstration payloads on Vigoride 7 flight

Momentus prepares to host 10 demonstration payloads on Vigoride 7 flight

• SAN FRANCISCO - Momentus’ Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of a 10-month mission to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity ope

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 281 words
Texas Space Commission completes $150 million in awards

Texas Space Commission completes $150 million in awards

• WASHINGTON - The Texas Space Commission has completed awarding $150 million to companies and organizations in the state as it prepares to distribute a second, larger round of fun

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 224 words
Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation

Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation

• WASHINGTON - An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites small enough to fit in a carry-on bag - an engineering claim that

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 243 words
Last call to apply: 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee Programme

Last call to apply: 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee Programme

• Last call to apply: 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee Programme There are only a few days left to apply for the 2026 Graduate Trainee positions at the European Space Agency. • Applicatio

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 365 words
Meet ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot

Meet ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot

• Meet ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot MP4 [70.50 MB] SOURCE MP4 [3.70 GB] Thank you for liking You have already liked this page, you can only like it once! • Born in France in 1982,So

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 348 words
Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson's Quality and Flight Equipment Division

Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson's Quality and Flight Equipment Division

• Regina Senegal leads safety and quality teams for 13 NASA customers, including Orion and Gateway. • Her division supports program-level requirement writing, assurance programs, a

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 190 words
Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson's Quality and Flight Equipment Division

Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson's Quality and Flight Equipment Division

• 5 min read Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson’s Quality and Flight Equipment Division Linda E. • Grimm Johnson Space Center Office of Communications Safety and quality

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 390 words
German defense firm said to be weighing bid for Mynaric

German defense firm said to be weighing bid for Mynaric

• WASHINGTON - Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defense contractor, is weighing a potential acquisition of Munich-based laser communications terminal maker Mynaric, a move that could

Space & Aerospace · February 22, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 239 words
NASA preparing for Artemis 2 rollback to fix upper stage problem

NASA preparing for Artemis 2 rollback to fix upper stage problem

• Eastern with additional comments from Isaacman. • WASHINGTON - Just 24 hours after setting a March 6 launch date for the Artemis 2 mission, NASA announced Feb. • 21 that a proble

Space & Aerospace · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
Bruno says he joined Blue Origin to work on 'urgent' national security projects

Bruno says he joined Blue Origin to work on 'urgent' national security projects

• WASHINGTON - Tory Bruno, former chief executive of United Launch Alliance, said he decided to join Blue Origin to work on important national security projects, including applicat

Space & Aerospace · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 218 words
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

• NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos Emily DeMarco Writer/Editor (IV), Earth Science Division Contents Matching Tortoises to Landscape More Than Conservati

Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 406 words
Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

• 1 min read Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38 Monika Luabeya NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from E

Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 330 words
Week in images: 16-20 February 2026

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• Agency Week in images: 16-20 February 2026 20/02/2026 1507 views 31 likes ESA / About Us / Week in images ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during one of her first workouts at the star

Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 252 words
Annular solar eclipse seen from space

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Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
Smile sets sail for Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

Smile sets sail for Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

• Just over a year since Smilearrived in the Netherlands in two parts, thenow-completeandthoroughly-testedspacecraft has left for good. • With a launch window set for 8 April - 7 M

Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 261 words
Earth from Space: Ouarzazate, Morocco

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Space & Aerospace · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 225 words