LINK Spacecraft Readies for a Daring Rescue of NASA's Swift Observatory
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been hunting gamma-ray bursts for over two decades. Now, a small robotic spacecraft called LINK is…
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Roman, Swift, Canadarm2: Space Sector Moves on Multiple Fronts
A flagship telescope reaches Florida under budget, a storied robot arm gets emergency surgery in orbit, and a dormant rocket revives to save…
Pegasus XL returns to give NASA's Swift telescope a lifeline
After sitting on the ground since 2021, Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket is gearing up for an air-launched mission aimed at extending th…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
Euclid Maps the Milky Way's Core Ahead of Roman Space Telescope
ESA's Euclid space telescope has turned its wide-field instruments toward the dense core of the Milky Way, producing imagery that directly o…
Moon Rovers to Land Before Artemis 4 Crew in Bold Pre-Deployment Plan
NASA has selected two companies to develop upgraded lunar rovers designed to reach the Moon's surface before the Artemis 4 crew even launche…
Europe's Orbital Lifeline: Heatwaves Expose a Strategic Vulnerability
When France logged its hottest June day on record in 2026, satellites were quietly doing the heavy lifting. Europe's space infrastructure is…
Going Underground: ESA Trains Astronauts Deep in Cave Systems
Far from any high-tech simulator, ESA is sending its astronauts underground. Cave training has become a rigorous method for building the tea…
Botswana Becomes the 68th Nation to Sign the Artemis Accords
Botswana signed the Artemis Accords on June 25, 2026, at NASA headquarters in Washington. The country is now the sixth African nation to for…
SpaceX's Secretive Starfall Capsule Completes Its First Test Flight
SpaceX flew its mysterious Starfall reentry capsule on June 23, offering virtually no details about the mission's objectives or customer. Th…
Euclid Maps the Milky Way's Stellar Heartland at Record Resolution
A single image packing over 60 million stars: ESA's Euclid telescope has mapped the Milky Way's galactic bulge in unprecedented detail, layi…
SpaceX debuts Starfall reentry capsule in orbital demonstration
SpaceX lifted off from Cape Canaveral with Starfall, a brand-new reentry capsule weighing around 2,100 kg. The demonstration mission marks t…
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