China progresses plans for Mars sample return, asteroid flyby and more launch sites
China progresses plans for…
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, Selects Focus Area Cohort Teams for Cohort 26.A
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, has selected the Focus Area Cohort Teams (FACTs)…
Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher
In this episode of the podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Josef Aschbacher, the director-general of the European Space Agency, at the…
Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation
PARIS — South Korean company Satrec Initiative is working with parent company Hanwha Systems to provide high-resolution Earth imagery…
Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
LEUVEN, BELGIUM and BILBAO, SPAIN – 17 September 2026—Simera Sense, a leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small…
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
While the calendar indicated that astronomical summer was winding down, a swath of the south-central United States was sweltering under a heat…
Icarus Robotics tests Joy in Canada ahead of ISS flight
PARIS — Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, conducted tests of its free-flying…
New laptop ditches noisy fans and heat sinks for tiny ‘…
BERLIN — Lenovo has unveiled a concept laptop that uses high-speed air to silently cool its processor, instead of conventional fans or heat…
More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data
Space Force programs are tapping satellite data and AI to get intelligence to military commanders faster The post More satellites watch the…