ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the…
Multiple space companies join NATO’s DIANA defense accelerator
TAMPA, Fla. — NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic…
Voyager wins $21 million Air Force contract for AI-driven signals processing
ORLANDO, Fla. — Voyager Technologies secured a $21 million U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop artificial…
Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of ‘debris weather’ alerts
GOLDEN, CO — A university team has found that small orbital debris could emit radio bursts as they collide or approach each other in…
China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft
HELSINKI — China continued a surge in launch activity with a pair of missions Tuesday, adding to an opaque satellite series and launching new…
Helsing and Kongsberg plot multi-mission European defense space network
TAMPA, Fla. — Two defense technology companies from Norway and Germany have joined forces to bolster Europe’s sovereign intelligence and…
NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and serving…
How multi-agent AI can strengthen space missions against the unknown
Space missions are entering a new era defined by complexity: more sensors, more software-driven behavior, more tightly coupled subsystems and…
Benchmark demonstrates high-throughput ASCENT thruster in hotfire testing at Edwards Air Force Base
SAN FRANCISCO – Benchmark Space Systems’ ASCENT-fueled Macaw thruster performed a 10-minute continuous burn, clearing the way for an on-orbit…
The 17 best gifts for gym lovers, picked by a fitness e…
With Christmas less than two weeks away, now is the time to focus on gift shopping. But what should you buy for the gym enthusiast in your…
Overview Energy demonstrates technologies for space solar power
WASHINGTON — A space solar power startup has emerged from stealth after demonstrating a key technology for its plans to transmit power from…