Defense News7h
European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping
We have no map of space, it’s a drama for the military,” said Col. Ludovic Monnerat, head of space domain for the Swiss Armed ...
Scientists intend to crash a satellite to record its ‘fiery last moments,’ agency says
A 440-pound satellite the size of a washing machine will intentionally crash into Earth in dramatic fashion, according to the ...
For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time ...
European Astronauts Train for Future Moon Missions in Lunar Simulator
European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency ...
MIT Technology Review12h
Space travel is dangerous. Could genetic testing and gene editing make it safer?
Astronauts and commercial space travelers are subject to damaging radiation and microgravity, along with other potential ...
ESA’s PLATO Mission Offers Hard-Won Lessons In Space Management
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ambitious PLATO mission, due for launch in December 2026, has been enabled in large part by ...
NASA Shares SSPICY $15M Mission Details To Inspect And Dispose Of Space Satellites
NASA has a SSPICY take on how to enable commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites The Small Spacecraft ...
Politico Europe3d
Europe launches its first space commissioner straight into a budget scrap
Despite not having much experience on space, Andrius Kubilius is tipped to be running EU rocket and satellite policy.
The Next Web2d
ESA’s new ‘Moon on Earth’ can launch a ‘European renaissance’ in spacetech
The futuristic new LUNA facility has attracted gushing praise from Europe's spacetech startups. Can the site boost the ...
Space.com7d
1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveal black hole and supernova secrets
XRISM allowed astronomers to track plasma as it circled the supermassive black hole at a distance of around 0.1 light-years ...
Orion spacecraft can shield Artemis astronauts from deep-space radiation, study shows
Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft ...