Space & Astronomy

22+ min ago   (351+ words) Space in Africa Djibouti Becomes Eighth African Nation to Sign the Artemis Accords The Republic of Djibouti has become the eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of nations committed to advancing a rules-based framework…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (554+ words) The European Space Agency’s FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe’s Earth Observation Programmes. Flight VV30 lifted off on…...

11+ min ago   (63+ words) The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities....

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (429+ words) SpaceX therefore responds at a modeled risk more than 300 times smaller than the 1-in-10,000 industry benchmark cited in the filing. It is a deliberately conservative safety policy but also a vivid demonstration of a new fact of orbital life: at…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (430+ words) China and Russia's growing anti-satellite capabilities spur what analysts call a full-blown space arms race The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed "space weapons" capable of disabling enemy satellites in Earth's orbit. The…...

20+ min ago   (675+ words) The US Space Force has confirmed that America has space-control weapons deployed in orbit, capable of defending forces against hostile action. The United States has publicly acknowledged that it has deployed “space control weapons” in orbit, marking the clearest official…...

11+ min ago   (200+ words) The third Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite will help track ocean temperatures, algal blooms, water quality and El Niño events Copernicus Sentinel-3C's instruments track sea level rise and sea ice extent, two of the clearest indicators of climate change. They measure…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (368+ words) Adam Nemethy, acting director of N-Wave at NOAA, will join a panel discussion on observability as the foundation for federal shared services at Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29, where government and industry leaders will explore the future of…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (18+ words) Venus (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Image of Earth's fiery twin, Venus. More on this News Release Venus ate its moon...

48+ min ago   (980+ words) “The United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force.” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the first public declaration Monday that the United States has placed “space control weapons” in orbit, an announcement that…...