OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation
OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden’s space sector to build 20 satellites to boost Europe’s weather forecasting and climate monitoring capabilities. The post OHB Sweden wins €248…
Smiles and Spacesuits
NASA/Zena Cardman NASA astronaut Chris Williams smiles at the camera during a spacesuit fit verification on Jan. 2, 2026, inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. This procedure confirms that…
Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.
Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA
Recent reporting on SpaceX’s proposal to deploy up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit — paired with a vision of AI-enabled, autonomous orbital infrastructure — marks a decisive…
The Sun’s Long-Lived Active Regions Are Massive Flare Factories—But We Don’t Know Why
Space weather is a fascinating subject, but one we still have a lot to learn about. One of the main components of it is the active regions (ARs) of the…
Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Restless Kīlauea Launches… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions…
Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race
Blue Origin is the latest company to propose an orbital data center system, filing plans for a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites. The post Blue Origin joins the orbital…
Canada Allocates $200 Million Towards the Creation of Nation’s First Spaceport
Minister of National Defence David McGuinty announced on Monday, March 16th, that the Canadian government is committing $200 million to develop Canada’s first commercial spaceport in Nova Scotia, which will…
These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can’t penetrate
These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog.