Space News
FCC approves thousands more Amazon Leo satellites as Gen 1 deadline looms
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 07:10
Amazon received approval Feb. 10 to deploy thousands more broadband satellites, weeks after seeking relief from a July milestone for its first-generation network after reaching only about 11% of the required deployment. ...
Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 16:00
When you have a fully reusable vehicle you can send it anywhere to the moon past Mars -Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator. Imagine a future where thousands of people travel to space every year. Some stay a week. Some a m...
Stoke Space adds $350 million to Series D round
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 14:57
Stoke Space has raised an additional $350 million to advance work on its reusable launch vehicle and future projects. The post Stoke Space adds $350 million to Series D round appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design
NASA Breaking news - 12 Feb 2026 01:35
NASA completed the first flighttestofa scale-model wingdesigned to improve laminar flow, reducing dragandloweringfuelcosts forfuture commercialaircraft. The flight took place Jan. 29 at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Ce...
ESA will engage global leaders at the Munich Security Conference 2026
ESA - 12 Feb 2026 01:02
The European Space Agency (ESA) will take part in the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC), one of the worlds leading forums for international security policy. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will join senior ...
SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge
Space News - 12 Feb 2026 00:49
Space investors and dealmakers anticipate SpaceXs planned IPO this year will trigger a surge of capital across the industry, but not without the risk of pulling investor attention away from other companies in the run-up....
Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket launch 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military early on Feb. 12
SPACE.com - 12 Feb 2026 00:00
A Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch a pair of space surveillance satellites for the U.S. Space Force early Thursday (Feb. 12), and you can watch the action live.
UK launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 23:50
MILAN - United Kingdom-based launch company Orbex announced that its business is folding after multiple attempts to stay solvent fell through. The company announced Feb. 11 that it has filed a notice of intention to appo...
Space companies bet on Golden Dome as questions persist over scope and funding
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 23:35
At SmallSat Symposium, executives cite enduring missile threat as rationale for continued investment The post Space companies bet on Golden Dome as questions persist over scope and funding appeared first on SpaceNews.
Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the Worlds First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 22:40
SEATTLE,Feb. 11, 2026-Integrate, the developer of the worlds first ultra-secure project management platform for dynamic multi-entity execution, today announced a $17 million Series A raise led byFPV Ventureswith particip...
Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 22:14
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - At the recent World Economic Forum in Switzerland, much of the conversation revolved around the concerns of middle powers, nations with the wherewithal to influence international events that are n...
Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2026 22:00
At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.
The Exploration Company completes water-impact tests for its Nyx space capsule
Space News - 11 Feb 2026 21:46
MILAN - The French-German aerospace company The Exploration Company completed mock splashdown tests for its Nyx space capsule, a modular, reusable spacecraft designed to transport cargo and eventually crew to low Earth o...
Unseen planet or brown dwarf may have hidden 'rare' fading star
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2026 21:00
One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, astronomers say. ...
Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2026 21:00
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites after California launch
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2026 20:47
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
NASA's SPHEREx mission spots 3I/ATLAS's bright envelope
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2026 20:30
NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) was built for the ambitious purpose of performing an all-sky survey. The data it collects from more than 45...
Morgan Freeman narrates the glorious rise and meteoric fall of 'The Dinosaurs' in new Netflix series (video)
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2026 20:00
Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment's 4-part dino-doc arrives March 6
New Sungrazer Comet A1 MAPS Could Be Bright in Early April If It Survives Perihelion
Universe Today - 11 Feb 2026 19:28
In a clockwork predictable Universe, comets and how they will ultimately perform is always a big wild card. A new sungrazer comet discovered at the start of this year has given astronomers pause. C/2026 A1 MAPS could put...
I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis
NASA Breaking news - 11 Feb 2026 19:01
Jesse Berdiss dream of becoming a structural engineer began with visions of skyscrapers rising above the Dallas and Oklahoma skyline. Today, that dream has soared beyond city limits, reaching towering heights at the agen...
Are sunrises and sunsets more spectacular in winter?
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2026 19:00
Shorter days, crisp clean air and a low winter sun all play a role in those vivid pink and golden skies.
Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2026 18:45
Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of Saturn, the d...