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On September 17, 1976, NASA revealed the OV-101 orbiter, which would later be named Enterprise. The unveiling took place on Constitution Day during the United States’ bicentennial year.
Simulations indicate that overmassive black holes can form easily in the early universe, with spectra matching those of Little Red Dots, which later evolve into bright quasars and supermassive galactic black holes.
Satrec Initiative is developing optical satellites with roughly ten‑centimeter resolution to complement Hanwha Aerospace’s newly announced SAR constellation.
With demand for high‑resolution Earth observation imagery growing, Simera Sense and IDOM have announced a joint effort to design and produce the xScape350 optical payload for small satellites.
A podcast interview at the World Space Business Week in Paris discusses Europe’s drive for greater autonomy in space activities.
Icarus Robotics has completed initial free‑flight tests of its Joy robot in Canada, preparing the system for a planned demonstration on the International Space Station in 2027.
Catalyst Campus, together with the BMC3I TAP Lab, has announced the teams chosen for the current cohort of its innovation program.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed a previously unknown impact crater on the Moon that exceeds the size of the Roman Colosseum.
ESA awarded three space companies with prizes for excellence and innovation. The ceremony took place during the Industry Space Days 2026 at ESA‑ESTEC in the Netherlands.
During a test over Europe, Galileo satellites transmitted an encrypted signal for the first time, which receivers in Norway and the Netherlands used to obtain a position fix.
Satellite data reveal that snow, monsoon rains and ocean water displace the planet’s mass center by fractions of an inch each year.
Researchers have verified a planet younger than one million years orbiting the star Elias 2-24 in the Taurus molecular cloud.