The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has granted Geely's subsidiary, Zhejiang Geespace Technology, a two-year trial permit for satellite IoT services, making it the first private company in China to receive such approval.
Starlink has resubmitted an application to India's IN-SPACe for its Gen 2 satellite constellation. The proposal includes direct-to-device connectivity, aiming to provide internet access to underserved rural areas, following a previous rejection of its broader plans.
NASA and Katalyst Space abandon plans to rescue the Swift Observatory satellite from re-entering Earth's atmosphere due to an 'attitude control issue' with the Link spacecraft, opting instead for data collection operations.
NASA's Orbital Clarity Challenge offers up to $500,000 for innovative, affordable technologies to measure thermosphere changes, improving predictions of atmospheric drag on satellites in low Earth orbit.
Elon Musk's proposal for a million-satellite AI constellation raises concerns regarding the permanent loss of precious metals and materials. Annual decommissioning of 200,000 satellites could result in significant resource depletion, equivalent to mining large asteroids.
Die Nasa hat ihre Rettungsmission für den Forschungssatelliten „Swift“ abgebrochen. Das unbemannte Schleppraumschiff „Link“ weist Steuerungsprobleme auf. Der Satellit, der Gammablitze erforscht, wird nun voraussichtlich in die Erdatmosphäre stürzen und verglühen.
Chinese start-up SpaceSail has secured 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) in a record funding round, valuing the company at 50 billion yuan. The firm plans to expand its Qianfan satellite network to compete with SpaceX's Starlink project.
As Xiamen University celebrates its oceanography department's 80th anniversary, China's vast marine science enterprise faces the challenge of building regional trust and data-sharing rules in the South China Sea.
Taiwan's inaugural test of a domestically developed satellite launch vehicle failed on Wednesday when the rocket veered off course, crashing in an uninhabited mountainous area near the Jiupeng missile testing base in Pingtung county.
Chinese private space company LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on land for the first time, advancing China's reusable launch technology.
Rainbow steps at a Reykjavik church were painted over with the Icelandic flag, highlighting rising nationalist tensions, anti-immigrant sentiment, and debates over national identity and EU membership.
Die EU-Kommission treibt ihr Satellitenprojekt Iris2 voran, das Europa unabhängig von Elon Musks Starlink machen soll. Das junge belgische Start-up Aerospacelab baut überraschend bis zu 264 Satelliten im Wert von mindestens 1,8 Milliarden Euro.
China launched its 24th group of low-orbit internet satellites into space using a Long March-12 rocket from Hainan province, expanding its satellite network.
Canadian amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe discovered a 25km-wide meteorite impact crater named Uhackatik in Quebec's Côte-Nord region using Google Maps. Geologists confirmed the 390-million-year-old structure following an expedition in October 2025.
Russian missile attacks on Kyiv sparked fires across two districts early Sunday. Meanwhile, Ukrainian long-range strikes hit a military airfield and rocket facility deep inside Russia, as diplomatic tensions rise over reports of potential US arms transfers via Turkey.
Satellite images show the severe impact of western Europe's record summer heatwaves, revealing shrunken glaciers, dried rivers, and widespread vegetation stress.
The European Commission offers Copernicus satellite mapping support for search and rescue operations in Indonesia following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Flores island that killed at least 38 people.
Russia's Battlegroup West reports downing 110 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters, a US-made HIMARS rocket, and over 50 UAVs in 24 hours, along with destroying control posts, satellite stations, robotic systems, and ammo depots.
China's Type 054B vessel, under construction at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard, may be equipped with a 48-cell Vertical Launch System (VLS), enhancing its anti-saturation attack and air-defence capabilities, according to Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping.
New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) disrupted a Chinese state-linked observatory's attempt to install satellite-tracking infrastructure, citing military intelligence collection risks. China's intelligence services are deemed the most active espionage threat in NZSIS's 2026 Security Threat Environment assessment.
A collection of international news briefs covering Russian Supreme Court findings on Yabloko, Kalashnikov CEO statements, Mediterranean migrant deaths, and regional geopolitical tensions.
Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle unplugs from an Optus communications satellite, making way for a new fleet of robotic servicing spacecraft developed with DARPA and launched via SpaceX to extend satellite lifespans in orbit.
Hypersonic weapons rely on precise navigation. Unlike satellite-dependent systems, celestial navigation uses star movements for self-contained, interference-proof positioning, crucial for autonomous hypersonic vehicles.
The European Commission's Scaleup Europe Fund is operational, deploying €5 billion into strategic tech startups with Finnish satellite company ICEYE as its first backer.
