Fishing for the Moon
Copyright: How big is planet Earth’s Moon How big is planet Earth’s Moon? Compared to other moons of the Solar System, it’s number 5 on the largest to smallest ranked…
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3I/ATLAS: A View from Planet Earth
Copyright: Rolando Ligustri Now outbound after its perihelion or closest approach to the Sun on October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar object to pass through our…
3I/ATLAS Flyby
…the night of December 15. Though faint, colors emphasized in the image data, show off the comet’s yellowish dust tail and bluish ion tail along with a greenish tinged coma….
Orion’s Cradle
Copyright: Piotr Czerski Cradled in red-glowing hydrogen gas, stars are being born in Orion. These stellar nurseries lie at the edge of the giant Orion molecular cloud complex, some 1,500…
CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new agreements with seven of its commercial partners to give users more access to near‑global multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data….
Notes from the Field
Looking at Chlorophyll from Space By Compton “Jim” Tucker NASA scientists are able to study plants from space, but this wasn’t always the case. “I love using satellite data to…
What’s Happening in Space Policy February 15-21, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of February 15-21, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess…
AST SpaceMobile deploys record low orbit cellular array on BlueBird 6
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
AST SpaceMobile has completed the unfolding of its next generation BlueBird 6 satellite, deploying what it describes as the largest commercial…
It is time to take astronomy off Earth
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails across images,…
UK Launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts
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…
ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026
The company came under new leadership in December following the departure of Tory Bruno, who left the company to join Blue Origin. Published by Spaceflight Now on 02/11/2026 Continue Reading…
Aerospace attracts partners for DiskSat demonstrations
…debris remediation, and San Francisco-based edge computing startup Satylt have signed the first DiskSat commercial licensing agreements. “This is an opportunity for commercial, international, government […] The post Aerospace attracts…
What’s Happening in Space Policy February 8-14, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of February 8-14, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session…
ExLabs taps SpacePilot autonomy for Apophis asteroid mission
…deep-space campaign that will operate at distances exceeding 100 million kilometers from Earth. The company describes itself as a commercial deep-space mission operator developing next-generation platforms for exploration beyond Published…
What’s Happening in Space Policy February 1-7, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of February 1-7, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session…
