In a landmark achievement, the space startup Starcloud has successfully trained an AI model in Earth orbit, signaling the arrival of space-based computing as a real and emerging industry.
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Photo: James Webb Space Telescope by Getty Images 1. A Telescope Built for the Unknown Astronomy periodically reaches moments when its existing tools can no longer keep pace with its questions. By the early 21st century, scientists found themselves at such a turning point. Observations had revealed galaxies forming in the distant past, planets orbiting
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SMILE is a joint venture between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and will provide the first global view of how Earth’s magnetic environment responds to the constantly changing flow of particles and energy from the Sun.
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China’s space industry witnessed a dramatic yet significant milestone when the Zhuque-3 rocket—developed by private aerospace company LandSpace—lifted off for its debut flight.
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A pioneering UK–European collaboration has reached a major milestone in the development of next-generation radioisotope power systems, completing the most comprehensive safety testing campaign ever conducted for a European-built Radioisotope Heater Unit (RHU).
A great moment of visibility for Italian excellence, demonstrating how strategic collaboration, innovation transfer, and cross-sector capabilities can shape the next wave of space-driven technologies.
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The recent structural failure at Baikonur Cosmodrome has done more than damage a launch pad — it has temporarily halted Russia’s ability to send humans into space for the first time in over 60 years.
Solar activity is rising—and with it, the risk of radiation-driven disruptions to spacecraft electronics. From bit flips to latchups, single-event effects (SEE) are becoming a defining engineering challenge for modern satellite and deep-space missions. As transistor sizes shrink and mission durations grow, resilience to solar weather is no longer optional. This article explores how SEEs occur, their impact on spacecraft, and the technologies designed to keep missions safe.
NASA has just released new findings from a fresh analysis of Cassini mission data — and the results are remarkable.
This new fabric will be integrated into Spacewear’s next-generation spacesuit, the Smart Flight Suit 3 (SFS3) — designed to be safer, lighter and more sustainable.
But the innovation doesn’t stop there.
Spacewear’s research team is also developing materials capable of mitigating lunar dust, one of the biggest operational challenges for future missions on the Moon.
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