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January 15, 2026
MOON DAILY
NASA and DOE plan fission power plant on Moon by 2030



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have renewed their long standing partnership to develop a fission surface power system that can operate on the Moon as part of the Artemis campaign and future missions to Mars. The agencies plan to deploy a lunar surface reactor by 2030 to support sustained human and robotic activities and to advance U.S. leadership in space exploration and commerce. A new memorandum of understanding between NASA and the Department of Energy formalizes this collaboration and ... read more

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EXO WORLDS
Berkeley Scientists set to home in on 100 signals from Seti at Home
Berkeley, United States (SPX) Jan 12, 2026
For 21 years, between 1999 and 2020, millions of people worldwide loaned UC Berkeley scientists their computers to search for signs of advanced civilizations in our galaxy. The project - calle ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the companys Rocket ... more
TIME AND SPACE
JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
Since the James Webb Space Telescope began science operations in December 2021 some 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, astronomers have been puzzled by compact, intensely red sources scattered throu ... more
TECH SPACE
The Silent Partner - How Machine Learning Quietly Powers Modern Space Operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
The space industry handles some of the most complex data in existence. Satellite images cover millions of square kilometers. Telemetry from a single spacecraft involves thousands of data points. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
When the four member crew of Axiom 2 launched on a 10 day mission in May 2023, their time in orbit carried a dense manifest of biomedical experiments aimed at probing human physiology under spacefli ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
The Quiet Transformation of GPS - What's Coming by 2026
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
GPS has long been perceived as a finished system - dependable, standardized, and largely unchanged from the user's point of view. For most people, navigation simply works, and that reliability creates the illusion of stagnation. ... more
TECH SPACE
JAXA taps ispace for lunar debris mitigation and disposal study
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
ispace inc has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to conduct an analysis on how to limit harmful space debris in lunar orbit and manage spacecraft end of life on the Moon as act ... more
TECH SPACE
How to Transcribe Audio to Text - A Step-by-Step Guide
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
Transcribing audio to text is a crucial process in many industries, from media to education and customer service. The ability to convert spoken words into written form makes content more accessible, searchable, and shareable. ... more

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GPS NEWS
GPS in 2026 - Hidden Shifts That Could Redefine Global Navigation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026
For decades, GPS has been treated as a stable, almost invisible layer of modern technology - always present, always reliable. Yet as 2026 approaches, subtle but meaningful changes are beginning to reshape how global navigation systems operate behind the scenes. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Indian rocket hits snag during launch
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2026
An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country's space agency said. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite network
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2026
The EUMETSAT Council has formally endorsed the EUMETSAT Polar System Sterna (EPS Sterna), clearing the way for a new constellation of polar orbiting microsatellites that will deliver frequent microw ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
New orbital mapping system targets Earth Moon libration traffic
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
As lunar exploration intensifies, the cislunar space is experiencing increasing congestion. Traditional two body Keplerian elements, which have long been the standard for Earth orbiting objects, pro ... more
TECH SPACE
Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software tools
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined CAD preparati ... more
SPACEMART
Aerospacelab expands Pulsar navigation constellation work with new Xona satellite order
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
Aerospacelab, a satellite manufacturing and design company, has been selected by Xona Space Systems to produce eight additional satellites for Pulsar, a low Earth orbit navigation constellation desi ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Fueling research in nuclear thermal propulsion
by Poornima Apte for MIT News
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is 238,855 miles away, the distance to Mars is ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Blue Origin and Nimbus validate fuel cells for lunar life support
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
In a key step toward sustaining crews on future lunar missions, Nimbus Power Systems has completed a campaign of shock and vibration tests on its advanced, gravity independent fuel cell hardware in ... more
TECH SPACE
Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a novel quantum ... more
SPACEMART
Multiple satellite filings demonstrate transparency, responsibility and ambition: China Daily editorial
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
Low-Earth orbit slots are finite, nonrenewable and increasingly scarce. Once they are occupied or effectively locked by early movers, latecomers face severe constraints on their ability to deploy sa ... more
ROBO SPACE
Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more
TECH SPACE
How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product Quality
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these standards poses a significant threat to their market survival. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quantum light switch built from atomically thin mirror
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 09, 2026
Controlling light across scales, from microscopes and telescopes down to nanometers, is a central challenge in modern optics. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have now demonstrated a nanos ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quantum key method enables redundant storage of qubit data
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026
A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo have demonstrated a method to back up quantum information by encrypting qubits during copying, providing redundancy while remaining consistent wit ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Bright supernova offers new view of black hole birth
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
What astronomers know about the birth of a black hole has long mirrored the objects themselves, tending to be dark, difficult to observe, and seemingly quiet despite their immense gravitational infl ... more
MARSDAILY
Tiny Mars' big impact on Earth's climate
Riverside, CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2026
At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping ... more
MOON DAILY
Ancient impact may explain moons contrasting sides
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
For decades scientists have puzzled over why the moons two hemispheres look so different despite sharing a common origin in the early solar system. The near side that always faces Earth is dom ... more
MARSDAILY
Ancient deltas reveal vast Martian ocean across northern hemisphere
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
Using high resolution images from several Mars orbiters, an international team led by the University of Bern has identified a system of fan deltas in southeast Coprates Chasma that record the highes ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
PH-1 test flight advances Chinese reusable suborbital spacecraft plans
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
A Chinese suborbital spacecraft designed for reusable operations and future space tourism has completed a key test flight, marking a new step in the country's commercial space ambitions. The v ... more
IRON AND ICE
Iron rich asteroids show surprising resilience in impact simulation study
London, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2026
Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new experimental study that shows iron rich asteroids can withstand far more energy than previously estimated before breaking apart. The ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Multiple spacecraft track evolving solar storm to improve space weather forecasts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
At times the sun ejects massive clouds of energetic material into space, and these events can disturb satellites, threaten astronauts and even affect power grids on the ground. Researchers are worki ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA heavy ion tests confirm Sakura II AI chip for orbital and lunar use
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
EdgeCortix Inc. reports that its Sakura II edge AI co-processor has demonstrated high levels of radiation resiliency in heavy ion testing conducted under the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Prog ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Back for Seconds with New Food System Design Challenge
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. A ... more
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