An experimental satellite, Pulsar-0, has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space for the first time. The data revealed that satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) suffer from GPS signal disruption, contradicting previous assumptions that they were immune to jamming. The findings indicate that LEO satellites may not always be able to rely on GPS signals for navigation and timing, posing a challenge for their operations. The data was collected [...]

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a large number of satellites for launch, including 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites and 88,000 orbital data center satellites. However, there is no framework for disclosing or offsetting the environmental consequences of satellite reentries, which can damage the ozone layer. Recent research suggests that cumulative stratospheric injection of satellite-derived contaminants can weaken the polar vortex and cause temperature anomalies. The satellite servicing economy could benefit from a policy dictating orbital injection quotas [...]

German space technology group OBH has announced plans to issue new shares to raise capital for future investments, reflecting the opportunities and challenges facing Europe's growing space industry. The move aims to secure fresh capital for research and development, acquisitions, infrastructure expansion, and the commercialization of new technologies. Existing shareholders may experience some dilution of their ownership stakes, but management argues that the long-term benefits outweigh the short-term impact. The global space sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, [...]

NASA has hired Relativity Space, a rocket maker acquired by Eric Schmidt, to build a spacecraft for a Mars mission. The spacecraft, dubbed Aeolus, will carry four instruments to measure and image Mars from orbit, providing daily global views of dust, winds, and temperature. The mission is set to launch in 2028, with Relativity responsible for designing and building the spacecraft and rocket. The partnership allows NASA to stretch its budget further, while Relativity takes on development [...]

Chinese startup Spark Space has secured funding for its electric-pump-fed rocket, the Jinhua-1, following successful engine tests. The rocket is set to debut in 2027 and will be powered by nine Lieyan-2 engines, giving it a liftoff thrust of 90 tons. The company has raised nearly 100 million yuan in a Pre-A round and tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ funding, with plans to use the funds to develop the rocket. The Jinhua-1 has a payload [...]

Loft Orbital's YAM-9 spacecraft successfully demonstrated the first publicly disclosed execution of a vision-language model in orbit. Aboard the spacecraft, Google DeepMind's Gemma 3 performed natural language queries, classified Earth imagery, and produced plain-English summaries without transmitting raw pixels to the ground. This achievement marks a significant shift in the value layer of Earth observation, moving from ground-based processing to onboard inference capabilities. The model, running on an Nvidia Jetson Orin AGX graphics processing unit, utilized a [...]

NASA has officially begun decommissioning the MAVEN orbiter, marking the end of an 11-year mission that significantly advanced scientists' understanding of Mars. The spacecraft lost contact in December 2025 after a routine communications blackout, and despite months of recovery efforts, it was determined that MAVEN was not recoverable. The mission, which was originally planned to last two years, far exceeded its goals, providing crucial insights into Mars' atmosphere, including the impact of solar storms on atmospheric gas [...]