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Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a dedicated wind tunnel campaign for its STARLAUNCH 1 air launched rocket, marking a key technical milestone in the development of the sub orbital vehicle. The p ... more  
Bats use sound flow to steer through cluttered habitatsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new study has resolved how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness by showing they regulate their flight using a form of acoustic flow, offering fresh insight into biosonar an ... more  
Retired EVA workhorse to guide China's next-gen spacesuit and lunar gearTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Chinese engineers are turning a long-serving spacewalk suit into a real-world testbed to extend the life and performance of China's next-generation EVA and lunar spacesuits. The retired "extra ... more  
Stratoship alliance charts staged path for smallsat payloadsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Stratoship has signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland based companies Orbit2Orbit and Sunburnt Space Co to build a staged lab to space pathway for small satellite payloads. The a ... more |
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NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retiresWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency said Tuesday. ... more  
AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architectureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 AST SpaceMobile has been selected for a prime contract position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, program, placing its space-base ... more  
Teledyne detector arrays power NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat X-ray missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Teledyne Technologies has confirmed that its Space Imaging division has successfully deployed Speedster HyViSI Hybrid Visible Silicon Imager focal plane arrays ... more  
Energy learning algorithm boosts complex UAV swarm taskingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 With unmanned aerial vehicles now common across modern military and security operations, planners face increasing pressure to assign heterogeneous drone swarms to complex mission sets without wastin ... more |
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Perovskite betavoltaic cell sets record efficiency using carbon 14 sourceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A research team at DGIST has developed a perovskite based self powered betavoltaic battery that achieves what they report as the worlds highest conversion efficiency for this class of device while m ... more |
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Inside China's buzzing AI scene year after DeepSeek shockBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin's own startup had nearly folded three times - but in the past year it has raised $30 million. ... more 
SunRISE small satellites clear vibration tests ahead of launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 When NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) launches later this year, six toaster-oven-size spacecraft will work together in orbit to form a single powerful radio observatory foc ... more 
Interstellar raises major Series F funding to expand launch and satellite businessTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Interstellar Technologies, a privately held Japanese space infrastructure company, has completed a Series F funding round totaling 20.1 billion JPY (approximately 129.7 million USD) through a third- ... more 
NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 missionKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. ... more |
 
Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trialsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Aalyria has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development program to advance software solutions for managing complex military space communications networks ... more
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China tests Long March 12B reusable first stage at JiuquanTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp has carried out a static firing test of the first stage of its new Long March 12B reusable carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northw ... more 
GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missilesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have completed a series of engine tests that demonstrate the viability of a liquid fueled rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missile applications. The work ma ... more 
Galactic Energy conducts sixth offshore Ceres 1 mission from Yellow Sea platformBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Galactic Energy has carried out its sixth sea based mission of the Ceres 1 solid fuel launcher, adding four more spacecraft to the Tianqi commercial internet of things constellation. The lates ... more 
Major equity deal backs Gilmour Space expansion of sovereign launch capabilitySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Gilmour Space Technologies has raised 217 million Australian dollars in private equity funding to accelerate the next phase of its sovereign space operations in Australia. The Series E round w ... more |
Stratolaunch secures major funding to scale hypersonic flight servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Stratolaunch has completed a significant capital raise to accelerate the growth of its hypersonic test and flight services business, adding Elliott Investment Management L.P. as a new investor along ... more  
Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into coldVilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more  
Rescue operations end with 6 missing in New Zealand landslideMount Maunganui, New Zealand (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 Efforts to rescue at least six people buried alive by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended Saturday, with police shifting their focus to recovering human remains. ... more 
Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add upParis, France (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? ... more |
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South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter regionJohannesburg (AFP) Jan 18, 2026 South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique. ... more 
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion componentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is joining with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop a world class high heat flux facility to test fusion en ... more 
Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion ratesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 A new theoretical study shows that intense laser fields could greatly enhance nuclear fusion reactions by reshaping the collision energies of interacting nuclei before they tunnel through the Coulom ... more  
US to slap full tariffs on Canada if it seals China trade deal: Treasury secretaryWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 The United States will impose 100-percent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalize a new trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amplifying a similar threat from President Donald Trump a day earlier. ... more |
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Disordered rocksalt roadmap aims to boost lithium ion battery energy and cut critical metalsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new scientific review describes how a little understood class of lithium ion battery cathode materials could support safer, higher energy storage while easing dependence on critical metals such as ... more |
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Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from ChinaTokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on. ... more 
EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructureBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 The EU is expected on Tuesday to unveil plans to keep "high-risk" Chinese suppliers away from European critical infrastructure, as the bloc ramps up efforts to reduce dependencies on third countries. ... more 
KRISS process enables large-area solid electrolyte fabrication at lower costTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has reported a materials breakthrough that moves oxide based all solid state batteries closer to commercial deployment. The work targets ... more 
Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spatDublin (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet. ... more |
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