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Meet the four astronauts set to voyage around the MoonKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) April 1, 2026 The four astronauts selected for the Artemis 2 Moon mission will be the first to travel there in more than five decades. ... more  
Sweden invests $40 mn in space rocket launch siteStockholm (AFP) Mar 31, 2026 Sweden said on Tuesday it was investing 386 million kronor ($40 million) to boost the country's satellite launch capabilities, citing deteriorating security. ... more  
EDA taps Airbus to broaden Capa-X drone mission rolesParis, France (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Airbus Helicopters, through its subsidiary Survey Copter, has been selected by the European Defence Agency for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System project, which aims to develop a hybrid uncr ... more  
NASA humanoid robot completes decade-long Edinburgh missionLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 A NASA humanoid robot that helped pioneer advanced walking and manipulation capabilities for future Mars missions has returned to the United States after a 10 year deployment in Scotland. The robot, ... more |
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AI evolved legged robots reconfigure run and survive damageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Northwestern University engineers have created modular legged robots with what they describe as athletic intelligence, capable of operating outdoors, adapting to damage and reshaping themselves into ... more  
Lost in space: Sperm struggles to navigate during weightless sexParis, France (AFP) Mar 30, 2026 Scientists have used a tiny plastic 'obstacle course' to test how much sperm would struggle to navigate during sex in the weightlessness of space. ... more 
Simulated weightlessness alters clotting patterns in womenLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Just five days in simulated microgravity can change how women's blood forms and stabilizes clots, suggesting that long duration spaceflight may require more tailored health monitoring for female ast ... more 
Biofilm communities seen as key to safer long term spaceflightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 A global team of scientists has identified biofilms, the structured microbial communities that form on surfaces, as a critical yet underappreciated factor for the future of human space exploration. ... more |
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LizzieSat 3 hosts HEO USA non Earth imaging payload in orbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Sidus Space and HEO USA have reported a new on orbit imagery milestone with the Holmes Mk1 non Earth imaging camera operating aboard the LizzieSat 3 multi mission spacecraft. The mission has returne ... more 
UK and Saudi partners design climate focused Earth observation missionLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 The University of Portsmouth, working within the Space South Central regional space cluster, has launched a new international partnership with Saudi space-tech company SARsatX to design an Earth obs ... more 
UK roadmap aims to bring space made medicines to patientsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Patients could benefit from more effective, higher quality and longer lasting medicines as the UK government sets out a clearer route to bring drugs manufactured in space safely to market. The packa ... more  
US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma powerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more 
Tubular solid oxide fuel cells mapped for cleaner energy systemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 A new review in the journal Energy and Environment Nexus examines how advances in the geometric design of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could speed their adoption in cleaner and more efficient ener ... more |
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Carbon nanotube textile heaters push industrial gas systems toward electrificationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element that uses carbon nanotube fibers to deliver high power in flowing gases while remaining lightweight ... more 
Airspan extends 5G in motion to defense aerial networksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has expanded its In-Motion 5G platform from commercial air to ground deployments into defense-grade mobile ad hoc networks, high-altitude pseudo-satellite systems, and ... more 
Hawk shape shifting in flight may guide future drone controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Birds can thread their way through cluttered environments by changing their body shape in flight, a capability that engineers still struggle to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles such as drones. ... more 
'I'm really proud': first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon missionKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) April 1, 2026 In the 1960s Ed Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate - but he never got his chance to go to the Moon. ... more 
It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-offWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 30, 2026 More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration. ... more |
 
Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider outputLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its perfo ... more 
A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private handsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the In ... more 
GMV to deliver new UK launch monitoring algorithms for NSpOCLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 GMV has secured a contract from the UK Space Agency to develop advanced algorithmic capabilities for monitoring space launch events in support of the UK National Space Operations Centre. The project ... more 
PLD Space lands 180m euro boost to advance global launch servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 PLD Space has closed a 180 million euro Series C equity funding round that will accelerate the company's transition to commercial launch operations and expand its global infrastructure for small sat ... more |
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Photonic crystal concept advances laser light sail propulsionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Most space missions still rely on chemical rockets that must carry their own propellant, adding mass and limiting speed and range. Researchers are investigating light sails driven by powerful lasers ... more  
Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to ChinaTokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. ... more 
NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspaceAnkara (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran not to take 'provocative steps'. ... more 
Zelensky says 11 countries asking Ukraine for drone help against IranKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that 11 countries had tapped Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones being fired by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. ... more |
 
Equities plunge as energy prices soar on Mideast crisisHong Kong (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up. ... more 
Nobel economist Aghion says no repeat 2008 financial crisis; France to host G7 finance meeting on MideastParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 The war in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a collapse of the world economy on the scale of the 2008 global financial crisis, Nobel prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion said Monday. ... more 
OpenAI senior robotics exec resigns over Pentagon deal; Anthropic formally designated as supply-chain riskLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 OpenAI's top robotics executive said Saturday she had resigned over the artificial intelligence giant's deal with the US government to allow its technology's deployment for war and domestic surveillance. ... more 
Drone strikes on Sudan markets kill 33: medical sourceKhartoum (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 A drone attack hit two markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in southwest Sudan, killing 33 people, a medical source told AFP on Sunday. ... more |
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Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floodsSydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more 
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rocketsJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more 
China FM urges US to manage differences in face of trade woesBeijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 China's top diplomat urged the United States Sunday to iron out its differences with Beijing, as the world's two largest economies lock horns over trade tariffs and geopolitical issues. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more |
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