Record-breaking solar storm delivers spectacular auroras across Australia
Experts say it is rare for southern lights to be visible from so many regions of Australia at the same time
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$528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
Two Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites receive $528 million in funding from congressional appropriators in their negotiated fiscal 2026 defense bill, as they seek an annual […]
NRO Launches Twelfth Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday said it successfully launched its 12th proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first of about a dozen launches […]
This country wants to build a nuclear power plant on the moon
The project aims to supply energy for its lunar space programme
Aurora australis set to light up Australian sky as agencies monitor ‘severe solar storm’
The spectacular aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, may be visible as far north as Victoria and New South WalesA ‘severe’ solar storm, which is being monitored by the National Emergency Management Agency, could make auroras visible in …
Largest solar radiation storm in more than 20 years could trigger auroras on Earth
A solar radiation storm this large has not been seen since October 2003
Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight
Artemis II mission could launch on 6 February, sending astronauts on a 685,000-mile journeyNasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket yet before a mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again for the first time in more than 50 …
The state of play in military space
The military space sector is evolving fast. Get the latest from Space Force and industry officials on what’s next for acquisition, policy and training in a new Breaking Defense eBook.
SpaceX brings Crew-11 back to Earth in first medical evacuation from ISS
New Delhi, January 16. SpaceX on January 15 safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) in what NASA described as the first medical evacuation from the orbiting laboratory, marking a major operational milestone in human s…
ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation
Four astronauts emerge from capsule after Pacific landing, including crew member in ‘stable’ conditionFour astronauts from the International Space Station have returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one developed a “serious” medical condi…