TechCrunch
Startup 3D Prints a Half-Meter Beam in Space, Because Folding Furniture Was Getting Old
Orbital Matter's Replicator 2 satellite 3D printed a half-meter beam in space, proving we can build big stuff in orbit - no folding required.
2026-11-03
TechCrunch
2026-10-23
The Guardian
Australia Budgets $100M for Astronaut's ISS Trip, Because Apparently 'Space Influencer' Is Now a Cabinet Portfolio
Australia offers its first flag-qualified astronaut to the ESA for a 2028 ISS mission, because nothing says 'STEM investment' like a $100m ticket to space - cheaper than a coffee per adult, apparently.
2026-10-03
ScienceDaily
Spacecraft Uses Earth as Cosmic Slingshot, Earth Has No Say in Matter
ESA's Juice spacecraft swung by Earth for a gravity assist, saving fuel for its 2031 Jupiter arrival - because even interplanetary explorers know the value of a good carpool lane.
2026-09-18
SpaceNews
Woman Promoted to VP After Only a Decade of Doing the Work, Company Confirms
Terran Orbital promotes its third-ever employee to VP of European Operations, proving that sometimes the obvious choice is also the right one.
2026-09-10
Ars Technica
Europe Finds a Space Entrepreneur Who Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Loudly
Europe's space sector finally gets a CEO who admits the continent is embarrassingly behind - and has the audacity to do something about it.
2026-09-06
Ars Technica
German Startup Finally Proves Europe Can Launch Rockets Without a Government Committee
A German startup founded by three students just became the first in Europe to launch a fully commercial orbital rocket, proving that you don't need a government committee to reach space - just a lot of tinkering and $1 billion.
2026-08-28
Ars Technica
Europe Throws Money at Rockets, Louisiana Becomes SpaceX's New Playground, and India's Launch Crisis Continues
Europe funds startups, Louisiana becomes SpaceX's new playground, India's launch crisis deepens, and China delays its lunar mission - because space is never boring.
2026-08-16
SpaceNews
Bulgaria Approves Plan to Build Space Hub, Because Why Should ESA Have All the Fun?
Bulgaria, tired of being a tech consumer, decides to build a space hub at an old air base - because who needs a national space agency when you have ambition?
2026-08-08
Ars Technica
Europe's Free Satellite Service Adds Wildfire Layer, Because Climate Change Isn't Going to Track Itself
Europe's Copernicus Browser adds a user-friendly wildfire layer to its free satellite imagery, because watching the world burn should be convenient.
2026-07-16
SpaceNews
Swissto12 Raises $70 Million, Because Apparently GEO Satellites Are Also Getting the Tiny Treatment
Swissto12 raises $70 million to build more washing machine-sized satellites, because apparently GEO is getting the tiny house treatment.
2026-07-14
SpaceNews
Europe Throws Money at Space Defense, Hopes Gravity of Spending Lifts Economy
Europe boosts space defense spending 12% to €13.5B, but remains locked out of global markets and trails U.S. and China in industrial scale.
2026-07-13
ScienceDaily
Moon Landings May Contaminate Precious Ice That Could Explain How Life Started, Study Warns
New study warns that methane from spacecraft exhaust could spread across the moon in days, contaminating ancient ice that might hold the chemical keys to how life on Earth began.
2026-07-10
SpaceNews
Earth Observation Satellites Kick Telecom's Space Crown to the Curb in European Sales Race
Earth observation satellites, boosted by military demand, have overtaken telecom as Europe's top space revenue source, while ESA remains the biggest spender.
2026-07-05
SpaceNews
Airbus Tapped to Build Wind-Watching Satellite Sequel, Because One Wasn't Enough
ESA picks Airbus to build a wind-monitoring satellite sequel with twice the lasers, launching in 2034 - because waiting a decade for better weather data is totally fine.
2026-05-05
SpaceNews
Ireland and Malta Join the Artemis Accords, Because Apparently Space Needs More Signatures
Ireland and Malta sign the Artemis Accords, bringing the total to 66 nations, as the space club gets a little more European and Croatia remains the lone holdout.
2026-05-02
ScienceDaily
Astronomers Finally Solve 50-Year-Old X-Ray Mystery, Blame Unseen Star for Being a Hungry Little Jerk
After 50 years of cosmic whodunit, astronomers used XRISM to catch a white dwarf red-handed, stealing gas from gamma-Cas and belching X-rays. Mystery solved, universe.
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