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Open Cosmos’ CEO on what it takes to bring IoT to space

26 May 2026, 21:05 UTC

Open Cosmos, based in the United Kingdom, is facing a 2028 deadline to field an ambitious broadband constellation for Europe. That system, ConnectedCosmos, aims to reduce reliance on undersea cables [...

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'Masters of the Universe' gets a final trailer, and it's a perfect blend of nostalgia, sci-fi battles, and muscles (video)

26 May 2026, 20:00 UTC

'Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world. I'm gonna fight for it.'

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NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions

26 May 2026, 19:33 UTC

During a Moon Base event Tuesday at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for crew to drive and uncrewed cargo landers bound for the Moon. NASA leaders...

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Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what's actually happening on the seafloor

26 May 2026, 18:00 UTC

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

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Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network

26 May 2026, 17:03 UTC

Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data centers, deepening ties with the company it is counting on to launch full...

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The surge in military budgets can help Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector — if spending speeds up

26 May 2026, 17:00 UTC

AMSTERDAM – The recent surge in European defense spending could bolster Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector, but only if bureaucratic roadblocks are cleared, panelists said at the SmallSat Europe co...

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Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology

26 May 2026, 16:00 UTC

The $16.5 million award is for ‘thrust-control technology’ designed to make solid propulsion systems more adaptable across different missions and weapons programs The post Voyager wins DARPA contract ...

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'Redshift' blends James Webb Space Telescope, Artemis 2 and Pink Floyd into a cosmic journey through light and sound (video, photos)

26 May 2026, 15:00 UTC

Artist Ashley Zelinskie and DJ illich Mujica get psychedelic in New York City.

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Chennai City Lights

26 May 2026, 14:49 UTC

Chennai, on India’s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9...

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Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026

26 May 2026, 14:00 UTC

The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.

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Could a cosmic uncertainty principle help explain dark matter?

26 May 2026, 13:00 UTC

The universe may have its own version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and that might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all.

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Regulations and access to capital continue to hinder Europe’s smallsat industry

26 May 2026, 12:49 UTC

Burdensome regulations and limited access to capital continue to act as a drag on Europe’s smallsat sector despite proposed new legislation and an influx of defense spending. The post Regulations and ...

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