Space

White House Establishes UAP Science Advisory Council Led by Harvard’s Avi Loeb Date: 2026-07-03 Featured image: [Photograph of Avi Loeb at a press conference; credit: Harvard University] The White House has approved a new UAP Science Advisory Council tasked with bringing rigorous scientific methodology to the study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. The council, chaired by […]

NASA Seeks Volunteers for Yearlong Simulated Moon and Mars Mission in New MMEA Program Featured image: [A research volunteer wearing augmented reality goggles for simulated astronaut tasks inside an analog habitat; credit: NASA] NASA is recruiting volunteers for its newly launched Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA), a yearlong simulation designed to test how crews […]

A Super-Earth in the Neighborhood: GJ 3378b Offers a Window Into Habitability Around Red Dwarfs Featured image: [Artist’s impression of a rocky super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star; credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech] A team of astronomers has confirmed that GJ 3378b, a rocky super-Earth just 25 light-years from Earth, sits squarely in the habitable zone of its […]

NASA has selected three aerospace companies for four robotic lunar lander missions worth nearly $590 million, the agency announced June 30, advancing the backbone of its Moon Base program. Astrobotic Technology will receive $297.9 million for two upgraded Peregrine landers, Firefly Aerospace will receive $144.2 million for one upgraded Blue Ghost mission, and Intuitive Machines […]

The Knockin radio telescope in Shropshire, a 25-meter dish that forms part of the UK’s national e-MERLIN interferometer network, may be forced to close as the Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks 162 million pounds in savings by 2029-30, according to a BBC report published July 2. The cuts, which have been described by physicist […]

ESA Authorizes Airbus to Build Aeolus-2, Successor to Pioneering Space Wind Mission Featured image: Artist’s concept of the Aeolus-2 satellite in orbit; credit: ESA/Airbus The European Space Agency has signed a formal contract with Airbus Defence and Space UK to proceed with the development of Aeolus-2, the operational successor to the groundbreaking Aeolus wind mission […]

NASA Awards Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly $590 Million for Lunar Lander Missions Featured image: Artist’s concept of a commercial lunar lander on the Moon; credit: NASA NASA has selected three aerospace companies for four robotic lunar lander missions worth nearly $590 million, the agency announced June 30, advancing the backbone of its Moon Base […]

The European Space Agency has signed a formal contract with Airbus Defence and Space UK to proceed with the development of Aeolus-2, the operational successor to the groundbreaking Aeolus wind mission that demonstrated the first space-based measurements of global wind profiles. The contract, valued at approximately 70 million euros for the Phase B2 design and […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband constellation has crossed a critical threshold. With 396 satellites now in orbit following a ULA Atlas V launch on July 1-2 carrying 29 spacecraft, the company announced it has enough satellites deployed to begin providing continuous service across initial latitudes. Chris Weber, Vice President of Amazon Leo Business, said the […]

Knockin Radio Telescope at Risk of Closure as UK Science Funding Faces Deep Cuts Clark – 1ban.news Date: 2026-07-02 Featured image: The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory; credit: Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics The Knockin radio telescope in Shropshire, a 25-meter dish that forms part of the UK’s national e-MERLIN interferometer network, may be […]