7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (435+ words) James Hydzik is a technology geek focused on the junction of engineering, writing, and coffee. He joined Orbital Today in 2020 to help make sense of the Johnson government's decision to buy One Web. Since then, he has taken on interviewing…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (686+ words) Aerospace has always carried a peculiar relationship with risk. Entire missions depend on planning, modelling, and calculations developed years in advance, often by teams working across continents under layers of regulation and scrutiny that few other industries experience. For decades,…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago  (226+ words) European satellite manufacturer New Orbit has closed an oversubscribed $18. 5m (13. 9m) Series A round to build satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO). Most commercial satellites fly much higher, typically 500-1, 200 km above Earth. At those altitudes, pictures are less detailed, and signals…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (489+ words) James Hydzik is a technology geek focused on the junction of engineering, writing, and coffee. He joined Orbital Today in 2020 to help make sense of the Johnson government's decision to buy One Web. Since then, he has taken on interviewing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (202+ words) Credit: IXPE: NASA/MSFC/F. Marin et al; Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO; Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major & K. Arcand Scientists have finally spotted a powerful wind blowing out of the giant black hole at the centre of our Milky Way, and it's big…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (202+ words) Credit: @Eizo CG211 via X As twilight settles over Lower Austria, a rare Blue Moon lifts above the silhouette of Kreuzenstein Castle, turning stone and sky into a quiet scene of precision. Related: How Satellites Caught The Rise Of The Next…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (412+ words) NASA has officially declared the end of its MAVEN mission at Mars after the spacecraft quietly stopped talking to Earth during a routine pass behind the Red Planet in December 2025. Designed to study how Mars lost its atmosphere, MAVEN far…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (200+ words) Tessera's "embedding' view of Paris. Credit: ESA A new open-source AI model is promising to make satellite data about our planet easier to use than ever, even for people with only a laptop and no background in AI. Tessera, trained…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (370+ words) James Hydzik is a technology geek focused on the junction of engineering, writing, and coffee. He joined Orbital Today in 2020 to help make sense of the Johnson government's decision to buy One Web. Since then, he has taken on interviewing…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (248+ words) The MQ-28 is a wingman designed to be controlled from a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, in particular the F-22 and F-35. The uncrewed vehicle can be used in reconnaissance and electronic warfare roles in particular. In autonomous mode, with the pilot giving an…...