Briefing: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands
Strategic angle: Curiosity is in the last stage of its exploration of the spiderweb-like boxwork unit.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
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Briefing: A Most Unusual Lake
Strategic angle: Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions
Strategic angle: Deal adds ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data to defense tech company’s expanding space business.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project
Strategic angle: NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project develops technologies for various aircraft speed regimes.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: How jagged moon dust could support future astronauts
Strategic angle: Lunar dust can be a pain—but it's also literally the ground we will have to traverse if we are ever to have a permanent human settlement on the moon.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Starlab Space Fully Books Commercial Payload Space on Planned Space Station
Strategic angle: The Starlab commercial space station has secured all available payload space as it prepares for the next phase of a NASA program.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials
Strategic angle: A study investigates the internal pressure build-up mechanisms in thermal protection system materials using mass spectrometry and HyMETS testing.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Impulse Space Expands Colorado Presence
Strategic angle: Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Renault's R-Space Lab Has A Built-In Alcohol Detector
Strategic angle: The concept previews Renault models coming from 2030.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
Strategic angle: A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Evaluating landing sites for China's manned moon mission
Strategic angle: Research identifies potential landing sites in the Rimae Bode region of the moon for China's first crewed mission.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Packers release OL Jenkins, open up $19.5M
Strategic angle: The Green Bay Packers are moving on from offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins, releasing the left guard/center to free up more than $19.5 million in cap space.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update
Strategic angle: NASA will host a news conference to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Flammability Testing Configuration and Approach of Barrier Material Assemblies Designed for Space Flight Applications
Strategic angle: NASA collaborates with experts to enhance safety in space flight through innovative flammability testing.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: ESA Analyzing Fireball Over Europe on 8 March 2026
Strategic angle: A bright fireball was observed across multiple European countries, prompting investigation by the European Space Agency.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: First Starship V3 launch slips
Strategic angle: SpaceX is delaying the launch of its latest Starship version despite NASA's request for expedited lunar lander development.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission
Strategic angle: A senior Chinese space scientist advocates for an unprecedented mission to explore Neptune.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Eutelsat's $5.8 Billion Refinancing: Strategic Move Amid Connectivity Challenges
Eutelsat's recent €5 billion refinancing plan reflects a decisive strategy to enhance satellite capabilities and address European connectivity needs.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
CSF Welcomes New Members Amid Growing Commercial Space Sector
The Commercial Space Federation's recent membership expansion reflects strategic positioning in the evolving commercial space landscape.
Editorial Staff Mar 6
NASA's Hygiene Protocols in Microgravity: A Tactical Perspective
NASA astronauts' grooming practices aboard the ISS highlight the complexities of maintaining hygiene in a microgravity environment, impacting overall mission efficacy.
Editorial Staff Mar 6