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SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks

SpaceX launched Starlink 6‑101 from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 30, unveiled 'Stargaze' — a new space‑situational‑awareness system whose analytics will be made freely available to satellite operators in coming weeks — and signalled a planned Starship test while holding merger talks with xAI ahead of an IPO.

2026-01-29T20:47:10.413475-08:00

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NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

2026-01-26T18:59:56.679315-08:00

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ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

2026-01-26T06:54:39.932133-08:00

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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar LEO from Vandenberg

2026-01-24T19:43:21.288781-08:00

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SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks SpaceX launched Starlink 6‑101 from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 30, unveiled 'Stargaze' — a new space‑situational‑awareness system whose analytics will be made freely available to satellite operators in coming weeks — and signalled a planned Starship test while holding merger talks with xAI ahead of an IPO.

2026-01-29T20:47:10.413475-08:00

SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks

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NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation NASA has issued solicitations to find partners for Earth Science extended missions and published Amendment 41 updating the A.10 INNOVATE solicitation, inviting proposals that apply NASA Earth observations and models to value‑added technologies, applications and societal benefits. The actions aim to accelerate operational use of satellite data.

2026-01-26T18:59:56.679315-08:00

NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

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ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses Experiments aboard the International Space Station reveal bacteriophages and their E. coli hosts acquire mutation patterns in microgravity that differ from Earth-based evolution. Some space-evolved phage variants demonstrated enhanced ability to infect and kill bacteria, and were used to generate improved therapeutic viruses targeting drug‑resistant infections.

2026-01-26T06:54:39.932133-08:00

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar LEO from Vandenberg SpaceX will launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, inserting the batch into a polar low Earth orbit. Falcon 9 will depart on a southerly trajectory to place the broadband payload into polar LEO.

2026-01-24T19:43:21.288781-08:00

SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar LEO from Vandenberg

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SpaceX targets first West Coast Starlink launch of 2026, adds 25 V2 Mini Optimized satellites to polar LEO SpaceX will launch its first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026, sending 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into a polar low Earth orbit. The flight continues rapid V2 Mini deployments to boost polar coverage and capacity for commercial and government users.

2026-01-21T15:22:02.662687-08:00

SpaceX targets first West Coast Starlink launch of 2026, adds 25 V2 Mini Optimized satellites to polar LEO

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China previews Xuntian 2‑meter space telescope with mock observations ahead of 2027 launch China has published mock observations demonstrating the performance of Xuntian, a 2‑meter‑class space telescope designed to operate near its space station, as the program advances toward a planned 2027 launch. The tests aim to validate imaging capability and science readiness ahead of final integration.

2026-01-19T08:05:33.624949-08:00

China previews Xuntian 2‑meter space telescope with mock observations ahead of 2027 launch

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Massive CME to strike within 24 hours — auroras possible across 24 US states A massive coronal mass ejection is forecast to impact Earth within 24 hours, with auroras expected across as many as 24 U.S. states from Alaska to Colorado tonight. Space‑weather forecasters are tracking the incoming CME as it approaches the magnetosphere.

2026-01-19T07:27:30.138704-08:00

Massive CME to strike within 24 hours — auroras possible across 24 US states

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X‑class solar flare sends fast CME toward Earth; aurora surge likely within 24 hours An X‑class solar flare has launched a large coronal mass ejection toward Earth, with forecasters estimating possible impact within 24 hours. Space‑weather models predict enhanced auroral activity tonight (Jan. 19), raising odds of vivid northern‑lights displays at high and mid‑latitude locations.

2026-01-19T03:07:40.503752-08:00

X‑class solar flare sends fast CME toward Earth; aurora surge likely within 24 hours

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SpaceX advances: Starlink launch, 'Stargaze' SSA, Starship test planned and xAI merger talks

NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar LEO from Vandenberg

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