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Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect one‑metre‑class impactors before Earth impact

The Vera Rubin Observatory's decade‑long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will identify one‑meter‑class objects on collision courses with Earth, giving astronomers time for detailed follow‑up observations. Improved tracking will refine predicted impact locations, increasing chances to recover debris and study small impactors.

2026-03-10T12:33:50.702041-07:00

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Lux Aeterna raises $10M to build reusable satellites that return and relaunch

2026-03-10T06:08:44.572207-07:00

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Astroscale France joins ESA ECO-Tethers study to test propellant‑free in‑space mobility and deorbiting

2026-03-10T06:20:09.926501-07:00

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NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

2026-03-09T13:13:21.963557-07:00

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Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect one‑metre‑class impactors before Earth impact The Vera Rubin Observatory's decade‑long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will identify one‑meter‑class objects on collision courses with Earth, giving astronomers time for detailed follow‑up observations. Improved tracking will refine predicted impact locations, increasing chances to recover debris and study small impactors.

2026-03-10T12:33:50.702041-07:00

Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect one‑metre‑class impactors before Earth impact

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Astroscale France joins ESA ECO-Tethers study to test propellant‑free in‑space mobility and deorbiting Astroscale France has joined the European Space Agency's ECO‑Tethers study to evaluate propellant‑free tether technologies for in‑space mobility and satellite deorbiting. The Phase A research will assess electrodynamic tether concepts and their potential roles for LEO manoeuvring, transfer and end‑of‑life disposal.

2026-03-10T06:20:09.926501-07:00

Astroscale France joins ESA ECO-Tethers study to test propellant‑free in‑space mobility and deorbiting

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Lux Aeterna raises $10M to build reusable satellites that return and relaunch Lux Aeterna closed a $10 million oversubscribed seed round to develop Delphi, a reusable satellite designed to return from orbit and relaunch rapidly. The Denver-based startup, led by Konvoy Ventures, says the funding will back Delphi’s first flight, scheduled for Q1 2027.

2026-03-10T06:08:44.572207-07:00

Lux Aeterna raises $10M to build reusable satellites that return and relaunch

NASA

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years NASA's 600 kg (1,323 lb) Van Allen Probe A is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry on March 10 after almost 14 years in orbit. Launched in 2012 as part of a twin mission to study Earth's radiation belts, the spacecraft carries an estimated 1-in-4,200 chance of causing harm on the ground.

2026-03-09T13:13:21.963557-07:00

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

SpaceWatch Global

GMV wins UKSA award to build algorithmic launch‑monitoring for the UK NSpOC GMV has won a UK Space Agency contract to develop algorithmic launch‑monitoring capabilities that support the analytical requirements of the UK National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). The programme will deliver automated tools to detect, characterise and track launch events to enhance national space situational awareness.

2026-03-06T02:21:20.435256-08:00

GMV wins UKSA award to build algorithmic launch‑monitoring for the UK NSpOC

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NASA, with Webb observations, rules out 2032 Moon impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 NASA, using James Webb Space Telescope measurements, confirmed asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the Moon on Dec. 22, 2032, removing a previously estimated ~4% lunar-impact probability. Earlier observations had already reduced Earth's impact risk to zero; the asteroid's impact energy was compared to a nuclear bomb.

2026-03-05T10:14:05.128308-08:00

NASA, with Webb observations, rules out 2032 Moon impact from asteroid 2024 YR4

SpaceWatch Global

Netherlands elevates space office to agency; industry commits to Zero Debris Charter At the inaugural Amsterdam Space Symposium, the Netherlands signalled a step-change for its national space effort — elevating its office into an agency under Harm van de Wetering — while the Netherlands Aerospace Center and domestic firms committed to a Zero Debris Charter to bolster orbital sustainability.

2026-03-05T05:36:09.911919-08:00

Netherlands elevates space office to agency; industry commits to Zero Debris Charter

Space.com

Rubin Observatory set to transform astronomy — but satellite constellations could undermine its survey The Vera Rubin Observatory's wide-field, time-domain survey promises transformative, decade-long sky coverage for transient and deep-sky science. Rapidly proliferating commercial satellite constellations threaten to contaminate images and erode science returns unless operators, regulators and astronomers urgently agree swift mitigation measures.

2026-03-05T03:06:35.758024-08:00

Rubin Observatory set to transform astronomy — but satellite constellations could undermine its survey

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Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect one‑metre‑class impactors before Earth impact

Lux Aeterna raises $10M to build reusable satellites that return and relaunch

Astroscale France joins ESA ECO-Tethers study to test propellant‑free in‑space mobility and deorbiting

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

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