Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is aimed at directly imaging Earth‑like exoplanets and obtaining atmospheric spectra, but a new arXiv preprint by Kaz Gary et al. says images and spectra alone won't suffice. HWO will require precision astrometry to measure planet masses—essential to interpreting biosignature signals.
Payload
• Austin Corona
By Payload: Lots of challenges face commercial space nuclear missions—but experts at an industry seminar on Thursday only called one a “show stopper”—insurance.
Space.com
• Tariq Malik
By Space.com: After an action-packed first two days, Flight Day 3 may bring a more relaxed pace for the Artemis 2 moon astronauts.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Amazon will revise deployment plans for its broadband constellation while denying SpaceX claims that its current approach represents a space safety risk.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Astroscale U.S. expands into El Paso with a UTEP partnership focused on flight dynamics, autonomy, and space domain awareness capabilities.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: CONTEC and Cailabs deploy optical ground station at South Korea's Asian Space Park for next-generation satellite communications.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Chinese commercial firm Space Pioneer failed Friday after suffering an anomaly in its ascent phase.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium 2026 Spring Meeting will take place on April 28 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC; and on April 29-30 at the […].
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
