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Singapore launches national space agency and moves to field four‑satellite SAR constellation with Airbus and ST Engineering

ST Engineering to Deploy Four-Satellite SAR LEO Constellation by 2027 as Singapore Launches Space Agency

Singapore to Establish National Space Agency to Drive Its Space-Economy Ambitions

Moon astronauts urge focus beyond Artemis 2, stressing long-term lunar strategy

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House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development

AI uncovers hundreds of previously unseen 'cosmic anomalies' in Hubble archival images

Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth

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Perseverance Uses Anthropic’s Claude AI to Map a 450‑m Path on Mars

AI uncovers hundreds of previously unseen 'cosmic anomalies' in Hubble archival images

UK Space Agency CEO stepping down as agency folds into government

House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development

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