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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA advances DAPHNE twin-satellite concept to study how space weather couples with Earth’s atmosphere

NASA has selected the DAPHNE mission concept for development, advancing it toward a twin-satellite architecture to better forecast space weather. The program targets how atmospheric dynamics and space-weather effects shape the near-Earth space environment, with implications for GPS, low Earth orbit satellites, and astronauts.

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2026-06-19T05:12:21.259131-07:00
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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

ESA Council Sets December Ministerial in Rome, Reframes Exploration After NASA's Gateway Decision

By SpaceWatch Global: The 347th in Paris confirmed Rome as the venue for the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on 15 December and signalled a fundamental repositioning of Europe's exploration strategy following NASA's downsizing of the Lunar Gateway.

2026-06-19T04:12:32.196806-07:00