Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
A team from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) proposes using a Solar Oberth manoeuvre (SOM) to intercept 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object. The paper maps trajectories and propulsion requirements for a fast flyby that could directly sample the object's composition and constrain its origin.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: The smell of rotten eggs has solved one of exoplanet science's most persistent mysteries. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected hydrogen sulfide gas in the atmospheres of four massive Jupiter like planets orbiting the star HR 8799, marking the first time this molecule has been identified beyond our Solar System.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending an upcoming Soyuz launch.
NASA
• Mark A Garcia
By NASA: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev entered the International Space Station at 5 p.m.
Reuters
By Reuters: Europe launched the first of a larger new version of its Ariane 6 rocket on Thursday, propelling 32 satellites for Amazon to low Earth orbit.
Space.com
• Julian Dossett
By Space.com: A better understanding of the electrical activity within auroras could help us protect our astronauts and satellites.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik
By Space.com: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Feb. 14, 10:45 p.m. EST (0345 UTC): SpaceX deployed the 24 Starlink satellites.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
