Satellite   ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Universe Today • Mark Thompson

ESA JUICE captures close-up of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing coma, tail and jets

ESA's Jupiter-bound JUICE mission photographed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor, producing high-resolution images showing a glowing gas halo, an extended tail and hints of jets erupting from the nucleus. The capture supplements Earth-based spectroscopy and X-ray observations.

2026-03-01T15:26:21.785107-08:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Universe Today • Mark Thompson

German Aerospace Centre study: How Europe could respond to SpaceX’s Starship

By Universe Today: SpaceX's Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built and it may be about to change everything. But researchers at the German Aerospace Centre have been asking a question: does Europe have an answer? Their new study, built on meticulous analysis of Starship's own flight data, suggests the answer is yes although it will require a fundamentally different approach, and a willingness to think differently.

2026-03-01T15:11:39.670476-08:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

CAS Space schedules late-March inaugural flight of reusable Kinetica-2 carrying prototype cargo spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft Chinese launch firm CAS Space is preparing for the inaugural launch of its reusable Kinetica-2 liquid rocket in late March, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft.

2026-03-01T01:02:21.464053-08:00