Lunar night survival becomes an imperative "Surviving the lunar night has crossed a critical threshold: what was once a 'nice-to-have' is now the imperative for any serious lunar mission. We're seeing this 'survive, operate, thrive' progression play out in real time: we've proven we can land repeatedly, now we're focused on surviving that brutal two-week night at -250°C, then operating through it, and ultimately building the distributed infrastructure that lets us truly thrive.

A widespread demand for nuclear power has led some to call this period a “nuclear renaissance,” one that will continue to build momentum in 2026. This growing need is being driven by two primary use cases: small modular nuclear reactors for cloud infrastructure and terrestrial data center needs, and nuclear electric reactors for lunar surface or in-space propulsion applications. Nuclear electric reactors in space can help provide power for space-based applications like powering lunar infrastructure through the lunar night.

That’s a lot more drones.

Deaths from two weeks of protests in Iran have risen to more than 500, U.S.-based rights group HRANA said on Sunday.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare mission Jan. 11.

A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble.

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This was the last flight of SpaceX’s V2 Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.