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South Korean launch services company INNOSPACE has signed a launch site use agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC), securing its first European launch base and further expanding its global launch footprint.

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object – a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a 'relic' or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed 'Cloud-9,' this is the first confirmed detection of such an object in the Universe.

While 2025 saw the first attempt to launch a privately developed European rocket capable of reaching orbit, the flight ultimately failed. Despite this setback, the year also delivered several successes, including a substantial ramp-up in launch cadence for Ariane 6 and a solid year of flights for Vega C, following its successful return to flight in late 2024.

European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, responsible for Defence and Space, is in Porto and Lisbon on 7 and 8 January for his first official visit to Portugal. The Commissioner will engage in several meetings and visits with leading defence and space Portuguese actors.

As space rapidly becomes an essential battlefield, Europe risks being left behind. Its current approach to the new space race — regulate first, compete later — is unlikely to help.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed a cybersecurity breach involving servers located outside its corporate network. This confirmation comes following threat actor claim that they had compromised ESA systems and stolen a large volume of internal data. While ESA maintains that only unclassified information was affected.

Berlin wants to remove a whole section of the EU rules covering environmental sustainability

When the European Space Agency announced its new three-year spending plan last month, two countries stood out for the increased size of their contributions.

The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the agency's next three-year period, including an increase in funding for science exploration and dual-use technologies for security and defense.

Despite the announced increase in the European Space Agency's budget, funding remains insufficient for Europe to compete with the United States and China.

Despite its advanced capabilities, the European space ecosystem’s competitive edge has eroded. Amid shifting space industry trends, how can Europe best use its resources to compete globally?

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is setting up Space TechEU, its first dedicated financing programme for the European space sector, as part of its TechEU initiative. The space financing initiative was announced earlier today at the European Space Agency`s triannual Council of Ministers meeting in Bremen.