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Officials are targeting a 2027 […]\r\nThe post ESA and ClearSpace announce PRELUDE in-orbit servicing and debris removal mission appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-01-13T21:22:13Z","updated_at":"2026-01-14T07:15:58.162831Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35346,"title":"NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-department-of-energy-to-develop-lunar-surface-reactor-by-2030/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/fspadministrator.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"NASA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced Tuesday a renewed commitment to their longstanding partnership to support the research and development of a fission surface power system for use on the Moon under the Artemis campaign and future NASA missions to Mars. A recently signed memorandum of understanding between the agencies solidifies […]","published_at":"2026-01-13T21:01:10Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T21:10:21.040365Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35345,"title":"Pentagon commits $1 billion to L3Harris missile unit as ‘anchor investor’","authors":[{"name":"Sandra Erwin","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/pentagon-commits-1-billion-to-l3harris-missile-unit-as-anchor-investor/","image_url":"https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AR-Camden-Solid-Rocket-Motors-1220.jpg-1024x574.avif","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"\nDeal tied to planned IPO aims to expand solid rocket motor capacity\nThe post Pentagon commits $1 billion to L3Harris missile unit as ‘anchor investor’ appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-01-13T20:02:59Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T20:10:29.016088Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35344,"title":"NASA Back for Seconds with New Food System Design Challenge","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/nasa-back-for-seconds-with-new-food-system-design-challenge/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2-infrastructure-mr.png","news_site":"NASA","summary":"NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. As the agency considers deep space endeavors that could last months or years, it must develop ways to feed astronauts beyond sending […]","published_at":"2026-01-13T16:53:03Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T17:00:13.803805Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35343,"title":"There’s no end in sight for a space ‘nuclear renaissance’","authors":[{"name":"Brad Tousley","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/theres-no-end-in-sight-for-a-space-nuclear-renaissance/","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SN_jan2026_nuclear-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"\nA 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 […]\nThe post There’s no end in sight for a space ‘nuclear renaissance’ appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-01-13T16:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T16:00:59.924783Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35331,"title":"Tiny Mars' big impact on Earth's climate","authors":[{"name":"SpaceDaily","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Tiny_Mars_big_impact_on_Earths_climate_999.html","image_url":"https://www.spxdaily.com/images-bg/mars-tugging-earth-orbit-bg.jpg","news_site":"SpaceDaily","summary":"Riverside, CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2026\n\n\nAt half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term climate patterns here, including ice ages. \n\nStephen Kane, a professor of planetary astrophysics at UC Riverside, began this project with doubts about recent studi","published_at":"2026-01-13T14:50:49Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T13:40:15.012615Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35334,"title":"Iron rich asteroids show surprising resilience in impact simulation study","authors":[{"name":"SpaceDaily","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Iron_rich_asteroids_show_surprising_resilience_in_impact_simulation_study_999.html","image_url":"https://www.spxdaily.com/images-bg/campo-del-cielo-meteorite-bg.jpg","news_site":"SpaceDaily","summary":"London, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2026\n\n\nPhysicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new experimental study that shows iron rich asteroids can withstand far more energy than previously estimated before breaking apart. The work provides direct insight into how metallic asteroid material behaves under impact like conditions and could help refine planetary defense strategies. \n\nRecent demonstration missions such as NA","published_at":"2026-01-13T14:50:49Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T13:40:15.077885Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35337,"title":"Pandora exoplanet mission checks in after launch","authors":[{"name":"SpaceDaily","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Pandora_exoplanet_mission_checks_in_after_launch_999.html","image_url":"https://www.spxdaily.com/images-bg/exoplanet-pandora-orbital-pattern-in-sun-synchronous-low-earth-orbit-solar-bg.jpg","news_site":"SpaceDaily","summary":"Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026\r\n\r\n\r\nNASA mission controllers have acquired full signal from the agency's Pandora small satellite, confirming the health and initial operations of the exoplanet observatory following launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 11, 2026. \r\n\r\nThe spacecraft rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East, sharing the flight with the Star-Planet Activity Re","published_at":"2026-01-13T14:50:49Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T13:59:45.845438Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"02700e48-65c6-4a95-8b97-c47152302283","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":35330,"title":"PH-1 test flight advances Chinese reusable suborbital spacecraft plans","authors":[{"name":"SpaceDaily","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/PH_1_test_flight_advances_Chinese_reusable_suborbital_spacecraft_plans_999.html","image_url":"https://www.spxdaily.com/images-bg/china-cas-space-ph1-reusable-launch-system-bg.jpg","news_site":"SpaceDaily","summary":"Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026\r\n\r\n\r\nA Chinese suborbital spacecraft designed for reusable operations and future space tourism has completed a key test flight, marking a new step in the country's commercial space ambitions. \r\n\r\nThe vehicle, designated PH-1, is developed by Beijing-based commercial aerospace company CAS Space and is intended to support low cost scientific experiments in microgravity as well as pave the way for pas","published_at":"2026-01-13T14:50:49Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T13:59:51.307336Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":35332,"title":"Ancient impact may explain moons contrasting sides","authors":[{"name":"SpaceDaily","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.moondaily.com/reports/Ancient_impact_may_explain_moons_contrasting_sides_999.html","image_url":"https://www.spxdaily.com/images-bg/lunar-south-pole-aitken-basin-darker-area-bg.jpg","news_site":"SpaceDaily","summary":"Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026\n\n\nFor decades scientists have puzzled over why the moons two hemispheres look so different despite sharing a common origin in the early solar system. \n\nThe near side that always faces Earth is dominated by dark flat volcanic plains called maria that create the familiar man in the moon pattern seen with the naked eye. In contrast the far side has a much thicker crust and appears as a rugged hea","published_at":"2026-01-13T14:50:49Z","updated_at":"2026-01-13T13:40:15.031520Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]}]}