28 April 2026

Webb Telescope fully focused for the job ahead

Alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments.



Space blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

There’s a new trend of groups of countries working together in space, from regional space agencies to the Artemis Accords. Svetla Ben-Itzhak examines what it means for prospects of conflict in space.



NASA Chief expects cooperation with Russia on ISS to continue

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that he has full confidence Russia will extend its cooperation with the United States on the International Space Station (ISS) based on the continuing close cooperation and warm personal relations between crews from both countries and their control teams back on Earth.



Inmarsat CEO issues warning over space sustainability with ’unmanaged expansion’

Rajeev Suri, Chief Executive Officer of Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, issued a stark warning Wednesday that unmanaged space sector expansion could exacerbate environmental damage, stifle innovation and undermine the long-term capability of satellites to help combat climate change.

• SpaceX’s Freedom Dragon capsule arrives at space station with Crew-4 astronauts
• China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsule
• A small ban of ASATs, a giant leap for space security?
• Crew of first private flight to ISS head back to Earth
• China looking at sending robotic probe to far side of moon
• Experts issue call to regulate space debris as levels of junk mount
• How solar storms can destroy satellites with ease
• US pledges to end anti-satellite missile tests
• Chinese satellite obtains global gravity field data
• Make Uranus mission your priority, NASA told