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Hubble in a death spiral that could end as early as 2028 without a reboost

The Register 25 Feb 2026
Orbit decay accelerates as solar activity rises, with no approved mission yet to raise the telescope's altitude. A newly released plot of the Hubble Space Telescope's altitude shows just how quickly the observatory has descended in recent years. .
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NASA repurposes Mars Helicopter’s ancient Snapdragon SoC to help Perseverance rover navigate

The Register 23 Feb 2026
Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ ...
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Artemis II headed back to the bay; helium issues force another delay

The Register 23 Feb 2026
The quest to return to the Moon has hit another snag ... .
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SpaceX's faulty Falcon spewed massive lithium plume over Europe, say scientists

The Register 20 Feb 2026
Good news. Team shows re-entry pollution can be measured. Bad news ... .
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Google digs deep to power AI expansion with 150 MW geothermal deal

The Register 18 Feb 2026
Plants expected to begin operations as early as 2028 pending approval by state government ... .
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Passive RFIDs can now stream telemetry data from sensors

The Register 17 Feb 2026
To advance the ‘ambient internet of things’ – no batteries required. A quartet of Japanese organisations plan to build “advanced ambient internet of things systems” using a newly approved ISO standard. .
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AI bit barns grow climate emergency by turning up the gas

The Register 17 Feb 2026
Companies talk renewables while firing up gas turbines as fast as they can ... .
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NASA's fill-'er-up Moon rocket 'confidence' test sees mixed results

The Register 16 Feb 2026
Plan was to turn SLS into Seal Leaks Stemmed... But the flow was off. NASA engineers spent the weekend studying the data after another attempt to fill the agency's monster Space Launch System (SLS) produced mixed results ... .
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Skyrora circles Orbex wreckage as UK rocket rival heads for administration

The Register 13 Feb 2026
Scottish rival Skyrora already eyeing the assets, including Highland spaceport. Skyrora is eyeing the wreckage of fellow British rocketeer Orbex following the latter's announcement that it will appoint administrators ... .
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NASA pauses most Swift science ops to buy time for reboost mission

The Register 12 Feb 2026
Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine. NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the spacecraft in orbit a little longer ... .
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