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SaturnDaily Apr 26, 2026 (SPX)

Dragonfly Structure Takes Shape as Parachute and Chemistry Lab Tests Advance

The fuselage panels that form Dragonfly's body were recently delivered to APL, where engineers began assembling the structure in early April. Designed at APL and manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, the panel...

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SaturnDaily Apr 11, 2026 (AFP)
After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

The Apollo program -- which sent the first and only humans to the Moon's surface between 1969 and 1972 -- was designed so that onl...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Danish military admits flaws in report about 2025 drone incursions

The Danish Armed Forces said Thursday it had made errors in its initial report on suspected drones of unknown origins that flew ov...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Gulf oil exports rebound despite Iranian blockade on Hormuz

Gulf oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have rebounded to pre-war levels, according to a tracking platform, as more vessels ...

RoboDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI tried to erase traces of their activity after gaining unauthorized access to go...

Network Briefing - Cross-Domain Headlines
RussoDaily Germany's Merz hails NATO unity on Russia, rejects AfD claims Latvia election expected to keep EU course as Russia looms Bulgaria pushes Ukraine talks with Moscow, citing nuclear 'risk'
PolicyDaily Thousands rally as EU chief urges respect for Kosovo war crimes court UN says strikes on Afghanistan kill 10 civilians Russian drone hits Kyiv nuclear institute grounds, reactor undamaged
AfricaDaily Malawi ex-army chief arrested following allegations over Sudan arms Kenyan island paradise fears damage from mega-refinery Dangote's $16bn Kenya refinery 'new chapter' for Africa
DarwinDaily One dead as floods hit Greek island of Crete 'Loud thud': sperm whale sinks yacht in South Pacific Plastic treaty talks chair sees deal possible in March
BeyondLEO Seoul says no decision on Alaska gas investment announced by Trump Bezos space firm Blue Origin says raising outside funds, a first NASA announces new missions for Boeing Starliner spacecraft
FiscalDaily Asian tech firms stand out on mixed day for stocks Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus
OilGasDaily Trump unveils $200 bn in US energy investments by South Korea Three tankers hit Tuesday in Hormuz: maritime agency EU proposes climate rules delay, warning of 'challenging' winter ahead
RoboDaily UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns US regulator probes Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety: report
SinoDaily US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting UK's MI5 warns academics to cut ties with Chinese institution Hong Kong arrests journalist for alleged 'seditious' acts
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SeedDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
UN worried about impact of latest Lebanon war on agriculture

The deputy director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization told AFP on Thursday that she was "deeply concerned" about the impact of the latest Israel-Hezbollah confl...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
US sanctions Iran's largest automakers, major rail companies

The United States on Thursday announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran's largest automakers, as well as major rail, manufacturing and metals companies, as Washington seeks to exert...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon army says seized 245 kg of TNT at Syria border

The Lebanese army announced on Thursday that it had seized nearly 250 kilograms (around 550 pounds) of explosives being transported from neighbouring Syria into Lebanon, though it ...

BeyondLEO SPACENEWS Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

Four new crew members for the International Space Station blasted off Thursday for the orbital laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study

Tech billionaire Elon Musk will make a return to officially advising US President Donald Trump's government by co-leading what the Pentagon called a study on the future of war.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
UN urges US reparations over Marshall Islands nuclear tests

The UN rights office on Thursday urged Washington to ensure full and effective reparations for people affected by US nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, a tiny Pacific nation.

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Space & Science
Quantum Decoherence Can Lock Cosmological Fields Into False Vacuums
NanoDaily
JWST Finds Ammonia and Puzzling Chill in Giant Exoplanet's Atmosphere
SkyNightly
CORRECTED: Press Release from Business Wire: SES
BeyondLEO
New Calibration Method Separates Cosmic Birefringence Signal From Telescope Instrument Errors
SkyNightly
Michigan State University Gets 20 Million Dollars to Build Diamond Semiconductor Facility for Space Applications
NanoDaily
Earth & Energy
Justice Alito steps aside from major US climate case
OilGasDaily
Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub
AfricaDaily
Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output
SeedDaily
Silicon Solar Cells Could Cut Satellite Power Costs by Up to 90 Percent
SolarCell
Drone hit Russian nuclear plant cooling tower, no fire: IAEA
BatteryDaily
Tech & Industry
Brazil orders Discord to bolster child safety after teen suicide
RoboDaily
Europe must brace for impact of Chinese competition, BMW boss warns
SinoDaily
What we know about the North Korean POW dispute
RussoDaily
Rescuers pull nine bodies from landslide in flood-hit Myanmar
DisasterDay
China factory activity returns to growth in September
FiscalDaily
Wire Feed
DarwinDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Cable car offers small hope for Mongolia's gridlocked capital

Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar has long been plagued by notorious traffic jams and suffocating winter smog -- ...

DarwinDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld ploughs a small white combine harves...

DarwinDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El...

DarwinDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent o...