Astronomers want to collect as much data as possible using as many systems as possible. Sometimes that requires coordination between instruments. The teams that run the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the upcoming Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) missions will have plenty of opportunity for that once both telescopes are online in the early 2030s. A new paper, available in pre-print on arXiv, from the Ariel-JWST Synergy Working Group details just how exactly the two systems can work together to better analyze exoplanets.
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Watch a bright fireball blaze a 48-mile path over the Midwest US (video)
A meteor triggered a flurry of fireball sightings on Feb. 10
Photograph the Solar Eclipse: Interacting with Totality
Here's how you can add a personal element to your solar eclipse photography.
SpaceX Crew-12 launch latest news: NASA ISS astronaut crew ready to fly
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut launch to the International Space Station.
Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit (video)
The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit.
February's full Snow Moon glows behind snowdrops in ethereal winter photo
The full "Snow Moon" rose on Feb. 1 to flood the winter sky with icy moonlight.
Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?
New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
NASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test
Base of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket where the tail service masts feed propellants into the rocket’s core stage. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.
NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb. 2.
'Cloud streets' stream from the Florida coast | Space photo of the day for Feb. 12, 2026
The strange clouds formed due to the freezing air sweeping southwards over Florida in early February.
'Predator: Badlands' traded horror for a science fantasy 'Sword and Sorcery' vibe, and we think it was the right call
Dan Trachtenberg's third Predator movie is the most substantial evolution of the sci-fi franchise to date and boldly embraces other genres' strengths.
Here's what will happen during each phase of the Feb. 17 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse
The annular solar eclipse will see the moon cover the majority of the solar disk, surrounding it in a fiery halo.
The Balloon Mission Raising the Bar for Exoplanet Science
The atmospheres of exoplanets have been a focal point of the field lately, with the James Webb Space Telescope taking a look at as many as it can manage. But time on the world’s most powerful space telescope is valuable, and getting a complete picture of any such atmosphere is difficult without that significant time commitment. So a multidisciplinary team of researchers have come up with an alternative mission that is very specialized at capturing as much information as they can about exoplanet atmospheres, but also with a fraction of the budget of flagship missions like JWST. The mission, known as the EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE), has one feature the JWST doesn’t though - a gondola.
Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
An anomalous plume is visible from one of the Vulcan’s solid rocket motors during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on Feb. 12, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.
United Launch Alliance said an issue affected one of the four solid rocket boosters that helped propel its Vulcan rocket into space Thursday on a mission for the United States Space Force. Despite the problem the rocket, making only its fourth flight, continued on its planned trajectory, the company said.
Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge
For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.
Cheops discovers late bloomer from another era
Scientists used the European Space Agency's Cheops satellite to discover that the planetary system around the star LHS 1903 challenges current planet formation theories with the unusual order of its planets. Surprisingly, the most distant outer planet might be rocky and seems to have formed later – in a different environment than the other planets around the star.
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Massive Venus Lava Tube Detected Using Data From NASA’s Long-Defunct Magellan Spacecraft
Data from NASA’s long defunct Magellan radar-imaging mission to Venus has made the first indirect detection of a large lava tube (pyroduct) on the Western flank of our sister planet’s massive Nyx Mons shield volcano.
SpaceX Makes a Huge Pivot, Wants to Build on the Moon Instead
It's finally happened: Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX, the company he founded in 2002 with the goal of creating the first self-sustaining city on Mars, will no longer be focusing on Mars. As he announced on Feb. 8th via X, the social media platform he acquired in 2023, the company will now focus on creating a self-sustaining city on the Moon. Musk cited several reasons for this pivot, including a shorter development timeline ("less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years"), faster transit times, and more regular launch windows.
ESA will engage global leaders at the Munich Security Conference 2026
The European Space Agency (ESA) will take part in the upcoming Munich Security Conference (MSC), one of the world’s leading forums for international security policy. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will join senior political leaders, industry executives and security experts to highlight how space systems underpin Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy.
Vulcan Centaur rocket launches 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military
Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12).
