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Earth and space are no longer separate domains. Space junk should be managed as a more-than-planetary interconnected system extending from the spacecraft cemetery at the bottom of the ocean, through the atmosphere, to all Earth and lunar orbits. 🧪 🔭 #SpaceJunk

13,000 tonnes of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here’s how it could be cleaned upProperly addressing the problem of space requires work across three fronts: technology, policy and philosophy.theconversation.com

Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush

Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rushA Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital objects, adding to China’s growing SSA sector.spacenews.com

My latest for SpaceNews: ESA has published a call for studies examining the feasibility of repurposing its Lunar Link Gateway hardware as a standalone communications satellite. spacenews.com/esa-opens-ca...

ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications moduleESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications modulespacenews.com

There are over 10, 000 Starlink satellites in Low Earth Orbit - those of every other nation and company are around 5, 000. 🧪 🔭 #SpaceJunk

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomyAre Starlink satellites a grand innovation or an astronomical menace?www.space.com

Someone on LinkedIn argued that the EU’s decision to restrict the release of Copernicus imagery following a US request undermines European sovereignty. I think the argument is worth discussing, although I am not fully convinced by the way sovereignty is being defined here. 2/9

“Following a request from the US.” I don’t know what this is, but it’s certainly not European sovereignty. What’s the point of investing billions in sovereign European infrastructure if we’re going… ...“Following a request from the US.” I don’t know what this is, but it’s certainly not European sovereignty. What’s the point of investing billions in sovereign European infrastructure if we’re going t...www.linkedin.com

“China’s vision of providing … leadership while defending free trade … rings hollow if it fails to tackle its homegrown problems, and continues to count on the rest of the world to keep its own economy afloat. China’s future depends on its leaders acting decisively. And soon.” By Eswar Prasad

China needs a new growth modelThis matters for Beijing’s sake and for the rest of the world economywww.ft.com

🚀🚀Job Alert🚀🚀 In meinem Team ist eine Stelle frei. Ich würde mich über eine weitere Volkswirtin bzw. einen Volkswirt freuen, aber auch andere Profile sind angesprochen. Unfortunately, German language seems to be mandatory (not my choice).

went to a robot training facility last week where they're using brain wave sensors on humans operating robots to figure out how to make physical AI models better techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/a...

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI? | TechCrunchForget YouTube videos — frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and, soon, brain wave readings.techcrunch.com

Via BBC - NASA's Dr Nicola Fox praises rise of women in science bbc.com/news/article...

Nasa boss from Hitchin praises rise of women in scienceDr Nicola Fox says she was one of four women on her science course at university in the 1991.bbc.com

Elon has been melting down and raging nonstop since his interview with The Economist and Chef Andres is one of the best and kindest humans on planet earth.

take: in five years there will be some actual ODCs flying and (trying) to deliver inference. open question whether they'll still be a thing in ten years.

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The Moon's south pole has long been the target of NASA's Artemis lunar landing missions, but Victor Glover is questioning if that's still the best plan. 🧪 #PlanetSci

Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be betterVictor Glover has a thing or two to say about NASA's lunar landing plans.www.space.com

Via @ukspaceagency.bsky.social - The UK Space Agency is seeking three independent members of the Earth Observation Advisory Committee (EOAC) to provide a wide range of views on all aspects of Earth Observation. - www.gov.uk/government/p...

Earth Observation Advisory Committee: Call for Independent MembersThe UK Space Agency is seeking three independent members of the EOAC to provide a wide range of views on all aspects of Earth Observation.www.gov.uk

Latest GAO report on NASA Major Projects. www.gao.gov/products/gao...