What to read this week: Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean by Dagomar Degroot

Published on 25 February 2026

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep

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Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit

25 February 2026
India’s space agency says a valve failure prevented a navigation spacecraft launched more than a year ago from raising its orbit.The post Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX's 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checks

25 February 2026
The environmental impact of SpaceX's planned gargantuan mega-constellation is still being grappled with, but the FCC isn’t required to study it