NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Builds on Legacy of Innovation
NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Builds on Legacy of Innovation

For more than 100 years, wind tunnels at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have helped shape the future of flight.   Now, two of NASA’s longest-serving facilities — the 12-Foot Low-Speed Tunnel and the 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel — will pass the torch to the Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF), the first major NASA wind tunnel built in more than 40 years.   “The FDRF […]

Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford
Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford

NASA’s Earth-observing satellites track an enormous range of phenomena: how aerosols move through the atmosphere, how moisture descends through soil, how land-cover shifts over decades. It’s some of the most consequential data NASA produces, informing science, policy, agriculture, and climate research around the world. As NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) manages this vast portfolio, they […]

Semiconductors: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025
Semiconductors: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025

European semiconductor companies attracted strong investmentin 2025 as governments and investors doubled down on technologies underpinningAI, high-performance computing, next-generation communications…

NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge
NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge

NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar landers from participants in the 2026 Human Lander Challenge. The announcement marks the culmination of months of research by university teams working to advance technologies supporting the agency’s Artemis program that will return American astronauts to the […]

Stark bags €500M, Tech.eu Funding Explorer launched, and Luxembourg’s big ambitions

This week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.If email is more your thing, you c…

Solar Foods bags €77.8M package, €500M defence and dual-use growth fund EDM launched, and warning for Europe’s silicon photonics

This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €585 million and 3 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.If email is more your thing, you can al…

Transportation: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025
Transportation: 10 companies that raised the most in 2025

European transportation companies attracted significantinvestment in 2025 as investors backed technologies reshaping how people andgoods move. Funding was concentrated around electrification, autonomo…

Frontiers Forum Speaker Series
Frontiers Forum Speaker Series

Voices Shaping the Future of Space Members of the public are invited to join some of NASA’s brightest minds as they discuss agency missions and current topics in aerospace technology, science, and innovation. Each event will feature NASA experts, and the series will cover a range of topics including our search for life within the […]

Experience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope 
Experience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope 

Are you ready for a new view of the universe? The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal distant worlds, dark energy, and the structure of the cosmos, and we want you to be a part of it!   Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to our NASA Social for the Nancy […]

May 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
May 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about

European tech activity in May 2026 was characterised by adecline in deal volume but a substantial increase in capital raised compared toApril. The ecosystem recorded 258 funding deals and €10.5 billio…