Tereza Pultarova
@terezapultarova.bsky.social
Science and technology journalist. Shortlist British Science Journalist of the Year 2025 in investigative journalism.
Email: tereza.pultarova@gmail.com
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European Space Agency is about to ship the Orion service module for Artemis 4 to NASA. That mission was nearly cancelled by Trump. Funding for Artemis 4 and 5 was eventually secured. But ESA is already building service module #6. www.space.com/space-explor...
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
www.space.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
European Space Agency is about to ship the Orion service module for Artemis 4 to NASA. That mission was nearly cancelled by Trump. Funding for Artemis 4 and 5 was eventually secured. But ESA is already building service module #6. www.space.com/space-explor...
Cybersecurity researchers have intercepted vast quantities of private voice calls and text messages, including potentially sensitive communications of government and military officials, transmitted over completely unprotected satellite communication links.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite data is unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find
'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite data is unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find
www.space.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cybersecurity researchers have intercepted vast quantities of private voice calls and text messages, including potentially sensitive communications of government and military officials, transmitted over completely unprotected satellite communication links.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
NVIDIA and Starcloud have just taken a big step toward moving power-hungry, polluting data centers from Earth to space. Starcloud think they can have a commercial scale data center in orbit in the early 2030s. It does seem to make sense. What do you think? spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-h100-...
NVIDIA's H100 GPU Takes Data Centers to Space
Could space-based data centers be the answer to Earth's energy and cooling challenges? NVIDIA's H100 GPU is leading the charge in orbit.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NVIDIA and Starcloud have just taken a big step toward moving power-hungry, polluting data centers from Earth to space. Starcloud think they can have a commercial scale data center in orbit in the early 2030s. It does seem to make sense. What do you think? spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-h100-...
SpaceX #Starlink is indispensible for Ukraine, yet, the internet connectivity it provides isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots, forcing the nation's innovators to look for out-of-the-box solutions.
www.space.com/space-explor...
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SpaceX Starlink internet isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots
The amount of bandwidth provided by SpaceX's Starlink satellites is limiting Ukraine's ability to operate ground robots on the frontline of the nation's war against Russia.
www.space.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
SpaceX #Starlink is indispensible for Ukraine, yet, the internet connectivity it provides isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots, forcing the nation's innovators to look for out-of-the-box solutions.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
Can dispersing sulfur particles in the atmosphere stop #climatechange? And if it can, is it safe? #GeoEngineering These scientists say not really. www.space.com/science/clim...
Can we dim the sun to fight climate change? Not without consequences
"The range of possible outcomes is a lot wider than anybody has appreciated until now."
www.space.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Can dispersing sulfur particles in the atmosphere stop #climatechange? And if it can, is it safe? #GeoEngineering These scientists say not really. www.space.com/science/clim...
Only selected journalists to be allowed access the upcoming
European Space Agency ministerial council, where some seriously uncomfortable funding discussions are to be made? Is that censorship? #Mediafreedom #transparency www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
European Space Agency ministerial council, where some seriously uncomfortable funding discussions are to be made? Is that censorship? #Mediafreedom #transparency www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Media invitation: Early accreditation for ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level
www.esa.int
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Only selected journalists to be allowed access the upcoming
European Space Agency ministerial council, where some seriously uncomfortable funding discussions are to be made? Is that censorship? #Mediafreedom #transparency www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
European Space Agency ministerial council, where some seriously uncomfortable funding discussions are to be made? Is that censorship? #Mediafreedom #transparency www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
This company wants to fly 4,000 giant mirrors in space to boost solar power generation on Earth. Astronomers dread the idea. What do you think?
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists
Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest from commercial and government customers.
www.space.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This company wants to fly 4,000 giant mirrors in space to boost solar power generation on Earth. Astronomers dread the idea. What do you think?
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
Germany's £35 billion investment into space defence infrastructure over the next five years will be a game-changer for Europe's space sector. Great news for start-ups and SMEs but question marks around Germany's attitude to joint European space projects.
spacenews.com/what-germany...
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What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe
What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe
spacenews.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Germany's £35 billion investment into space defence infrastructure over the next five years will be a game-changer for Europe's space sector. Great news for start-ups and SMEs but question marks around Germany's attitude to joint European space projects.
spacenews.com/what-germany...
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I am having a very awful experience with the #KLM airline. I was supposed to go to South Africa for a SKAO visit on the day of the cyber attacks. I got nowhere. It's been impossible and it continues to be impossible to get in contact with customer support. I really don't recommend using this airline
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I am having a very awful experience with the #KLM airline. I was supposed to go to South Africa for a SKAO visit on the day of the cyber attacks. I got nowhere. It's been impossible and it continues to be impossible to get in contact with customer support. I really don't recommend using this airline
so, the @KLM duty manager claims there is some
sort of a global system failure affecting many airlines. She claims it's not a hack. Sounds weird... Not sure what to do. Wonder whether there are any other journos heading for
@SKAO who are stuck getting to Cape Town...
sort of a global system failure affecting many airlines. She claims it's not a hack. Sounds weird... Not sure what to do. Wonder whether there are any other journos heading for
@SKAO who are stuck getting to Cape Town...
September 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
so, the @KLM duty manager claims there is some
sort of a global system failure affecting many airlines. She claims it's not a hack. Sounds weird... Not sure what to do. Wonder whether there are any other journos heading for
@SKAO who are stuck getting to Cape Town...
sort of a global system failure affecting many airlines. She claims it's not a hack. Sounds weird... Not sure what to do. Wonder whether there are any other journos heading for
@SKAO who are stuck getting to Cape Town...
So, @KLM has just ruined a trip South Africa I have been really looking forward to.
Delays at #heathrow, non-existent customer service. I will miss my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town, which means I will miss the departure for my press trip to
@SKAO tomorrow
Delays at #heathrow, non-existent customer service. I will miss my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town, which means I will miss the departure for my press trip to
@SKAO tomorrow
September 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
So, @KLM has just ruined a trip South Africa I have been really looking forward to.
Delays at #heathrow, non-existent customer service. I will miss my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town, which means I will miss the departure for my press trip to
@SKAO tomorrow
Delays at #heathrow, non-existent customer service. I will miss my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town, which means I will miss the departure for my press trip to
@SKAO tomorrow
Despite its controversies, #Starlink is actually really useful. This Girl Scout trip could have turned into a nightmare without a recently enabled satellite 911 text messaging service. www.space.com/space-explor...
A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes
"Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days."
www.space.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Despite its controversies, #Starlink is actually really useful. This Girl Scout trip could have turned into a nightmare without a recently enabled satellite 911 text messaging service. www.space.com/space-explor...
A #starlink satellite photobombs an Earth Observation spacecraft's view of a top secret airbase in #china. Despite the growing numbers of satellites in orbit, sources tell us such incidents are still very rare. www.space.com/space-explor...
SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)
"Capturing another satellite like this in an Earth-observation image is extremely rare."
www.space.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A #starlink satellite photobombs an Earth Observation spacecraft's view of a top secret airbase in #china. Despite the growing numbers of satellites in orbit, sources tell us such incidents are still very rare. www.space.com/space-explor...
How difficult is it to hack a satellite? A duo of white hat hackers have shown how to hijack a satellite running NASA's open-source flight software in a presentation at the Black Hat USA conference last month: #cybersecurity #space #satellites #hacking spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-ha...
White Hat Hackers Expose Satellite Security Risks
White hat hackers found vulnerabilities in satellite control software. How secure are the systems guiding space missions?
spectrum.ieee.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
How difficult is it to hack a satellite? A duo of white hat hackers have shown how to hijack a satellite running NASA's open-source flight software in a presentation at the Black Hat USA conference last month: #cybersecurity #space #satellites #hacking spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-ha...
Could Donald Trump's #GoldenDome really protect America against a full blown #nuclear attack? Some experts are sceptical: www.supercluster.com/editorial/tr...
Can Trump’s Golden Dome Stop a Nuke? Probably Not
The idea that Trump's Golden Dome can protect America from a nuclear attack is science fiction. Researchers are calling the proposed defense system “technically infeasible” and likely to “waste hundre...
www.supercluster.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Could Donald Trump's #GoldenDome really protect America against a full blown #nuclear attack? Some experts are sceptical: www.supercluster.com/editorial/tr...
What a year! Another award nomination, this time for #DefenceMediaAwards in Best Technology Submission category for my story for Shephard Media about Ukrainian defence tech innovators. www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwar...
August 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What a year! Another award nomination, this time for #DefenceMediaAwards in Best Technology Submission category for my story for Shephard Media about Ukrainian defence tech innovators. www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwar...
Amid all the depressive stories I tend to write these days, one can still find the "technology does good" snippets that make one feel a little better about the world. In Namibia, an endangered desert population of elephants is now safer thanks to satellite data. www.space.com/astronomy/ea...
Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how
Namibian desert elephants fear humans, but drought forces them to seek water near settlements.
www.space.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Amid all the depressive stories I tend to write these days, one can still find the "technology does good" snippets that make one feel a little better about the world. In Namibia, an endangered desert population of elephants is now safer thanks to satellite data. www.space.com/astronomy/ea...
This @supercluster.com op-ed sums up all my issues with the ESA astronaut reserve pool and the arrangement with the American Axiom Space. www.supercluster.com/editorial/op...
Opinion: Isn't ESA Supposed to Build its Own Human Spaceflight Program?
Through its astronaut reserve pool, ESA created what appears to be an incentive for its member states to pay for commercial missions facilitated by a private American company (Axiom) and executed by a...
www.supercluster.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This @supercluster.com op-ed sums up all my issues with the ESA astronaut reserve pool and the arrangement with the American Axiom Space. www.supercluster.com/editorial/op...
What will #NASAbudget cuts mean for Europe's eternally troubled flagship #Mars exploration rover #ExoMars? Can ESA still make it to the launch pad by 2028 or is praying for the U.S. Congress to reject the proposal ESA's only hope? www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover
NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.
www.space.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
What will #NASAbudget cuts mean for Europe's eternally troubled flagship #Mars exploration rover #ExoMars? Can ESA still make it to the launch pad by 2028 or is praying for the U.S. Congress to reject the proposal ESA's only hope? www.space.com/space-explor...
Really enjoyed writing this story for @spectrum.ieee.org
- old #smartphones could be hacked to work together as a surprisingly effective data center. The approach could help tackle the growing #ewaste problem.
spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-d...
- old #smartphones could be hacked to work together as a surprisingly effective data center. The approach could help tackle the growing #ewaste problem.
spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-d...
Old Phones Power Data Centers With Surprising Efficiency
Old smartphones can be transformed into powerful data centers, offering a cost-effective solution for IoT applications and reducing e-waste.
spectrum.ieee.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Really enjoyed writing this story for @spectrum.ieee.org
- old #smartphones could be hacked to work together as a surprisingly effective data center. The approach could help tackle the growing #ewaste problem.
spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-d...
- old #smartphones could be hacked to work together as a surprisingly effective data center. The approach could help tackle the growing #ewaste problem.
spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-d...
If there is one space project I would like to see take off and succeed, it's this Ukraine-led EO satellite constellation. spacenews.com/ukraine-and-...
Ukraine and partner countries to raise funds for imagery satellites to lessen reliance on the U.S.
A consortium of Ukrainian, Nordic and eastern European companies is hoping to raise more than 100 million euros ($115 million) to build a constellation of 70-plus imagery satellites that would provide...
spacenews.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
If there is one space project I would like to see take off and succeed, it's this Ukraine-led EO satellite constellation. spacenews.com/ukraine-and-...
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Fascinating images released at this briefing showing the potential of Rubin. But when I submitted a question (via Zoom) asking about impact on Rubin of potential NSF budget cuts, it was rejected: "Only science questions." A reporter in the room was also similarly rejected. 🤔
Today's the day — it's officially T-0!
GET READY: Your full First Look at images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is just hours away! We're about to reveal the preview of the greatest cosmic movie ever made 🎬 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos 🔭🧪
⌚️ 11am US EDT
🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
GET READY: Your full First Look at images from NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is just hours away! We're about to reveal the preview of the greatest cosmic movie ever made 🎬 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos 🔭🧪
⌚️ 11am US EDT
🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
June 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fascinating images released at this briefing showing the potential of Rubin. But when I submitted a question (via Zoom) asking about impact on Rubin of potential NSF budget cuts, it was rejected: "Only science questions." A reporter in the room was also similarly rejected. 🤔
Europe has not been to the moon since 2006 and has never attempted a landing. It might be about to join the #moon rush, but unfortunately only after everybody else has made it through the finish line. #Europe #spaceexploration
www.supercluster.com/editorial/ha...
www.supercluster.com/editorial/ha...
Has Europe Given Up On the New Moon Race?
A new Moon race has been underway for years. But one contender is strangely missing — Europe hasn’t been to lunar orbit since 2006, and has never attempted a lunar landing.
www.supercluster.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Europe has not been to the moon since 2006 and has never attempted a landing. It might be about to join the #moon rush, but unfortunately only after everybody else has made it through the finish line. #Europe #spaceexploration
www.supercluster.com/editorial/ha...
www.supercluster.com/editorial/ha...