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November 13, 2025
MARSDAILY
Ancient Martian groundwater may have prolonged habitability beyond previous estimates



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi have discovered evidence that water once permeated beneath the surface of Mars, indicating the red planet may have remained suited for life longer than scientists previously believed. A team led by Dimitra Atri from NYUAD's Space Exploration Laboratory examined data collected by NASA's Curiosity rover in Gale Crater, focusing on sedimentary structures formed billions of years ago. By comparing these Martian rocks with similarly lithified sand dunes foun ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA Mars probe launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2025
Private space company Blue Origin canceled Wednesday's planned Mars-bound launch from Florida of its ESCAPADE craft for the second time due to increased solar flare activity. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
A scientific team in China has confirmed the discovery of the Jinlin crater in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. This impact structure, which has been preserved in a thick granite weathering crust, prov ... more
EXO WORLDS
How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds
Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
An exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers searching for signs of life beyond our planet. Cornell University researchers have created the first reflectance spectr ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Confirmed stellar coronal mass ejection observed by XMM Newton and LOFAR
Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted an explosive burst of material thrown out into space by another star - a ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
The Pleiades is part of an enormous stellar complex birthed by the same star-forming event
Pasadena, CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
New work from a research team including Carnegie's Luke Bouma demonstrates that the Pleiades star cluster - also known as the Seven Sisters - is part of an enormous stellar complex spread over nearl ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from GHGSat, Montreal, to supply two additional commercial microsatellites for the GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring constellation. The satellites, designated ... more
SPACEWAR
BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has announced the award of a contract worth more than $30 million spanning several years, focused on integrating its third-generation high-cadence tactical inte ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Facing a new era of satellite surveillance and jamming, European governments are moving rapidly to strengthen their defenses in orbit. The twin challenges posed by Russian and Chinese activities hav ... more

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CYBER WARS
Europe Faces Satellite Espionage Threat from Russia and China
London, UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Germany and the United Kingdom have raised alarms regarding the escalating danger posed by Russian and Chinese activity in space, with recent incidents putting focus on the growing threat to Western ... more
CYBER WARS
Europe hosts first in-orbit satellite cybersecurity competition
London, UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
D-Orbit, a leader in orbital logistics, together with mhackeroni, a prominent ethical hacking team, concluded CTRLSpace CTF, Europe's first cybersecurity competition using an operational spacecraft ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Hydroponic plant factories enable continuous urban edamame harvest
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers in Japan achieved year-round indoor cultivation of edamame using hydroponic nutrient film technique and LED lighting. Controlled plant factories allow crops to grow independently of outd ... more
MARSDAILY
What a Martian ice age left behind
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 13, 2025
Travelling up from Mars's equator towards its north pole, we find Coloe Fossae: a set of intriguing scratches within a region marked by deep valleys, speckled craters, and signs of an ancient ice ag ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Distant Siblings Revealed as Pleiades Star Cluster Expands
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have determined the Pleiades star cluster extends far beyond its well-known core, revealing thousands of stellar siblings previously un ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
ESA actively monitoring severe space weather event
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 13, 2025
On 11 November 2025, an intense solar flare was observed, peaking around 10:04 UTC. Less than an hour later, a coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected, with an initial speed of approximately 1500 k ... more
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Unprecedented snapshot reveals how supernova blast shapes emerge in hours
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Astronomers have captured a rare view of a supernova's shape in the crucial hours after a massive star exploded in a galaxy 22 million light-years away. In observations led by Yi Yang of Tsinghua Un ... more
EXO WORLDS
Ageing stars found to destroy nearby giant planets
London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Astronomers from University College London and the University of Warwick have discovered that ageing stars may be responsible for destroying giant planets in close orbits. When stars similar to the ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ArkEdge Space validates global satellite messaging system for IoT coverage
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
ArkEdge Space Inc., based in Tokyo, has confirmed the operational capability of satellite short messaging using compact, battery-powered IoT devices. ... more
TECH SPACE
Austrian PRETTY CubeSat joins ESA OPS-SAT Space Lab under Graz leadership
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
The Austrian Space Agency and the European Space Agency have extended the mission for the PRETTY CubeSat, which will continue under the OPS-SAT Space Lab with management transferred to Graz Universi ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New Structures Could Keep Astronauts Fit During Long Missions
Boston, MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Northeastern professor Jeffery Lipton and his colleagues have created a new class of deployable structures that could one day be used to create artificial gravity space habitats for astronauts. ... more
MOON DAILY
Aerospace modules completed for Artemis lunar crew mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
The European Service Module-4 for NASA's Orion spacecraft has completed integration at Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany. The module will soon ship to Kennedy Space Center for assembly and testin ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Superheated galaxy reveals rapid star birth in early universe
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
An international team of astronomers, led by Tom Bakx from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has identified a galaxy forming stars at a pace 180 times faster than the Milky Way, using the ... more
TECH SPACE
MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
The coding framework uses modular concepts and simple synchronization rules to make software clearer, safer, and easier for LLMs to generate. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artifici ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Saturn moon mission planning shifts to flower constellation theory
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
Researchers have developed a satellite constellation approach designed for exploration around Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The framework, known as the 2D Necklace Flower Constellation, prioritizes ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
2025's strongest solar flare triggers global radio blackout
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2025
Scientists said the sun erupted Tuesday morning, unleashing a strong X5.1-class flare in an intense outburst, causing communications disruptions. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
Since the launch of Shenzhou-21, China's Tiangong Space Station has entered an unprecedented phase of dual-crew operations, with the Shenzhou-20 astronauts remaining in orbit longer than initially planned following a suspected space debris impact on their return spacecraft. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria evaluated the carbon footprint of travel to global nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) conferences, revealing that a single transcontinenta ... more
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Laser system transforms VLTI capabilities for southern sky interferometry
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
The European Southern Observatory's Paranal site in Chile marked a milestone as four lasers, each launched from an eight-metre telescope, began operations to create artificial stars. These lasers po ... more
SPACEWAR
Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Novaspace's latest Earth Observation Data and Services Market report identifies a major shift in the commercial landscape. The combination of geopolitical tension and rapid AI adoption is intensifyi ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
First comprehensive altitude mapping of blue aurora at 200 kilometers using hyperspectral imaging
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences have established a new method to determine the altitude distribution of blue aurora using a single hyperspectral camera. Inspired by labora ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
UCF helps shape the future of space hospitality and tourism
Orlando, FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
As Florida's Premier University for Engineering, Technology and Innovation, UCF continues to lead the way in preparing students for the industries of tomorrow - including those that reach beyond Ear ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 10, 2025
Solar Foods has entered a contract with OHB System AG to develop a pilot version of Solein gas fermentation technology for eventual testing on the International Space Station, under the European Spa ... more
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