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NASA backs WHOI effort to read organic signals from ocean worldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Ocean worlds such as Jupiter's icy moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are emerging as prime locations to search for life beyond Earth, potentially including a second, independent origin of life ... more  
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more  
Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machinesLausanne Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications. Although many roboticis ... more  
Space tested menstrual cup backs astronaut health on long missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Astrobiologist Ligia Coelho and collaborators have shown that a standard silicone menstrual cup can tolerate spaceflight conditions, opening another option for managing menstruation on long-duration ... more |
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Quantum fuzzy spacetime may reshape gravity theoryBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A team at TU Wien has developed a new way to connect quantum theory with general relativity by quantizing the spacetime metric and analyzing how this affects the paths that particles follow under gr ... more  
Satellite surge threatens space telescopes, astronomers warnParis (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could contaminate almost all the images taken by space telescopes, NASA astronomers warned Wednesday. ... more  
Spire soil data to support conflict early warning in Ethiopias Somali RegionLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopia ... more 
Iridium wins five year US Space Force contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Iridium Communications Inc. has secured a five year indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract from the US Space Force Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office worth up to 85.8 millio ... more |
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JWST spots early Milky Way style spiral galaxy AlaknandaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope have identified a massive spiral galaxy that resembles the Milky Way but existed when the Universe was only about 1.5 billion years old. Named Alak ... more |
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Micro nano robots aim to cut carbon buildup in closed life support systemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers have developed micro and nanoscale reconfigurable robots that capture and release carbon dioxide in confined life support systems such as crewed spacecraft, submarines, and sealed shelte ... more 
SPHERE debris disk survey maps hidden asteroid and comet belts in young planetary systemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Observations with the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced a large gallery of debris disks around nearby young stars, revealing where unseen asteroid- and comet-scale bodies ... more  
Bacterial partnership offers pathway to produce Mars regolith bricks for future habitatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Human missions to Mars will require robust shelters that can be built without hauling heavy materials from Earth, pushing engineers and scientists to focus on in situ resource utilization of the pla ... more 
EIB launches Space TechEU finance program for European space sectorBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched Space TechEU, its first financing programme dedicated to companies in Europe's space sector, under its wider TechEU initiative. The bank presented the facility at the European Space Agency (ESA) Council of Ministers meeting in Bremen. ... more |
Orbit Fab to lead ESA backed ASTRAL refuelling demo in orbitBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Orbit Fab has secured up to $3.8 million in funding through the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency's Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications to lead a European consortium th ... more  |
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AI eXpress 1 Plus completes first generation in orbit AI satellite trioParis, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Planetek Italia has placed the AI eXpress 1 Plus (AIX-1+) satellite in orbit, completing the first generation of its AI eXpress constellation for in-orbit artificial intelligence processing of Earth ... more  
Farms show potential as large-scale tool for climate mitigation in QUT led researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 A recent international study led by Queensland University of Technology presents a quantitative framework for evaluating how plant agriculture and synthetic biology might help mitigate climate chang ... more  
Auroral radio signal offers new insight into intense magnetic stormsSouthampton, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A University of Southampton team has identified a distinct low frequency radio signature that appears when small-scale auroral structures known as auroral beads emerge, providing a new clue to how i ... more 
Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Set for Launch Following Final Testing PhaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. has completed environmental testing, calibration, and flight qualification for its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) payload, which is now integrated into a Spire 16U satelli ... more |
 
European rocket puts S.Korean satellite in orbitKourou (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 The European Vega C rocket blasted off into space on Monday, successfully putting a South Korean Kompsat-7 satellite into the Earth's orbit. ... more 
X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environmentsOrlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025 X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more 
Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Loft Orbital and Star Catcher Industries have signed what is described as one of the first commercial energy purchase agreements for space operations. The deal allows Loft to buy power from Star Cat ... more 
Why Practical Skills Matter More Than Ever in an Unpredictable WorldLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 In a world shaped by rapid change, global uncertainty, and new forms of everyday challenges, practical skills have become more valuable than ever before. ... more |
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Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial AnalyticsPerrysburg OH (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Utilities and local energy distribution companies (LDCs) face ongoing challenges in managing their infrastructure. Keeping track of power lines, pipelines, energy plant emissions, and other assets is essential ... more 
Space shuttle design study maps path to breakthrough inventionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers examining NASA's space shuttle development argue that the agency's design approach offers a template for creating breakthrough products that combine many interdependent features, from la ... more 
Sea based rocket net recovery platform enters service for Chinese reusable launchersTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 China has taken delivery of its first sea based platform designed to recover rockets using a net system, adding a key element to national plans for reusable launch vehicles. The vessel, named ... more 
Martian sound study models acoustic signals in Jezero craterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Acoustic signals have been important markers during NASA's Mars missions. Measurements of sound can provide information both about Mars itself - such as turbulence in its atmosphere, changes in its ... more |
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Martian butterfly crater reveals low angle impact and buried lava historyParis, France (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 ESA's Mars Express orbiter has observed an impact crater in Mars's northern lowlands whose shape resembles a butterfly, created when an incoming space rock struck the surface at a shallow angle. The ... more |
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NASA prepares new lunar dust and seismic studies for Artemis IVWashington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 NASA has selected two science instruments for astronauts to deploy on the lunar surface during the Artemis IV mission to the Moon's south polar region, with the goal of improving understanding of th ... more 
Astrobotic lunar surface sensor to track cislunar traffic and securityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 Astrobotic has secured a NASA Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award to develop Clavius-S, a visible-band imaging sensor designed to detect and track spacecraft in low lunar orbit from the ... more  
SwRI links Uranus radiation belt mystery to solar storm driven wavesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 SwRI scientists report that a reanalysis of Voyager 2 measurements suggests a powerful solar storm may explain why Uranus hosts an electron radiation belt far more intense than expected. They propos ... more  
Vast spinning galaxy filament mapped in nearby UniverseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 An international collaboration led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures observed so far, a thin string of hydrogen-rich galaxies embedded in a spinning c ... more |
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