December 08, 2025

ISS to change commanders before Soyuz crew leaves orbit Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Expedition 73 will swap commanders this weekend before three crew members return to Earth on Monday. Expedition 74 will begin once the home bound trio undocks from the Rassvet module inside the Soyu ... more

NASA backs WHOI effort to read organic signals from ocean worlds Los 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

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Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into space Davis 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

Why Practical Skills Matter More Than Ever in an Unpredictable World Los 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

Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines Lausanne 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 missions Los 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

Quantum fuzzy spacetime may reshape gravity theory Berlin, 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 warn Paris (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 Region London, 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 infrastructure Los 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 JWST spots early Milky Way style spiral galaxy Alaknanda Los 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 Micro nano robots aim to cut carbon buildup in closed life support systems Tokyo, 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 systems Berlin, 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 habitats Los 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 sector Berlin, 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 orbit Berlin, 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 AI eXpress 1 Plus completes first generation in orbit AI satellite trio Paris, 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 research Sydney, 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