December 19, 2025

The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Fusion is the cosmic process that powers stars, shapes galaxies, and enables the chemical diversity needed for life. From the earliest stars to modern planetary systems, fusion converts hydrogen into heavier elements, forging the matter that makes up worlds, atmospheres, and living organisms. ... more

Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 After nearly five years operating inside Mars Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has logged almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving while engineers certify that its mobility hardware and ot ... more

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Origami style lunar rover wheel expands to climb steep caves Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A joint team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology KAIST and the Unmanned Exploration Laboratory UEL has developed a transformable airless wheel designed to help small rovers a ... more

How to pick the right web testing framework for your project Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 The selection of a web testing framework may at times not be very easy. In fact, with so many tools that claim to speed up your testing process, it often comes down to which tool best fits your team's skill sets, project scope, and long-term testing objectives. ... more

Titan interior study points to thick slushy ice shell instead of global ocean Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Careful reanalysis of measurements gathered more than a decade ago indicates that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, likely lacks a vast liquid-water ocean beneath its ice, contrary to earlier interpreta ... more

Billionaire Trump nominee confirmed to lead NASA amid Moon race Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 The US Senate on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump's re-nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman to head NASA, following months of backtracking and uncertainty over the space agency's future. ... more

Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that current evidence about consciousness is too limited to determine whether artificial intelligence becomes conscious, and that a reliable test for mac ... more

Galaxy mergers light up fastest growing black holes Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 New Euclid satellite observations indicate that collisions between galaxies trigger the most powerful active galactic nuclei in the universe. The results strengthen the link between galaxy mergers a ... more

Evolution study finds history and environment shifts can steer species in very different directions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Every living organism must operate in environments that change over time, such as seasonal shifts between heat and cold or alternating years of drought and heavy rain. University of Vermont scientis ... more Europe's Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit Kourou (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana. ... more Sandia centrifuge campaign clears NASA VIPER rover for lunar launch Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, has cleared a major test campaign at Sandia National Laboratories that is intended to show the 1,000-pound lunar rover can withstand ... more Thorium 229 nuclei driven by laser in opaque solid moves optical nuclear clock research forward Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has for the first time excited the atomic nuc ... more Southern Launch to Host Lux Aeterna Re-Entries South Australia Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Southern Launch and Lux Aeterna have signed a contract to conduct orbital re-entries of Lux Aeterna's reusable satellite infrastructure to the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. The partnership ... more NASA CubeSat puts dual micropropulsion systems through orbital trial Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 NASA and commercial partners are using a small satellite mission called DUPLEX (Dual Propulsion Experiment) to demonstrate new propulsion options for small spacecraft operating in low Earth orbit an ... more Galactic Slots: Space-Themed Games with Out-of-This-World Bonus Features Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2025 Space-themed sweepstakes slots have become a standout genre for players who crave mystery, exploration, and cinematic visuals. These games create entire universes inside their reels - from glowing nebula fields to alien planets and interstellar soundscapes. ... more Mission Space to fly second space weather payload with Rogue Space Orlando, FL (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Mission Space will launch its second payload in orbit in partnership with Rogue Space, extending its commercial space weather measurement network. The companies announced the mission during the Spac ... more China launches carrier rocket to deploy experimental cargo ship and satellite Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 China launched a Kuaizhou 11 carrier rocket on Saturday morning to deploy a privately developed experimental cargo ship and a satellite into space. The rocket blasted off at 9:08 am at the Jiu ... more Arab Satellite 813 launch deepens UAE China space partnership Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 A Kinetica 1 rocket has placed the Arab Satellite 813 into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking a new phase of cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and China in space acti ... more