December 11, 2025

ICE-CSIC leads a pioneering study on the feasibility of asteroid mining Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbour valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a geoc ... more

NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2025 The center leverages AI along with JPL's unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions. NA ... more

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Lunar dust study links space weathering to changes in Moon ultraviolet brightness Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 SAN ANTONIO - Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists working with researchers at UT San Antonio have analyzed Apollo lunar soil samples to determine how space weathering alters the Moon's su ... more

Uranus and Neptune may be rock rich worlds Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 The Solar System is often divided into four inner rocky planets, two gas giants, and two ice giants thought to be dominated by water and other volatiles, but new work from the University of Zurich s ... more

Thorium plated steel points to smaller nuclear clocks Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Last year a UCLA-led team achieved a long-sought goal in nuclear spectroscopy by making radioactive thorium-229 nuclei absorb and emit photons in a controlled way, a capability scientists had pursue ... more

Star wobble reveals black hole dragging spacetime Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Astronomers have reported the first clear observation of a swirling distortion in spacetime produced by a rapidly spinning black hole, seen through the motion of material left over from a disrupted ... more

Solar ghost particles seen flipping carbon atoms in underground detector Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Scientists have recorded solar neutrinos changing carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector in Canada, marking the first observation of this specific interaction between neutrinos and carb ... more

Overview Energy debuts airborne power beaming milestone for space based solar power Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Overview Energy has revealed an airborne power-beaming demonstration that transmitted energy from a moving aircraft to a ground receiver 5 kilometers below, marking its second major step toward deli ... more

Experts at Hainan symposium call for stronger global space partnership Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 The 2025 International Symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology - Health (IPSPACE 2025) opened Tuesday in Boao, a coastal town in China's Hainan province, with a focus on expanding coopera ... more China prepares Qingzhou cargo ship for low cost resupply flights Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Qingzhou, or light vessel, China's new-generation cargo spacecraft, has achieved breakthroughs in multiple key technologies and is scheduled to make its maiden flight next year, according to its dev ... more Triple Long March launches mark record day for Chinese space program Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) has achieved three orbital launches with Long March rockets in a single day, setting a new mark for the country's spaceflight cadence. The fi ... more Foreign satellites ride Kinetica 1 on new CAS Space mission Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 CAS Space has carried out the 11th launch of its Kinetica 1 solid-fuel carrier rocket, orbiting nine satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert of northwestern China. The ... more Space shuttle design study maps path to breakthrough inventions Los 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 Martian sound study models acoustic signals in Jezero crater Los 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 NASA prepares new lunar dust and seismic studies for Artemis IV Washington 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 Astronomers tighten expansion rate gap in universe measurements Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A team of astronomers using several ground and space-based observatories, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, has produced one of the most precise independent measurements yet of the u ... more Methane hint on TRAPPIST 1e seen as likely stellar noise not proof of an atmosphere Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Two recent papers based on James Webb Space Telescope observations describe initial attempts to probe the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearb ... more GameZone App: How to Improve Focus, Strategy, and Mental Skills While Playing Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 The GameZone app improves mental sharpness through strategy-based gameplay. Learn how players build focus, adaptability, and problem-solving skills here. ... more