July 24, 2025

Young magmas on the came from much shallower depths Gainesville FL (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 New research on the rocks collected by China's Chang'e 5 mission is rewriting our understanding of how the moon cooled. Stephen Elardo, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Geological Sciences with the ... more

JunoCam revived by onboard heat treatment just in time for Io flyby Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 NASA's Juno spacecraft, currently orbiting Jupiter, narrowly salvaged its onboard JunoCam imager through a remote thermal repair maneuver executed in December 2023. The move, initiated from over 370 ... more

CTAO telescope uncovers fresh evidence for layered jet structures in historic gamma ray burst Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 The CTAO LST Collaboration has unveiled critical insights into gamma-ray burst (GRB) jets following detailed analysis of GRB 221009A-the most luminous GRB ever observed. The results, published in Th ... more

Diverse rocky planets found around nearby red dwarf including one in the habitable zone Paris, France (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 A Canadian-led team has revealed the most detailed analysis yet of the L 98-59 planetary system, confirming the presence of a fifth planet within its habitable zone. The system, located just 35 ligh ... more

New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2025 A Cold War-era bunker near Scotland's Mull of Kintyre has been repurposed into a state-of-the-art rocket testing and training facility. Known as MachLab, the site has officially opened at a business ... more

Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroids Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 Seismic data can distinguish between intact and fragmented fireball meteoroids during atmospheric entry, according to a new study published in Seismological Research Letters. Researchers led by Iona ... more

SpaceX launches satellites from California, Florida day after scrubs Washington DC (UPI) Jul 23, 2025 SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets with satellite payloads after they were scrubbed less than a minute before liftoff one day earlier in Florida and California. ... more

XRISM mission maps sulfur distribution across Milky Way Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 An international research team has made the first direct measurement of sulfur in both its gas and solid forms in interstellar space, using X-ray data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spe ... more

7 Must-Read Astronautics Books for Future Aerospace Engineers Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2025 Astronautical engineering is the branch of aerospace engineering that focuses on designing and developing the science of space exploration. However, its value does not start with rockets and satellites-it begins with concepts, words, and numbers. It starts with books. ... more Using soft X-rays to track magnetic reconnection may advance space weather forecasting Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 A research team from Chiba University has demonstrated how soft X-ray imaging could be used to monitor magnetic reconnection rates in Earth's magnetosphere-a critical development in improving space ... more Flash frozen silicon reveals patterns mirroring early universe dynamics Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 A team of physicists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), University of Duisburg-Essen, and University of Alberta has discovered that ultra-fast cooling of silicon surfaces produces str ... more Moon erosion by solar wind far weaker than previously believed Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 The surface of the Moon is constantly exposed to the solar wind-a stream of charged particles from the Sun that can dislodge atoms from the lunar surface and contribute to its thin exosphere. Howeve ... more Rare Trans Neptunian Object Reveals Unexpected Orbital Dance with Neptune Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 A rare celestial body drifting far beyond Neptune, designated 2020 VN40, has been identified by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian as the first confirmed object t ... more York to Acquire Operations to Boost Ground Connectivity and Mission Delivery Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 York Space Systems announced that its parent company has signed an agreement to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, a U.S.-based leader in Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) for satellite communicatio ... more ESA launches Vigil to track solar threats from deep space vantage Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 Vigil, the European Space Agency's upcoming space weather mission, will be the first satellite to maintain a continuous presence at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 5 (L5), providing an unprecedented si ... more ALLSPACE to Develop 5G NTN Satcom Integration with ESA Funding London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 ALL.SPACE has secured euro 3.42 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate its development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration. The award comes through ESA's Space for 5 ... more TRACERS satellites set to explore solar magnetic reconnection near Earth Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 NASA is preparing to launch the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission on July 22 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Led by the Univers ... more Astronomers discover blazing Betelgeuse has companion star Paris (AFP) July 21, 2025 Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, people across the world have gazed up in awe at Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars blazing in the night sky. ... more