November 25, 2025

Blue Ring mission to expand commercial GEO space domain awareness Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Blue Origin has reached an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to incorporate the Caracal optical payload into the inaugural mission of Blue Ring, a spacecraft designed for multi-mission pa ... more

Looking inside icy moons Davis, CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky c ... more

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BepiColombo nears Mercury orbital arrival after seven year journey Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft mission has alre ... more

End of mission for Atacama Cosmology Telescope opens new avenues in cosmology Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has concluded nearly two decades of operation, closing a chapter in observational cosmology and initiating new directions for research. The ACT Collaboration ha ... more

NJIT scientists track recent solar flare disruptions in Earth's ionosphere Newark, NJ (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Recent measurements recorded by NJIT's new network of radio telescopes show how a rare sequence of intense flares from Nov. 9 - 14, including an X5.1 event marking 2025's strongest flare so far, jol ... more

BlueBird 6 satellite set for December launch to expand direct mobile connectivity in space Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 AST SpaceMobile has confirmed BlueBird 6, a U.S. licensed satellite, will launch on December 15 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. This satellite represents the company's first next-generatio ... more

Platinum Crystals Mapped as They Develop Inside Liquid Metal Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Scientists at the University of Sydney have demonstrated the growth of platinum crystals in liquid metal by applying advanced X-ray tomography techniques. This research offers fresh understanding of ... more

UK government commits GBP 6.9 million to boost satellite communications sector London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The UK Space Agency has announced a GBP 6.9 million investment to accelerate the development of next-generation satellite technologies. The new funding, delivered through the European Space Agency's ... more

Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply mission Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. The agency confirmed ... more Ancient giant shark fossils reveal early mega-predator dominance in Australian seas Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Researchers have identified fossils of a gigantic lamniform shark that lived off northern Australia 115 million years ago. This predator achieved massive body size much earlier in shark evolutionary ... more Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Set for Launch Following Final Testing Phase Los 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 Mitigating radio frequency interference in US weather satellites Albany NY (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prepares to launch the next generation of satellites responsible for U.S. weather forecasting and climate monitoring, it's asking researchers f ... more Ancient deep ocean rocks shown to be long-term carbon storage reservoirs London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Rock samples collected from beneath the Atlantic Ocean reveal that lava rubble accumulating on the seafloor can store carbon dioxide for tens of millions of years. Research led by the University of ... more Lunar impactor Theia originated near Earth and Sun analysis reveals Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 A new study published in Science has traced the origin of Theia, the body that collided with Earth around 4.5 billion years ago and triggered the creation of the Moon. Led by the Max Planck Institut ... more 40 000 near-Earth asteroids discovered! Paris, France (ESA) Nov 21, 2025 Astronomers recently discovered the 40 000th near-Earth asteroid! These space rocks range from a few metres to a few kilometres in size and are on orbits that bring them relatively close to Earth. E ... more How Rapid Translate Saves Time on Legal and Government Translations Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 In the legal world, every ticking minute has a price tag. Filing windows close, court calendars shift, and immigration officers won't wait for a document stuck in translation limbo. ... more Water production on exoplanets revealed by pressure experiments Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory postdoctoral scientist Harrison Horn have demonstrated a pathway for producing water on sub-Neptune exoplanets. The team recreated the bound ... more How small satellites can help the US win the space race Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the plane ... more