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September 18, 2025
EXO WORLDS
Alien civilizations may be far rarer than hoped study suggests



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
New research presented at the EPSC - DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki indicates that the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be about 33,000 light years from Earth, and that such a society would need to have survived at least 280,000 years - potentially millions - to coexist with us in time. Dr Manuel Scherf and Professor Helmut Lammer of the Austrian Academy of Sciences argue that the odds of finding advanced life are severely constrained by planetary conditions. Specifical ... read more

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TIME AND SPACE
Mapping the Universe faster without sacrificing precision
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists face a daunting task when trying to describe the cosmic web, the immense 3D structure of galaxies, clusters, superclusters, filaments, and voids that spans the Universe. Models like the E ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Mysterious 'red dots' in early universe may be 'black hole star' atmospheres
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of galaxies in the universe - and may represent an entirely new class of ce ... more
EXO WORLDS
Planet transits across starspots reveal tilted orbit in TOI-3884 system
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Astronomers have mapped the architecture of the exoplanetary system TOI-3884 by capturing rare planet transits that crossed over dark starspots. Using MuSCAT3 and MuSCAT4 instruments on Las Cumbres ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Reconsidering the cosmological constant
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Dark energy - the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate - is one of the universe's greatest mysteries. The widely accepted theory at the present mome ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA begins testing PExT wideband communications system in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Payload commissioning has started for NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a pioneering wideband space communications technology designed to connect spacecraft with both government and c ... more
SPACEMART
Sidus Space sets terms for $9.8 million stock sale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Sidus Space announced it has priced a best-efforts public offering of 9.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $1.00 per share. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of app ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions. The test took place Friday at 3 pm at ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
UC3M research team advances astronaut health protection in microgravity
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
A pioneering international initiative involving Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) researchers and promoted by the Spanish Space Agency has completed a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, Fr ... more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
SSTL and IHI agree to develop Japanese ISR constellation
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop a small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissa ... more
SPACEMART
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm
Rome (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
European aerospace firms Airbus, Leonardo and Thales could seal an accord this year to set up a joint satellite enterprise, a senior Airbus official told Corriere della Sera daily in an interview published Sunday. ... more
MARSDAILY
Volcanic sulfur gases may have warmed early Mars and supported potential life
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
While the ancient Martian climate is still debated, new research indicates that volcanic emissions of sulfur gases could have created a warmer atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The study, publi ... more
MARSDAILY
Predicting Martian aurora to safeguard future explorers
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Planetary scientists report progress in predicting when the Martian night sky will glow with green aurora, building on new visible-light images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. The rover ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA Webb probes atmosphere scenarios for TRAPPIST-1 e
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are focusing on TRAPPIST-1 e, one of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby red dwarf star. Early results suggest the planet likely lost its o ... more
SATURN DAILY
NASA Dragonfly Mission Advances Through Crucial Development and Testing Stages
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
NASA's Dragonfly mission has successfully cleared several major design, development, and testing milestones, keeping it on track for launch in July 2028. Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered, car-size ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
Gravitational wave provides strongest test yet of Hawking and Kerr black hole theories
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists have confirmed two landmark theories about black holes using the most precise gravitational wave detection ever recorded. The LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration reported the event, GW2501 ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
On September 14, 2015, a signal arrived on Earth, carrying information about a pair of remote black holes that had spiraled together and merged. The signal had traveled about 1.3 billion years to re ... more
EXO WORLDS
What 3I/ATLAS tells us about other solar systems
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as it traveled through our solar system - and how other distant solar system ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole merger provides strongest evidence yet for Hawking area law
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration reported its clearest gravitational wave signal yet from a black hole merger, offering the most precise confir ... more
TIME AND SPACE
How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Quantum computers are designed to tackle challenges that would take even the fastest supercomputers thousands or millions of years to resolve. But this raises a central paradox: how can researchers ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Beijing company sets new thrust record in rocket engine test
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Space Pioneer, a Beijing-based private launch firm, has completed a major ignition test of its TL 3 carrier rocket, establishing a national record for thrust produced by any Chinese privately develo ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China deploys Yaogan 45 satellite on Long March 7A rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
China has successfully launched the Yaogan 45 remote-sensing satellite into orbit aboard a Long March 7A carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. reported. The rocket lifted ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
The 10-Point Seasonal HVAC Checklist Every Homeowner Should Follow (and Why Each Item Matters)
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Keeping your HVAC system healthy is one of the best ways to protect comfort, indoor air quality, and your energy bills. This seasonal 10-point checklist walks homeowners through the high-impact actions to take before heating and cooling seasons. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is completing development of its new Kinetica 2 rocket and aims to launch it before the end of 2025. The company confirmed that the first ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Infinite Orbits secures multiple GEO launches with Impulse Space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Impulse Space, a leading provider of in-space mobility solutions, has signed a multi-launch agreement with France-based in-orbit services company Infinite Orbits. The agreement, beginning in 2027, w ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ohio State scientists advance focus on nuclear propulsion
Columbus OH (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches of the solar system. Leading these advances are researchers at The O ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
SDA taps GMV to build Space Safety Portal for next era of spaceflight safety
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The Space Data Association has chosen GMV to develop its next generation Space Safety Portal, a safety of flight system designed to support mission critical operations. The new platform will extend ... more
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MARSDAILY
Natural forces may deliver organics to ESA rover on Mars
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) Press Release - The Rosalind Franklin rover's search for ancien ... more
OUTER PLANETS
NASA Study: Celestial 'Accident' Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025
An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres - and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Sun reverses decades-long decline and shows rising activity
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The Sun, once thought to be heading for a historic period of quiet, has instead been growing more active since 2008, according to a new NASA study. Scientists had anticipated a prolonged minimum, bu ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
AI model predicts harmful solar winds with unprecedented accuracy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi have built an artificial intelligence system capable of predicting solar wind speeds up to four days in advance with far greater accuracy than existing methods. Their fin ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
JUNO begins decade-long mission to probe neutrino mysteries
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
JUNO, the massive Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China, has officially started recording data, launching a ten-year program to investigate one of the most elusive particles in physics. ... more
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