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Germany pledges EUR35 bn for space defence against Russia, ChinaBerlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 Germany will spend 35 billion euros ($41 billion) on outer space defence by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday, citing the threat posed by Russia and China. ... more  
Rocket Lab Expands Synspective Partnership with 10 Additional Electron LaunchesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Rocket Lab has signed a new agreement with Japanese Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operator Synspective for 10 more dedicated Electron launches. The deal brings the total number of contrac ... more  
Blue Origin teams with Luxembourg on Oasis 1 lunar resource mapping missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Blue Origin has announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase campaign to identify and utilize lunar resources. The first mission, Oasis-1, will work with Luxembourg partners to produce the most detailed o ... more 
Chinese study suggests excess argon in lunar soil may come from Earth windTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Chinese researchers have proposed that surplus argon-40 detected in lunar soil may originate from a stream of particles escaping Earth's atmosphere, a process they describe as Earth wind. The work, ... more |
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Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum ChamberHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 One year after winning second place in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the ... more 
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research teamTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct ... more 
Moon rock study reshapes timeline of ancient lunar impactsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 When Apollo 17 astronauts returned with lunar rock sample 76535, they unknowingly carried back a fragment that would continue to puzzle scientists for decades. The rock formed nearly 50 kilometers b ... more 
Moonquakes drive most new lunar landslides since 2009Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A Chinese-led research team has identified 41 new landslides on the Moon since 2009, concluding that endogenic moonquakes, not fresh impacts, are the primary trigger. The finding redefines understan ... more |
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Scalable lunar power study launched by Honda and AstroboticLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Honda Motor Co. and Astrobotic Technology have entered a joint development agreement to investigate scalable lunar power solutions that combine Honda's regenerative fuel cell (RFC) system with Astro ... more |
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Terran Orbital finalizes Tranche 1 satellite bus delivery for Lockheed MartinLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lo ... more  
Evidence of a past, deep ocean on Uranian moon, ArielTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Growing evidence suggests that a subsurface ocean lurks beneath the icy surface of Uranus' moon Ariel, but new research, published in Icarus, characterizes the possible evolution of this ocean, and ... more 
Out-of-this-world ice geysers on Saturn's EnceladusAustin TX (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth: the planet's luminous bands were not solid appendages, bu ... more 
ESA and Avio advance design of reusable rocket upper stageParis, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 ESA has signed a contract with Avio to develop a demonstration mission for a reusable rocket upper stage, marking a step toward fully reusable European launch systems. The program will define system ... more |
Pulsar Fusion to Demonstrate Advanced Propulsion on Momentus Vigoride MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Momentus Inc. has signed a contract to launch a demonstration mission for Pulsar Fusion's next-generation Hall Effect Thruster (HET) propulsion system. The U.S.-based satellite services provider wil ... more  |
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NASA SunRISE mission to launch in 2026 to track solar radio burstsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 NASA is preparing to launch its SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission in the summer of 2026 aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, supported by the U.S. Space F ... more  
Voyager selects Vivace to build primary structure for next generation StarlabLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Voyager Technologies Inc. NYSE: VOYG, the majority holder of Starlab Space LLC, has chosen Vivace Corporation to manufacture Starlab's primary structure. The next generation, AI enabled commercial s ... more  
Starcloud partners with Mission Space to protect orbital datacenters with real time space weather intelligenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Mission Space, a space weather intelligence provider, has entered a strategic partnership with orbital datacenter company Starcloud to embed real-time space weather forecasting into orbital AI compu ... more  
Redwire to Deliver Solar Array Wings for Axiom Station's First ModuleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has secured a contract from Axiom Space to provide roll-out solar array (ROSA) wings for the Payload Power Thermal Module (AxPPTM), the first module of Axiom Station, ... more |
 
Venus' Cloud Aerosols Contain Reservoirs of Water and IronPomona CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A new analysis of the aerosols in Venus' clouds, from data originally collected in 1978 during the Pioneer Venus mission, has found evidence for substantial water and iron. The study, Re-analysis of ... more 
A New Model of Water in Jupiter's AtmospherePasadena CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as rain throughout the giant planet's swirled, turb ... more  
Spongy space dust reshapes understanding of star and planet formationEdinburgh, Scotland (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Cosmic dust - the tiny particles that seed stars, planets and the chemistry of life - may be far less solid than once assumed. A new review by an international research team suggests many grains are ... more 
Telespazio and ispace Partner on Lunar Transport and Navigation ServicesRome, Italy (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67 percent) and Thales (33 percent), and lunar exploration company ispace have signed a Letter of Intent to begin technical and commercial collaboration ... more |
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Webb maps hidden stellar nurseries in Sagittarius B2Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed view yet of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's largest star-forming cloud, uncovering vast populations of massive stars and intricate w ... more 
Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in SwedenBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 The European Space Agency's first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator, Themis, is now positioned on its launch pad at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The milestone marks the start o ... more  
Researchers ID new mineral on Mars, providing insight on potential early lifeAmherst MA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral ... more 
3 Questions: How a new mission to Uranus could be just around the cornerBoston MA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 The successful test of SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle, following a series of engineering challenges and failed launches, has reignited excitement over the possibilities this massive rocket may unl ... more |
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Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 With repeated strikes of a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) sledgehammer, a team of NASA-supported researchers has demonstrated a low-tech but powerful method to locate caves that may one day provide shelter ... more |
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MDA to bring enhanced space tracking services to support Canadian defenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 MDA Space Ltd. has been awarded a standing offer by Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to provide enhanced space situational awareness services in partnership with Canadian firm ThothX Gr ... more 
Physicists tighten the net on elusive dark matterSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive ... more  
Worlds most powerful centrifuge begins operations in ChinaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 China has launched CHIEF1300, the worlds largest and most capable centrifuge, able to generate up to 300 times Earth gravity on a 20 tonne payload. The facility is a core element of the Centrifugal ... more  
Sierra Space clears design milestone for missile tracking satellites in SDA Tranche 2Louisville CO (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Sierra Space has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, confirming readiness to begin production of missile tracking satellites ... more |
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