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  Jiuquan, China (AFP) April 24, 2025 A Chinese rocket carrying three astronauts to the country's space station blasted off from its remote launch site Thursday, the latest milestone in Beijing's race to become a leading celestial power. Beijing has pumped billions of dollars into its space programme in recent years in an effort to achieve what President Xi Jinping describes as the Chinese people's "space dream". The world's second-largest economy has bold plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade and event ... read more |
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Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows MaybeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar su ... more 
Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno Power) announced a joint initiative to develop power systems that enable sustained operat ... more  
Vast expands Haven-1 Lab partnerships with biotech and space science leadersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Vast has added three new payload collaborators to its Haven-1 Lab: Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere. These companies will join the world's first com ... more 
Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surfaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has marked a milestone in lunar technology advancement with the arrival of its proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) on the Moon. Delivered aboard Firefly Ae ... more |
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ELVIS imaging tech heads to space to advance life detectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 A cutting-edge holographic imaging device named ELVIS is now aboard the International Space Station, poised to transform the study of life in space. Officially known as the Extant Life Volumetric Im ... more |
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Redwire boosts space-based pharma tech with new crystallizer and gold nanoparticle testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a prominent force in space infrastructure innovation, has expanded its pharmaceutical research efforts in orbit with the deployment of new crystallization technology ... more  
NASA's PUNCH Mission Captures First Images of Sun, SpaceWashington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission successfully completed spacecraft commissioning this week, opening its instrument doors to capture "first light," the mission's ... more  
The eukaryotic leap as a shift in life's genetic algorithmBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A collaborative effort between researchers from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has revealed new insights into one of biology's greatest leaps in complexity: the emergence of the eukaryotic cell ... more
China deploys three-satellite system in Earth-Moon retrograde orbitSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 China has successfully established the first three-satellite constellation operating in the distant retrograde orbit (DRO) of the Earth-Moon system, a major achievement in the nation's ongoing expan ... more |
NASA Notes Key Milestone in Blue Origin's Orbital Reef DevelopmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A significant step forward has been achieved in the development of Blue Origin's Orbital Reef, a NASA-backed commercial space station concept, as the project recently passed an important human-in-th ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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ISRO embarks on Ax-4 mission to advance deep space science and sustainability Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 India's space agency, ISRO, has launched a suite of groundbreaking experiments aboard Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), in close partnership with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). These projects aim t ... more  
Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictableLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A newly published study by SETI Institute researchers suggests that the irregularity of certain meteor showers arises not from chaotic planetary influences but from the subtle, yet consequential, mo ... more  
Crystal record reveals ancient wet phases on MarsSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A research team led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has revealed new insights into Mars' geological and hydrological past by analyzing crystal structures in minerals identified by NASA' ... more
A little bit of space on EarthBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects such as planets, comets, circumstellar envelopes, or galactic gas clouds. One great challenge in astrochemistry is to u ... more |
 
Cosmic radio tuning may reveal dark matter within 15 yearsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Researchers from King's College London, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley have introduced a new approach to dark matter detection that they believe could yield results within 15 years. The propose ... more 
Astronomers detect exoplanet on rare perpendicular path around binary brown dwarfsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Astronomers have identified an unusual exoplanet, 2M1510 (AB) b, which travels on a polar orbit around a unique pair of brown dwarfs. This marks the first confirmed case of a planet circling two sta ... more 
Where are all the aliens?: Fermi's Paradox explainedParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of life on a distant planet. ... more 
Curiosity rover uncovers carbon cycle clues in Martian craterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 New data from NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of a once-active carbon cycle on ancient Mars, offering fresh insight into the planet's past potential to host life. Dr. Ben Tutolo, Ph ... more |
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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid DonaldjohansonSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 In its second asteroid encounter, NASA's Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago. The spacecraft has begun returnin ... more 
Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) April 23, 2025 China announced on Wednesday that a veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in its race to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. ... more 
SpaceX Dragon resupply vessel docks with ISS, heralds experimentationWashington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2025 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Tuesday morning, loaded with needed supplies and equipment for experimentation. ... more  
ACES mission delivers record-breaking atomic clock to ISS for precision timekeepingParis, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has begun its journey to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will revolutionize timekeeping from orbit. Equipped with two ultra-precise atomic ... more |
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Current hurdles and technological roadmap for processing lunar hyperspectral orbiter dataSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 Spectral imagers have become vital tools in the quest to unravel the Moon's mineralogical makeup, playing a central role in today's lunar science missions. As interest grows in acquiring higher-qual ... more |
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First microbes blast off testing production of food for space travelLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 Scientists from Imperial College London have embarked on a mission to test how engineered microbes can help sustain future spacefarers on interplanetary voyages. As space agencies and private ... more  
Students test compact reentry glider to advance hypersonic researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 A team of fourth-year mechanical and aerospace engineering students at the University of Virginia aims to pioneer a new low-cost method for gathering hypersonic flight data. Their innovative glider, ... more  
Scientists investigate absence of sediment deltas on TitanLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 NASA's Mars missions have shown that sediment-rich deltas offer valuable insights into a planet's climate and geologic past. Yet on Saturn's moon Titan, where vast rivers of methane and ethane flow, ... more
How Webb Telescope Opens New Avenues in the Quest for Extraterrestrial LifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is ushering in a transformative chapter in the pursuit of life beyond Earth. Although Webb was not purpose-built for life detection, its remarkable capabilities in ... more |
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