September 18, 2025

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 s ... more

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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