December 08, 2025

NASA backs WHOI effort to read organic signals from ocean worlds Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Ocean worlds such as Jupiter's icy moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are emerging as prime locations to search for life beyond Earth, potentially including a second, independent origin of life ... more

ESO signs MOSAIC deal for Extremely Large Telescope spectrograph Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 The European Southern Observatory ESO has signed an agreement with a large international consortium for the design and construction of the Multi-Object Spectrograph MOSAIC, an instrument for the Ext ... more

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The World's Best Golf Resorts: Where Luxury Meets the Fairway Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 For golf enthusiasts, a memorable round isn't just about the score - it's about the setting, the experience, and the atmosphere. The world's best golf resorts combine championship courses with luxury accommodations, breathtaking landscapes, and first-class amenities. ... more

ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launch Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satelli ... more

Beyond Gravity positions new modular satellite platform for European LEO missions Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Beyond Gravity is expanding from supplying satellite components to delivering complete satellites based on a new low Earth orbit platform. The company aims to offer turnkey spacecraft to institution ... more

D-Orbit launches dual orbital transportation missions, passes 200-payload milestone Paris, France (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, has launched two new orbital transportation missions using its ION Satellite Carrier, pushing the company past the milestone o ... more

ONE Bow River backs Odyssey Space Research growth in flight software and mission engineering Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 ONE Bow River National Defense Fund has taken a strategic stake in Odyssey Space Research LLC, a spaceflight software and engineering firm that supports government and commercial missions. The ... more

OroraTech expands GENA satellite platform with orbital testbed for scientific payloads Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 OroraTech has launched GENA-OT, the first mission built on its GEneric flexible NAnosatellite platform, on SpaceX's Transporter-15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 16U CubeSat ... more

AAC Clyde Space secures ESA funding to develop Sirius EDGE on board computer London, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 AAC Clyde Space has received SEK 4.7 million from the ESA Phi-Lab Sweden programme to develop the foundation for its next-generation Sirius EDGE on-board computer platform for small satellites and u ... more Cedars-Sinai and Exobiosphere Partner to Launch Biomedical Research Aboard the Vast Haven-1 Space Station Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Cedars-Sinai is partnering with Exobiosphere, a company that has developed scientific hardware to automate biomedical research in space and on Earth. Using this hardware, Cedars-Sinai investigators ... more ISS to change commanders before Soyuz crew leaves orbit Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Expedition 73 will swap commanders this weekend before three crew members return to Earth on Monday. Expedition 74 will begin once the home bound trio undocks from the Rassvet module inside the Soyu ... more NASA prepares new lunar dust and seismic studies for Artemis IV Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 NASA has selected two science instruments for astronauts to deploy on the lunar surface during the Artemis IV mission to the Moon's south polar region, with the goal of improving understanding of th ... more Astronomers tighten expansion rate gap in universe measurements Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A team of astronomers using several ground and space-based observatories, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, has produced one of the most precise independent measurements yet of the u ... more Subaru OASIS survey uncovers massive planet and brown dwarf Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have identified a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars, marking the first discoveries from the Observing Accelerators with SCExAO ... more Stereo solar campaign links Inouye and Solar Orbiter data on tiny 'campfires' Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 The Sun is not just a glowing ball in the sky. From large magnetic loops hundreds of times larger than Earth, to tiny features that blink in and out of existence, our home star is far more dynamic t ... more Gravitational wave signals reveal dark matter around black holes Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A research team at the University of Amsterdam has developed a new general-relativistic model that shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal dark matter and constrain its ... more New mass measurements refine X ray burst reaction flow Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A team at the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has directly measured the masses of the short lived nuclei phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27, providing data needed to determin ... more Sun-watcher SOHO celebrates thirty years Paris, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 On 2 December 1995 the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) blasted into space - on what was supposed to be a two-year mission. From its outpost 1.5 million km away from Earth in ... more