November 27, 2025

OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft completes Earth flyby on its journey to explore Apophis Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft has completed a precisely targeted Earth flyby, using the planet's gravity to bend its trajectory toward a close encounter with the near-Earth asteroid Apophis in 2029. ... more

Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial Analytics Perrysburg OH (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Utilities and local energy distribution companies (LDCs) face ongoing challenges in managing their infrastructure. Keeping track of power lines, pipelines, energy plant emissions, and other assets is essential ... more

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Governments worldwide sideline tech giants as voters demand crackdowns on kids' social media access Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Governments around the world are racing to lock children out of mainstream social media, turning age limits and access bans into a new frontline of digital regulation. Australia's under-16 ban has b ... more

AtSpace A01 reaches record suborbital altitude from Koonibba Test Range Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 AtSpace, a Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer, has launched its Australian-made A01 rocket from Southern Launchs Koonibba Test Range, reaching a higher altitude than any previous Australian commerci ... more

Martian dust devils found to generate electrical sparks Paris, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Electric discharges have been detected inside dust devils and dust storms on Mars for the first time, using sound recordings from the SuperCam microphone on NASAs Perseverance rover. Scientists from ... more

Where Antarctica's ice melt will have the biggest impact on sea levels Providence RI (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. B ... more

DEVILS survey maps how galaxy environments shape their evolution Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 A team at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has released new data from the Deep Extragalactic Visible Legacy Survey showing that a galaxy's local environment has a major impact o ... more

NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Teams encapsulated NASA's R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing ... more

China supports private space firms to expand global reach Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 China's space agency has issued an action plan that encourages commercial space companies to increase international partnerships and participate in global projects over the next two years. The ... more NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery Pasadena, Calif. (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 Results from an enhanced radar technique have demonstrated improvement to subsurface observations of Mars. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revisited and raised new questions about ... more ESCAPADE spacecraft capture first images while en route to Mars Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 About a week after liftoff, the twin spacecraft of NASA's ESCAPADE mission returned their first images as they journey away from Earth. On November 21, one of the two spacecraft used its Visible and ... more Successful cryogenic engine start enables enhanced mission flexibility for ISRO Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 ISRO has qualified the CE20 cryogenic engine for thrust levels between 19 and 22 tonnes for single-start flight operations, supporting demanding launch requirements for the LVM3 upper stage. The eng ... more Moss spores withstand long term exposure outside space station Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 Researchers have demonstrated that moss sporophytes can withstand nine months of direct exposure to outer space and remain reproductively viable upon return to Earth. The study, published November 2 ... more Gamma-ray observation may provide first direct evidence for dark matter Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 In the 1930s, astronomer Fritz Zwicky noted that galaxies moved faster than expected for their visible mass, suggesting an unseen matter now known as dark matter. Since then, dark matter remained un ... more NASA's Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2025 Two orbiters and a rover captured images of the interstellar object - from the closest location any of the agency's spacecraft may get - that could reveal new details. At the start of October, ... more Researchers use X ray analysis to examine flown European satellite Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 25 2025 Empa specialists carried out a comprehensive study of the EURECA European satellite, employing non-destructive X-ray imaging to investigate its internal features after the spacecraft's return from o ... more Argonaut lunar landers to deliver cargo on Ariane 6 missions Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has broadened its Argonaut lunar lander initiative with the formal addition of several European industrial partners. The signing event at ESA's European Astronaut Cen ... more Lunar dust model highlights risks for spacecraft and future moon base projects Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 A group of researchers in China has developed a new theoretical model to study how low-velocity lunar dust interacts with spacecraft surfaces. The model is designed to improve predictions about dust ... more