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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 The crew of China's Shenzhou 19 mission successfully docked with the Tiangong space station on Wednesday, commencing their tenure aboard the orbital outpost. Mission Commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, along with Lieutenant Colonels Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, were warmly greeted by the Shenzhou 18 crew, initiating a five-day transition period before the current occupants return to Earth early next week. ... read more |
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Solid-fuel ICBM? What we know about Kim Jong Un's arsenalSeoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful weapons to boost its nuclear deterrent, with Seoul warning it could be a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. ... more 
SpaceX liftoff is 201st mission to expand its Starlink constellationMiami FL (UPI) Oct 31, 2024 SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit after previously launching 200 similar missions. A Falcon 9 rocket fitted with 23 Starlink satellites la ... more  
Illuminating ancient origins of 4BN year-old Asteroid RyuguLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Researchers at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently participated in an international study of fragments from asteroid 162173 Ryugu, collected by a Japanese space mission. The APS, a light sourc ... more  
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will map and analyze moon waterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission is poised to answer longstanding questions about the distribution and composition of water on the Moon. While scientists have long suspected the presence of lunar wa ... more |
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Aerodata earns EASA certification for GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing techLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Aerodata AG has secured a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its GPS Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing system. This newly certified technology ... more |
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Axient secures contract for Resilient GPS Constellation under USSF InitiativeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Axient, now operating under Astrion following its recent acquisition, has received a Performer Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) established between the Space Enterprise Consort ... more  
AXIS mission selected as NASA Astrophysics Probe competition finalistBoston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is a project lead for one of two finalist missions recently selected for NASA's new Probe Explorers program. Working with collaborat ... more  
After pause, NASAs Voyager 1 back communicating with mission teamWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 On Oct. 24, NASA reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief pause in communications. The spacecraft recently turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the team is now working to ... more 
China progresses in full-scale efforts for manned Moon landing by 2030Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 China is accelerating its mission to place astronauts on the Moon by 2030, with substantial progress across development, testing, and infrastructure construction. In a recent press briefing, the Chi ... more |
Gateway HALO unit to support vital space science on lunar missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Stephanie Dudley, who leads mission integration and utilization for NASA's Gateway, is at the forefront of merging human space exploration and science aboard the upcoming lunar orbiting outpost. Set ... more  |
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Water extraction from Moon rocks advances for astronaut supportBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Water extraction in space is critical for expanding human exploration of the Solar System. Led by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), a new technique is being validated to harvest water from the Moon ... more 
Innovative model enables astronomers to explore explosive space events in new detailLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Astrophysical events like the collapse of a massive star's iron core, known as a core-collapse supernova, the consumption of stellar remains by black holes, and runaway nuclear fusion on white dwarf ... more  
Gilat secures $4M contract with DoDParis, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a global leader in satellite networking technology, has been awarded a contract valued at over $4 million by the US Department of Defense. T ... more  
Czechs buy stake in Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of joint projectPrague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech state-run power group CEZ said Tuesday it would buy a 20-percent stake in British small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) producer Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of a joint project. ... more |
 
Uranus moon Miranda may hold a hidden ocean below its surfaceLaurel MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 A recent study indicates that Uranus' small moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging prior assumptions about the moon's formation and characteristics and positioning it among a selec ... more  
Explanation found for encrusting of the Martian soilBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 For four years, the Martian "Mole" HP3 experiment made notable contributions to planetary research on Mars. Named after the burrowing animal, the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3), dev ... more 
Official opening of the DLR BALIS test centreBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 As part of its BALIS project, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has inaugurated a pioneering test facility in Empfingen dedicated to advancing fuel cell propulsion systems for various modes of trans ... more  
Ariel spacecraft prepares for rigorous tests at Airbus facilityParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 The European Space Agency's Ariel mission has officially entered its assembly phase at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France. The structural model of the Ariel spacecraft, designed to advance ... more |
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eROSITA detects unique temperature and shape variations in the Local Hot BubbleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has mapped significant variations in temperature across the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a low-density region surrounding o ... more  
NASA to launch innovative solar coronagraph to Space StationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 NASA's Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details about the solar wind including its origin and its evolution. Launching ... more 
Scientists challenge fundamental spin-statistics assumptions in atomic collisionsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Since the first X-ray image of a comet was taken in 1996, researchers have intensely studied charge exchange in collisions between highly charged ions and atoms or molecules, a process critical for ... more 
Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holesAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Almost 14 billion years ago, at the very beginning of the Big Bang, a mysterious energy drove an exponential expansion of the infant universe and produced all known matter, according to the prevaili ... more |
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DTU researchers reveal record-fast-spinning neutron star in the Milky WayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 In a remarkable discovery, researchers from DTU Space have identified one of the universe's fastest-spinning neutron stars using an X-ray telescope stationed on the International Space Station (ISS) ... more |
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Two national airlines opt for advanced inflight connectivity with SES Open OrbitsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 SES's advanced inflight connectivity solution, SES Open Orbits, has been selected by both Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines to implement high-speed, multi-orbit internet connectivity on their aircra ... more  
NanoAvionics MP42 satellite survives impact with object in orbitVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Our MP42 satellite, which launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) two and a half years ago aboard the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission, recently took an unexpected hit from a small piece of space debris or ... more  
Matter Intelligence secures $12M for hyperspectral remote sensing for real-time dataLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Matter Intelligence, a remote sensing company based in California, has emerged from stealth with a bold mission: to launch advanced space-based sensors that will capture unprecedented data on Earth' ... more
Gilat secures $5M in US Defense SATCOM ordersLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has secured approximately $5 million in new contracts from several U.S.-based defense entities. The orders encompass advanced satellite commu ... more |
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