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Blue Ghost Mission Nears Moon Touchdown and GNSS Milestone![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 |
China Prepares for Launch of Tianwen 2 Asteroid MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 China is gearing up for its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, which is set to launch in the coming months from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, according to th ... more
What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big BangPasadena CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Soon, a new cone-shaped spacecraft will launch into space on a mission to chart the skies like never before. Called SPHEREx (for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reioniza ... more
Oort cloud resembles a galaxy, new study findsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2025 A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests. ... more
Advanced Power Semiconductors Enhance Space Industry with Radiation ResistanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A research team led by Dr. Jae Hwa Seo at the Advanced Semiconductor Research Center of KERI has developed cutting-edge technology to evaluate radiation resistance and enhance the reliability of sil ... more |
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Heriot-Watt University to Advance Affordable Satellite Connectivity with MAMUT ProjectLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Heriot-Watt University has joined forces with a multi-agency consortium to pioneer a next-generation satellite user terminal aimed at expanding global connectivity. The initiative, backed by a Poun ... more |
Chinese Scientists Identify "Rocket Effect" as Key Driver of Boulder Motion on CometSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 A team of Chinese scientists has linked the unexpected movement of a boulder on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to a process known as the "rocket effect." This phenomenon, triggered by the uneven su ... more
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from FloridaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2025 SpaceX on Friday morning launched 23 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the 450th flight involving a Falcon 9 rocket. ... more
Politecnico di Milano and Georgia Tech introduce new insights into asteroid deflectionParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 How prepared is humanity to deflect an incoming asteroid? This question is addressed in two recent studies published in *Nature Communications*, stemming from a collaboration between Politecnico di ... more
ATMOS EU Funding Drives PHOENIX 2 AdvancementBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 ATMOS Space Cargo a leading European space logistics startup has received a total funding package of euro 13.1 million from the European Innovation Council Accelerator a flagship component of the E ... more |
New Satellite Terminal Aims To Bridge Global Connectivity GapLondon UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have secured approval to initiate an innovative project designed to deliver affordable connectivity to everyone. A consortium of agencies that includes Heriot-W ... more ![]() |
Japanese Government Awards 1.4 Billion Yen Support to Interstellar TechnologiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Interstellar Technologies Inc., a company specializing in space infrastructure, announced today that it has secured an additional Yen 1.4 billion in funding under the Small Business Innovation Res ... more
Illuminating the Inner Workings of the ProtonSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 A team of scientists has successfully mapped the intricate forces at play inside a proton, revealing with unprecedented precision how quarks-its fundamental components-react when exposed to high-ene ... more
Dark Skies Enable New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Reducing Impact ProbabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 With the return of darker skies following a period of bright full moon conditions, astronomers have resumed tracking asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes rely on dark skies to detect asteroids ... more
First 3D Atmospheric Mapping of an Exoplanet Reveals Extreme Weather PatternsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere, uncovering extreme weather conditions driven by powerful jet streams. By utilizing the full ... more |
NASA Investigates Spaceborne Antibiotic Resistance with ISS ExperimentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 NASA is advancing research on astronaut health with a new experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aimed at accelerating the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This initiativ ... more
This exoplanet's extreme climate challenges atmospheric modelsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 An international team of astronomers has conducted an unprecedentedly precise observation of the exoplanet WASP-121b by utilizing the combined power of the four telescopes in the Very Large Telescop ... more
Trying to solve a key black hole mystery: Simulating magnetic flows around black holesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Black holes are not just cosmic voids; they are dynamic engines capable of generating and redistributing immense amounts of energy. Encircled by swirling disks of gas and dust-known as accretion dis ... more
U-M astronomy will lead its first satellite mission with NASA grantAnn Arbor, MI (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The first space mission led by the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is scheduled to launch in 2029 with the support of a NASA grant worth $10 million. The mission is called STARI ... more |
Ultra-low-noise Infrared Detectors Advance Exoplanet ImagingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 One of the foremost objectives in astrophysics is the identification of Earth-like exoplanets that could potentially support life. Although thousands of exoplanets have been detected, most of these ... more
Einstein Probe captures elusive X-ray pairParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Einstein Probe satellite, utilizing its innovative lobster-eye X-ray optics, has detected a rare cosmic phenomenon-an intense X-ray burst from an unusual binary star system. This discovery highl ... more
Flickering Light Show: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Emits Continuous FlaresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is proving to be a relentless source of cosmic activity, continuously producing bursts of light with no apparent pattern, according t ... more
Mystery Surrounds Newly Discovered Cosmic Explosion Hidden for YearsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A powerful cosmic explosion from an unidentified object beyond our galaxy has intrigued astronomers after being unearthed in decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This extraordinar ... more |
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Solar Orbiter prepares for unprecedented Venus flybyParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 ESA's Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission with NASA, is poised for its closest-ever approach to Venus, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to study the Sun's polar regions. The spacecra ... more |
Unlocking the future of satellite navigation with smart techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A recent study has unveiled advanced techniques for enhancing orbit determination (OD) in large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. By leveraging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS ... more
Lunar Space Station Module Prepares for US Transport Ahead of Artemis IVLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 A key component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station has completed rigorous environmental tests and is now in the cleanroom for final preparations before its journey to the United States. Whe ... more
Researchers confirm existence of habitable zone exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 An international team of astronomers has validated the discovery of a super-Earth positioned within the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. Initially detected two years ago by Oxford Universit ... more
Tidal energy data aids SwRI scientists in unraveling Titan's composition and orbital shiftsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are examining Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to determine its tidal dissipation rate-the energy lost as it interacts with Saturn's immense gravitati ... more |
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