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JAXA adopts Spirent lunar navigation simulation to advance Moon missions![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leader in test and assurance solutions for emerging network technologies, has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to deliver an advanced lunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation system. This groundbreaking tool is designed to underpin JAXA's ongoing lunar exploration efforts and support the creation of essential navigation systems for future Moon missions. The PNT X platform developed by Spirent allows JAXA to condu ... read more |
NASA's rover Curiosity finds biggest known organic molecules on MarsWashington DC (UPI) Mar 25, 2025 The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising speculation about if life was created billions of years ago on the Red Planet. ... more
Sols 4488-4490: Progress Through the Ankle-Breaking TerrainPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 26, 2025 Earth planning date: Friday, March 21, 2025: It's the start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, but in Gale Crater on Mars our rover is still heading into the depths of Martian winte ... more
Mars climate contrast deepens with new atmospheric wave studyParis, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Atmospheric waves, which resemble ripples that spread across water surfaces, have long intrigued scientists for their role in planetary climate systems. A new international study titled "Atmospheric ... more
Firefly taps Honeybee Robotics to deliver rover for 2028 Moon dome missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mi ... more |
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Completes 23rd Close Approach to SunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun on March 22, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar su ... more |
Airbus adopts Astroscale Gen 2 docking plates for enhanced satellite sustainabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Astroscale Limited ("Astroscale UK"), the UK arm of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has reached a significant milestone as Airbus Defence and Space becomes the first major commercial buyer of its second-g ... more
Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challengePhiladelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium a ... more
Maxar unveils Raptor software suite for GPS-free navigation in autonomous systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Maxar Intelligence has introduced Raptor, a next-generation software platform engineered to support autonomous drones with reliable navigation and precise ground coordinate extraction in GPS-denied ... more
Sidus Space Expands Presence in Asia With Orlaith AI and FeatherEdge TechnologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a dynamic and forward-looking provider of space mission solutions, has secured a new purchase order from a prominent research and development institution in Asia. This ag ... more |
Planet selected to support California emissions tracking program with satellite dataLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a prominent supplier of Earth observation data, has been named the lead subcontractor under California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Satellite Data Purchase Program (SDPP) ... more ![]() |
Advancing ultrafast spintronics for future memory and computing applicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 UC Riverside has secured nearly $4 million through a Collaborative Research and Training Award from the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program to investigate the potential of antiferromagnetic ... more
Botswana launches first national satellite with Dragonfly Aerospace supportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Botswana has entered the space age with the successful launch of BOTSAT-1, the nation's first satellite, developed through a collaboration between Botswana International University of Science and Te ... more
KONGSBERG enters satellite operations with inaugural launchBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has taken a major step into the space sector by launching and now operating its first microsatellite, marking the company's transition into satellite-base ... more
Deep sea neutrino study places tighter constraints on quantum gravityRome, Italy (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Quantum gravity, the elusive framework that would merge general relativity with quantum mechanics, remains one of modern physics' greatest unsolved puzzles. One of the most promising candidates for ... more |
Exolaunch to Deploy Canadian CubeSats in Support of STEM Space InitiativeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Exolaunch has finalized a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to facilitate the deployment of CubeSats under the CUBICS (CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM) prog ... more
Redwire expands space-based pharmaceutical research under new NASA contractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a space infrastructure company serving the growing space economy, has secured a new NASA contract to send four additional pharmaceutical studies to the International ... more
Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environmentsSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Sci ... more
China sends regenerative flatworms to orbit for biological researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 China's space station will soon host an unusual biological subject for experimentation: the planarian, a species of flatworm distinguished by its extraordinary regenerative powers, according to a re ... more |
SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European skyParis (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists. ... more
Radiation belt wisp mapped inside anomaly by Macao satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 This research, led by Professor Zong of Peking University in collaboration with the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science at Macau University of Science and Technology, has yielded new ... more
Lynk and Turkcell Achieve Milestone in Satellite Mobile Service TrialLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Lynk Global, Inc., a pioneer in satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) communications, has completed a successful demonstration of its proprietary technology in collaboration with Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), Tu ... more
NASA cloud tech empowers private mission plannersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Planning a space mission demands precision-ensuring trajectories align and fuel margins hold is critical to sustaining orbital operations. Continuum Space Systems Inc., based in Pasadena, California ... more |
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Aerospace engineers to study motion sickness in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Don't tell Neil Armstrong, but giant leaps for mankind may leave astronauts feeling a little queasy. In a new experiment, aerospace engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder will work wi ... more |
Biomass satellite to lift off aboard Vega C in late AprilParis, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace will launch ESA's Biomass Earth Explorer satellite aboard a Vega C rocket from Europe's Spaceport i ... more
Super Earth uncovered by tandem space observationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 An international research collaboration, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, has identified a new super-Earth circli ... more
Delft and Brown researchers unveil ultrathin sails for laser propulsion in spaceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Researchers from Delft University of Technology and Brown University have introduced a breakthrough in nanotechnology with the development of large-scale, ultrathin lightsails, poised to accelerate ... more
Mainland Europe's first orbital rocket launch postponedOslo (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 A German start-up on Monday postponed a test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic, seen as a key step in Europe's new space economy. ... more |
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