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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Beyond Gravity and Rocket Lab have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated avionics and software solution designed to accelerate satellite constellation missions. The collaboration merges Beyond Gravity's high-volume constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) with Rocket Lab's advanced MAX Constellation flight software and InterMission ground operations suite, offering a ready-to-use package tailored for modern satellite architectures. The cOBC, a modular command and data handling s ... read more |
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Blue Skies Space to Design CubeSat Constellation for Lunar-Based Cosmology ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Blue Skies Space has secured funding from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to explore the design of a CubeSat-based satellite constellation capable of orbiting the Moon and conducting observations of ... more  
Crew examines spaceflight-related eye changes as three astronauts prepare to return homeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Expedition 72 astronauts kicked off the week investigating how extended spaceflight alters human vision, while simultaneously conducting other scientific studies, maintaining vital systems, and prep ... more  
Engineer targets next frontier in lunar welding technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 As plans to establish long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars accelerate, researchers are developing new techniques to enable construction in hostile, low-gravity environments. One such breakt ... more 
From dormant giant to erupting beacon black hole Ansky shocks astronomersParis, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 ESA's XMM-Newton telescope has become instrumental in monitoring an extraordinary cosmic awakening: a massive black hole in a galaxy 300 million light-years away has transitioned from complete dorma ... more |
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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid EncounterSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. T ... more |
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Northrop Grumman completes milestone undocking of MEV-1 in GEO orbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Northrop Grumman Corporation's Space Logistics LLC has achieved a significant milestone in commercial satellite servicing, successfully completing the first-ever undocking between two commercial spa ... more  
Saltzman details Space Force's international partnership strategy at Space SymposiumLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman gave insights into a new, soon-to-be-released International Partnership Strategy to unify like-minded nations' efforts in the space domain during his k ... more 
Space Rider ALEK clears launch vibration and shock trialsParis, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The ALEK structure, part of ESA's uncrewed Space Rider vehicle, has successfully completed an extensive battery of mechanical qualification tests at the agency's facilities. Over a two-month campaig ... more 
Space Systems Command Launches Orbital Watch, Providing Critical Threat Information to Commercial SectorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Orbital Watch, a first-of-its-kind initiative produced by Space Systems Command's (SSC) Front Door, will provide critical, unclassified threat information as a resource to assist companies across th ... more |
Two-dimensional semiconductors demonstrate space readiness for next-gen devicesSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 In a landmark demonstration of material resilience, researchers at Tsinghua University's School of Materials Science and Engineering have confirmed that two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials ... more  |
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Velo3D secures five-year $15 million deal with Momentus to expand AM capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Velo3D, Inc. (OTC: VLDX), a pioneer in advanced metal additive manufacturing (AM), has signed a five-year master services agreement (MSA) worth $15 million with space infrastructure company Momentus ... more 
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbitWashington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2025 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with more than two dozen Starlink satellites early Monday from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ... more 
Katy Perry roars into space on all-woman flightWashington (AFP) April 14, 2025 Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets. ... more 
Musk announces Starlink license for SomaliaWashington (AFP) April 13, 2025 Elon Musk announced on Sunday that his Starlink satellite internet service had been granted a license in Somalia. ... more |
Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellationParis (AFP) April 11, 2025 A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday. ... more 
Vast expands Haven-1 Lab partnerships with biotech and space science leadersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Vast has added three new payload collaborators to its Haven-1 Lab: Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere. These companies will join the world's first com ... more  
Outpost awarded contract to develop reentry shield tech for space-based cargo deliveryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost Space), a leader in reusable space logistics platforms, has secured a $1.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force under the SPACEWERX Small Business Inn ... more  
Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surfaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has marked a milestone in lunar technology advancement with the arrival of its proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) on the Moon. Delivered aboard Firefly Ae ... more |
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater RimPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2025 Scientists with NASA's Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ... more 
Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno Power) announced a joint initiative to develop power systems that enable sustained operat ... more  
Research reveals tidal forces disrupting nearby dwarf galaxyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 New research led by Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara at Nagoya University has uncovered compelling evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors, ... more 
Heat Shields Emerging as Crucial Enabler of Reusable SpacecraftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Surviving re-entry into Earth's atmosphere is among the most technically demanding tasks in spaceflight. During low-Earth orbit returns, spacecraft experience searing temperatures up to 1,600oC. Thi ... more |
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SpaceX doubleheader: Spy satellites launched in California, then Starlink ones in FloridaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2025 SpaceX on Saturday launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California then 12 hours later 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. ... more |
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Vast to Collaborate with CASIS on ISS Research AccessLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Vast, a leader in orbital habitation systems, has finalized a strategic partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to enable new research initiatives aboard the Inte ... more 
Astronomers identify rare Earth-crossing asteroid from unexpected sourceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai'i, have traced the origin of 2024 YR4, an Earth-crossing asteroid discovered in December 2024, to a surprising location. Contrary to expectat ... more 
Chinese study reveals lower water content in lunar farside mantleSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Chinese researchers analyzing rock samples from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission have determined that the Moon's farside mantle holds significantly less water than the nearside. The study, led by Prof. H ... more 
Drier far side of the Moon deepens understanding of lunar evolutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The Chang'e 6 mission has unveiled that the Moon's far side mantle holds significantly less water than its near side, offering crucial insight into the Moon's geological history. Analysis of rock sa ... more |
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