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July 02, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
Tianwen 2 captures Earth and moon from deep space on asteroid mission



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China's Tianwen 2 probe has traveled over 12 million kilometers from Earth on its mission to collect asteroid samples, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. Now more than a month into its flight, the spacecraft remains fully operational as it follows a transfer trajectory toward its target, near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The CNSA released two images taken by the spacecraft's navigation camera, showing Earth and the moon as viewed from 590,000 kilometers away. These are t ... read more

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VENUSIAN HEAT
Venus atmosphere mapped over a decade using Himawari satellite data
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Infrared imaging from Japan's Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites has enabled researchers to track temperature changes in the upper atmosphere of Venus over a ten-year period. Led by the Uni ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China will inaugurate the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) next Monday, marking its first international academic body dedicated to aerospace. Based in Hefei, Anhui province, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Linear Motion Technology in the Aerospace Industry
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Linear motion is used when a part needs to move in a straight line. In aerospace, this type of motion is found in many systems, both inside and outside the aircraft or spacecraft. It's used in machi ... more
MOON DAILY
Chinese 3D printing system uses lunar soil to construct habitats
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
A pioneering 3D printing technology developed by Chinese researchers is enabling the creation of lunar structures using only soil collected directly from the Moon, eliminating the need to transport ... more
MARSDAILY
European students complete immersive analog Mars mission in Portugal
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
This pioneering analog mission, part of the EU-backed EXPLORE project, has brought a cohort of European high school students out of isolation following their participation in a simulated Mars expedi ... more
SPACEWAR
Planet expands defense partnerships with key AI surveillance contracts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has secured four significant contracts in the Defense and Intelligence sector, following its June 2025 earnings report. The new deals underscore rising demand for the comp ... more
SPACEWAR
Sidus Space and VORAGO to Develop Advanced Radiation-Hardened Microcontrollers for Space and Defense
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has entered a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to co-develop and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) systems as part of VORA ... more
TECH SPACE
Smart technology leads the way to wealth: LET Mining cloud mining helps you make profits easily
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2025
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital finance, the way to obtain wealth is no longer limited to traditional investment and labor income. More and more pe ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


SPACE TRAVEL
Blue Origin launches six tourists on 13th passenger flight
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 30, 2025
Blue Origin launched six more tourists into space and back on Sunday from Texas on its 13th passenger flight. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Competing wave patterns may unlock turbulent secrets in hypersonic vehicle design
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Recent progress in hypersonic aerodynamics has shed light on one of the field's longest-standing puzzles: the unpredictable transition from smooth to turbulent airflow around blunt-nosed vehicles. T ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Electrolyzer experiment from SwRI and UTSA to fly in low gravity test mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have secured $500,000 in funding from NASA's TechLeap Prize initiative to conduct a parabolic flight test of a n ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA to live-stream launches, spacewalks on Netflix
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 30, 2025
NASA plans to launch its live-streamed programming on Netflix - featuring rocket liftoffs, astronaut spacewalks and live views of Earth from the International Space Station - to the "broadest possible audience," starting this summer, the space agency announced Monday. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Growing evidence for evolving could inspire a new model of the Universe
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
he birth, growth and future of our Universe are eternally fascinating. In the last decades, telescopes have been able to observe the skies with unprecedented precision and sensitivity. O ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Cosmic clocks guide SKA Observatory through commissioning phase
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Observations of pulsars-spinning neutron stars with immense magnetic fields-are proving vital in preparing the SKA Observatory for early science operations. A recent release features data from an ea ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
LHAASO reveals hidden cosmic engines in high-energy Milky Way survey
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has unveiled a detailed high-energy gamma-ray map of the Milky Way, marking a milestone in the search for the origin of cosmic rays. Throu ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SatSure and Dhruva Space unite to deliver complete Earth observation service solutions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Bengaluru-based SatSure has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyderabad's Dhruva Space to establish a comprehensive Earth Observation-as-a-Service (EOaaS) offering, combining both companies' ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecasting
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
The European Space Agency has successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite, marking the second deployment in the Meteosat Third Generation program and the first flight of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 ins ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Latest data from South Pole Telescope signals 'new era' for measuring the first light in the universe
Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic microwave background, it is imperceptible to the human eye. But if scientists ca ... more
EXO WORLDS
Earth-sized planets commonly found around smallest stars reveals CARMENES data
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Astronomers at Heidelberg University's Konigstuhl Observatory have found that Earth-sized planets are particularly prevalent around low-mass stars, according to new findings from the CARMENES projec ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Mars Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 30, 2025
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing a series of large spacecraft rolls that will help it hunt for water. After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
New York (AFP) June 29, 2025
The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Mini halo found around distant galaxy cluster reveals early cosmic particle activity
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Astronomers have detected a diffuse cloud of high-energy particles-called a mini halo-surrounding one of the universe's most distant known galaxy clusters, providing new insights into the energetic ... more
EXO WORLDS
Earth sized planets frequently orbit red dwarf stars study finds
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Astronomers from Heidelberg University have found that Earth-like planets are especially common around low-mass stars, according to new results based on data from the CARMENES project. The internati ... more
IRON AND ICE
Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses low risk of Moon impact in 2032
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Asteroid 2024 YR4 gained attention after its discovery in late December 2024, when automated systems indicated a small chance of Earth impact in 2032. This probability briefly rose to 3%, prompting ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches second mission in 2 days from same pad, breaks own record
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2025
SpaceX early Saturday launched another 27 Starlink satellites, breaking its own record by preparing the launchpad for another liftoff two days after a launch from the same pad in Florida. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA working to fix space station's NICER X-ray telescope
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2025
The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray telescope has a bad motor that paused its tracking of cosmic objects until NASA engineers can fix it. ... more
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EXO WORLDS
New exoplanet discovery reveals rare gas giant through global citizen science effort
Albuquerque, NM (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
A collaborative team of astronomers led by The University of New Mexico has confirmed a rare gas giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, located about 400 light-years from Earth. The discovery was enabled by a ... more
SPACEWAR
Orion advances Ouija satellite toward 2025 VLEO launch milestone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2025
Orion Space Solutions, a subsidiary of Arcfield, has announced the successful completion of the test readiness review (TRR) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Ouija mission. ... more
MERCURY RISING
Tidal forces from the Sun may have shaped Mercury's tectonic features
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 23, 2025
New research from the University of Bern reveals that tidal forces from the Sun may have significantly contributed to the formation of Mercury's hills and cliffs, challenging the long-standing belie ... more
MARSDAILY
Thick Martian clays may have formed in stable ancient lakebeds
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025
New research led by the University of Texas at Austin reveals that thick layers of clay on Mars likely formed in ancient, stable lakebeds, creating environments that could have supported early life. ... more
MOON DAILY
Japan's ispace blames 'hard landing' on moon on Laser Range Finder
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2025
Japanese company ispace said Tuesday that a "hard landing" during its attempted lunar landing in early June was due to an anomaly in the Laser Range Finder. ... more
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