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July 07, 2025
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Bioplastic habitats could sustain algae growth for space colonization



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
In a step toward sustainable extraterrestrial living, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated that green algae can thrive in bioplastic shelters under Mars-like conditions. The findings point to a future in which space habitats can grow-and even regenerate-using biological materials. The team, led by Robin Wordsworth, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, grew Dunaliella tertiolecta algae inside 3D-printed chamber ... read more

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SPACEMART
Boeing expands SES O3b mPOWER fleet with latest satellite delivery
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Boeing has delivered the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, bolstering the satellite operator's growing medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. The two newly completed spacecraft are equi ... 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
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
EARTH OBSERVATION
Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecasts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Europe has advanced its ability to track extreme weather with the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1), the continent's first geostationary meteorological sounder. The satellit ... more
TECH SPACE
Heat sink technology put to the test aboard Australian satellite mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
A research team led by mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is testing advanced cooling systems in space to improve heat sink per ... more
MARSDAILY
Mars lost habitability due to its own climate self-limiting cycle
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Mars may once have flowed with rivers and lakes, but a new study led by University of Chicago planetary scientist Edwin Kite suggests its warm periods were fleeting and ultimately doomed by a self-r ... more
TIME AND SPACE
NASA shares SPHEREx sky survey data weekly to enable global cosmic research
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2025
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope, launched in March, has begun publicly releasing data from its infrared sky survey, offering scientists worldwide weekly access to its extensive cosmic observations. T ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA spacecraft captures detailed images of Donaldjohanson asteroid
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Scientists from NASA's Lucy mission have completed initial analysis of data gathered during the spacecraft's April 20 flyby of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. Images taken by Lucy's L'LORRI i ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


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
MOON DAILY
Spacecraft Bus Commissioning Complete for NASA's Arcstone
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Commissioning of the bus, or the main structure of the satellite, has now been completed for NASA's Arcstone lunar calibration instrument. Arcstone will now continue to go through commissionin ... more
MARSDAILY
Red, white and blue on the Red Planet
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2025
On the eve of the 249th anniversary of American independence, NASA on Tuesday showcased a patriotic image of Old Glory as seen from hundreds of millions of miles away. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA discovers third interstellar comet
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 3, 2025
NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Gilmour Space again delays launch of Australia's first orbital rocket
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 2, 2025
The Australian aerospace firm Gilmour Space has again delayed the launch of its Eris 1 rocket, the country's first orbital rocket. ... more
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IRON AND ICE
Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar System
Paris (AFP) July 3, 2025
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System - only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. ... more
MARSDAILY
Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue
Paris (AFP) July 2, 2025
Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Michelin-star chef prepares ISS meals for French astronaut
Paris (AFP) July 2, 2025
When French astronaut Sophie Adenot arrives at the International Space Station in 2026, she will dine on French gastronomical classics such as lobster bisque, foie gras and onion soup prepared especially for her by a chef with 10 Michelin stars. ... more
MARSDAILY
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China has formally initiated its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, targeting a 2028 launch to collect and return Martian soil and rock for detailed study. Among the key contributors is Pro ... more
EXO WORLDS
Clingy exoplanet may be triggering destructive stellar flares
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Astronomers using ESA's Cheops mission have observed a young exoplanet seemingly causing powerful flares from its host star-flares so intense they are rapidly stripping away the planet's delicate at ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Experimental satellite enters orbit aboard Long March 4C from Sichuan
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China successfully deployed an experimental satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon, using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robots could one day crawl across the moon
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Atomic 6 receives 2M Space Force award to advance next generation solar arrays
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Atomic-6 has secured a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to accelerate development of its Light Wing solar array. The award supports a 21 ... more
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
SPACEMART
Rocket Lab clears key design milestone for SDA low Earth orbit constellation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 2 Transp ... 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
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
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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
TECH SPACE
A New Alloy is Enabling Ultra-Stable Structures Needed for Exoplanet Discovery
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable world ... more
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
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
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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