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UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insightsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus ... more  
UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup missionLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 The UK Space Agency has launched a GBP 75.6 million competitive tender for a pioneering mission to remove derelict satellites from orbit, marking the country's first active orbital cleanup effort. T ... more  
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellitesEl Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop and produce two satellites as part of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, with the possibili ... more  
Chloris Geospatial secures funding to expand forest carbon monitoring technologyBoston MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Chloris Geospatial has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to advance its satellite-powered forest carbon monitoring solutions. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, joined by returning i ... more |
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Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanationChicago IL (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How- ... more 
Continuing the Quest for ClaysPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2025 For the past month and a half, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau in search of clay-bearing rocks. An earlier blog discussed that these rocks could hold clues to Mars' watery pa ... more 
Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final FrontierLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 One of the many critical systems that make satellite operations, space research, space observatories, space explorations, and space missions possible is space technology, where the need for space-qu ... more  
Massive Boulders Ejected During DART Mission Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection EffortsCollege Park MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 University of Maryland astronomers discovered that an unexpected blast of space rocks ejected during DART mission carried three times more momentum than the spacecraft itself, leading to new insight ... more |
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Probing the cosmic Dark Ages from the far side of the MoonLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the 'Cosmic Dawn' by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the Moon. The proposed mission will stud ... more |
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Globalstar selects SpaceX to launch final replacement satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Globalstar Inc has signed a new launch services agreement with SpaceX to deploy the final batch of its second-generation replacement satellites. The launch, set to follow an initial deployment later ... more  
Plate tectonics - Mineral olivine is crucial for heat transport in the mantlePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and subducting at more than 10 centimeters per year remain sufficiently cold to transp ... more 
Young lunar meteorite sheds light on missing chapter in Moon's volcanic timelineLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 A meteorite discovered in Africa in 2023 has been dated to 2.35 billion years old, making it the youngest known basaltic lunar meteorite and filling a nearly billion-year void in the Moon's volcanic ... more  
How airports like Heathrow and Gatwick could help aliens spot EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Radar systems used by civilian airports and military operations are inadvertently revealing our existence to potential advanced alien civilisations, new research shows. The study explored how ... more |
Redwire integrates second Hammerhead satellite for ESA in-orbit tech missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has finalized integration of its Hammerhead spacecraft platform for a European Space Agency (ESA) in-orbit technology demonstration mission. The work was completed at ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planetsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring of electrically ... more  
Unlocking the Secrets of Cosmic Dust with the Webb TelescopeDaytona Beach, FL (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Cosmic dust does far more than float through space. It's the raw material from which stars, planets and possibly even life emerge. Yet astronomers have long puzzled over where this vast amount of du ... more 
James Webb reveals sub-Saturn mass exoplanet in young star systemParis, France (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged a previously unknown exoplanet, marking a significant milestone since the telescope's launch in 2022. Led by a CNRS researcher at the Observ ... more  
Helicity barrier discovery sheds light on how solar plasma heats and flowsLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Scientists have obtained the clearest evidence yet for a long-theorized mechanism that alters how energy is dissipated in the Sun's atmosphere, helping explain the high temperatures and rapid accele ... more |
Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German governmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025 Planet Labs Germany GmbH has secured a multi-year satellite services agreement valued at euro 240 million, funded by the German government to support European peace and security initiatives. Under ... more 
Artificial solar eclipses in space could shed light on SunLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our Sun much quicker than if they had to wait for the celestial show on Earth. The plan, par ... more 
Halogen clues shed light on lunar crust evolutionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Rocks from the Moon's near side hold unexpectedly high levels of chlorine, offering fresh insights into the processes that shaped the lunar crust. An international team led by the University of Muns ... more  
AI system accelerates aircraft concept design using language modelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 A research team at Beihang University has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-based method that can quickly generate conceptual aircraft designs-potentially transforming how early-stage design is ... more |
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Dark matter fueled dark dwarfs may populate galactic coreDurham UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 A newly proposed class of stellar object known as a "dark dwarf" could help illuminate the elusive nature of dark matter, according to researchers from the UK and US. These theoretical bodies may be ... more  
Ultrasound triggers nuclear decay anomaly hinting at flexible space-timeParis, France (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 A pair of Italian physicists has observed unexpected changes in radioactive decay triggered by ultrasonic waves-findings that could reshape current views on the rigidity of space-time. In experiment ... more  
Orbex advances as UK contender in ESA launcher competitionLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Orbex, a UK-based provider of orbital launch services, has been pre-selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for participation in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), marking a significant reco ... more 
Houses made from rice: Kyrgyzstan's eco-friendly revolutionKyzyl-Kiya, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) July 7, 2025 It may look like an ordinary building site but Akmatbek Uraimov's new house in Kyrgyzstan is being built with blocks of rice. ... more |
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Bioplastic habitats could sustain algae growth for space colonizationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 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 bi ... more |
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Robots could one day crawl across the moonBoulder 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 
AST SpaceMobile adds 100 million in non dilutive funding to support manufacturing expansionMIDLAND TX (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 AST SpaceMobile has secured a $100 million equipment financing facility from Trinity Capital Inc., offering the satellite telecom innovator long-term, non-dilutive liquidity to accelerate manufactur ... more
OKI offers custom long flexible circuits for low-volume space tech productionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 OKI Electric Cable, the cabling division of the OKI Group, has introduced custom long flexible printed circuits (FPCs) designed for small-lot production to support the evolving needs of the New Spac ... more 
Clingy exoplanet may be triggering destructive stellar flaresParis, 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 |
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