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UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm EutelsatLondon (AFP) July 10, 2025 Britain will invest 163 million euros ($191 million) in European satellite firm Eutelsat, a rival to Elon Musk's Starlink, the Elysee Palace said Thursday during President Emmanuel Macron's UK state visit. ... more  
Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final FrontierLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 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  
PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiativeElche Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent lau ... more  
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellitesEl Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 0118, 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 |
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How airports like Heathrow and Gatwick could help aliens spot EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 11, 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  
Massive Boulders Ejected During DART Mission Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection EffortsCollege Park MD (SPX) Jul 11, 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  
AI system accelerates aircraft concept design using language modelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 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  
Ultrasound triggers nuclear decay anomaly hinting at flexible space-timeParis, France (SPX) Jul 11, 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 |
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Plate tectonics - Mineral olivine is crucial for heat transport in the mantlePotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 11, 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 |
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Chloris Geospatial secures funding to expand forest carbon monitoring technologyBoston MA (SPX) Jul 11, 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 
Globalstar selects SpaceX to launch final replacement satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 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  
Trump taps transport chief to be interim NASA administratorWashington (AFP) July 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to serve as interim head of space agency NASA, weeks after pulling the nomination of a tech billionaire who was an ally of SpaceX boss Elon Musk. ... more  
Bezos-backed methane-tracking satellite lost in spaceWellington (AFP) July 11, 2025 A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate change mission, New Zealand officials said Wednesday. ... more |
James Webb reveals sub-Saturn mass exoplanet in young star systemParis, France (SPX) Jul 11, 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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Halogen clues shed light on lunar crust evolutionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 11, 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 
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 
Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar systemWashington DC (UPI) Jul 11, 2025 Scientists believe an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever encountered. ... 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 |
 
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 
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 
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  
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 |
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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 
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 
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 
Researchers claim Earth, Milky Way are trapped in cosmic voidWashington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2025 Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the Big Bang. ... more |
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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 |
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China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission teamTokyo, 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 
Crystalline grains found in space ice challenge assumptions about its structureLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Ice commonly found in space is not entirely amorphous, as long believed, but instead contains nanoscale crystals, according to a new study by scientists at University College London (UCL) and the Un ... more 
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
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 |
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