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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 
SpaceX launches highly secret Israeli communications satelliteWashington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2025 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday carrying an Israel Aerospace Industries communications satellite, a payload that had been kept largely secret until liftoff. ... more 
New drop tests advance Space Rider precision landing systemParis, France (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Space Rider, ESA's reusable orbital vehicle, has taken a major step forward in validating its precision landing system. The spacecraft, roughly the size of two minivans, is designed for missions ran ... more |
 
Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thoughtLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material employed by Roman engineers in iconic structures like the Pantheon, concrete ... more  |
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The Mars mission that could prep for a human landingLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there. Enter M-MATISSE, a potential precursor to a crewed mission to the Red ... more 
New Martian rock reveals clues about volcanic history on the Red PlanetTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 In a major breakthrough, scientists from Chengdu University of Technology have analyzed a newly discovered Martian meteorite that could help explain how volcanoes once shaped Mars. The meteorite, na ... more 
Newly discovered interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen - possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "wate ... more 
Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missionsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 A team of Chinese geologists has developed a high-fidelity Mars soil simulant, designated UPRS-1, that closely replicates the regolith of Utopia Planitia. This advancement is expected to aid upcomin ... more |
 
Chang'e-6 mission reveals ancient volcanic and magnetic secrets from Moon's farsideTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 The Moon's near and far sides differ dramatically in terrain, crust, and volcanic history-a mystery that has long perplexed scientists. This disparity is now better understood thanks to China's Chan ... more 
NASA selects science payloads for Artemis lunar exploration roverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 NASA has chosen three scientific instruments to support Artemis lunar exploration, assigning two for use on the upcoming Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) and reserving one for a future Moon-orbiting miss ... more  
Life on Venus? UK probe could reveal the answerLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 The answer to whether tiny bacterial lifeforms really do exist in the clouds of Venus could be revealed once-and-for-all by a UK-backed mission. Over the past five years researchers have detec ... more  
Cold atom experiment validates Fermi acceleration predicted in cosmic ray theoryLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Scientists have achieved a major milestone in astrophysics by recreating a process theorized over 70 years ago: Fermi acceleration, the key mechanism behind cosmic ray generation. Using ultracold at ... more |
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to SunLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun's atmosphere. ... more 
Milky Way may host scores of hidden faint satellite galaxiesLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Cosmologists at Durham University suggest the Milky Way may be surrounded by up to 100 more faint satellite galaxies than previously observed, based on high-resolution supercomputer simulations and ... more 
Morpheus Space completes orbital test of GO-2 electric propulsion systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Morpheus Space has announced the successful in-orbit demonstration of its GO-2 electric propulsion system, conducted in collaboration with D-Orbit. The mission met its primary performance benchmarks ... more  
Six Chinese universities to launch new low altitude space major this fallTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 In a concerted push to support China's rapidly expanding low-altitude space sector, six leading universities will introduce an undergraduate major in the field this fall. The program, approved in Ap ... more |
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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 |
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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 
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 
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 |
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