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July 17, 2025
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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions



Tokyo, 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 upcoming exploration missions, including China's Tianwen 3 sample-return effort. UPRS-1 mimics the mechanical, spectral, physical and chemical characteristics of Martian soil based on data from the Zhurong rover, which landed in Utopia Planitia during China's Tianwen 1 mission, and NASA's earlier Viking-2 land ... read more

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MARSDAILY
Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thought
London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
Los 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
SOLAR DAILY
NASA completes solar panel installation for Roman Space Telescope
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Technicians completed the installation of solar panels on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on June 14 and 16, marking one of the final stages of observatory assembly. The six-panel system, k ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats
Washington (AFP) July 16, 2025
Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail - the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Are Unlocked Phones Any Good? Unlocked vs. Locked Phone Benefits
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2025
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Astronauts from US, India, Poland, Hungary on SpaceX capsule return to Earth
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2025
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SPACEWAR
Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations
Getafe, Spain (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Airbus Defence and Space has secured a contract from Hisdesat to develop and manufacture two next-generation PAZ-2 radar satellites for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The project aims to ensure co ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA selects science payloads for Artemis lunar exploration rover
Los 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

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Milky Way may host scores of hidden faint satellite galaxies
London, 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
ICEYE satellite data accelerates flood relief in southern Brazil
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
ICEYE has provided critical satellite-based flood mapping and intelligence to assist the government of Rio Grande do Sul in its rapid humanitarian response to widespread flooding in June. Leve ... more
AEROSPACE
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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TECH SPACE
Morpheus Space completes orbital test of GO-2 electric propulsion system
Los 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
INTERNET SPACE
Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trial
Washington (AFP) April 16, 2025
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors. ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Cold atom experiment validates Fermi acceleration predicted in cosmic ray theory
London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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SPACEWAR
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
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SOLAR SCIENCE
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
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SOLAR SCIENCE
Artificial solar eclipses in space could shed light on Sun
London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
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MARSDAILY
Continuing the Quest for Clays
Pasadena 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
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more
TECH SPACE
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025
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SPACE MEDICINE
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2025
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MARSDAILY
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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Space Forge and Intuitive Machines team up to boost US orbital chip production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Space Forge Inc., a leader in orbital materials engineering, has entered into a strategic partnership with Intuitive Machines to deploy its semiconductor manufacturing payload aboard the Zephyr orbi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
New drop tests advance Space Rider precision landing system
Paris, 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
IRON AND ICE
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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MARSDAILY
The Mars mission that could prep for a human landing
London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
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MOON DAILY
Chang'e-6 mission reveals ancient volcanic and magnetic secrets from Moon's farside
Tokyo, 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
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