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July 23, 2025
OUTER PLANETS
Rare Trans Neptunian Object Reveals Unexpected Orbital Dance with Neptune



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A rare celestial body drifting far beyond Neptune, designated 2020 VN40, has been identified by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian as the first confirmed object to complete one orbit around the sun for every ten orbits made by Neptune. This discovery adds a new chapter to the understanding of orbital resonances in the outer solar system. The trans-Neptunian object (TNO) was discovered through the Large inclination Distant Objects (LiDO) survey, which uses the Ca ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
7 Must-Read Astronautics Books for Future Aerospace Engineers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2025
Astronautical engineering is the branch of aerospace engineering that focuses on designing and developing the science of space exploration. However, its value does not start with rockets and satellites-it begins with concepts, words, and numbers. It starts with books. ... more
TECH SPACE
York to Acquire Operations to Boost Ground Connectivity and Mission Delivery
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
York Space Systems announced that its parent company has signed an agreement to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, a U.S.-based leader in Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) for satellite communicatio ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA's X-59 moves under its own power
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025
NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Earth will spin faster marking 2nd shortest day in history
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025
Scientists predicted that Tuesday will be a fraction of a second shorter than the average day as the Earth's rotation is moving faster. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
ESA launches Vigil to track solar threats from deep space vantage
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Vigil, the European Space Agency's upcoming space weather mission, will be the first satellite to maintain a continuous presence at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 5 (L5), providing an unprecedented si ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
ALLSPACE to Develop 5G NTN Satcom Integration with ESA Funding
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
ALL.SPACE has secured euro 3.42 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate its development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration. The award comes through ESA's Space for 5 ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
TRACERS satellites set to explore solar magnetic reconnection near Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
NASA is preparing to launch the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission on July 22 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Led by the Univers ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers discover blazing Betelgeuse has companion star
Paris (AFP) July 21, 2025
Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, people across the world have gazed up in awe at Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars blazing in the night sky. ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
The secret life of neutrinos
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Neutrinos are cosmic tricksters, paradoxically hardly there but lethal to stars significantly more massive than the sun. These elementary particles come in three known "flavors": electron, muon and ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Nuclear timekeeping may reveal hidden traits of dark matter
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
For nearly a hundred years, scientists have sought dark matter, the unseen material believed to account for 80 percent of the universe's mass. Despite extensive efforts-including particle accelerato ... more
SPACEMART
Surrey launches new Space Institute to drive mission-ready innovation and skills for UK space sector
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
The University of Surrey has launched the Surrey Space Institute to address critical skill shortages and accelerate innovation in the UK's Pounds 19 billion space economy. The initiative aims to tr ... more
TECH SPACE
Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
Los 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
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Flexible Payload Interface for Spacecraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2025
Modern spacecraft increasingly requires flexible, reconfigurable payload interfaces that can adapt to multiple sensors, instruments, and mission profiles. The AN231E04 Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) from Okika Devices offers a powerful, and space-efficient solution to meet these needs. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Tianwen-2 radar to reveal inner secrets of asteroids and comets
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A new study published in Earth and Planetary Physics by Shenzhen University researchers Shibang Du and Chunyu Ding offers a detailed overview of the internal characteristics of asteroids and comets, ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Supersonic gas filaments discovered in fast-moving Milky Way cloud
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A team of astronomers has revealed an intricate network of supersonic gas filaments within a very-high-velocity cloud (VHVC) in the Milky Way, using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio T ... more
MARSDAILY
Brines may form from seasonal frost on Mars study finds
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Recent research led by Vincent Chevrier of the University of Arkansas offers new evidence that brines-salt-rich liquid water-could form on the Martian surface under specific seasonal conditions. Dra ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Fossil object 2023 KQ14 challenges Planet Nine theory with unique distant orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Subaru Telescope has uncovered a rare celestial object far beyond Pluto, offering new insights into the ancient history and structure of the outer Solar System. Discovered through the FOSSIL survey ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Lunar soil shows promise for in-situ oxygen and fuel production
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Scientists have developed a new method to extract water from lunar soil and use it to generate oxygen and fuel, offering a potential path toward sustainable life-support systems on the Moon. The tec ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Atypical cosmic radio source spins up and defies conventional theories
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Astronomers have discovered a highly unusual space object named CHIME J1634+44, a Long Period Radio Transient (LPT) exhibiting behavior never before seen in this class of cosmic phenomena. Led by Fe ... more
MARSDAILY
ExoMars completes successful Earth test of record breaking parachutes
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
The most advanced parachute system ever developed for Mars landings has passed a critical high-altitude Earth test, safely decelerating a replica ExoMars landing module. The system, featuring the la ... more
OUTER PLANETS
UH Researchers Help Solve Uranus Heat Mystery
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A new study led by University of Houston researchers, in collaboration with planetary scientists worldwide, suggests Uranus does have its own internal heat - an advance that not only informs NASA's ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA to launch SNIFS, Sun's next trailblazing spectator
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy an ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan. Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liq ... more
MOON DAILY
UCF researchers developing new methods to passively mitigate lunar dust for space exploration
Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Lunar dust is more than a mild irritant or hallmark of an untidy room like dust found on Earth. Lunar dust particles are sharp and abrasive due to the lack of atmosphere gradually dulling thei ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs launch of 2 SES mPOWER satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2025
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of two O3b mPOWER satellites for Luxembourg-based SES on Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Station. ... more
MOON DAILY
Juice radar shows lunar mapping success in Apollo Earthrise region
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
When ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) performed a lunar flyby in August 2024, its Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) captured its first radargram by listening to radio echoes bouncing off ... more
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Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left the over-budget project unable to carry passengers. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS update: Crew-11 enters quarantine three weeks before launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 18, 2025
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 space mission entered quarantine in the Houston area ahead of their planned launch on July 13 from central Florida to the International Space Station. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit. ... more
MOON DAILY
Pope calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 moon landing
Castel Gandolfo, Italy (AFP) July 20, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of man's first moon landing. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launch adds dozens of satellites to Amazon's broadband network
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2025
Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network got a literal boost from SpaceX Wednesday as a Falcon 9 rocket put several Kuiper satellites into orbit. ... more
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