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Irish CubeSat proves wave based control for precise in orbit pointingLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has validated an onboard Wave-Based Control payload that enables accurate attitude control in orbit. Developed at UCD's School of Mechanical and Materials Engine ... more  
Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This CenturyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx ana ... more  
Global Invacom launches modular auto deploy XY antenna for multi orbit mission critical networksLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Global Skyware, a unit of Global Invacom Group, has introduced the XY antenna, a field-ready platform engineered for rapid response operations. The system emphasizes modularity, flexibility and fast ... more  
Nullspace secures 25M seed funding to advance RF and quantum simulation softwareLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Nullspace, a deep tech company creating next-generation electromagnetic simulation software, has raised $2.5 million in seed financing. The round was led by Fathom Fund with participation from Golde ... more |
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SwRI unveils spacecraft impact detection system for orbital debrisLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created and tested a micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) detection system to help satellites and spacecraft identify and characterize debris impacts. The ... more 
Rotation corrected orbit method promises centimeter level precision for mega constellationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Precise orbit determination is becoming increasingly critical for satellite navigation, positioning and timing as Low Earth Orbit constellations expand worldwide. Researchers have introduced a new m ... more  
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in 100th Falcon 9 launch of 2025Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2025 The SpaceX spacecraft company successfully launched two dozen satellites into low-Earth orbit Monday on its latest Falcon 9 mission of the year. ... more  
NASA taps Momentus for space robotics demonstration studyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2025 NASA has awarded Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) a contract to investigate launching critical robotics technologies into orbit, marking a key step toward future autonomous operations in space. The U.S. ... more |
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ICEYE introduces Scan Wide mode to enhance SAR satellite imaging capacityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 ICEYE has launched its latest Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging mode, Scan Wide, delivering the largest scene coverage in its portfolio. With this mode, users can capture up to 60,000 km in a s ... more |
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Indian Private Space Consortium to Build First National Earth Observation Satellite NetworkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 In a milestone for India's space sector, a private consortium will design, deploy, and operate the nation's first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS). The planned 12-satellite network will be ... more  
BlackSky signs rapid expansion deal for Gen-3 satellite imagery with new international clientLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured a two-year early access agreement for its Gen-3 satellite imagery services with a new international customer that began a Gen-2 On-Demand contract i ... more 
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Multi Antenna Integration for USSF Deep Space TrackingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 Northrop Grumman and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) have successfully linked multiple ground-based antennas at Site 1 in Western Australia, mark ... more 
Dynamic satellite design advanced through Space RCO industry forumLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 The Space Rapid Capabilities Office convened its Agile Satellite Industry Engagement Day on July 30, bringing 13 selected industry participants together for intensive technical dialogue on next-gene ... more |
Intuitive Machines to Acquire KinetX Expanding Role in Deep Space Navigation and Mars Relay ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arizona-based KinetX, an aerospace company with more than three decades of experience in deep space navigation, systems engineering, g ... more  |
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Comet water analysis strengthens link to Earth originsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 New research using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has revealed that water in comet 12P/Pons-Brooks closely matches the composition of Earth's oceans, bolstering theories tha ... more 
Geespace expands GEESATCOM network with launch of 11 new satellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 On August 9, 2025, Chinese aerospace company Geespace completed its fourth GEESATCOM orbital deployment, launching 11 satellites from waters off Rizhao, Shandong Province, aboard a single rocket. Al ... more 
Rocket Lab advances VICTUS HAZE mission with full spectrum responsive space solutionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, has completed the Systems Integration Review (SIR) for the U.S. Space Force's VICTUS HAZE mission under Space Systems Command's Tact ... more 
Upgraded Mira Spacecraft Extends Mission Reach to GEO and Higher OrbitsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 Impulse Space has introduced an enhanced version of its Mira spacecraft, designed for high-thrust, precision maneuvers and advanced payload hosting. Building on two successful missions in Low Earth ... more |
US Air Force awards Raft and SAIC contract to expand real time space intelligence for tactical operationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2025 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raft and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) the Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) HOPE 2.0 contract, aimed at accelerating the ... more  
Supernovae: How to spot them at record speedParis, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Supernovae appear to our eyes-and to astronomical instruments-as brilliant flashes that flare up in the sky without warning, in places where nothing was visible just moments before. The flash is cau ... more 
Early detection methods refine study of stellar explosionsParis, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Supernovae are sudden stellar explosions that flare brightly in the sky, making them difficult to capture in their earliest moments. With modern wide-field, high-cadence sky surveys, astronomers can ... more 
Asteroid family link strengthened by SwRI analysis of Bennu and RyuguLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 A Southwest Research Institute study of near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu provides compelling evidence that both objects originated from the Polana collisional family in the main asteroid belt be ... more |
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New model shows how collapsing matter and voids shape cosmic evolutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 A University of Queensland researcher has developed a mathematical framework that incorporates collapsing regions of matter and expanding cosmic voids to explain the universe's evolution in greater ... more  
Healthy mouse offspring born from space preserved stem cellsKyoto, Japan (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 A Kyoto University team has demonstrated that cryopreserved mouse spermatogonial stem cells stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for six months can still produce healthy offspring aft ... more 
Rocket Lab Prepares 70th Electron Mission for August LaunchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Rocket Lab has confirmed its 70th Electron launch is set for this weekend, lifting off no earlier than August 23 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The dedicated mission, named Live Laugh Launch, ... more 
Voyager invests in Latent AI to advance real time space based intelligenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Voyager Technologies has announced an investment in Latent AI, a specialist in edge-based artificial intelligence that enables data to be processed and acted upon in real time. The collaboration wil ... more |
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PREFIRE CubeSats to operate through 2026 as mission expands worldwideLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 NASA has extended the PREFIRE mission through September 2026 and broadened its scope from the poles to the entire planet. The twin shoebox-size CubeSats measure how water vapor, clouds, and other co ... more |
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Webb telescope discovers a new Uranus moonWashington DC (UPI) Aug 19, 2025 NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection through the James Webb Space Telescope. ... more  
TRAPPIST-1 d ruled out as Earth twin by Webb studyParis, France (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Astronomers have determined that TRAPPIST-1 d, a rocky exoplanet similar in size to Earth and located in a potentially temperate zone, lacks an Earth-like atmosphere based on new NASA/ESA/CSA James ... more  
Preparing rock analysis methods on Earth for future Mars samplesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 In 2024, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance retrieved an unusual specimen named Sapphire Canyon, a red mudstone with white, black-edged spots that could reveal potential sources of organic molecules on ... more 
Rare gigantic jet captured from ISS by NASA astronautLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare gigantic jet on July 3, 2025, while aboard the International Space Station. Initially thought to be a sprite, analysis confirmed it was an even rarer ... more |
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