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September 09, 2025
EXO WORLDS
Spacecraft study shows interstellar comet encounter mission within reach



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Southwest Research Institute has outlined a mission design capable of intercepting and studying interstellar comets, demonstrating that such encounters are achievable with current technology. The internal study validated the concept against the trajectory of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar comet detected to date. The first known interstellar comet, 1I/'Oumuamua, was discovered in 2017, followed by 2I/Borisov in 2019. The arrival of 3I/ATLAS this year reinforced predictions that future facilities, ... read more

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SOLAR SCIENCE
Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA's Study of Sun's Influence Across Space
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Sun's influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expec ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA's year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will provide NASA with ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Space Farms Of The Future: Is It Possible To Grow Animals On Mars?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2025
Find out if space farms are possible on Mars: what animals can survive, why colonists need pets, and what scientists say about the future of food. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Chinese launch campaign places multiple satellites in orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
China carried out two successful launches on Friday from different spaceports, deploying a series of satellites into orbit for testing and operational missions. Early in the day, at 10:34 am B ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New particle detector passes the 'standard candle' test
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A new and powerful particle detector just passed a critical test in its goal to decipher the ingredients of the early universe. The sPHENIX detector is the newest experiment at Brookhaven Nati ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Gilat wins $7 million US defense contract for transportable SATCOM systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Gilat DataPath, has secured a contract exceeding $7 million to deliver transportable SATCOM terminals for the U.S. Department of Def ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Spire wins NOAA pair of satellite weather data contracts totaling 13.7 million
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Spire Global has secured two NOAA orders that together total $13.7 million, extending the company's role in supplying satellite-derived weather intelligence for U.S. government forecasting and resea ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth wobble measured with unmatched precision by ring laser
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
The Technical University of Munich has achieved a breakthrough in monitoring the Earth's axis, recording its subtle wobbles with a precision unmatched by previous instruments. Results of a 250-day e ... more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Second Meteosat Third Generation Imager completes thermal testing ahead of Ariane 2 launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager, MTG-I2, has cleared a key milestone in its preparation for launch after completing thermal vacuum testing at Thales Alenia Space's cleanroom facilities i ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
SATIM and ICEYE have jointly introduced Detect and Classify, a product designed to automate analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The system identifies vessels, aircraft, and ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Hidden chemistry of Earth core revealed through freezing process
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A new study by researchers from Oxford, Leeds, and University College London has uncovered fresh insights into Earth's core chemistry by showing how crystallisation became possible millions of years ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Limited safe carbon storage could lower warming by less than 1 degree
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has mapped safe underground storage areas for carbon dioxide and found that their practical use would only reduce ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Solar flare ions reach extreme temperatures in breakthrough study
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
New research from the University of St Andrews suggests that ions in solar flares can heat to more than 60 million degrees, over six times hotter than previously believed, offering a solution to a 5 ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


GPS NEWS
Sharp rise in GPS jamming in aviation over Baltic Sea: Sweden
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
GPS interference affecting aviation over the Baltic Sea region has risen sharply since 2023 and now occurs almost daily, Sweden's Transport Agency said on Thursday, pointing the finger at Russia. ... more
SPACEMART
Amazon's Starlink rival lands first major airline deal
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
JetBlue Airways will become the first airline to use Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite network to power its in-flight Wi-Fi service, the companies announced Wednesday, as the online retail giant tries to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's Starlink. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX completes 500th booster landing in Starlink mission
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2025
The SpaceX space technology company completed the 500th launch and landing of an orbital class booster Friday as it placed over two dozen satellites into orbit. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Duke launches $2 million SPACE initiative to unite science and policy for cosmic exploration
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
With $2 million in backing from an anonymous alumnus, Duke research will soon reach new heights. Last week, the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences announced a new multidisciplinary initiativ ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Kongsberg to supply key hardware for Ariane 6 launcher
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has secured a contract with ArianeGroup to deliver critical hardware for Europe's Ariane 6 launch system. The agreement covers supply of Optical Safety Ba ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New study maps ripples and hidden structures in southern Milky Way
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Astronomers have produced the most detailed 3D map yet of the Milky Way's cold gas clouds, revealing large-scale ripples in the Galaxy's midplane and identifying a new structure at the far end of th ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Advances Planning for Industry-Led Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
NASA is seeking feedback from U.S. industry on the second phase of its Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program, which aims to ensure a smooth transition from the International Space Sta ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Women's Health in Space: Challenges And Technologies of The Future
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
Discover how women's health can be protected during space travel. Learn about hormone tracking, nutrition, mental well-being, and new medical technologies designed for life beyond Earth. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourism
Samburu, Kenya (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red "blood moon" as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Delayed arrival of fast solar particles reveals new insights into shock acceleration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Recent research has overturned long-held assumptions about how energetic particles move during solar eruptions. For decades, scientists believed that faster, higher-energy particles always arrive fi ... more
EXO WORLDS
UMD-led study discovers warm space dust in distant place
College Park, MD (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In a distant galaxy called Makani, particles of dust were warmed by the light of newborn stars before being flung out into space by a massive starburst-driven wind. Over the course of 100 million ye ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
First reusable US launcher set for European base at Andoya
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In a move set to transform European space access, Astrobotic Technology and Andoya Space have signed a Term Sheet for a Launch Site Agreement that will bring reusable rocket operations to Norway sta ... more
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SPACEMART
Precision CNC for High-Speed Aerospace Impellers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2025
In aerospace engineering, impellers play an important role in high-performance propulsion and fluid systems, which have complicated geometry-usually with twisted blades, variable chord lengths and complex hub profiles. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
A Sharper Image of the Early Universe
Medford MA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
What was the universe like in the first few hundreds of millions of years after it came into existence? How did the first stars and galaxies form? Those are questions that astronomers now have a bet ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
International collaboration doubles detection of cosmic collisions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration detects 128 black hole collisions, doubling the known gravitational-wave events and advancing our understanding of the Universe. An international team of researc ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Gloabl team expands gravitational wave catalogue with 128 new detections
London, UK (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
An international network of gravitational wave observatories has more than doubled the number of known cosmic collisions, detecting 128 new mergers of black holes and neutron stars. The results, pub ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 3, 2025
SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Wednesday morning. ... more
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