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September 30, 2025
VENUSIAN HEAT
Venus' Cloud Aerosols Contain Reservoirs of Water and Iron



Pomona CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A new analysis of the aerosols in Venus' clouds, from data originally collected in 1978 during the Pioneer Venus mission, has found evidence for substantial water and iron. The study, Re-analysis of Pioneer Venus data: Water, iron sulfate, and sulfuric acid are major components in Venus' aerosols, was led by Rakesh Mogul, a professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and published online this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Plane ... read more

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MARSDAILY
Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
With repeated strikes of a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) sledgehammer, a team of NASA-supported researchers has demonstrated a low-tech but powerful method to locate caves that may one day provide shelter ... more
TECH SPACE
Cybersecurity in Orbit: Protecting Satellite Networks from Evolving Digital Threats
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
An unseen system of satellites is what keeps the contemporary world running. Satellite networks are the quiet backbone of our digital infrastructure. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Arianespace and French start-up BULL are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable spaceflight through joint work on space debris mitigation technology for the Ariane 6 launcher. The two ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Themes In iGaming: Why Does It Work So Well?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Have you ever found yourself drawn to playing space themed games or wondered why so many iGaming options are designed with space-inspired themes? ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program. The vehicle lifted off at 1 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellites
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to supply robotic thruster pointing mechanisms for five HummingSat geostationary telecommunications satellites being developed by Swiss satellite manufacturer S ... more
IRON AND ICE
Invisible asteroids near Venus may pose long-term danger to Earth
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
An international team led by Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has uncovered a population of asteroids that may threaten Earth but remain effectively hidden from current surveys. These objects, whi ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Webb maps hidden stellar nurseries in Sagittarius B2
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed view yet of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's largest star-forming cloud, uncovering vast populations of massive stars and intricate w ... more

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IRON AND ICE
Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea
London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-runni ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct ... more
SPACEMART
Chinese IoT satellite constellation completes first phase for global communications
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
A Chinese satellite network dedicated to Internet of Things (IoT) services has achieved global surface coverage, excluding polar regions, with the deployment of its first-phase constellation of 64 s ... more
MILPLEX
Razor's Edge raises $560 million to scale defense and aerospace technology firms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Razor's Edge has announced the close of its fourth investment fund, securing $560 million in commitments, surpassing its $400 million target. The new fund increases the firm's total assets under man ... more
IRON AND ICE
Traces of life detected in Finnish crater shed light on origins of life on Earth
London, Canada (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
An international team of scientists, including Western University's Gordon Osinski, has for the first time dated the emergence of microorganisms inside a meteorite crater, demonstrating that life de ... more
EXO WORLDS
White dwarf consumes icy Pluto-like planet fragment in deep space
London, UK (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
University of Warwick astronomers have identified the chemical signature of an icy, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf star. The finding offers strong evidence that volati ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Terran Orbital finalizes Tranche 1 satellite bus delivery for Lockheed Martin
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Terran Orbital Corporation has completed delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. The spacecraft, built in partnership with Lo ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in Sweden
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
The European Space Agency's first full-scale reusable rocket demonstrator, Themis, is now positioned on its launch pad at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The milestone marks the start o ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager selects Vivace to build primary structure for next generation Starlab
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Voyager Technologies Inc. NYSE: VOYG, the majority holder of Starlab Space LLC, has chosen Vivace Corporation to manufacture Starlab's primary structure. The next generation, AI enabled commercial s ... more
MOON DAILY
Moon rock study reshapes timeline of ancient lunar impacts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
When Apollo 17 astronauts returned with lunar rock sample 76535, they unknowingly carried back a fragment that would continue to puzzle scientists for decades. The rock formed nearly 50 kilometers b ... more
MARSDAILY
Researchers ID new mineral on Mars, providing insight on potential early life
Amherst MA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Evidence of a past, deep ocean on Uranian moon, Ariel
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Growing evidence suggests that a subsurface ocean lurks beneath the icy surface of Uranus' moon Ariel, but new research, published in Icarus, characterizes the possible evolution of this ocean, and ... more
EXO WORLDS
Webb reveals carbon rich disc around giant exoplanet
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed measurements of a circumplanetary disc that may serve as a birthplace for moons around a massive exoplanet. The discovery, involving ... more
TIME AND SPACE
More precise simulations unlock mysteries of the early universe
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla, working within an international collaboration, have developed advanced computer models that significantly improve the simulation of heavy ion collisions ... more
SPACEMART
China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has placed another set of internet satellites into orbit, advancing its plans for a global low-Earth orbit communications network. The mission contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technolog ... more
SPACEMART
UK expands international space ties with 23 new collaborations
London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A fresh wave of 23 projects will extend the UK's international reach in space science and technology, the UK Space Agency confirmed during the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. B ... more
TECH SPACE
Australia Japan partnership to accelerate laser links for satellites
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A new collaboration between the University of South Australia, Adelaide start-up RapidBeam, and Japan's Warpspace aims to speed development of next-generation space laser communications. The agreeme ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the ... more
TECH SPACE
Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University advance Welsh space cooling technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Teledyne Labtech is leading a Welsh effort to rethink thermal management for spacecraft electronics through the Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics project, developed with Bangor Unive ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. Th ... more
SPACEWAR
Germany vows defence against Russia in drone warfare and in space
Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany said Thursday it would step up its defences - from drone warfare to outer space - at a time of growing tensions between Russia and NATO while the Ukraine war grinds on. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more
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