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Martian craters record repeated ice ages as planetary ice stores dwindleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Scientists have long debated how much water Mars once held and how it faded to today's arid world. A new study in Geology mines "ice archives" preserved inside impact craters to reconstruct a climat ... more  
Asteroid rotation patterns reveal new insights into their interiorsHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Whether an asteroid spins smoothly or tumbles chaotically has now been linked to its history of collisions, according to new findings from ESA's Gaia mission presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meet ... more  
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocksBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. An atomic clock keeps time by relying on ... more 
Giant double-ring radio galaxy found halfway across the unhgerseLondon UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Astronomers have discovered the most distant and powerful odd radio circle (ORC) ever observed, revealing a rare cosmic structure nearly halfway across the universe. The newly identified source, RAD ... more |
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Spirals in young star disk reveal planet formation processTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured the motion of spiral structures in the disk of dust and gas surrounding the young star IM Lup, offering new ev ... more 
Baby' Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!Washington DC (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps ... more 
Rogue planet devours matter at record pace of six billion tonnes a secondParis, France (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have witnessed an extraordinary growth spurt in a free-floating planet, observing it accumulate mass at a rate ... more 
First image captures two black holes in mutual orbit at quasar OJ287Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have produced a radio image revealing two black holes orbiting each other, confirming long-suspected black hole pairs. The system sits at the core of quasar OJ287, wh ... more |
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Milky Way hosts giant wave of stars revealed by GaiaParis, France (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 Scientists using the European Space Agency's Gaia telescope have discovered a vast stellar wave rippling across the Milky Way's disc, extending tens of thousands of light-years from the Sun. The fin ... more |
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Astronomers detect unseen dark mass shaping distant galaxy lightBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Astronomers have identified a mysterious low-mass dark object nearly 10 billion light years away by tracing its faint gravitational distortion of light from a more distant galaxy. The object, weighi ... more  
New tabletop detector to capture gravitational waves in the milli-Hz rangeLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking method to detect gravitational waves in the milli-Hertz frequency range, unlocking a new observational window into the universe. This advance could allow re ... more  
GEO-MEASURE brings survey-grade precision to everyoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 GEO-MEASURE, the new handheld GNSS rover from GEODNET, is redefining field surveying by combining professional-grade accuracy with consumer-level simplicity and affordability. The compact device int ... more  
USF study: Ancient plankton hint at steadier future for ocean lifeSt.Petersburg, FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 A team of scientists has uncovered a rare isotope in microscopic fossils, offering fresh evidence that ocean ecosystems may be more resilient than once feared. In a new study co-led by Patrick ... more |
 
Physics informed AI forecasts safer tokamak rampdowns for future fusion plantsCambridge MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 MIT researchers have unveiled a prediction method that blends a physics-based plasma model with machine learning to manage tokamak rampdowns more safely and reliably. The approach targets disruption ... more  |
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Small Satellite Contracted to Probe Climate Effects of Space RadiationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2025 The University of Alberta has contracted SFL Missions Inc. to develop the RADICALS small satellite, a mission designed to study how energetic particles from space interact with Earth's atmosphere an ... more  
Faraday Factory and Zenno join forces to boost superconducting magnets for orbital systemsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Faraday Factory Japan LLC, a global leader in superconducting tape manufacturing, has partnered with New Zealand-based Zenno Astronautics to advance the development of next-generation high-temperatu ... more 
Completed Plato spacecraft construction enters final test campaignParis, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final ... more  
Momentus Expands NASA Partnership with Dual Contracts for In-Space Manufacturing and Propulsion DemonstrationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), the U.S. commercial space company specializing in in-space transportation and orbital services, has secured two new NASA contracts totaling $7.6 million to advance spac ... more |
Vantor and Lanteris mark new era for space intelligence and defense technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Vantor and Lanteris Space Systems - formerly Maxar Intelligence and Maxar Space Systems, respectively - have each launched bold new identities, marking the completion of a historic transformation fo ... more 
Astronomers find mystery dark object in distant universeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe. Finding more such objects and understanding their nature could rule out some th ... more  
Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 New analyses of the South Pole-Aitken basin recast the formation of the Moon's largest impact crater and what it reveals about lunar origins. Led by University of Arizona planetary scientist Jeffrey ... more 
Rare clean room bacterium survives by playing dead UH team findsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 A University of Houston team reports that a rare bacterium found in NASA spacecraft assembly clean rooms can evade detection by entering dormancy, effectively "playing dead" in a nutrient-poor envir ... more |
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Two decades of Mars images reveal fast moving dust devils and stronger windsParis, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Combing 20 years of Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter imagery, ESA-led researchers cataloged 1,039 dust devils to show how surface winds loft and transport dust across Mars. Published in Sc ... more 
Europe's new METimage instrument delivers first ultra-detailed views of EarthBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 EUMETSAT has unveiled the first Earth imagery from the METimage instrument aboard its newly launched Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, offering an early look at the mission's extrao ... more 
Martian skies reveal intricate atmospheric layers in new orbiter imagesParis, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured the most detailed view yet of Mars's atmosphere, showing a fine layering of dust and ice particles that resembles a cosmic mille-feuille. The images reve ... more 
Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample studyLondon UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 The lunar far side may have a colder interior than the near side, according to a new analysis of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission. A study led by researchers from UCL and Peking U ... more |
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Most powerful cosmic radio ring yet found by citizen scientistsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The most distant and powerful odd radio circle (ORC) ever detected has been discovered by astronomers working with citizen scientists. ORCs are giant, faint rings of radio emission surrounding ... more |
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QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar rover Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 QUT's Centre for Robotics will play a central role in keeping Australia's first lunar rover, known as Roo-ver, safely on course during its mission to the Moon. Professor Michael Milford, Direc ... more
Young rogue planet displays record-breaking 'growth spurt'Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 A young rogue planet about 620 light-years away from Earth has experienced a record-breaking "growth spurt," hoovering up some six billion tons of gas and dust each second over a couple of months. ... more
Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in SydneySydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology will present Charlotte, the first robot capable of constructing buildings on both Earth and the Moon, at the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Syd ... more 
AST SpaceMobile and Verizon Partner to Deliver Space-Based Cellular Service Across the U.S.Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network directly accessible by standard smartphones, has signed a definitive commercial a ... more |
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