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October 30, 2025
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China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week



Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
The crew for China's next manned flight to its space station will include the country's youngest astronaut to undertake a space mission, authorities said Thursday, as well as four lab mice. The Tiangong space station - crewed by teams of three astronauts that are exchanged every six months - is the crown jewel of China's space programme, into which billions of dollars have been poured in a bid to catch up with the United States and Russia. The Shenzhou-21 mission is set to blast off at 11:44 ... read more

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India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
India's space agency will launch its heaviest ever communication satellite on its largest launch vehicle on Sunday, its latest step in an ambitious space and technology drive. ... more
MOON DAILY
China accelerates crewed lunar mission with commercial partnerships and testing milestones
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
China is integrating commercial competition into its manned lunar exploration program to hasten development. The agency has adopted competitive models for the crewed lunar rover, lunar surface remot ... more
ROBO SPACE
Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assembly
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Rendezvous Robotics and Starcloud have initiated a formal partnership to integrate autonomous modular assembly systems with orbital power and cooling infrastructure for gigawatt-scale datacenter cap ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China set to launch new crew to Tiangong space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
China is preparing to launch three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou XXI mission to the Tiangong space station, with liftoff scheduled for 11:44 pm on October 31 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cente ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Neutrino oscillation experiments uncover clues to universe's matter dominance
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Physicists have long questioned why the universe contains so much more matter than antimatter, since models of the Big Bang predict equal creation of both. If matter and antimatter had completely an ... more
TECH SPACE
Don't Look Up, Space is Filled With Junk
Durham NC (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
In the early days of space exploration, satellites were rare. Each launch was a feat of engineering and ambition, sending machines far above the Earth into orbits where they could drift undisturbed. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Consequences of Undecidability in Physics on the Theory of Everything
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
A collaborative team led by Dr. Mir Faizal at the University of British Columbia Okanagan has mathematically proven that the universe cannot be a computer simulation. Working alongside Drs. Lawrence ... more
EXO WORLDS
New experiments reveal key process forming water during planet creation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could hold extensive liquid water reserves, scientists report, based on formative interactions between primitive atmospheres and magma oceans during early p ... more

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Expanded orbital computing initiative announced for next Momentus mission with DPhi Space partnership
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company, will partner with DPhi Space to fly a Clustergate-2 edge computing payload on its upcoming Vigoride 7 mission, scheduled for launch in early 2026. The ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole simulation model offers new insights into spacetime
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Researchers in China have created a computational model that reveals the dynamic changes in the appearance of rotating regular Hayward black holes over time. Their approach uses a spatio-temporal ra ... more
AEROSPACE
Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Secure US Navy Contract to Develop Airborne Beyond 5G Tactical Network
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. received a US Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to demonstrate an airborne 5G communication hub designed for secure, resilient ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New JAXA HTV-X Cargo Vehicle Launches with Over 20 Research Projects for the International Space Station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its HTV-X cargo vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 26, 2025, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Consciousness debate intensifies as scientists urge clarity while AI and robotics advance
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Scientists warn that as artificial intelligence and neurotechnology accelerate in development, the need to understand consciousness has now become a scientific and ethical priority. In a major revie ... more
GPS NEWS
PntGuard delivers maritime resilience against navigation signal interference
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research, and SGM Technology AS have launched PntGuard, a standalone maritime navigation security system designed to counter increasing incidents of GNSS and GPS spoofi ... more
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TECH SPACE
ESA Expands Space Safety Fleet to Protect Earth and Enable Sustainable Space Operations
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
ESA's Space Safety Programme advances initiatives to detect, predict, and counter space hazards - including threats from asteroids, solar storms, and space debris. The program develops missions and ... more
SPACEMART
Catalyx Space expands orbital logistics after securing 5.4 million dollar seed funding
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Catalyx Space, Inc. has raised 5.4 million dollars in a seed funding round led by Outlander VC. The startup specializes in space infrastructure solutions that support scheduled orbital logistics ope ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 30, 2025
The crew for China's next manned flight to the Tiangong space station will include the country's youngest ever astronaut to undertake a space mission, authorities said Thursday, as well as four lab mice. ... more
WATER WORLD
Underwater 'human habitat' aims to allow researchers to make weeklong dives
Miami (AFP) Oct 29, 2025
To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed Vanguard, a "subsea human habitat." ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Henon CubeSat to pioneer distant retrograde orbit with early solar storm warnings
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
ESA will launch the Henon CubeSat on a mission scheduled for late 2026, utilizing the launch capacity of a larger spacecraft. The CubeSat will be transported to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2, about ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
ESA's first stand-alone deep-space CubeSat Henon takes shape
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
The European Space Agency's upcoming Henon mission will be the first ever CubeSat to independently venture into deep space, communicate with Earth and manoeuvre to its final destination without rely ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole collisions explained by new simulations of OJ 287 system
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Researchers at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and their collaborators have used advanced calculations and simulations to unravel the periodic flashes observed in the gala ... more
CHIP TECH
Major advance in quantum nanodiamonds enables scalable sensor production
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
An international team spanning three continents, led by Dr. Petr Cigler at IOCB Prague, has demonstrated a method to create quantum centers in nanodiamonds in minutes, rather than weeks. Their Press ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Men show significant ocular changes after space travel
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
A new study led by Rachael D. Seidler, director of the University of Florida's Astraeus Space Institute, examined how factors such as sex, age, and body metrics relate to brain and eye changes in as ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Radio view of Milky Way gains new detail in southern sky survey
Perth, Australia (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled. This spectacular new im ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar Lander Testing Campaign Builds Confidence for Griffin-1 Moon Landing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Astrobotic is preparing for the Griffin-1 lunar landing by applying a rigorous "test like you fly" methodology designed to validate every aspect of its Guidance, Navigation, and Control system. Each ... more
SPACEWAR
Strategic Partnership to Advance Real-Time Space Intelligence Services
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Leonardo S.p.a. and Unibap Space Solutions AB have launched a strategic partnership to develop advanced real-time space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The collaboration targ ... more
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AI-driven propulsion design advances spacecraft engineering at Northrop Grumman
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Luminary Cloud are working together to apply artificial intelligence to spacecraft propulsion, implementing a new physics AI foundation model specifically for thrust ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
New UCF Center Accelerates Research and Clinical Innovation in Space Medicine
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
The University of Central Florida is expanding its research, clinical programs, and educational outreach to address the health of space travelers and bring advances in medical technologies to patien ... more
AEROSPACE
X-59 Completes First Flight in Quest to Reduce Supersonic Boom
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA achieved the first flight of the X-59 supersonic aircraft, marking a step toward commercial supersonic travel over land. The aircraft departed from U.S. Air Forc ... more
TECH SPACE
Slingshot Aerospace begins UK contract to expand satellite tracking network
London, UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2025
Slingshot Aerospace has secured a contract with the UK Space Agency to improve the United Kingdom's capability to track and characterize satellites and orbital debris. The Provision of Optical Deliv ... more
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Supersolid experiment reveals quantum rhythm in ultracold matter
London, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
A team at the University of Innsbruck has shed light on the behavior of supersolids, a phase of matter that combines crystalline rigidity with frictionless fluidity. Using magnetic fields to rotate ... more
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