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November 06, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
EchoStar has amended its agreement with SpaceX to sell its entire portfolio of unpaired AWS-3 spectrum licenses for approximately $2.6 billion in SpaceX stock, valued as of September 2025. These nationwide licenses are part of 3GPP Band 70n, providing uplink frequencies from 1695 to 1710 MHz, and the deal builds on an earlier agreement between the two companies announced in September. The AWS-3 licenses, along with AWS-4 and H-block spectrum currently held by EchoStar, will enable SpaceX to advanc ... read more

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MICROSAT BLITZ
Student CubeSat set for launch to support NASA IMAP mission with space weather data collection
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A group of undergraduate students from the University of New Hampshire, Sonoma State University, and Howard University have collaboratively designed and built a CubeSat called 3UCubed, now scheduled ... more
TECH SPACE
Austrian PRETTY CubeSat joins ESA OPS-SAT Space Lab under Graz leadership
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
The Austrian Space Agency and the European Space Agency have extended the mission for the PRETTY CubeSat, which will continue under the OPS-SAT Space Lab with management transferred to Graz Universi ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robotic exosuit designed to assist astronaut movement tested in simulated lunar mission
London, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
A soft robotic exosuit created at the University of Bristol is engineered to boost astronaut mobility and reduce muscle fatigue while allowing natural movement. The lightweight garment, which incorp ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
OlmoEarth AI Platform Released to Expand Access to Planetary Data and Insights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Ai2 has introduced the OlmoEarth Platform, an open end-to-end solution designed to transform satellite and sensor data into real-time environmental insight. The platform builds on OlmoEarth, a new f ... more
TECH SPACE
HydroGNSS satellites prepared for Vandenberg launch
London, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has completed the integration of both HydroGNSS satellites onto the launch plate in preparation for deployment from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Globular clusters shaped by colossal stars illuminate universe origins
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
A research team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles at the University of Barcelona has developed a model explaining how extremely massive stars, with masses exceeding 1,000 times the Sun, dictated the formation and chemical evolution of the universe's oldest star clusters ... more
SPACEMART
Globalstar expands satellite infrastructure across Brazil with eight new antennas
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Globalstar has begun installing eight new six-meter C-3 tracking antennas at its ground stations across Brazil to enhance its mobile satellite services. Three Globalstar-owned stations in Manaus, Pe ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Florida backs space growth as FIU leads governance and security research
Miami, USA (SPX) Nov 5, 2025
Outer space may be infinite, but the moment for FIU to lead is here and now. Under the leadership of its new president, the university stands at the forefront of a new era of policy leadership ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts use upgraded oven to barbecue chicken wings and steaks aboard space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Aboard China's space station, astronauts have begun using a new hot air oven delivered by Shenzhou XXI to prepare freshly baked dishes, including chicken wings and steaks, as shown in a recent video ... more
EXO WORLDS
Ageing stars found to destroy nearby giant planets
London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Astronomers from University College London and the University of Warwick have discovered that ageing stars may be responsible for destroying giant planets in close orbits. When stars similar to the ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
First comprehensive altitude mapping of blue aurora at 200 kilometers using hyperspectral imaging
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences have established a new method to determine the altitude distribution of blue aurora using a single hyperspectral camera. Inspired by labora ... more
EXO WORLDS
Closest-ever view of planet-forming disk captured around distant star
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory have observed the innermost zones where planets begin to take shape, using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRC2) on Maunakea, Hawaii. Their study targeted HD 342 ... more
TECH SPACE
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
New York (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
China's Mars orbiter captures detailed images of interstellar object 3I ATLAS
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
The Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) completed a close-range observation of the interstellar object designated 3I/ATLAS using its high-resolution cam ... more
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TECH SPACE
Suspected debris strike delays Chinese spaceship's return
Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole shadow studies to reveal new physics beyond Einstein
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of black holes at the center of the galaxy M87 and our Milky Way, published a few years ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang warns China will 'win the AI race': FT
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that China "is going to win" the race to develop next-generation artificial intelligence, urging Washington to speed up its efforts. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Trump again taps Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head NASA, again tapping the close associate of Elon Musk to lead the US space agency. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Solar Orbiter reveals rapid polar magnetic field drift on the Sun
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft, collected during its unique vantage over the solar south pole, demonstrate that the Sun's magnetic field is carried towards the pole at speeds faster than p ... more
TECH SPACE
Space debris postpones Shenzhou XX astronauts Earth return
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
The scheduled return of the Shenzhou XX astronauts from China's Tiangong space station has been halted for safety reasons following a probable impact with space debris, according to the China Manned ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 6 successfully lifts off from French Guiana
Kourou (AFP) Nov 4, 2025
A European Ariane 6 rocket blasted off from France's Kourou space base in French Guiana on Tuesday night, carrying a new environmental monitoring satellite, an AFP correspondent said. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Florida Space Coast doubleader: SpaceX launches, ULA scrubbed
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2025
One of two planned launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station lifted off Wednesday night. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Framatome to manufacture sealed fuel sources for ESA lunar and deep space power systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Framatome entered into a contract to collaborate with the European Space Agency, Perpetual Atomics, and Amentum to industrialize sealed fuel sources for radioisotope power systems (RPS) supporting t ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Cologne scientists confirm new decay path for technetium-98 in nuclear chart
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 01, 2025
Nuclear chemists and physicists at the University of Cologne have experimentally proven a previously suspected atomic decay route involving technetium-98. The recent study published in Physical Revi ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Electrons travel losslessly along edges in new topological model
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 01, 2025
Researchers at Julich Research Centre and RWTH Aachen University have introduced a model for detecting ballistic electrons under realistic conditions. Their findings were published as an Editors' Su ... more
EXO WORLDS
New study revises our picture of the most common planets in the galaxy
Chicago, IL (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Research led by UChicago's Eliza Kempton finds some 'mini-Neptunes' likely have solid surfaces rather than molten interiors A new study finds that many "mini-Neptunes" - perhaps the most commo ... more
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TECH SPACE
New Zealand plans space mission, satellite fleet: minister
Wellington (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
New Zealand is planning a national space mission which could see a small fleet of state-owned satellites launched into the skies over the Pacific nation, a minister told AFP on Wednesday. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Southern Taurid meteor shower to peak this week with bright fireballs
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2025
The Southern Taurid meteor shower, known for its swarm of bright fireballs shooting through the night sky, is expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights as the Earth passes through dust left by a comet. ... more
TECH SPACE
Intuitive Machines agrees to acquire Lanteris Space Systems in major space sector expansion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Intuitive Machines, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Lanteris Space Systems, formerly Maxar Space Systems, from Advent International LLC. With this acquisition, the combined entity's ... more
TECH SPACE
Sidus Space unveils FeatherEdge 248Vi computer for AI and ML in satellite and defense systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Sidus Space has completed the design of the FeatherEdge 248Vi edge computer, a modular processor built for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) use in spaceborne, aerial, and auton ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Starlab selects Leidos to oversee assembly and testing for new space station
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Starlab Space LLC has appointed Leidos to direct U.S.-based assembly, integration, and testing activities for its new commercial space station. Leidos will assemble and integrate station modules, en ... more
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