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November 21, 2025
AEROSPACE
NASA's X-59 soars on historic first flight, marks breakthrough for quiet supersonic travel



Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for aeronautics research and the agency's Quesst mission. The X-59, designed to fly at supersonic speeds and reduce the sound of loud sonic booms to quieter sonic thumps, took off at 11:14 a.m. EDT and flew for 67 minutes. The flight represents a major step toward quiet supersonic flight over land. "Once again, NASA and Americ ... read more

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MICROSAT BLITZ
How small satellites can help the US win the space race
Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the plane ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Comet sparks scientific fascination, online furor over 'alien' origins
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
A flying piece of cosmic rock or an alien threat? Comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through our solar system and captivating scientists and internet users alike, even prompting Kim Kardashian to ask NASA for answers. ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA backs dust tolerant wireless power links for Moon and Mars vehicles
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Yank Technologies has received a 1 million US dollar NASA Phase III Small Business Innovation Research commercialization contract to advance Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for bi-directional vehi ... more
TIME AND SPACE
A new angle of study for unveiling black hole secrets
St. Louis, MO (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and how enormous ... more
TECH SPACE
Next-generation satellites from Spire Global prepared for SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Spire Global has shipped nine satellites, designed and built in-house, to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission. This shipment comprises Spire's ... more
UAV NEWS
Redwire to Deliver Spacecraft for DARPA Otter VLEO Demonstration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Redwire Corporation has secured a 44 million dollar phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to advance the Otter Very Low Earth Orbit mission. The contract supports the c ... more
EXO WORLDS
Water production on exoplanets revealed by pressure experiments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory postdoctoral scientist Harrison Horn have demonstrated a pathway for producing water on sub-Neptune exoplanets. The team recreated the bound ... more
TECH SPACE
Strengthened collision avoidance system boosts UK satellite safety for LEO constellations
London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
GMV's UK subsidiary has taken a significant step in space safety with the development and deployment of an advanced collision avoidance system tailored for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellat ... more

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MOON DAILY
Chinese experiment tests lunar construction bricks after space exposure
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
China has advanced its lunar exploration program with the return of experimental lunar regolith bricks, which spent a year exposed to the space environment aboard China's space station. These bricks ... more
SPACEWAR
New satellites boost China's orbital technology capabilities
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
China launched three multifunctional satellites into orbit on Wednesday using a Long March 2C carrier rocket, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). Designated Shijian 30A, ... more
SPACEMART
How smarter satellite teamwork can speed up connections in space
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations are rapidly changing how we connect to the world, offering potential for faster communications, more accurate earth observation, and better disaster forecas ... more
SATURN DAILY
Cassini study reveals organic compounds from Enceladus ocean plume
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Scientists analyzing NASA Cassini data have identified previously unknown organic compounds in ice particles emitted from Saturn's moon Enceladus. Evidence suggests these molecules originated from t ... more
TECH SPACE
Radiation hardened circuit platform expands space electronics development
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
BAE Systems has unveiled new advances for its radiation-hardened 12 nanometer RH12 Storefront technology, designed to support space missions requiring resilient integrated circuits. The RH12 Storefr ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Gravitational wave detectors complete two year campaign with record signal count
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations have finished their fourth observation campaign, known as O4, marking the longest and most comprehensive period of coordinated gravitational wave monitoring ... more
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TECH SPACE
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
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ENERGY TECH
Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
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TECH SPACE
The Secret to Bypassing AI Detectors: Write Like a Human Again
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
New Laboratory Showcases Advanced Satcom Capabilities for Australian Defence Force
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
ST Engineering iDirect and Black Cat Systems are working together to establish an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Central to this lab is t ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin's New Glenn Nails First Ocean Booster Landing
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant ... more
EXO WORLDS
Machine learning tool distinguishes signs of life from non-living compounds in space samples
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers developed LifeTracer, a machine learning framework, to analyze mass spectrometry data from space and terrestrial samples. They used advanced two-dimensional gas chromatography and high-r ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astrophysics study sets new bounds on speed of light across photon energies
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
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GPS NEWS
Ancient 'animal GPS system' identified in magnetic fossils
Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The earliest evidence of an internal 'GPS' system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how modern birds and fish evolved the ability to use the Earth's magnetic ... more
SPACEMART
Fast Satellite Ground Synchronization Technology Advances Beam Hopping Communications
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers from Xidian University, CAST-Xi'an Institute of Space Radio Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, and the Global Big Data Technologies Centre at University of Technology Sydney ha ... more
TECH SPACE
Kepler sets January launch for optical data relay satellites to expand in-orbit connectivity
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Kepler Communications has scheduled the launch of ten 300-kilogram-class satellites in January 2026, marking the operational rollout of its optical data relay constellation. The launch will use a Sp ... more
TECH SPACE
New radiation-tolerant microcontrollers introduced for satellite constellations
Austin, Texas (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Vorago Technologies announced the release of four new radiation-tolerant microcontrollers designed for low Earth orbit applications, with first shipments expected in early Q1 2026. These chips addre ... more
TECH SPACE
Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Loft Orbital and Star Catcher Industries have signed what is described as one of the first commercial energy purchase agreements for space operations. The deal allows Loft to buy power from Star Cat ... more
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SPACEMART
York Space Systems prepares for public offering as satellite deployments and contract wins drive growth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
York Space Systems has taken a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded company, formally filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This move follow ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Newly detected radiation in near-Earth space fades with rising solar activity
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Scientists from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed ERG (Arase) satellite data collected over seven years, revealing details of the hectometri ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
JUNO delivers early precision insights in neutrino physics following detector activation
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has published its first physics results just two months after the start of data collection. The experiment, operated by an international team, la ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Copernicus Sentinel-6B begins mission to advance ocean science
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2025
Copernicus Sentinel-6B launched today, 17 November, at 06:21 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
MOON DAILY
Star Catcher achieves milestone for wireless energy delivery to Moon missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The lunar South Pole has gained attention from scientific and commercial sectors due to long-term exploration plans and its possible water ice deposits, which may enable future life support and fuel ... more
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