London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The UK Space Agency has announced a GBP 6.9 million investment to accelerate the development of next-generation satellite technologies. The new funding, delivered through the European Space Agency's ARTES programme, supports five efforts led by UK organisations and aims to expand the nation's role in innovative space communications. Projects selected for funding span a range of application

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Scientists at the University of Sydney have demonstrated the growth of platinum crystals in liquid metal by applying advanced X-ray tomography techniques. This research offers fresh understanding of the crystal formation process within dense, opaque materials. The team built an electrode using metallic crystals capable of efficiently producing hydrogen from water. These crystals, grown in

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
AST SpaceMobile has confirmed BlueBird 6, a U.S. licensed satellite, will launch on December 15 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. This satellite represents the company's first next-generation model, featuring a phased array spanning nearly 2,400 square feet, over triple the size of earlier BlueBird satellites and supporting ten times greater data capacity. Abel Avellan, Founder, Ch

Newark, NJ (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Recent measurements recorded by NJIT's new network of radio telescopes show how a rare sequence of intense flares from Nov. 9 - 14, including an X5.1 event marking 2025's strongest flare so far, jolted the ionosphere - the plasma-filled atmospheric layer essential for radio signals, GPS accuracy and satellite orbits. The flares triggered R3 (strong) radio blackouts across Africa and Europe

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has concluded nearly two decades of operation, closing a chapter in observational cosmology and initiating new directions for research. The ACT Collaboration has published three major papers in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), detailing the sixth and final ACT data release, which significantly advances knowledge about the evolution

Davis, CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky core and could be the best places in our solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. A new study published Nov. 24 in Nature Astronomy sheds light on what could be going on beneath the surface of t

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft mission has already completed one flyby of Earth, two of Venus, and six of Mercury, collecting solar activity and magnetosphere data en route. Throughout its cruise, BepiColombo measured planetary magnetic envi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Electric vehicle adoption has reached a tipping point, transforming from niche market to mainstream transportation choice. This shift creates massive demand for reliable charging infrastructure and the apps that make it accessible.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Blue Origin has reached an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to incorporate the Caracal optical payload into the inaugural mission of Blue Ring, a spacecraft designed for multi-mission payload delivery, hosting, and infrastructure support. The first launch is planned for 2026, beginning in Geostationary Transfer Orbit and then transitioning to Geostationary Orbit to conduct furt

Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth. The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Recent Shenzh