Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Lunar Outpost announced today that its Australian branch, Lunar Outpost Oceania, will lead efforts in constructing Australia's first lunar rover. The project, awarded to the ELO2 Consortium, is jointly led by Lunar Outpost Oceania and EPE Oceania. Following an 18-month preliminary design phase, the ELO2 Consortium was selected to design, build, and operate the Australian-made rover on the

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), renowned for its first images of black holes, is advancing its mission by exploring how black holes create powerful jets. A research team led by Anne-Kathrin Baczko from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has demonstrated that the EHT can capture detailed images of a supermassive black hole and its jets in galaxy NGC 1052, 60 million light-years away. T

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2024
Two Boeing Starliner astronauts, stranded at the International Space Station in June after what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight, are facing a new delay in their return trip to Earth, NASA revealed Tuesday. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had been scheduled to return on a SpaceX Dragon flight in February, after they were forced to abandon Starliner due to helium leaks and thrus

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024
The United States and India will partner on space exploration opportunities and begin joint training to space missions planned in the near future. Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to mark the next step in the two nation

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leader in AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for defense and national security, has partnered with Proof Labs Inc to create a cyber resilience solution for the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Proof Labs, serving as the prime contractor, secured an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract to develop the Cyber Resilient On-O

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
The European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have formally partnered with SpaceRISE, a consortium led by Eutelsat, Hispasat, and SES, to deliver and operate the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) program. The contract, spanning 12 years, was signed during a ceremony at the EC headquarters in Brussels. The IRIS2 constellat

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
More than a century after astronomer Percival Lowell speculated about water canals on Mars, researchers continue to grapple with the question of liquid water on the red planet. Liquid water is essential for habitability, but Mars' low temperatures, minimal atmospheric pressure, and limited water vapor make its presence unlikely under current conditions. Dark surface features called recurri

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA has finalized its comprehensive strategy for sustaining human presence in low Earth orbit (LEO), outlining a clear path to advance microgravity research, technology, and exploration for global benefit. The Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy, developed with input from industry, academia, and international partners, marks a critical step as the agency prepares for the transition from the I

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Are the spacecraft, rovers, and debris from human exploration of Mars merely trash cluttering the Red Planet, or are they invaluable artifacts chronicling humanity's steps into interplanetary exploration? University of Kansas anthropologist Justin Holcomb contends these items deserve preservation and cataloging to document this significant phase of human history. Holcomb's new study, title

ESA has officially signed a launch service contract with Avio for the upcoming FORUM mission. Scheduled for launch in late 2027, FORUM—short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring—will lift off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.