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Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
After seven years of painstaking work, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student team is finally cleared to launch its second small satellite into orbit. The CubeSat, named EagleSat-2, will hitch a ride aboard Northrop Grumman's NG-23 rocket mission, scheduled to lift off this month from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The small satellite is designed to investiga

London (AFP) Sept 2, 2025
Two British nuclear power plants nearing the end of their lifespan will run for an extra year, its operators announced Tuesday, helping with UK energy security and net zero targets. The Heysham 1 plant in northwest England and the Hartlepool facility in the northeast will continue generating energy until March 2028, an increase of one year, main operator EDF said in a statement. The Fren

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
NASA science and American industry have worked hand-in-hand for more than 60 years, transforming novel technologies created with NASA research into commercial products like cochlear implants, memory-foam mattresses, and more. Now, a NASA-funded device for probing the interior of storm systems has been made a key component of commercial weather satellites. The novel atmospheric sounder was

Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Along the coast, waves break with a familiar sound. The gentle swash of the surf on the seashore can lull us to sleep, while the pounding of storm surge warns us to seek shelter. Yet these are but a sample of the sounds that come from the coast. Most of the acoustic energy from the surf is far too low in frequency for us to hear, traveling through the air as infrasound and through the grou

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
First measurements from Beyond Gravity's advanced radio occultation instrument aboard Europe's latest polar-orbiting weather satellite are already showing the potential to improve future forecasting accuracy. Launched in mid-August from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on an Ariane 6 rocket, the Metop Second Generation satellite has now begun returning preliminary observations. These in

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
As plastic waste grows into a critical global environmental challenge, Tulane University researchers have released the first worldwide evaluation of where plastics create the highest ecological dangers for marine ecosystems. The analysis shows that the most at-risk zones are not always the infamous garbage patches but often areas where plastic overlaps with dense marine life and chemical p

Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
The Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center has launched construction of its Phase II Modeling Analysis and Computer Exploitation facility at the Huntsville campus. The new project is designed to expand U.S. capabilities in space and missile defense analysis. The groundbreaking event was hosted by Acting DIA Director Christine Bordine and attended by Alabama Rep

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has launched the MPT30Ka SATCOM On-The-Move terminal, its smallest satellite communications system designed for military vehicles, maritime platforms, and rapid response missions. The compact solution combines low power consumption with high-capacity connectivity, ensuring reliable performance under challenging operational conditions. Modern military platfo

Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the headquarters of the US Space Command will be moved from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a decision by his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden. The move, which Trump openly linked to his debunked conspiracy theory about election fraud by opponents, follows a bitter, years-long battle between the two states over which should host the facility.