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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding fusion plasma confinement by identifying a new physical mechanism connecting turbulence at various scales. A research team led by Professor Tokihiko Tokuzawa and Project Professor Katsumi Ida at the National Institute for Fusion Science, with colleagues from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies and Kyoto University, dev

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar satellite data, and EMIS, a Slovakia-based geospatial systems provider, have announced a collaboration to deliver rapid flood intelligence to Slovak authorities. ICEYE's satellite-driven flood monitoring will be integrated into EMIS's central geospatial hub, giving ministries and local governments access to near real-time hazard data within thei

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Europe has taken a major step toward real-time air quality monitoring with the release of the first images from the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission. Operating aboard EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite, Sentinel-4 has begun transmitting hourly observations of air pollutants across Europe - marking a milestone in the continent's environmental monitoring capabilities.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
ABB has secured a contract with the Canadian Space Agency for Phase A conceptual development of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE, which is part of the High-altitude Aerosols Water Vapour and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission, is designed to enhance global climate monitoring and environmental science. The HAWC mission aims to improve predictions for

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Researchers from Rice University have demonstrated that Jupiter's initial expansion played a pivotal role in organizing the developing solar system. Using advanced hydrodynamic and dust-evolution simulations, planetary scientists Andre Izidoro and Baibhav Srivastava determined that Jupiter's immense gravitational force disturbed the disk of gas and dust encircling the sun. This disturbance halte

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
Preparations are underway at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the launch of the Shenzhou XXI crewed spaceship, which will take place soon according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spacecraft, mated with a Long March 2F carrier rocket, has already been transferred to the launch area. All infrastructure and equipment at the site have been verified to be in optimal condition, and