Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Commissioning of the bus, or the main structure of the satellite, has now been completed for NASA's Arcstone lunar calibration instrument. Arcstone will now continue to go through commissioning to test its components and hardware and is expected to begin gathering science measurements approximately three weeks after launch - known as first light. As a technology demonstration, Arcsto

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has entered a strategic collaboration with VORAGO Technologies to co-develop and integrate next-generation radiation-hardened microcontroller (MCU) systems as part of VORAGO's Alpha Customer Program. The initiative is aimed at advancing Sidus' multi-domain space and defense infrastructure. This partnership enables Sidus to test and implement VORAGO's high-perform

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has secured four significant contracts in the Defense and Intelligence sector, following its June 2025 earnings report. The new deals underscore rising demand for the company's AI-enhanced satellite data offerings that support critical government operations worldwide. Among the latest wins, Planet signed a euro 240 million contract underwritten by Germany, which

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Scientists from NASA's Lucy mission have completed initial analysis of data gathered during the spacecraft's April 20 flyby of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. Images taken by Lucy's L'LORRI imager just minutes before closest approach have provided a comprehensive view of the asteroid, marking a successful test for future operations. Mission engineers describe the event as a crucial

Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 07, 2025
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope, launched in March, has begun publicly releasing data from its infrared sky survey, offering scientists worldwide weekly access to its extensive cosmic observations. The mission is designed to map the entire sky twice a year over a two-year period, capturing images in 102 infrared wavelengths to support investigations ranging from the origins of the universe to the

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Mars may once have flowed with rivers and lakes, but a new study led by University of Chicago planetary scientist Edwin Kite suggests its warm periods were fleeting and ultimately doomed by a self-regulating climate system. Published July 2 in Nature, the research presents a model in which increasing solar brightness briefly allowed water to flow before triggering a geochemical response that loc

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
A research team led by mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is testing advanced cooling systems in space to improve heat sink performance for satellite electronics. Space presents a unique challenge for electronics: high waste heat output with no atmosphere for convective cooling. To counteract this, the team embedded a w

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
Europe has advanced its ability to track extreme weather with the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1), the continent's first geostationary meteorological sounder. The satellite will deliver critical atmospheric data that supports earlier and more accurate weather alerts, helping to safeguard people, infrastructure, and economies. MTG-S1 lifted off on 1 July 2025 and

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
Recent progress in hypersonic aerodynamics has shed light on one of the field's longest-standing puzzles: the unpredictable transition from smooth to turbulent airflow around blunt-nosed vehicles. This transition dramatically increases drag and thermal load, posing a major challenge to hypersonic flight systems. Traditionally, researchers attributed this boundary layer transition to modal