Firefly lands first private US spaceship on the Moon
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Washington DC (AFP) Mar 02, 2025
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday after a long journey through space, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down shortly after 3:34 am US ET (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side.
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday after a long journey through space, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down shortly after 3:34 am US ET (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side. European satellite launcher set for first commercial blast off
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Paris (AFP) Mar 1, 2025
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.
The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's efforts to build up its security autonomy amid the shocks caused by the US-Russia diplomatic rapprochement.
"The whole world is watching us," Aria
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.
The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's efforts to build up its security autonomy amid the shocks caused by the US-Russia diplomatic rapprochement.
"The whole world is watching us," Aria Rocket Lab's Pioneer Aids Varda's Capsule Re-Entry in In-Space Manufacturing Mission
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully facilitated the re-entry of Varda Space Industries' capsule using its custom-built Pioneer spacecraft. The capsule, part of Varda's W-2 mission, landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on February 27 at 1:52 pm UTC, with operational support from Southern Launch.
The W-2 mission carried a hypersonic re-entry capsule featuring
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully facilitated the re-entry of Varda Space Industries' capsule using its custom-built Pioneer spacecraft. The capsule, part of Varda's W-2 mission, landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on February 27 at 1:52 pm UTC, with operational support from Southern Launch.
The W-2 mission carried a hypersonic re-entry capsule featuring Time Interfaces Unlock New Frontiers in Four-Dimensional Quantum Optics
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) sheds light on the interaction of photons-the fundamental particles of light-as they traverse boundaries where material properties change abruptly over time. This research reveals fascinating quantum optical phenomena that could drive innovations in quantum technology and propel the emerging field of four-dimensiona
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) sheds light on the interaction of photons-the fundamental particles of light-as they traverse boundaries where material properties change abruptly over time. This research reveals fascinating quantum optical phenomena that could drive innovations in quantum technology and propel the emerging field of four-dimensiona How Life Emerged on Early Earth: New Study Challenges Nitrogen Limitation Assumptions
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Southwestern Germany are shedding new light on how life might have developed on early Earth. Their latest findings challenge long-standing theories that biologically available nitrogen was a limiting factor in early life's expansion.
Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and other biological molecules. Although Earth's atmosph
Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Southwestern Germany are shedding new light on how life might have developed on early Earth. Their latest findings challenge long-standing theories that biologically available nitrogen was a limiting factor in early life's expansion.
Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and other biological molecules. Although Earth's atmosph New photon-avalanching nanoparticles could enable next-generation optical computers
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles.
The breakthrough - which the team published recently in the journal Nature Photonics - paves the way for fabricating optical memory and transistors on a nanometer size sc
A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles.
The breakthrough - which the team published recently in the journal Nature Photonics - paves the way for fabricating optical memory and transistors on a nanometer size sc Star Mergers' Magnetic Outflows Spawn Universe's Highest-Energy Particles
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles known in the universe, with energies exceeding those attainable by human-made accelerators by more than a million times. Despite their discovery over six decades ago, the origin of these extreme particles has remained an open question in astrophysics.
A groundbreaking theory by Glennys Farrar, a physicist at New York Un
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles known in the universe, with energies exceeding those attainable by human-made accelerators by more than a million times. Despite their discovery over six decades ago, the origin of these extreme particles has remained an open question in astrophysics.
A groundbreaking theory by Glennys Farrar, a physicist at New York Un New Constraints on Dark Matter Properties from Latest Observations
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A research team from Tokyo Metropolitan University has made significant progress in the ongoing search for dark matter. Utilizing advanced spectrographic technology and the Magellan Clay Telescope, they have established new constraints on the lifetime of dark matter through just four hours of infrared observations. Their results underscore the potential of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques i
A research team from Tokyo Metropolitan University has made significant progress in the ongoing search for dark matter. Utilizing advanced spectrographic technology and the Magellan Clay Telescope, they have established new constraints on the lifetime of dark matter through just four hours of infrared observations. Their results underscore the potential of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques i UAF scientist designing satellite to hunt small space debris
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch.
Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from the ground, can damage satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
The idea is to outfit future satellites,
A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch.
Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from the ground, can damage satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
The idea is to outfit future satellites, Shenzhou XIX crew successfully tests pipeline inspection robot on space station
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
The crew of China's Shenzhou XIX mission has completed a pivotal in-orbit test of a pipeline inspection robot aboard the Tiangong space station, marking a major step forward in space station maintenance technology.
To evaluate the robot's capabilities, astronauts constructed a simulated pipeline system with an assortment of straight, curved, and conical pipes of varying diameters. Within t
The crew of China's Shenzhou XIX mission has completed a pivotal in-orbit test of a pipeline inspection robot aboard the Tiangong space station, marking a major step forward in space station maintenance technology.
To evaluate the robot's capabilities, astronauts constructed a simulated pipeline system with an assortment of straight, curved, and conical pipes of varying diameters. Within t GMV secures contract to provide Spanish Air and Space Force with advanced space operations simulator
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
The Spanish Air and Space Force's Logistics Support Command (MALOG), through its Directorate-General of Procurement (DAD), has awarded GMV a contract to develop and implement a cutting-edge simulator for training personnel in orbital mechanics and space operations. As part of the agreement, GMV will also provide ongoing maintenance and user training services.
Space operations have become i
The Spanish Air and Space Force's Logistics Support Command (MALOG), through its Directorate-General of Procurement (DAD), has awarded GMV a contract to develop and implement a cutting-edge simulator for training personnel in orbital mechanics and space operations. As part of the agreement, GMV will also provide ongoing maintenance and user training services.
Space operations have become i Maxar Space Systems Ships First Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Spacecraft to L3Harris
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
Maxar Space Systems, a leader in satellite manufacturing and space technology solutions, has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] in support of the Space Development Agency (SDA)'s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The spacecraft bus, built on the Maxar 300 platform, was designed to advance the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Manufact
Maxar Space Systems, a leader in satellite manufacturing and space technology solutions, has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] in support of the Space Development Agency (SDA)'s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The spacecraft bus, built on the Maxar 300 platform, was designed to advance the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Manufact Eyes in the Sky: Kanyini's First Images Mark Milestone for SA Satellite
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
South Australia's pioneering satellite, Kanyini, has successfully transmitted its first images from space, marking a major milestone for the mission.
Launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission last August, Kanyini has been orbiting Earth for 194 days. The satellite's operation is overseen by the mission control team at Inovor Technologies, headquartered in Adelaide's Lot Fourteen inno
South Australia's pioneering satellite, Kanyini, has successfully transmitted its first images from space, marking a major milestone for the mission.
Launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission last August, Kanyini has been orbiting Earth for 194 days. The satellite's operation is overseen by the mission control team at Inovor Technologies, headquartered in Adelaide's Lot Fourteen inno Week in images: 24-28 February 2025
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SpaceX eyes Monday for eighth test of Starship from Texas
Friday, 28 February 2025 12:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
The eighth test flight of SpaceX's Starship is set to take off as early as Monday, March 3, marking another step in the company's continued development of its fully reusable launch system.
A live webcast of the mission will begin approximately 40 minutes before liftoff, accessible via SpaceX's official channels, including X (formerly Twitter) and the X TV app. The launch window is schedule
The eighth test flight of SpaceX's Starship is set to take off as early as Monday, March 3, marking another step in the company's continued development of its fully reusable launch system.
A live webcast of the mission will begin approximately 40 minutes before liftoff, accessible via SpaceX's official channels, including X (formerly Twitter) and the X TV app. The launch window is schedule