Selfie satellite completes mission milestone for Australia
Friday, 26 September 2025 05:27
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has completed its first mission phase, marking a major step for the nation's role in the global space industry. Developed by the University of Melbourne with support from the Italian Space Agency (ASI), SpIRIT is the first Australian Space Agency-funded space telescope to host a foreign payload as its primary instrument.
Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro
Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has completed its first mission phase, marking a major step for the nation's role in the global space industry. Developed by the University of Melbourne with support from the Italian Space Agency (ASI), SpIRIT is the first Australian Space Agency-funded space telescope to host a foreign payload as its primary instrument.
Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030
Friday, 26 September 2025 05:27
Columbus, OH (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American - a streak that will soon reach 25 years.
When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity's most amazing accomplishments, a shining example of coope
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American - a streak that will soon reach 25 years.
When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity's most amazing accomplishments, a shining example of coope Two newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun
Friday, 26 September 2025 05:27
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the Sun's atmosphere - and coronal mass ejections - eruptions of plasma from the Sun - can affect the communications, satellite navigation and power grid systems that keep society functioning.
On Sep
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the Sun's atmosphere - and coronal mass ejections - eruptions of plasma from the Sun - can affect the communications, satellite navigation and power grid systems that keep society functioning.
On Sep NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Friday, 26 September 2025 05:27
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the robotic platform aboard the International Space Station.
As the agency returns astronauts to the Moon, robotic helpers like Astrobee could one day take over routine maintenance tasks and support futur
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the robotic platform aboard the International Space Station.
As the agency returns astronauts to the Moon, robotic helpers like Astrobee could one day take over routine maintenance tasks and support futur SpaceX, ULA launch rockets from Cape Canaveral
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 25, 2025
Cape Canaveral was the site of two successful rocket launches Thursday morning, one from SpaceX and another from United Launch Alliance.
SpaceX launched its 86th Starlink mission this year. The flight will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to orbit. It has 8,400 already there.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:39 a
Cape Canaveral was the site of two successful rocket launches Thursday morning, one from SpaceX and another from United Launch Alliance.
SpaceX launched its 86th Starlink mission this year. The flight will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to orbit. It has 8,400 already there.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:39 a Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missions
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Recent tests suggest that swarms of spherical tumbleweed rovers could offer an affordable and efficient way to explore Mars. Experiments conducted in a wind tunnel and on natural terrain show that the wind powered design can move across a range of surfaces under Mars like conditions.
The five metre wide rovers are designed to roll with martian winds, dispersing across the surface to collec
Recent tests suggest that swarms of spherical tumbleweed rovers could offer an affordable and efficient way to explore Mars. Experiments conducted in a wind tunnel and on natural terrain show that the wind powered design can move across a range of surfaces under Mars like conditions.
The five metre wide rovers are designed to roll with martian winds, dispersing across the surface to collec Chinese IoT satellite constellation completes first phase for global communications
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
A Chinese satellite network dedicated to Internet of Things (IoT) services has achieved global surface coverage, excluding polar regions, with the deployment of its first-phase constellation of 64 satellites.
The milestone was reached following the launch of 11 Geely-06 satellites from a sea platform in Shandong province. The deployment marks the culmination of six launches between 2022 an
A Chinese satellite network dedicated to Internet of Things (IoT) services has achieved global surface coverage, excluding polar regions, with the deployment of its first-phase constellation of 64 satellites.
The milestone was reached following the launch of 11 Geely-06 satellites from a sea platform in Shandong province. The deployment marks the culmination of six launches between 2022 an Planet expands satellite production with new Berlin facility
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Planet Labs GmbH has announced plans to establish a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin, marking a major expansion of its European operations. The site will focus on producing next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites to meet increasing demand for advanced Earth observation and intelligence solutions across Europe.
The investment, expected to exceed eight figures, will
Planet Labs GmbH has announced plans to establish a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin, marking a major expansion of its European operations. The site will focus on producing next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites to meet increasing demand for advanced Earth observation and intelligence solutions across Europe.
The investment, expected to exceed eight figures, will NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologies
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. The program, part of the Artemis campaign, focuses on advancing Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) technologies needed to sustain astronauts on the Moon and future missions to Mars.
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. The program, part of the Artemis campaign, focuses on advancing Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) technologies needed to sustain astronauts on the Moon and future missions to Mars. SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 21, 2025
SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The first stage booster from the launch returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after separating. It was the 11th time this first stage booster had been used by SpaceX, the aerospace company said.
SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The first stage booster from the launch returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after separating. It was the 11th time this first stage booster had been used by SpaceX, the aerospace company said. NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, for a new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order, assigning the company an option to deliver the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) to the Moon's South Pole. The rover will probe permanently shadowed regions to search for ice and other volatiles critical to future human missions on the Moon and Mars.
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NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, for a new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order, assigning the company an option to deliver the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) to the Moon's South Pole. The rover will probe permanently shadowed regions to search for ice and other volatiles critical to future human missions on the Moon and Mars.
"NASA Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University advance Welsh space cooling technology
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Teledyne Labtech is leading a Welsh effort to rethink thermal management for spacecraft electronics through the Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics project, developed with Bangor University and supported by Airbus Endeavr, a joint initiative between Airbus and the Welsh Government.
The collaboration targets one of space engineering's hardest problems: moving heat in vacuum. T
Teledyne Labtech is leading a Welsh effort to rethink thermal management for spacecraft electronics through the Advanced Thermal Management for Space Electronics project, developed with Bangor University and supported by Airbus Endeavr, a joint initiative between Airbus and the Welsh Government.
The collaboration targets one of space engineering's hardest problems: moving heat in vacuum. T Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the unit's ability to withstand extreme g-forces, altitudes, and velocities beyond projected limits.
The navigation system demonstrated reliable operation in GPS-denied environments, validating its
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit (AHT IMU) has surpassed expectations in its third major test, this time onboard a sounding rocket. The trial confirmed the unit's ability to withstand extreme g-forces, altitudes, and velocities beyond projected limits.
The navigation system demonstrated reliable operation in GPS-denied environments, validating its Cosmic glass in Australia reveals traces of massive asteroid strike
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Curtin University scientists have identified evidence of a giant asteroid impact hidden in tiny fragments of natural glass, known as tektites, found only in Australia.
Tektites form when a space rock collides with Earth, melts surface material, and blasts molten debris across vast distances. The newly recognised tektites, discovered mainly in South Australia, mark a previously unknown impa
Curtin University scientists have identified evidence of a giant asteroid impact hidden in tiny fragments of natural glass, known as tektites, found only in Australia.
Tektites form when a space rock collides with Earth, melts surface material, and blasts molten debris across vast distances. The newly recognised tektites, discovered mainly in South Australia, mark a previously unknown impa Mars polar vortex traps cold and builds seasonal ozone layer
Friday, 26 September 2025 01:03
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
A rare look inside the wintry north polar vortex of Mars has revealed that conditions are far colder than outside its boundary, and that the months of complete darkness allow ozone to accumulate in the martian atmosphere.
"The atmosphere inside the polar vortex, from near the surface to about 30 kilometres high, is characterised by extreme cold temperatures, about 40 degrees Celsius colder
A rare look inside the wintry north polar vortex of Mars has revealed that conditions are far colder than outside its boundary, and that the months of complete darkness allow ozone to accumulate in the martian atmosphere.
"The atmosphere inside the polar vortex, from near the surface to about 30 kilometres high, is characterised by extreme cold temperatures, about 40 degrees Celsius colder