Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) Press Release - The Rosalind Franklin rover's search for ancient life on Mars could be aided by natural processes that deliver organic-rich material directly to its landing zone, according to two new studies presented this week in Helsinki. Scheduled for la

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
While the ancient Martian climate is still debated, new research indicates that volcanic emissions of sulfur gases could have created a warmer atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The study, published in Science Advances, was led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin. Analyzing Martian meteorite data, the team ran over 40 simulations testing how carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur

Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025
An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres - and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like them orbiting other stars? A new study using observations from NASA's James Webb S

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration reported its clearest gravitational wave signal yet from a black hole merger, offering the most precise confirmation to date of Stephen Hawking's area theorem. The signal, designated GW250114, was recorded in early 2025 during LIGO's latest observing run, using detectors nearly four times as sensitive as thos

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
New research presented at the EPSC - DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki indicates that the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be about 33,000 light years from Earth, and that such a society would need to have survived at least 280,000 years - potentially millions - to coexist with us in time. Dr Manuel Scherf and Professor Helmut Lammer of the Austrian Academy of Scie

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists face a daunting task when trying to describe the cosmic web, the immense 3D structure of galaxies, clusters, superclusters, filaments, and voids that spans the Universe. Models like the Effective Field Theory of Large-Scale Structure (EFTofLSS) combine theory and astronomical data to make statistical predictions, but they require enormous computing power. To meet the challenge p

Amazon is preparing to double the size of its Project Kuiper constellation to over 200 satellites this year with three more launches, supporting broadband services in the U.S.

The demonstration, targeted for 2026, will attempt to showcase a spacecraft’s ability to approach, image and maneuver around other objects in orbit without direct human control

PARIS – GHGSat plans to expand its greenhouse gas monitoring constellation and analytic services with $47 million Canadian dollars ($34 million) in equity and debt financing announced Sept.