Life Could Thrive Underground on Mars and Icy Moons Thanks to Cosmic Radiation
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
A new study by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi reveals that cosmic rays - high-energy particles from space - could generate enough energy to support microbial life beneath the surfaces of planets and moons in our solar system.
Led by Dimitra Atri, Principal Investigator at NYUAD's Space Exploration Laboratory within the Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), the research challenges
A new study by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi reveals that cosmic rays - high-energy particles from space - could generate enough energy to support microbial life beneath the surfaces of planets and moons in our solar system.
Led by Dimitra Atri, Principal Investigator at NYUAD's Space Exploration Laboratory within the Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), the research challenges Simulated ice volcanoes reveal how water behaves on distant moons
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Scientists have recreated the cryovolcanic conditions found on icy moons such as Europa and Enceladus, shedding light on how water behaves in near-vacuum environments. The research, led by a team from the University of Sheffield, the Open University, and the Czech Academy of Sciences, used a low-pressure chamber to mimic space-like conditions and observe how water transitions under these extreme
Scientists have recreated the cryovolcanic conditions found on icy moons such as Europa and Enceladus, shedding light on how water behaves in near-vacuum environments. The research, led by a team from the University of Sheffield, the Open University, and the Czech Academy of Sciences, used a low-pressure chamber to mimic space-like conditions and observe how water transitions under these extreme Chemistry that shaped the cosmos revealed in helium hydride reaction study
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Immediately following the Big Bang some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was a searing cauldron of energy and particles. Within seconds, temperatures dropped enough for the first elements - mostly hydrogen and helium - to form, though they remained fully ionized. It wasn't until about 380,000 years later that conditions allowed for recombination, giving rise to neutral atoms and initiating t
Immediately following the Big Bang some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was a searing cauldron of energy and particles. Within seconds, temperatures dropped enough for the first elements - mostly hydrogen and helium - to form, though they remained fully ionized. It wasn't until about 380,000 years later that conditions allowed for recombination, giving rise to neutral atoms and initiating t Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
The experiment in question is the double-slit experiment, which was first performed in 1801 by the British scholar Thomas Young to show how light behaves as a wave. Today, with the formulation of quantum mechanics, the double-slit experiment is now known for its surprisingly simple demonstration of a head-scratching reality: that light exists as both a particle and a wave. Stranger still, this d
The experiment in question is the double-slit experiment, which was first performed in 1801 by the British scholar Thomas Young to show how light behaves as a wave. Today, with the formulation of quantum mechanics, the double-slit experiment is now known for its surprisingly simple demonstration of a head-scratching reality: that light exists as both a particle and a wave. Stranger still, this d Scientists and engineers build radio telescope bound for the Moon
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Brookhaven NY (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has completed the "major item of equipment" phase for the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night), a moon-based radio telescope set to make history.
Comprising the overall design of the telescope as well as the procurement and construction of its components, this project phase was a significant under
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has completed the "major item of equipment" phase for the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night), a moon-based radio telescope set to make history.
Comprising the overall design of the telescope as well as the procurement and construction of its components, this project phase was a significant under Planet expands Pelican satellite fleet with launch of two new spacecraft
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Planet Labs PBC has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for their upcoming launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The deployment marks a continued build-out of Planet's next-generation Earth observation fleet.
The company also announced that its satellite production line is now fully operational, with multiple Pelican and Tanager un
Planet Labs PBC has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for their upcoming launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The deployment marks a continued build-out of Planet's next-generation Earth observation fleet.
The company also announced that its satellite production line is now fully operational, with multiple Pelican and Tanager un York launches BARD satellite to advance real time intersatellite communications
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
York Space Systems has successfully launched its BARD mission, marking a key milestone in the evolution of next-generation satellite communications. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 23 and achieved full operational status with first-contact success and healthy systems on orbit.
Developed in collaboration with NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCa
York Space Systems has successfully launched its BARD mission, marking a key milestone in the evolution of next-generation satellite communications. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 23 and achieved full operational status with first-contact success and healthy systems on orbit.
Developed in collaboration with NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCa Bridges gain new voice through real time GNSS monitoring of structural behavior
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Researchers have unveiled a real-time structural monitoring system that uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to track both displacement and orientation in long-span bridges. This integrated approach marks a significant improvement over traditional systems that focus solely on movement and miss subtle rotational changes indicative of early structural stress.
The new met
Researchers have unveiled a real-time structural monitoring system that uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to track both displacement and orientation in long-span bridges. This integrated approach marks a significant improvement over traditional systems that focus solely on movement and miss subtle rotational changes indicative of early structural stress.
The new met 
Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 19:37
Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Intelsat and Astranis will receive a combined $37.2 million under six-month contracts
Frontgrade’s New Radiation-Tolerant, Scalable SpaceStor 4TB MMU Joins MAMBA Modular Space Systems Lineup
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 14:00
Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has launched its operationally resilient SpaceStor™ Mass […]
Frontgrade Unveils SBC-2A72 with 32GB NAND to Enable High-Performance Edge Computing in Air and Space Platforms
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 13:43Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released the SBC-2A72 VNX+ Single Board […]
China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:24
Canada awards study contracts for lunar utility rover
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:01
The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.
Slingshot unveils AI agent for Space Force training
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:00
The technology can simulate adversary spacecraft behaviors in physics-accurate orbital environments