Firefly Aerospace expands defense technology portfolio with SciTec acquisition
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has completed the acquisition of SciTec, strengthening its capabilities in national security and defense technology. The purchase price included a mix of cash and Firefly common stock, with over 475 SciTec employees joining the Firefly team.
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, stated, "SciTec brings more than four decades of experience supporting high-stakes national sec
Firefly Aerospace has completed the acquisition of SciTec, strengthening its capabilities in national security and defense technology. The purchase price included a mix of cash and Firefly common stock, with over 475 SciTec employees joining the Firefly team.
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, stated, "SciTec brings more than four decades of experience supporting high-stakes national sec Planet secures renewed multi-year imagery contract with international defense agency
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Planet Labs PBC announced an eight-figure, multi-year contract renewal with a long-standing international defense and intelligence customer. Under the new agreement, Planet will provide assured tasking for its Pelican and SkySat satellite constellations, supporting timely monitoring and intelligence gathering in critical regions.
Ashley Johnson, President and CFO of Planet, stated, "We con
Planet Labs PBC announced an eight-figure, multi-year contract renewal with a long-standing international defense and intelligence customer. Under the new agreement, Planet will provide assured tasking for its Pelican and SkySat satellite constellations, supporting timely monitoring and intelligence gathering in critical regions.
Ashley Johnson, President and CFO of Planet, stated, "We con Robots gain guarded acceptance in elderly care if safety and trust align
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A major survey by Chiba University researchers reveals that a significant portion of people are prepared to accept home-care robots, provided these systems secure privacy and safety and maintain user trust. The study involved 4,890 individuals including older adults, their families, caregivers, and robot developers.
Participants were questioned about willingness to use robots in caregiving
A major survey by Chiba University researchers reveals that a significant portion of people are prepared to accept home-care robots, provided these systems secure privacy and safety and maintain user trust. The study involved 4,890 individuals including older adults, their families, caregivers, and robot developers.
Participants were questioned about willingness to use robots in caregiving Half-billion-year-old parasite still threatens shellfish
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Riverside, CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct.
The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for its exceptionally well-preserved sea life. The scans revealed a serie
A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct.
The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for its exceptionally well-preserved sea life. The scans revealed a serie China increases lead in global remote sensing research as US share slips
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering finds China now produces nearly half of all peer-reviewed remote sensing publications, while the US accounts for just 9 percent - a reversal from six decades ago. Tracking more than 126,000 papers published between 1961 and 2023, the study outlines China's rapid rise in this field, having grown from minimal output prior to the 1990s to 47 percent
A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering finds China now produces nearly half of all peer-reviewed remote sensing publications, while the US accounts for just 9 percent - a reversal from six decades ago. Tracking more than 126,000 papers published between 1961 and 2023, the study outlines China's rapid rise in this field, having grown from minimal output prior to the 1990s to 47 percent Cosmic dust reveals dynamic shifts in central Arctic sea-ice coverage over the last 30,000 years
Sunday, 09 November 2025 03:45
Seattle, WA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 42% since 1979, when regular satellite monitoring began. As the ice grows thinner and recedes, more water is exposed to sunlight. Ice reflects sunlight but dark water absorbs it, advancing warming and accelerating ice loss. Climate models indicate that the Arctic will see ice-free summers within the coming decades, and scientists still aren't sure what th
Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 42% since 1979, when regular satellite monitoring began. As the ice grows thinner and recedes, more water is exposed to sunlight. Ice reflects sunlight but dark water absorbs it, advancing warming and accelerating ice loss. Climate models indicate that the Arctic will see ice-free summers within the coming decades, and scientists still aren't sure what th AI-developed controller directs satellite in pioneering in-orbit maneuver
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
A team at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) has achieved a significant milestone on the road to space autonomy by successfully testing an artificial intelligence-based attitude controller in orbit for the first time. This world-first achievement was carried out using the 3U nanosatellite InnoCube, with direct in-orbit control administered by a system developed at JMU. The test occu
UCF helps shape the future of space hospitality and tourism
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Orlando, FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
As Florida's Premier University for Engineering, Technology and Innovation, UCF continues to lead the way in preparing students for the industries of tomorrow - including those that reach beyond Earth.
UCF students are participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (Mission 21), a national competition that provides students with the opportunity to design experiments for launc
As Florida's Premier University for Engineering, Technology and Innovation, UCF continues to lead the way in preparing students for the industries of tomorrow - including those that reach beyond Earth.
UCF students are participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (Mission 21), a national competition that provides students with the opportunity to design experiments for launc ESA puts Insects on the menu for ISS
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already shown they could handle the hurdles of spaceflight. Light, highly adaptable and nutritionally rich, these resilient animals present an attractive option for European researchers studying reliable food sources for long-duration missions.
Eating insects is not unusual: billions of people do it every day. According to the UN's Food and Agr
Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already shown they could handle the hurdles of spaceflight. Light, highly adaptable and nutritionally rich, these resilient animals present an attractive option for European researchers studying reliable food sources for long-duration missions.
Eating insects is not unusual: billions of people do it every day. According to the UN's Food and Agr Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration.
Computer science doctoral student Hiroshi Furuya uses a virtual reality headset to simulate a moon mission, aiming to improve human decision-making and astronaut - autonomous system int
Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration.
Computer science doctoral student Hiroshi Furuya uses a virtual reality headset to simulate a moon mission, aiming to improve human decision-making and astronaut - autonomous system int 3I/ATLAS Highlights Scale and Significance of Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Solar System
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object tracked within our solar system, has brought renewed attention to the dynamic range of cosmic material moving through the Sun's domain. Detected by the ATLAS telescope array in November 2025, this object's high velocity, hyperbolic orbit and unusual composition exemplify why every confirmed visitor from interstellar space is both a scientific mil
3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object tracked within our solar system, has brought renewed attention to the dynamic range of cosmic material moving through the Sun's domain. Detected by the ATLAS telescope array in November 2025, this object's high velocity, hyperbolic orbit and unusual composition exemplify why every confirmed visitor from interstellar space is both a scientific mil Quantum sensors on the China Space Station to probe dark matter and exotic physics
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
The SQUIRE project is launching quantum spin sensors on the China Space Station to investigate exotic-boson-mediated interactions, encompassing 16 different theoretical forms that can shift atomic energy levels. The sensors are designed to detect pseudomagnetic fields generated by interplay between their atomic spins and geoelectrons found within Earth's crust and mantle.
The China Space S
The SQUIRE project is launching quantum spin sensors on the China Space Station to investigate exotic-boson-mediated interactions, encompassing 16 different theoretical forms that can shift atomic energy levels. The sensors are designed to detect pseudomagnetic fields generated by interplay between their atomic spins and geoelectrons found within Earth's crust and mantle.
The China Space S Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life, study finds
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Oxford, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
New findings from NASA's Cassini mission show that Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons and a top contender for extra-terrestrial life, is losing heat from both poles - indicating that it has the long-term stability required for life to develop. The findings have been published 7 November in Science Advances.
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute a
New findings from NASA's Cassini mission show that Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons and a top contender for extra-terrestrial life, is losing heat from both poles - indicating that it has the long-term stability required for life to develop. The findings have been published 7 November in Science Advances.
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute a New satellite operations centre planned for Germany to support EU constellation
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
AST SpaceMobile Inc. and Vodafone Group have chosen Germany as the location for their principal Satellite Operations Centre, designed to allocate, map, and monitor satellite connectivity across Europe. The centre, which will be sited near Munich or Hannover, will coordinate the SatCo satellite system to supply mobile broadband services to public, private, and
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
AST SpaceMobile Inc. and Vodafone Group have chosen Germany as the location for their principal Satellite Operations Centre, designed to allocate, map, and monitor satellite connectivity across Europe. The centre, which will be sited near Munich or Hannover, will coordinate the SatCo satellite system to supply mobile broadband services to public, private, and Sustainable bamboo products offer alternative to plastic in ongoing global pollution fight
Sunday, 09 November 2025 01:27
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A new research perspective explores the viability of bamboo as a replacement for conventional plastic products and evaluates its environmental advantages, technical potential, and current economic barriers. Plastic contamination, including microplastics and chemical pollutants, continues to threaten ecosystems and public health on a global scale. Responding to this challenge, over 175 nations ha
A new research perspective explores the viability of bamboo as a replacement for conventional plastic products and evaluates its environmental advantages, technical potential, and current economic barriers. Plastic contamination, including microplastics and chemical pollutants, continues to threaten ecosystems and public health on a global scale. Responding to this challenge, over 175 nations ha