Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:49
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand," its topography has long fascinated scientists and invited speculation on whether lifeforms might lurk beneath the moon's thick, hazy atmosphere.
An international team of researchers co-led by Antonin Affholder at the U of A Department of Ecolog Solar wind compressions spark massive heatwaves on Jupiter
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:49
A powerful solar wind surge that dramatically compressed Jupiter's magnetic boundary has been recorded for the first time, revealing unexpected heating effects across the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
University of Reading researchers uncovered this 2017 event in which a dense solar wind stream slammed into Jupiter, crushing its magnetosphere and generating a superheated zone across half t Eclipse quiets birds only in zones of near-total darkness
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:49
A landmark study using community-sourced audio data has revealed that bird song diminished significantly only in areas of near-complete solar coverage during the April 8, 2024, total eclipse. The research, featured in Scientific Reports, marks the first scientific deployment of the Haikubox acoustic monitoring network.
Conducted by researchers at Loggerhead Instruments and the K. Lisa Yang Aitech launches compact AI-powered satellite platform for next-gen Earth and space intelligence
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:49
Built upon more than three decades of space-proven electronic systems and trillions of miles of cumulative flight heritage, Aitech has introduced the IQSat, an ultra-compact, AI-enabled picosatellite platform capable of forming large-scale constellations. The new system enables broad, persistent coverage of the Earth, offering real-time insights into life patterns, environmental change, and stra A football field of archives shaped the identity of the Royal Observatory
Thursday, 10 April 2025 04:49
The vast archival legacy of George Biddell Airy, former director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, stretches 110 meters across the Cambridge University Library shelves-roughly the length of a football field. In a new paper published in Isis: the Journal of the History of Science Society, historian Yuto Ishibashi explores how Airy's meticulous approach to recordkeeping and standardization deep Space leaders emphasize collaboration amid geopolitical challenges
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 20:45
International space agencies stressed the importance of international partnerships with the United States and each other at Space Symposium April 9, as geopolitical shifts and an escalating trade war challenge the space industry.
Space alliances hold strong despite broader geopolitical tensions
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 19:37
Officials insist that U.S.
Apogee Semiconductor Teams with Arrow Electronics to Expand Distribution of Space-Grade Technologies
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 19:28
Plano, Texas – Apogee Semiconductor, a leading provider of advanced technologies for space and extreme environments, today announced its collaboration with Arrow Electronics, a global distributor of electronic components and […]
Signals from Space Symposium: A trillion-dollar defense budget
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 19:03
Our guest today is Kari Bingen, senior fellow at the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
SpaceNews’ full Wednesday show daily from Space Symposium — now live
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 18:19
Here’s your SpaceNews show daily for Wednesday. Inside: a one-on-one with NASA acting administrator Janet Petro, a sharp commentary on accelerating space acquisition, and in-depth coverage of U.S.
Isaacman says NASA should pursue human moon and Mars programs simultaneously
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 17:04
NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman said that the agency should simultaneously pursue both human missions to the moon and Mars.
Defense experts warn procurement bottlenecks risk U.S. space edge
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 16:41
Hyten: "You look at our on-orbit capabilities, they're basically the same as they were 10 years ago"
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief
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Space Force to roll out strategy for international collaboration
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 15:45
Saltzman calls space "the ultimate team sport" as U.S.