Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
European Space Agency member states have approved 955 million euros for the agency's Space Safety programme for the next three years, about 30 percent more than the previous funding level and above the amount requested in the CM25 proposal. The allocation represents roughly 4 percent of ESA's total budget over the same period and fully finances the programme's planned activities, including the R

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
Chinese researchers have used a self-developed next generation Mars general circulation model, known as GoMars, to carry out a comprehensive simulation of the Martian dust cycle spanning 50 Martian years. The work aims to capture how airborne dust evolves over time and to provide a basis for more reliable Martian weather forecasts and climate projections. The team at the Institute of Atmos

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
LandSpace has begun a detailed analysis of its first Zhuque-3 (ZQ 3) orbital test after the reusable rocket's booster was lost during an attempted landing, even as the mission's upper stage reached its planned orbit. The flight, conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marked China's first orbital-class launch attempt with a stainless-steel methane-fueled vehicle designed from the out

Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 04, 2025
NASA's Perseverance rover has directly detected tiny electrical sparks and associated shock waves inside Martian dust devils, confirming that the Red Planet's ubiquitous whirlwinds can generate "mini-lightning" through charged dust. Using the SuperCam instrument's microphone and electromagnetic sensors, the team identified brief crackles and pressure spikes that reveal triboelectric discharges o

Engineers are using a satellite link between two European Space Agency facilities to advance teleoperated robotics systems that could enable future lunar explorers to study the Moon from afar.

True to its promise, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite is now being used to calculate directly how clouds and aerosols influence Earth’s energy balance – the all-important balance that regulates our climate. In doing so, EarthCARE is poised to sharpen the accuracy of climate models, the very tools that guide global climate policy and action.