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Swoosh! Trump again taps Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Thursday, 06 November 2025 05:16
Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head NASA, again tapping the close associate of Elon Musk to lead the US space agency.
The nomination, announced by Trump on Truth Social, came six months after the president withdrew his initial nomination of Isaacman to lead NASA amid a bitter row with Musk.
If confirmed by the
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head NASA, again tapping the close associate of Elon Musk to lead the US space agency.
The nomination, announced by Trump on Truth Social, came six months after the president withdrew his initial nomination of Isaacman to lead NASA amid a bitter row with Musk.
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Thursday, 06 November 2025 05:16
Kourou (AFP) Nov 4, 2025
A European Ariane 6 rocket blasted off from France's Kourou space base in French Guiana on Tuesday night, carrying a new environmental monitoring satellite, an AFP correspondent said.
Lift-off was at 6:02 pm local time (2102 GMT) and is the third commercial flight of the Ariane 6 launch system since the expendable rockets came into service last year.
The rocket was carrying a Sentinel-1D
A European Ariane 6 rocket blasted off from France's Kourou space base in French Guiana on Tuesday night, carrying a new environmental monitoring satellite, an AFP correspondent said.
Lift-off was at 6:02 pm local time (2102 GMT) and is the third commercial flight of the Ariane 6 launch system since the expendable rockets came into service last year.
The rocket was carrying a Sentinel-1D Florida Space Coast doubleader: SpaceX launches, ULA scrubbed
Thursday, 06 November 2025 05:16
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 5, 2025
One of two planned launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station lifted off Wednesday night.
SpaceX's mission went off as scheduled but the United Launch Alliance flight scheduled for two hours later was scrubbed and delayed by at least 24 hours.
If both launches went off in the doubleheader, the yearly record of 93 from Florida will be tied. The other Space Coast site is the
One of two planned launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station lifted off Wednesday night.
SpaceX's mission went off as scheduled but the United Launch Alliance flight scheduled for two hours later was scrubbed and delayed by at least 24 hours.
If both launches went off in the doubleheader, the yearly record of 93 from Florida will be tied. The other Space Coast site is the New Zealand plans space mission, satellite fleet: minister
Thursday, 06 November 2025 05:16
Wellington (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
New Zealand is planning a national space mission which could see a small fleet of state-owned satellites launched into the skies over the Pacific nation, a minister told AFP on Wednesday.
"Actions to progress to a large-scale mission are being advanced," Minister for Space Judith Collins said.
The mission would involve sending up "one or more government-owned satellites" for "regular cov
New Zealand is planning a national space mission which could see a small fleet of state-owned satellites launched into the skies over the Pacific nation, a minister told AFP on Wednesday.
"Actions to progress to a large-scale mission are being advanced," Minister for Space Judith Collins said.
The mission would involve sending up "one or more government-owned satellites" for "regular cov Electron Launch Expands iQPS Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Network
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Rocket Lab has completed its 74th Electron mission, launching a synthetic aperture radar satellite, QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I), for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). This marks the sixth dedicated Electron launch for iQPS, and advances their Earth-imaging constellation.
The 'Nation God Navigates' mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on No
Rocket Lab has completed its 74th Electron mission, launching a synthetic aperture radar satellite, QPS-SAR-14 (YACHIHOKO-I), for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). This marks the sixth dedicated Electron launch for iQPS, and advances their Earth-imaging constellation.
The 'Nation God Navigates' mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on No Starlab selects Leidos to oversee assembly and testing for new space station
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Starlab Space LLC has appointed Leidos to direct U.S.-based assembly, integration, and testing activities for its new commercial space station. Leidos will assemble and integrate station modules, ensuring their compatibility and verifying systems performance at facilities in Alabama. The agreement includes responsibilities for safety, mission assurance, and systems engineering, supporting Starla
Starlab Space LLC has appointed Leidos to direct U.S.-based assembly, integration, and testing activities for its new commercial space station. Leidos will assemble and integrate station modules, ensuring their compatibility and verifying systems performance at facilities in Alabama. The agreement includes responsibilities for safety, mission assurance, and systems engineering, supporting Starla NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars - twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold - will launch in early November
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Berkeley, CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
The first dual-satellite mission to another planet, NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), is scheduled for launch no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The two identical spacecraft are managed and operated by the University of California, Berkeley, and will fly in formation to map the magnetic fields, upper atmosphere and ionosphere of M
The first dual-satellite mission to another planet, NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), is scheduled for launch no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The two identical spacecraft are managed and operated by the University of California, Berkeley, and will fly in formation to map the magnetic fields, upper atmosphere and ionosphere of M Universe Expansion Now Enters Phase of Slowing According to New Research
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
A new study led by scientists from Yonsei University suggests the universe has begun to slow its expansion, contradicting the widely held belief that this rate has been accelerating. Their research raises substantial doubts about the standard model that identifies dark energy as the cause for ongoing acceleration.
The investigation, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical So
A new study led by scientists from Yonsei University suggests the universe has begun to slow its expansion, contradicting the widely held belief that this rate has been accelerating. Their research raises substantial doubts about the standard model that identifies dark energy as the cause for ongoing acceleration.
The investigation, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical So Black hole shadow studies to reveal new physics beyond Einstein
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of black holes at the center of the galaxy M87 and our Milky Way, published a few years ago by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, broke new ground. "What you see on these images is not the black hole itself, but rather the hot matter in its immediate vicinity," explains Pro
Black holes are considered cosmic gluttons, from which not even light can escape. That is also why the images of black holes at the center of the galaxy M87 and our Milky Way, published a few years ago by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, broke new ground. "What you see on these images is not the black hole itself, but rather the hot matter in its immediate vicinity," explains Pro Closest-ever view of planet-forming disk captured around distant star
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory have observed the innermost zones where planets begin to take shape, using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRC2) on Maunakea, Hawaii. Their study targeted HD 34282, a young star surrounded by dust and gas roughly 400 light-years away.
The telescope's advanced imaging tools enabled the team to study regions close to the star that were previously out of r
Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory have observed the innermost zones where planets begin to take shape, using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRC2) on Maunakea, Hawaii. Their study targeted HD 34282, a young star surrounded by dust and gas roughly 400 light-years away.
The telescope's advanced imaging tools enabled the team to study regions close to the star that were previously out of r New study revises our picture of the most common planets in the galaxy
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Chicago, IL (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Research led by UChicago's Eliza Kempton finds some 'mini-Neptunes' likely have solid surfaces rather than molten interiors
A new study finds that many "mini-Neptunes" - perhaps the most common planets in the galaxy - are under so much pressure from their heavy atmospheres that the surface is likely compressed solid. Illustration courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
As telescopes
Research led by UChicago's Eliza Kempton finds some 'mini-Neptunes' likely have solid surfaces rather than molten interiors
A new study finds that many "mini-Neptunes" - perhaps the most common planets in the galaxy - are under so much pressure from their heavy atmospheres that the surface is likely compressed solid. Illustration courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
As telescopes Ageing stars found to destroy nearby giant planets
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Astronomers from University College London and the University of Warwick have discovered that ageing stars may be responsible for destroying giant planets in close orbits. When stars similar to the Sun exhaust their hydrogen fuel, they expand and cool, entering the red giant phase. This transformation can lead to the engulfment and destruction of closely orbiting giant planets.
The researc
Astronomers from University College London and the University of Warwick have discovered that ageing stars may be responsible for destroying giant planets in close orbits. When stars similar to the Sun exhaust their hydrogen fuel, they expand and cool, entering the red giant phase. This transformation can lead to the engulfment and destruction of closely orbiting giant planets.
The researc First comprehensive altitude mapping of blue aurora at 200 kilometers using hyperspectral imaging
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences have established a new method to determine the altitude distribution of blue aurora using a single hyperspectral camera. Inspired by laboratory plasma techniques, the team estimated auroral heights through analysis of sunlight-excited resonant scattering along the camera's line of sight.
Traditional approaches for capturing auroral
Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences have established a new method to determine the altitude distribution of blue aurora using a single hyperspectral camera. Inspired by laboratory plasma techniques, the team estimated auroral heights through analysis of sunlight-excited resonant scattering along the camera's line of sight.
Traditional approaches for capturing auroral Solar Orbiter reveals rapid polar magnetic field drift on the Sun
Thursday, 06 November 2025 01:07
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft, collected during its unique vantage over the solar south pole, demonstrate that the Sun's magnetic field is carried towards the pole at speeds faster than previous models suggested. The measurements analyzed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research incorporated Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) data from March 21, 202
Data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft, collected during its unique vantage over the solar south pole, demonstrate that the Sun's magnetic field is carried towards the pole at speeds faster than previous models suggested. The measurements analyzed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research incorporated Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) data from March 21, 202