ESA's impact featured in key UK space policy report
Monday, 17 November 2025 03:28
London, UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
Evidence provided by the European Space Agency was featured in a House of Lords report on space policy, highlighting the benefits and opportunities of ESA-UK cooperation.
On 4 November, the House of Lords' UK Engagement with Space Committee published a report entitled "The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out". It explores the challenges and opportunities facing the British space sector - an
Evidence provided by the European Space Agency was featured in a House of Lords report on space policy, highlighting the benefits and opportunities of ESA-UK cooperation.
On 4 November, the House of Lords' UK Engagement with Space Committee published a report entitled "The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out". It explores the challenges and opportunities facing the British space sector - an Colorado Boulder advances research and education in space law and policy
Monday, 17 November 2025 03:28
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
University of Colorado Boulder researchers are expanding their work into space law following decades of experience in space exploration.
The need for policy expertise has grown as countries continue to launch satellites, probes, and military hardware into orbit.
Marcus Holzinger, professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is the inaugural Hatfie
University of Colorado Boulder researchers are expanding their work into space law following decades of experience in space exploration.
The need for policy expertise has grown as countries continue to launch satellites, probes, and military hardware into orbit.
Marcus Holzinger, professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is the inaugural Hatfie Morphing 3D-printed structures from flat to curved, in space
Monday, 17 November 2025 03:28
Urbana, IL (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur in The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, developed a creative and efficient energy-saving method to morph 2D structures into curved 3D structures while in space.
Wu said what others have done
Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur in The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, developed a creative and efficient energy-saving method to morph 2D structures into curved 3D structures while in space.
Wu said what others have done OHB raises concerns about planned European space joint venture
Sunday, 16 November 2025 20:54
The head of OHB says he is concerned about a planned joint venture among three of his competitors, even as the company sees opportunities from growing European space spending.
Dream Chaser completes key tests ahead of first flight
Sunday, 16 November 2025 08:13
Sierra Space has completed key testing milestones for its Dream Chaser vehicle as the company explores both civil and national security missions for the spaceplane.
Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida
Sunday, 16 November 2025 04:13
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2025
SpaceX launched two rockets with a total of 58 Starlink Internet satellites about 3 1/2 hours apart overnight Saturday in the private company's quickest turnaround from Florida's Space Coast.
In all, there have been a record 98 missions this year from the adjacent Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The record of 94 was broken on Monday.
Originally, there
SpaceX launched two rockets with a total of 58 Starlink Internet satellites about 3 1/2 hours apart overnight Saturday in the private company's quickest turnaround from Florida's Space Coast.
In all, there have been a record 98 missions this year from the adjacent Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The record of 94 was broken on Monday.
Originally, there ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 14, 2025
Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet's predicted location by a factor of 10, thanks to the innovative use of observation data from our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft orbiting Mars.
By being able to use Mars-based data for an unusual ob
Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet's predicted location by a factor of 10, thanks to the innovative use of observation data from our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft orbiting Mars.
By being able to use Mars-based data for an unusual ob Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Chandrayaan-3 was developed to demonstrate the capability for a controlled lunar landing, enable rover mobility on the Moon, and facilitate in-situ research. The mission includes a lander module, propulsion module, and rover. The satellite launched aboard LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, on July 14, 2023.
Following its lunar touchdown on August 23, 2023, the propulsion module maintained l
Chandrayaan-3 was developed to demonstrate the capability for a controlled lunar landing, enable rover mobility on the Moon, and facilitate in-situ research. The mission includes a lander module, propulsion module, and rover. The satellite launched aboard LVM3 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, on July 14, 2023.
Following its lunar touchdown on August 23, 2023, the propulsion module maintained l Reading a quantum clock costs more energy than running it, study finds
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Oxford UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping - the act of measurement itself. In a study published 14 Nov in Physical Review Letters, scientists demonstrate that the energy cost of reading a quantum clock far outweighs the cost of running it, with implications for the design of future quantum technologies.
Clocks, whether pend
A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping - the act of measurement itself. In a study published 14 Nov in Physical Review Letters, scientists demonstrate that the energy cost of reading a quantum clock far outweighs the cost of running it, with implications for the design of future quantum technologies.
Clocks, whether pend A galaxy with earliest star signatures found during cosmic noon
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers led by the Department of Astronomy at Tsinghua University have identified a galaxy labeled CR3, which shows evidence of containing stars from the earliest phase of the universe. The team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the Very Large Telescope, and the Subaru Telescope to examine CR3. It is situated almost 11.5 billion years in the past, at the epoch known as cosmic no
Researchers led by the Department of Astronomy at Tsinghua University have identified a galaxy labeled CR3, which shows evidence of containing stars from the earliest phase of the universe. The team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the Very Large Telescope, and the Subaru Telescope to examine CR3. It is situated almost 11.5 billion years in the past, at the epoch known as cosmic no Open-source clock framework aims to synchronize deep space missions
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Vartis Space Corp. has introduced the Vartis Space Clock, an open-source framework that enables independent synchronization of zero-time reference points for space operations without relying on Earth-based signals.
The company describes the clock framework as a step toward establishing a temporal infrastructure that supports satellites, lunar operations, and missions throughout the Solar S
Vartis Space Corp. has introduced the Vartis Space Clock, an open-source framework that enables independent synchronization of zero-time reference points for space operations without relying on Earth-based signals.
The company describes the clock framework as a step toward establishing a temporal infrastructure that supports satellites, lunar operations, and missions throughout the Solar S Haystack scientists study recent geospace storms and light shows
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular visual shows, can be elusive. Conventional wisdom says that to see them, we need to travel to northern Canada or Alaska. However, in the past two years, New Englanders have been seeing these colorful atmospheric displays on a few occasions - including this week - from the comfort of their backyards, as auroras have been vi
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular visual shows, can be elusive. Conventional wisdom says that to see them, we need to travel to northern Canada or Alaska. However, in the past two years, New Englanders have been seeing these colorful atmospheric displays on a few occasions - including this week - from the comfort of their backyards, as auroras have been vi Chang'e-6 lunar mission finds impact-created hematite and maghemite in SPA Basin samples
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), and Shandong University have identified, for the first time, crystalline hematite and maghemite produced by a major impact event in lunar soil returned from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin by China's Chang'e-6 mission. These findings, published in Science Advances, offer direct evidence from lunar samples indi
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), and Shandong University have identified, for the first time, crystalline hematite and maghemite produced by a major impact event in lunar soil returned from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin by China's Chang'e-6 mission. These findings, published in Science Advances, offer direct evidence from lunar samples indi New research with GW230814 upholds Hawking black hole area law
Saturday, 15 November 2025 08:46
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers from Purple Mountain Observatory have conducted an observational test of the black hole area law. Using the gravitational-wave event GW230814, which features a high signal-to-noise ratio, the team closely examined the event horizons of merging black holes. The black hole area law, first proposed by Stephen Hawking in 1971, predicts that the total event horizon area after a merger wil
Researchers from Purple Mountain Observatory have conducted an observational test of the black hole area law. Using the gravitational-wave event GW230814, which features a high signal-to-noise ratio, the team closely examined the event horizons of merging black holes. The black hole area law, first proposed by Stephen Hawking in 1971, predicts that the total event horizon area after a merger wil Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year
Saturday, 15 November 2025 00:48
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, includig landing the booster, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.