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As the rescued astronauts return, space law is still in orbit over who's responsible when missions go wrong
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Laws governing space are 50 years old. New ones are needed to prevent it becoming a 'wild west'
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What to know about the satellite communications race
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Paris (AFP) Mar 18, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX subsidiary Starlink is the most widely-known firm offering satellite communications, but the sector is the scene of hot competition between several groups.
Depending on their technology, different players can offer widely varying capacity and applications for connectivity via space.
From their orbits around the Earth, satellites serve as "relays between one point on th
Elon Musk's SpaceX subsidiary Starlink is the most widely-known firm offering satellite communications, but the sector is the scene of hot competition between several groups.
Depending on their technology, different players can offer widely varying capacity and applications for connectivity via space.
From their orbits around the Earth, satellites serve as "relays between one point on th Sidus Space launches third LizzieSat satellite with enhanced onboard AI
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
Sidus Space has confirmed the successful launch and deployment of its LizzieSat-3 satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reinforcing the company's growing multi-satellite network. This latest satellite was launched on March 14th aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 now joins its predecessors, LizzieSat-1 and LizzieSat-2, whic
Sidus Space has confirmed the successful launch and deployment of its LizzieSat-3 satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reinforcing the company's growing multi-satellite network. This latest satellite was launched on March 14th aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 now joins its predecessors, LizzieSat-1 and LizzieSat-2, whic Smiles, thumbs ups and a safe return for 'stranded' NASA astronauts
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Washington (AFP) Mar 19, 2025
Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov - streaked through the atmosp
Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams - alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov - streaked through the atmosp Moon navigation system advances with Thales Alenia Space leading orbital segment
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has entered into a contract with Telespazio, itself a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), to handle the design and development of the orbital segment for the European Space Agency's Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) initiative.
Spearheaded by ESA and led by Telespazi
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has entered into a contract with Telespazio, itself a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), to handle the design and development of the orbital segment for the European Space Agency's Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) initiative.
Spearheaded by ESA and led by Telespazi Ghostly lunar sunsets shot by private lander
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Washington (AFP) Mar 18, 2025
A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first observed on the Moon in the 1960s.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, which published the pictures on Tuesday, became the first private company to land a robotic spacecraft upright on the Moon earlier this month.
Its Blue Ghost lander - rou
A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first observed on the Moon in the 1960s.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, which published the pictures on Tuesday, became the first private company to land a robotic spacecraft upright on the Moon earlier this month.
Its Blue Ghost lander - rou Meteorite origins mapped to regions of asteroid belt
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
A comprehensive review in *Meteoritics and Planetary Science* reveals how astronomers have traced the source of various meteorite types to specific, previously unknown regions within the asteroid belt. Through a decade of meticulous observations and analysis, researchers have begun to chart the first geologic map of the asteroid belt's impact zones.
"This has been a decade-long detective s
A comprehensive review in *Meteoritics and Planetary Science* reveals how astronomers have traced the source of various meteorite types to specific, previously unknown regions within the asteroid belt. Through a decade of meticulous observations and analysis, researchers have begun to chart the first geologic map of the asteroid belt's impact zones.
"This has been a decade-long detective s NASA and USGS join forces to advance space resource detection
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently convened a diverse group of stakeholders from government, industry, and the international space community to focus on the technologies needed for future resource exploration, both on Earth and in space. The event, held in February at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, centered on tools and methods for locating and utili
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently convened a diverse group of stakeholders from government, industry, and the international space community to focus on the technologies needed for future resource exploration, both on Earth and in space. The event, held in February at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, centered on tools and methods for locating and utili Atomic scale coating advances improve UV space telescope performance
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
Observing ultraviolet (UV) light in space opens a window to some of the universe's most energetic phenomena. Yet, the efficient capture of UV photons remains a challenge due to their limited interaction with conventional instrument materials. To address this, scientists are developing thin film coatings engineered at the atomic level to enhance UV light detection capabilities.
At NASA's Je
Observing ultraviolet (UV) light in space opens a window to some of the universe's most energetic phenomena. Yet, the efficient capture of UV photons remains a challenge due to their limited interaction with conventional instrument materials. To address this, scientists are developing thin film coatings engineered at the atomic level to enhance UV light detection capabilities.
At NASA's Je Big Wheel galaxy challenges early cosmic formation theories
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
An international collaboration led in part by Swinburne University of Technology has uncovered a massive spiral disk galaxy from the early universe, providing new insights into galactic formation.
The discovery, made serendipitously through observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), revealed a disk galaxy from a time just two billion years after the Big Bang - roughly eleven
An international collaboration led in part by Swinburne University of Technology has uncovered a massive spiral disk galaxy from the early universe, providing new insights into galactic formation.
The discovery, made serendipitously through observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), revealed a disk galaxy from a time just two billion years after the Big Bang - roughly eleven Clarity1 satellite begins VLEO mission after successful deployment
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
Albedo has confirmed the successful deployment of its Clarity-1 satellite into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 Rideshare mission, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Shortly after reaching orbit, the satellite established communication with Albedo's Mission Operations team and began executing initial commissioning protocols.
Within four hours of separating f
Albedo has confirmed the successful deployment of its Clarity-1 satellite into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 Rideshare mission, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Shortly after reaching orbit, the satellite established communication with Albedo's Mission Operations team and began executing initial commissioning protocols.
Within four hours of separating f Constellation of student-built satellites launched into orbit from California
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
A record-setting constellation of nine nanosatellites, developed by Israeli high school students, has been successfully launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology alongside Tel Aviv University and nine local municipalities, the mission marks the largest satellite formation ever deployed by Israe
A record-setting constellation of nine nanosatellites, developed by Israeli high school students, has been successfully launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology alongside Tel Aviv University and nine local municipalities, the mission marks the largest satellite formation ever deployed by Israe Globalstar launches advanced control center in Louisiana to boost satellite operations
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 12:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSAT) has inaugurated a cutting-edge Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC) at its Covington, Louisiana headquarters on March 17, marking a major upgrade in its operational infrastructure and a step forward in its strategy to enhance satellite and connectivity services.
Prominent officials, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and FCC Chairman Brendan
Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSAT) has inaugurated a cutting-edge Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC) at its Covington, Louisiana headquarters on March 17, marking a major upgrade in its operational infrastructure and a step forward in its strategy to enhance satellite and connectivity services.
Prominent officials, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and FCC Chairman Brendan