Senate hearing raises doubts about NASA’s ability to get astronauts to the moon before China
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 19:51
A former NASA administrator told senators he believed it was “highly unlikely” the agency would return astronauts to the moon before China landed astronauts there.
Telesat to offer blocks of satellite bandwidth to DoD for Golden Dome
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 19:34
The satellite operator is positioning its Lightspeed LEO constellation as a data-transport solution for the Pentagon’s missile defense shield
Stakeholders in direct-to-device services have to act now to defend their interests at the WRC-27
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 12:00
Last February, I wrote that the merger of the satellite and terrestrial cellular industry was not yet a marriage made in heaven.
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 10:00
Spacedock to demonstrate modular payload interface with Oligo and Melagen
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 10:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Spacedock, a Silicon Valley startup formerly known as Orbital Outpost X, announced plans Aug.
Live demonstration shows reliable satellite-5G connectivity on the move
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 08:32
Making video calls while travelling – or when faced with an unstable internet connection – just got easier, thanks to a technology that allows devices to seamlessly bond satellite and ground connections. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently partnered with British advanced networking technology company UniVirtua to conduct a live demonstration of the dashAlpha platform, which could be used to uninterruptedly connect vehicles essential to disaster relief as well as self-driving cars.
A robotic real-time strategy game in space
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 07:00
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim operates European robots from the International Space Station MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awareness
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 05:34
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
MSBAI (Microsurgeonbot Inc.) has received a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract worth $1.2 million to advance its OrbitGuard hybrid-intelligence system for space domain awareness. The Department of Defense CDAO originated the opportunity, with selection by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and execution by the Air Force Digital Transformation Office. The 18-month effort positions OrbitGuard fo
MSBAI (Microsurgeonbot Inc.) has received a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract worth $1.2 million to advance its OrbitGuard hybrid-intelligence system for space domain awareness. The Department of Defense CDAO originated the opportunity, with selection by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and execution by the Air Force Digital Transformation Office. The 18-month effort positions OrbitGuard fo Metop SGA1 begins delivering atmospheric data weeks after launch
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 05:34
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Less than three weeks after its 13 August launch, the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite is already transmitting data from two of its six instruments. Early readings from the Microwave Sounder (MWS) and the Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) mark the beginning of a new era in European meteorological and climate monitoring.
Metop-SGA1 is the first satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar
Less than three weeks after its 13 August launch, the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite is already transmitting data from two of its six instruments. Early readings from the Microwave Sounder (MWS) and the Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) mark the beginning of a new era in European meteorological and climate monitoring.
Metop-SGA1 is the first satellite in the EUMETSAT Polar NASA Scientists Map Plant Productivity with Data from Ocean Satellite
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 05:34
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
NASA scientists have developed a new set of tools to monitor plant growth under various conditions throughout the growing season. The hope is that land managers could use these tools to detect sudden drops in plant productivity and to respond earlier to events like heat stress, droughts, and cold snaps.
Monitoring the productivity, or how efficiently plants are producing energy through pho
NASA scientists have developed a new set of tools to monitor plant growth under various conditions throughout the growing season. The hope is that land managers could use these tools to detect sudden drops in plant productivity and to respond earlier to events like heat stress, droughts, and cold snaps.
Monitoring the productivity, or how efficiently plants are producing energy through pho Scientists track lightning "pollution" in real time using NASA satellite
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 05:34
College Park MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
Picture this: You're stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you probably don't think about how every lightning bolt that flashes across the sky also emits a gas, nitrogen oxide (NO), that is also emitted in the exhaust from your car's engine.
Yet, that's exact
Picture this: You're stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you probably don't think about how every lightning bolt that flashes across the sky also emits a gas, nitrogen oxide (NO), that is also emitted in the exhaust from your car's engine.
Yet, that's exact Bulgaria won't probe suspected Russian GPS jamming of EU chief plane: PM
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 05:34
Sofia, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 2, 2025
Bulgaria will not open an investigation into the GPS jamming that hit a plane carrying EU chief chief Ursula von der Leyen as it readied to land in the Balkan nation, its prime minister said Tuesday.
The European Commission said on Monday that Bulgarian authorities believed Moscow was responsible for the weekend incident but it was not clear whether the aircraft was deliberately targeted as
Bulgaria will not open an investigation into the GPS jamming that hit a plane carrying EU chief chief Ursula von der Leyen as it readied to land in the Balkan nation, its prime minister said Tuesday.
The European Commission said on Monday that Bulgarian authorities believed Moscow was responsible for the weekend incident but it was not clear whether the aircraft was deliberately targeted as NASA opens student competition for 2026 human lander innovations
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 00:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC), inviting student teams across the United States to propose new solutions for advancing human landing system technologies. The initiative supports NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate in preparing for lunar missions under the Artemis program.
The competition seeks innovative ideas in known technology development
NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC), inviting student teams across the United States to propose new solutions for advancing human landing system technologies. The initiative supports NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate in preparing for lunar missions under the Artemis program.
The competition seeks innovative ideas in known technology development Pixxel expands Firefly fleet advancing global hyperspectral satellite imaging
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 00:49
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
Pixxel has added three new Firefly satellites to orbit aboard SpaceX's NAOS Mission, doubling its commercial constellation to six. The company says this expansion delivers humanity's first daily, high-resolution hyperspectral view of Earth, enabling detailed environmental monitoring and predictive analytics at planetary scale.
The Fireflies operate collectively as the most advanced commerc
Pixxel has added three new Firefly satellites to orbit aboard SpaceX's NAOS Mission, doubling its commercial constellation to six. The company says this expansion delivers humanity's first daily, high-resolution hyperspectral view of Earth, enabling detailed environmental monitoring and predictive analytics at planetary scale.
The Fireflies operate collectively as the most advanced commerc Magnetic fields in the young universe revealed as incredibly faint
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 00:49
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2025
The first magnetic fields that emerged after the Universe's birth may have been billions of times weaker than the pull of a refrigerator magnet, with intensities comparable to the magnetism created by neurons in the brain. Despite their weakness, researchers have found that these fields left detectable traces in the cosmic web that spans the Universe.
The conclusions come from a collaborat
The first magnetic fields that emerged after the Universe's birth may have been billions of times weaker than the pull of a refrigerator magnet, with intensities comparable to the magnetism created by neurons in the brain. Despite their weakness, researchers have found that these fields left detectable traces in the cosmic web that spans the Universe.
The conclusions come from a collaborat