Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Russia's latest strategic weapons announcement has reignited debate over one of the most controversial missile programs of the modern era - the 9M730 Burevestnik, known to NATO as the SSC-X-9 "Skyfall." Moscow claims its experimental, nuclear-powered cruise missile has achieved a long-duration flight - a feat reminiscent of Cold War-era propulsion experiments that once bordered on science

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ION-X has finalized a commercial agreement with Univity, previously Constellation Technologies and Operations, to supply HALO-MAX electric thrusters for the uniShape mission. The uniShape initiative serves as a preparatory stage for Univity's uniSky project, aiming to establish a Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation that delivers global high-speed 5G-NTN connectivity from space.

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Space Cargo Unlimited and COMAT have announced a new partnership to design, develop, and commercialize in-space manufacturing and science services for private industry. The collaboration aims to make microgravity research and manufacturing accessible to industrial sectors including materials science, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and advanced manufacturing by developing integrated solutions tail

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
GomSpace has entered into an 8.4 million SEK agreement with SPACEBEL to implement the Juventas Operations segment for the European Space Agency's Hera mission. The partnership will utilize HOOP Mission Control Center capabilities to enable autonomous management of the Juventas cubesat. The contract runs until the second quarter of 2027 and involves advanced operational support for Juventas

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ispace inc and OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainable lunar exploration. The agreement, announced during IAC2025 in Sydney, focuses on developing technology for seamless docking and refueling during lunar missions. OrbitAID will integrate its Standardized Interface for Docking and Refueling Payload (SIDRP) with ispace's lu

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Rocket Lab has completed the Systems Integration Review and build of its Photon spacecraft for the LOXSAT mission developed by Eta Space and NASA. LOXSAT is an orbital technology demonstration designed to advance cryogenic fluid management-a key challenge for long-term spaceflight and infrastructure.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 28, 2025
Earth's atmosphere is periodically exposed to coronal mass ejections (CMEs)-large eruptions of solar plasma-but in the early solar system, these events were far more frequent and intense. Scientists from Kyoto University and an international team have analyzed a CME from EK Draconis, a young Sun-like star, to better understand the ancient solar activity that may have shaped early Earth and neigh

Vienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 28, 2025
Scientists at Vienna University of Technology have achieved a breakthrough in measuring the fine structure constant using thorium nuclear clocks, demonstrating precision capabilities that exceed previous methods by three orders of magnitude. Researchers built upon their 2024 achievement of creating the world's first nuclear clock by utilizing thorium atomic nuclei to investigate fundamenta

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2025
Indiana University researchers, working in concert with global teams, have advanced our understanding of why the universe contains matter. Their collaboration involved a joint analysis between the NOvA experiment in the United States and T2K in Japan, both specializing in studying neutrinos. These subatomic particles, though abundant, rarely interact with matter and provide unique clues to funda