Deal deepens contractor’s push into space-based sensing and optical communications.

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Image: Euclid image of galaxy NGC 646

Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025
When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosion - the kilonova - occurs when a pair of dense dead stars, called neutron stars, smash together, forging even heavier elements such as gold and uranium. Such heavy elements are among the basic bui

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025
Proba-3 has spent its first year in orbit generating more than 50 artificial solar eclipses, giving scientists sustained access to the inner solar corona that previously could only be studied intermittently during brief total eclipses on Earth. The two-satellite ESA mission is designed to supply the missing observations between the solar disc and the well-studied outer corona, and recent data co

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025
As wireless systems evolve from 5G to 6G, engineers are working toward networks that connect satellites in orbit, airborne platforms such as drones, and dense constellations of ground devices into a single space air ground integrated network or SAGIN. This convergence creates a complex electromagnetic environment where large numbers of signals overlap and interfere, making spectrum control and p

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2025
The search for evidence of past or present life on Mars should be the highest scientific priority for the first human missions to the planet, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine that assesses long term goals for crewed exploration. The report concludes that human explorers offer scientific capabilities that cannot be replicated by robo