20 years of Hubble data reveals evolving weather patterns on Uranus
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
The ice giant Uranus, known for its peculiar sideways rotation, has revealed new atmospheric secrets thanks to a 20-year observational campaign using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Through precise imaging and spectral data collected over two decades, researchers have mapped long-term atmospheric dynamics and composition changes that offer key insights into this distant world.
This extensiv
The ice giant Uranus, known for its peculiar sideways rotation, has revealed new atmospheric secrets thanks to a 20-year observational campaign using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Through precise imaging and spectral data collected over two decades, researchers have mapped long-term atmospheric dynamics and composition changes that offer key insights into this distant world.
This extensiv Spectrum rocket completes short-duration test flight
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
A key achievement for European commercial spaceflight has been achieved as Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket completes a brief but successful maiden test flight from Norway's Andoya Spaceport, ascending for 30 seconds and clearing the pad in a vital demonstration of its liftoff capabilities.
Spectrum, a two-stage launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace, stands 28 meters ta
A key achievement for European commercial spaceflight has been achieved as Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket completes a brief but successful maiden test flight from Norway's Andoya Spaceport, ascending for 30 seconds and clearing the pad in a vital demonstration of its liftoff capabilities.
Spectrum, a two-stage launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace, stands 28 meters ta TUM spin-off rocket completes maiden launch from Western Europe
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Isar Aerospace, a startup emerging from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has successfully completed the inaugural test flight of its launch vehicle. This marks a historic milestone as the first orbital-class rocket launch conducted from Western European soil. The new vehicle is engineered to deploy small and mid-sized satellites into orbit, a capability that is growing increasingly esse
Isar Aerospace, a startup emerging from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has successfully completed the inaugural test flight of its launch vehicle. This marks a historic milestone as the first orbital-class rocket launch conducted from Western European soil. The new vehicle is engineered to deploy small and mid-sized satellites into orbit, a capability that is growing increasingly esse Gravitics wins $60M backing to deploy on-orbit vehicle platforms
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Gravitics has secured a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) award from SpaceWERX, a division of the U.S. Space Force, which could provide up to $60 million in combined government, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and private investment to advance and flight-test its Orbital Carrier system.
The Orbital Carrier is a novel in-space logistics platform that enables the pre-positionin
Gravitics has secured a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) award from SpaceWERX, a division of the U.S. Space Force, which could provide up to $60 million in combined government, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and private investment to advance and flight-test its Orbital Carrier system.
The Orbital Carrier is a novel in-space logistics platform that enables the pre-positionin In the asteroid belt a mudball meteorite defied the odds
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
An international team of scientists has unraveled the story behind the April 2019 fall of rare meteorites near Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica, highlighting that these so-called "mudball" meteorites can be much more robust than previously assumed.
"27 kilos of rocks were recovered, making this the largest fall of its kind since similar meteorites fell near Murchison in Australia in 196
An international team of scientists has unraveled the story behind the April 2019 fall of rare meteorites near Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica, highlighting that these so-called "mudball" meteorites can be much more robust than previously assumed.
"27 kilos of rocks were recovered, making this the largest fall of its kind since similar meteorites fell near Murchison in Australia in 196 ExoMars rover to land on Mars aboard European-built platform
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct the landing platform for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, marking a major step forward for the mission targeting a 2028 launch. The European-led initiative will search for traces of life, past or present, on Mars.
Airbus teams in the UK will handle development of the platform's mechanical systems, t
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct the landing platform for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, marking a major step forward for the mission targeting a 2028 launch. The European-led initiative will search for traces of life, past or present, on Mars.
Airbus teams in the UK will handle development of the platform's mechanical systems, t Martian dust may endanger astronaut health during surface missions
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
New research involving the University of Colorado Boulder warns that exposure to Martian dust could pose serious health threats to astronauts on future missions. According to the study, prolonged contact with this extraterrestrial dust may result in chronic lung damage, disruptions to thyroid function, and other harmful conditions.
Published in the journal GeoHealth, the study is the first
New research involving the University of Colorado Boulder warns that exposure to Martian dust could pose serious health threats to astronauts on future missions. According to the study, prolonged contact with this extraterrestrial dust may result in chronic lung damage, disruptions to thyroid function, and other harmful conditions.
Published in the journal GeoHealth, the study is the first Lunar soundwave tech offers new hope for extracting Moon ice
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 08:19
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
The UK Space Agency has announced the winner of its Aqualunar Challenge, a Pounds 150,000 award recognizing pioneering technology to purify water extracted from frozen lunar soil. Gloucestershire-based Naicker Scientific claimed the top prize with its SonoChem System, an innovative device that uses high-frequency sound waves to clean water derived from lunar ice.
The prize, part of a larg
The UK Space Agency has announced the winner of its Aqualunar Challenge, a Pounds 150,000 award recognizing pioneering technology to purify water extracted from frozen lunar soil. Gloucestershire-based Naicker Scientific claimed the top prize with its SonoChem System, an innovative device that uses high-frequency sound waves to clean water derived from lunar ice.
The prize, part of a larg Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA's Data Archives Accelerate Science
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn't end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA's archives often finds new purpose decades later, unlocking discoveries that continue to benefit science, technology, and society.
"NASA's science data is one of our most valuable
Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn't end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA's archives often finds new purpose decades later, unlocking discoveries that continue to benefit science, technology, and society.
"NASA's science data is one of our most valuable Key Component for NASAs NEO Surveyor Returns to JPL
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is on track for a planned launch in late 2027, with a major milestone recently achieved. A critical part of the spacecraft-its instrument enclosure-returned to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California in early March after completing rigorous environmental testing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The 12-foot (3.7-me
NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is on track for a planned launch in late 2027, with a major milestone recently achieved. A critical part of the spacecraft-its instrument enclosure-returned to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California in early March after completing rigorous environmental testing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The 12-foot (3.7-me A step closer to Martian survival as lichens endure harsh red planet conditions
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that certain species of lichen can remain metabolically active while exposed to simulated Martian conditions, including levels of ionizing radiation equivalent to those expected during intense solar activity on Mars.
The findings, published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, point to the extraordinary resilience of lichens and their potenti
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that certain species of lichen can remain metabolically active while exposed to simulated Martian conditions, including levels of ionizing radiation equivalent to those expected during intense solar activity on Mars.
The findings, published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, point to the extraordinary resilience of lichens and their potenti Four Small Worlds Discovered Orbiting Nearby Star
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
A quartet of diminutive planets has been confirmed in orbit around Barnard's Star, a nearby red dwarf long known for stirring debate over questionable planet sightings. Thanks to cutting-edge observational tools, scientists now say the new detection is solid. The discovery marks a milestone in tracking down small exoplanets across vast interstellar distances.
Barnard's Star, just six light
A quartet of diminutive planets has been confirmed in orbit around Barnard's Star, a nearby red dwarf long known for stirring debate over questionable planet sightings. Thanks to cutting-edge observational tools, scientists now say the new detection is solid. The discovery marks a milestone in tracking down small exoplanets across vast interstellar distances.
Barnard's Star, just six light Bacterial bio-repair method strengthens lunar construction bricks
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have devised an innovative method to repair bricks made from lunar soil using bacteria, a technique that could prove essential for maintaining structures built in the moon's extreme environment.
As lunar exploration shifts toward permanent settlement, exemplified by NASA's Artemis initiative, reducing dependence on Earth-supplied buildi
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have devised an innovative method to repair bricks made from lunar soil using bacteria, a technique that could prove essential for maintaining structures built in the moon's extreme environment.
As lunar exploration shifts toward permanent settlement, exemplified by NASA's Artemis initiative, reducing dependence on Earth-supplied buildi Aventura launches first fund with $9.5M SpaceX investment vehicle
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
Aventura Private Wealth has completed its first fundraise, securing $9.5 million in just over a week for a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) exclusively dedicated to SpaceX. The rapid close of Aventura Space Fund 1, LLC highlights the growing investor appetite for access to high-growth private tech firms.
"This milestone reflects both the trust our clients place in Aventura Private Wealth and
Aventura Private Wealth has completed its first fundraise, securing $9.5 million in just over a week for a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) exclusively dedicated to SpaceX. The rapid close of Aventura Space Fund 1, LLC highlights the growing investor appetite for access to high-growth private tech firms.
"This milestone reflects both the trust our clients place in Aventura Private Wealth and Biomass satellite prepped for launch fuel load
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 02:38
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
With its scheduled launch date of 29 April fast approaching, ESA's Biomass satellite has reached a critical stage in final preparations at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. After three weeks of detailed pre-launch activities, the satellite's propulsion subsystem has been fully checked and deemed ready for fuelling.
Led by the OHB-Sweden team, engineers completed the checkout of the prop
With its scheduled launch date of 29 April fast approaching, ESA's Biomass satellite has reached a critical stage in final preparations at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. After three weeks of detailed pre-launch activities, the satellite's propulsion subsystem has been fully checked and deemed ready for fuelling.
Led by the OHB-Sweden team, engineers completed the checkout of the prop