Minneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a groundbreaking discovery by observing and analyzing the first new type of plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora. This research helps us understand "alien aurora" on other planets, which in turn teaches us more about how Earth's magnetic field protects us from the sun's harmful radiation. The research is published in Physical Revi

London, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A team of physicists is arguing that one of the biggest taboos in cosmology-asking what existed before the big bang-can now be approached using numerical relativity. In a new paper published in Living Reviews in Relativity, Eugene Lim of King's College London, together with Katy Clough of Queen Mary University of London and Josu Aurrekoetxea of Oxford University, describe how computer simulation

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A research team led by Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo has identified gas streamers as a key mechanism feeding high-mass young stars, challenging the long-held assumption that large accretion disks are the primary drivers of stellar growth. Massive stars, defined as those more than eight times the mass of our sun, form rapidly despite losing material through stellar winds and

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
IBM and NASA have introduced Surya, an open-source foundation model designed to interpret high resolution solar data and improve space weather forecasting. The system, trained on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory images, offers a new capability for predicting how solar activity impacts satellites, power grids, communications, and navigation systems. The Sun, though 93 million miles away, h

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A team from the Space-based Intelligence Laboratory at the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has published a detailed review of orbital edge computing (OEC), examining system design, applications, algorithms, and supporting tools. Their survey highlights current capabilities, major challenges, and future research directions for this rapidly advancing techn

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
CAS Space successfully carried out the eighth flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket on Tuesday afternoon, sending seven satellites into orbit, including two designed and built in Mexico. The liftoff took place at 3:33 pm local time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The payload package included a synthetic aperture radar satellite, an Earth observation satellite, and fi

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) current informed consent framework under 14 CFR §460.45 falls dangerously short of adequately warning space flight participants (SFP) about the true risks they face, particularly long-term health consequences that may not manifest until months or years after their journey.

Southern Europe is once again in the grip of extreme summer heat. Soaring temperatures and bone-dry land have fuelled widespread wildfires, with the Iberian Peninsula among the regions hardest hit. Flames continue to sweep across parched landscapes, as these images show.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx analysis. Around 50 startups have now emerged worldwide, spurred by progress in experimental reactors and aiming to bring fusion into the commercial domain. IDTechEx's new report, Fusion Energy Mar