NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends without mapping moon
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 4, 2025
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon ended in failure after the government agency lost contact with the spacecraft one day after the launch in February and never regained communication despite extensive efforts.
The mission ended Friday, NASA said Monday in a news release.
On Feb. 26, the satellite was part of the IM-2 mission by Intuitive Machines aboard a SpaceX Falcon

Intuitive Machines wins funding to advance orbital logistics vehicle
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Intuitive Machines has secured a $9.8 million government contract to progress its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) through Critical Design Review, the final engineering phase before manufacturing begins. This Phase Two award expands the company's government work beyond lunar surface delivery and strengthens its role in the growing market for orbital mobility solutions.
The award is not affil

Argo and ThinkOrbital to launch first orbital mission using long-range X-ray imaging
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Argo Space Corp. and ThinkOrbital have announced a strategic partnership to launch the first-ever space mission featuring long-range, high-voltage X-ray imaging for space domain awareness (SDA). The mission, scheduled for 2026, will deploy ThinkOrbital's proprietary ThinkX imaging system aboard Argo's agile spacecraft platform.
The initiative combines Argo's maneuverable, refuellable space

Lunar rover tire collaboration aims for deployment by 2029
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Tokyo Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
ispace, inc. has signed an agreement with Bridgestone Corporation to jointly develop and evaluate tires for future small and medium-sized lunar rovers. The initiative aims to accelerate practical deployment of these tires for surface missions by the end of this decade.
Under the agreement, Bridgestone's soft, elastic tires - engineered with thin metal spokes for both durability and flexibi

China allocates fresh batch of lunar samples to domestic research institutions
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
China has approved the ninth round of lunar sample lending applications, distributing over 30 grams of moon material to 32 research teams across 25 institutions. These samples, retrieved by the Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6 missions, will support a broad spectrum of scientific studies.
According to the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, 30,881.8 milligrams of lunar samples will be s

Beyond the Shadow of a Black Hole
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
he first black hole images stunned the world in 2019, with headlines announcing evidence of a glowing doughnut-shaped object from the center of galaxy Messier 87 (M87 - 55 million light years from Earth. Supercomputer simulations are now helping scientists sharpen their understanding about the environment beyond a black hole's 'shadow,' material just outside its event horizon.
"Ever since

Black hole wave analysis refined using advanced WKB method
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Black holes, the most gravitationally extreme objects in the universe, emit space-time ripples called quasinormal modes when disturbed - vibrations that can be detected as gravitational waves. These signals offer critical insight into a black hole's mass and structure, but precisely modeling the rapidly fading ones has remained elusive.
In a breakthrough study, Kyoto University researchers

Webb reveals hidden galaxy populations in revisited deep field
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:33
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Webb has returned to the iconic Hubble Ultra Deep Field, providing astronomers with an unprecedented mid-infrared perspective of one of the most studied regions in the sky. Using nearly 100 hours of observation time with its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its deepest extragalactic view in a single filter to date.
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Lockheed Martin targets 2028 demo of space-based missile interceptors
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 00:55
The company is positioning its existing missile defense portfolio as foundation for homeland shield
Skyrora gets UK launch license as first flight likely slips to 2026
Monday, 04 August 2025 22:01
Skyrora has become the first British company to secure a launch license from the U.K.
NASA writes off Lunar Trailblazer mission
Monday, 04 August 2025 20:58
NASA has formally ended a lunar orbiter smallsat mission more than five months after losing contact with it, another blow to the agency’s efforts at low-cost planetary missions.
Eoptic and Starris establish strategic partnership to develop multispectral satellite imaging payloads
Monday, 04 August 2025 20:31
Rochester, N.Y.
Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills
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Military leaders say integrated space power crucial for national defense
Monday, 04 August 2025 16:43
Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by private firm
Monday, 04 August 2025 16:35