Image: Lake Balkhash viewed from the International Space Station
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Webb studies moon-forming disc around massive planet
Monday, 29 September 2025 13:00
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disc encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon-rich disc surrounding the world called CT Cha B, which is located 625 light years away from Earth, is a possible construction yard for moons, although no moons are detected in the Webb data. The disc offers insight into how the moons of Solar System gas giants like Jupiter might have formed.
HydroGNSS: ESA’s first Scout begins launch preparations
Monday, 29 September 2025 13:00
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch.
Startup’s radiation shield tech could bring high-performance AI chips to space
Monday, 29 September 2025 13:00
Under a $4 million ‘TACFI’ contract, Cosmic Shielding will develop a tool to predict the performance in orbit of radiation-shielded AI computing chips and other electronics
Moonbound Artemis II astronauts give Orion capsule a name
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IAC 2025 - One-to-one with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
Monday, 29 September 2025 11:20
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Watch the one-to-one interview with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), extracted from Plenary 1 of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025). In this session, he shares his insights into ESA's strategic vision.
China’s Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation
Monday, 29 September 2025 11:18
SYDNEY, Australia – A Chinese company plans to establish a constellation of 144 space situational awareness (SSA) satellites in low-Earth orbit.
Moog Completes High-Velocity Propulsion Systems, Begins Next Phase of Spacecraft Integration
Monday, 29 September 2025 11:00
East Aurora, NY – Moog Inc.
ESA and Avio to study reusable upper stage
Monday, 29 September 2025 09:56
The European Space Agency and Avio have signed a contract to begin design work on a reusable upper stage for future Vega or other European rockets.
ESA and Avio sign contract for a reuseable upper stage demonstration mission
Monday, 29 September 2025 06:17
Germany vows defence against Russia in drone warfare and in space
Monday, 29 September 2025 05:31
Germany said Thursday it would step up its defences - from drone warfare to outer space - at a time of growing tensions between Russia and NATO while the Ukraine war grinds on.
Recent weeks have seen Russia send fighter jets and drones into NATO airspace in Poland and Romania, followed by suspicious drone flights near airports in Denmark and Norway.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz - NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Monday, 29 September 2025 05:31
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spacecraft, developed through a long-standing U.S.-India partnership, is now preparing for full science operations later this year.
Launched by ISRO on July 30, NISAR is designed to provide unprece Dream Chaser spaceplane set for first flight with expanded defense and commercial roles
Monday, 29 September 2025 05:31
Sierra Space announced it is advancing its Dream Chaser spaceplane toward a first free-flyer demonstration flight, with a launch planned for late 2026. The test mission will validate critical technologies and deliver data to NASA, while providing new flexibility for both civil and national security applications.
The agreement with NASA shifts Dream Chaser's debut into a demonstration role, NRL coronagraph on NOAA SWFO L1 will enhance space weather forecasts
Monday, 29 September 2025 05:31
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Compact Coronagraph-2 launched at 7:30 a.m. EDT on September 24 as the primary instrument on NOAA's Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 observatory from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bound for a Lissajous orbit around L1.
Upon commissioning at L1, the spacecraft will be renamed Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness 1, or SOLAR-1