Gilmour Space Sets March 15 Launch Window for Eris Orbital Rocket
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
Gold Coast and Bowen, Australia - February 24, 2025 - Gilmour Space Technologies has confirmed that its first orbital rocket, Eris, is set for launch no earlier than March 15. This milestone marks Australia's first domestically designed and built rocket attempting to reach orbit.
The announcement follows the final regulatory approvals from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Air
Gold Coast and Bowen, Australia - February 24, 2025 - Gilmour Space Technologies has confirmed that its first orbital rocket, Eris, is set for launch no earlier than March 15. This milestone marks Australia's first domestically designed and built rocket attempting to reach orbit.
The announcement follows the final regulatory approvals from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Air Throttled Power Rocket Engine Demonstrator Completes Extended Hot-Fire Tests
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
A cutting-edge rocket engine demonstrator, developed by the Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation, has completed an extended hot-fire testing phase, demonstrating its ability to dynamically vary thrust levels. The Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD) is designed for use in upper-stage rockets, spacecraft, kick-stages, and planetary exploration missions, offering a fl
A cutting-edge rocket engine demonstrator, developed by the Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation, has completed an extended hot-fire testing phase, demonstrating its ability to dynamically vary thrust levels. The Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD) is designed for use in upper-stage rockets, spacecraft, kick-stages, and planetary exploration missions, offering a fl Rover finds evidence of 'vacation-style' beaches on Mars
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
University Park PA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
An international team of scientists, including Penn State researchers, used data from the Zhurong Mars rover to identify hidden layers of rock under the planet's surface that strongly suggest the presence of a
Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
An international team of scientists, including Penn State researchers, used data from the Zhurong Mars rover to identify hidden layers of rock under the planet's surface that strongly suggest the presence of a Gardens on Mars? No, Just Rocks!
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 26, 2025
Over the past week, Perseverance has been parked at a location called "Tablelands," an area containing the "Serpentine Lake" abrasion patch acquired a few weeks ago. The Mars 2020 team has been diligently analyzing the data from the abrasion patch, and these findings led to the decision to return to Tablelands and attempt a sample at this location.
Due to the disaggregated material thwarti
Over the past week, Perseverance has been parked at a location called "Tablelands," an area containing the "Serpentine Lake" abrasion patch acquired a few weeks ago. The Mars 2020 team has been diligently analyzing the data from the abrasion patch, and these findings led to the decision to return to Tablelands and attempt a sample at this location.
Due to the disaggregated material thwarti MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moon
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface. In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region.
Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface. In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region. Have we been wrong about why Mars is red
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
New research combining spacecraft data from the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA with advanced laboratory experiments suggests that Mars developed its distinctive red hue much earlier in its history than previously assumed. Scientists found that the planet's iron-rich dust likely rusted during a time when liquid water was more abundant on the surface.
Mars has long been recognized by i
New research combining spacecraft data from the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA with advanced laboratory experiments suggests that Mars developed its distinctive red hue much earlier in its history than previously assumed. Scientists found that the planet's iron-rich dust likely rusted during a time when liquid water was more abundant on the surface.
Mars has long been recognized by i Ancient beaches testify to long-ago ocean on Mars
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the site of an ancient sea, providing further evidence that the planet long ago had a large ocean.
The now-inactive rover, called Zhurong, operated for a year, between May 2021 and May 2022. It traveled 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) roughly perpendicular to escarpme
A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the site of an ancient sea, providing further evidence that the planet long ago had a large ocean.
The now-inactive rover, called Zhurong, operated for a year, between May 2021 and May 2022. It traveled 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) roughly perpendicular to escarpme NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Artemis Missions
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station is currently undergoing assembly, setting the stage for its mission to orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program. This crucial module will provide the station with unprecedented solar electric propulsion capabilities, ensuring its mobility and energy needs as astronauts prepare for deeper space exploration.
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The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station is currently undergoing assembly, setting the stage for its mission to orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program. This crucial module will provide the station with unprecedented solar electric propulsion capabilities, ensuring its mobility and energy needs as astronauts prepare for deeper space exploration.
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Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid.
Lucy will pass within 596 miles (960 km) of the 2-mile-wide asteroid on Apr
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid.
Lucy will pass within 596 miles (960 km) of the 2-mile-wide asteroid on Apr Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second attempt, determined to achieve a perfect touchdown.
Intuitive Machines' hexagonal-shaped lander, Athena, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a wind
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second attempt, determined to achieve a perfect touchdown.
Intuitive Machines' hexagonal-shaped lander, Athena, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a wind Laser-powered spectrometer tested on Earth may uncover microbial fossils on Mars
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum deposits, offering a promising approach for future Mars missions to confirm past life on the Red Planet.
"Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulf
The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum deposits, offering a promising approach for future Mars missions to confirm past life on the Red Planet.
"Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulf Chance huge asteroid will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2025
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth - 3.1 percent according to NASA and 2.8 percent according to the ESA. The planetary defence community has been scanning the
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth - 3.1 percent according to NASA and 2.8 percent according to the ESA. The planetary defence community has been scanning the Asteroid 2024 YR4 No Longer a Significant Impact Threat
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office has significantly downgraded the risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, reducing its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 to a negligible 0.001%.
Initially detected on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the near-Earth asteroid was quickly flagged by ESA's automated warning system, Aegis, as having a small
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office has significantly downgraded the risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, reducing its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 to a negligible 0.001%.
Initially detected on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the near-Earth asteroid was quickly flagged by ESA's automated warning system, Aegis, as having a small NASA's Europa Clipper Leverages Mars for Critical Gravity Assist
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will execute a close flyby of Mars, passing just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This maneuver, known as a gravity assist, will adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and prepare it for a crucial stage in its journey toward Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. In addition to refining its path, the flyby presents an opportunity for mission scientists to
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will execute a close flyby of Mars, passing just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This maneuver, known as a gravity assist, will adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and prepare it for a crucial stage in its journey toward Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. In addition to refining its path, the flyby presents an opportunity for mission scientists to Today's forecast Partially cloudy skies on an ultra-hot Neptune
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
New insights into the extreme atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot Neptune, have emerged from observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Led by Louis-Philippe Coulombe, a graduate researcher at Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx), the study sheds light on the planet's unique weather patterns and atmospheric composition.
New insights into the extreme atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot Neptune, have emerged from observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Led by Louis-Philippe Coulombe, a graduate researcher at Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx), the study sheds light on the planet's unique weather patterns and atmospheric composition.