Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Satellite imagery of Southern Oregon and Northern California forests. NSF NCAR scientists used satellite imagery to evaluate the percentage of forest regrowth post-wildfire across different land conservation categories. (Image courtesy Shima Shams.) Impact Statement: Satellite observations may be an efficient, cost-effective way for land managers to evaluate forest recovery after wildfires

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
As space agencies and private companies ramp up reusable spacecraft and deep-space missions, returning safely to Earth-especially via ocean splashdowns-has become a pressing challenge. A new study from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers critical insights into how reentry capsules interact with waves and airbags during maritime recovery. Led by Dr. Yang Zhang, the tea

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), the first global scientific body solely focused on deep space initiatives, was officially inaugurated Monday in Hefei, Anhui province. Over 100 participants, including scientists and officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Ministry of Civil Affairs, Anhui provincial authorities, China Association for Scien

Kyzyl-Kiya, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) July 7, 2025
It may look like an ordinary building site but Akmatbek Uraimov's new house in Kyrgyzstan is being built with blocks of rice. The eco-friendly alternative to conventional construction materials is booming in the Central Asian country, which is vulnerable to global warming and grapples with water shortages. Before selecting the unorthodox material, Uraimov had researched other options, b

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Globalstar Inc has signed a new launch services agreement with SpaceX to deploy the final batch of its second-generation replacement satellites. The launch, set to follow an initial deployment later this year, is part of Globalstar's ongoing satellite upgrade under its 2022 procurement contract with Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation (MDA). The agreement covers nine satellites

MIDLAND TX (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
AST SpaceMobile has secured a $100 million equipment financing facility from Trinity Capital Inc., offering the satellite telecom innovator long-term, non-dilutive liquidity to accelerate manufacturing and deployment plans through 2026. The agreement marks AST SpaceMobile's first such financing deal and reflects its transition from research and development to full-scale commercial operations.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
OKI Electric Cable, the cabling division of the OKI Group, has introduced custom long flexible printed circuits (FPCs) designed for small-lot production to support the evolving needs of the New Space industry. Available beginning July 8, 2025, the circuits are engineered for integration into spaceborne platforms such as rockets and satellites. Manufactured at the company's Gunma Factory in

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Under mounting concerns over space debris, scientists at Northwestern Polytechnical University have developed a breakthrough method for detumbling malfunctioning satellites using a hybrid vibration suppression and control strategy. Their approach integrates a nonlinear energy sink with active variable stiffness (NES-AVS) device and a composite prescribed performance controller to improve the saf

Raleigh, NC (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds - or Fermi bubbles - at the Milky Way's center. The finding challenges current models of Fermi bubble formation and reveals that the bubbles are much younger than previously estimated. "The Fermi bubbles are enormous structures of hot gas that extend above and below the disk of the Milky Way, reac

London, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Ice commonly found in space is not entirely amorphous, as long believed, but instead contains nanoscale crystals, according to a new study by scientists at University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge. The findings revise long-held views about low-density amorphous ice, which forms under extremely cold conditions in comets, icy moons, and interstellar dust clouds. The re