ESA Contracts Thales Alenia Space-Led Consortium for First Lunar Lander
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space, located in Italy, a significant contract to lead a European consortium tasked with building the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element (LDE), which will be ESA's first-ever lunar lander.
Scheduled to begin operations in the early 2030s, the Argonaut lander will serve as Europe's gateway to autonomous and adaptable access to the Moon,
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space, located in Italy, a significant contract to lead a European consortium tasked with building the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element (LDE), which will be ESA's first-ever lunar lander.
Scheduled to begin operations in the early 2030s, the Argonaut lander will serve as Europe's gateway to autonomous and adaptable access to the Moon, Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA's first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle and create more complex structures. The discovery suggests that extraterrestrial brines provided a crucial setting for the development of organic
A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA's first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle and create more complex structures. The discovery suggests that extraterrestrial brines provided a crucial setting for the development of organic SwRI experiments validate theories about Titan's atmospheric sustainability
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Carnegie Institution for Science have conducted advanced laboratory experiments to explore the mechanisms that allow Saturn's moon Titan to maintain its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system, is the only one known to possess a significant atmosphere.
"While just 40% the diameter of the Earth, Titan ha
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Carnegie Institution for Science have conducted advanced laboratory experiments to explore the mechanisms that allow Saturn's moon Titan to maintain its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system, is the only one known to possess a significant atmosphere.
"While just 40% the diameter of the Earth, Titan ha Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Perth, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially transforming our understanding of planetary formation and the origins of life.
Experts from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences were selected to be amongst the first in the world to ins
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially transforming our understanding of planetary formation and the origins of life.
Experts from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences were selected to be amongst the first in the world to ins Small and Yet So Powerful: New Insights into Cosmic Rays from Low-Mass Microquasars
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Our planet is constantly bombarded by particles from outer space. While most of us are familiar with the sight of rocky meteorites - those shooting stars that light up the night sky - it's the smaller particles that hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Cosmic rays, which include high-speed subatomic particles like electrons and protons from interstellar space and beyond, are
Our planet is constantly bombarded by particles from outer space. While most of us are familiar with the sight of rocky meteorites - those shooting stars that light up the night sky - it's the smaller particles that hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Cosmic rays, which include high-speed subatomic particles like electrons and protons from interstellar space and beyond, are Berkeley Lab helps explore mysteries of Asteroid Bennu
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
During the past year, there's been an unusual set of samples at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab): material gathered from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu when it was roughly 200 million miles from Earth.
Berkeley Lab is one of more than 40 institutions investigating Bennu's chemical makeup to better understand how our solar system and p
During the past year, there's been an unusual set of samples at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab): material gathered from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu when it was roughly 200 million miles from Earth.
Berkeley Lab is one of more than 40 institutions investigating Bennu's chemical makeup to better understand how our solar system and p Dust from asteroid Bennu shows: Building blocks of life and possible habitats were widespread in our solar system
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Frankfurt, Germamy (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it flew past Earth, which was then recovered in the desert of the U.S. state of Utah on September 24, 2023. Its contents: 122 grams of dust and rock from asteroid Bennu. The probe had collected this sample from the surface of the 500-metre agglomerate of unconsolidated materia
It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it flew past Earth, which was then recovered in the desert of the U.S. state of Utah on September 24, 2023. Its contents: 122 grams of dust and rock from asteroid Bennu. The probe had collected this sample from the surface of the 500-metre agglomerate of unconsolidated materia PUNCH solar arrays pass critical pre-launch tests
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Technicians supporting NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission have successfully deployed and tested the spacecraft's solar arrays at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This key pre-launch milestone ensures the readiness of the arrays, which are essential for powering the spacecraft's systems and scientifi
Technicians supporting NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission have successfully deployed and tested the spacecraft's solar arrays at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This key pre-launch milestone ensures the readiness of the arrays, which are essential for powering the spacecraft's systems and scientifi NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer) spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life, as well as a history of saltwater that could have served as the "broth" for these compounds to interact and combine.
The findings do not show
Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer) spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life, as well as a history of saltwater that could have served as the "broth" for these compounds to interact and combine.
The findings do not show Vast and SpaceX Call for Research Proposals to Advance Space Habitation
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Vast and SpaceX have issued a joint request for research proposals from the global space science community to drive progress in long-term human space habitation and exploration. The two companies, building upon their partnership, aim to support high-impact scientific research that benefits both life on Earth and humanity's expansion into space. Proposals will be reviewed based on scientific and
Vast and SpaceX have issued a joint request for research proposals from the global space science community to drive progress in long-term human space habitation and exploration. The two companies, building upon their partnership, aim to support high-impact scientific research that benefits both life on Earth and humanity's expansion into space. Proposals will be reviewed based on scientific and Sierra Space Dream Chaser Spaceplane Passes Key NASA Test in Preparation for ISS Resupply Mission
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Sierra Space, a leading innovator in commercial space exploration and defense technology, has announced a significant achievement in its partnership with NASA. The company successfully completed and passed its Joint Test 10B milestone for the Dream Chaser spaceplane. This test is a crucial step in Dream Chaser's mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
The test
Sierra Space, a leading innovator in commercial space exploration and defense technology, has announced a significant achievement in its partnership with NASA. The company successfully completed and passed its Joint Test 10B milestone for the Dream Chaser spaceplane. This test is a crucial step in Dream Chaser's mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
The test Sidus Space Receives FCC Approval for Direct-to-Device Capability
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a dynamic leader in space mission technology, has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to integrate direct-to-device modules into its LizzieSat satellite constellation. This regulatory milestone enhances the operational scope of LizzieSat, paving the way for advanced global connectivity and data services.
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a dynamic leader in space mission technology, has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to integrate direct-to-device modules into its LizzieSat satellite constellation. This regulatory milestone enhances the operational scope of LizzieSat, paving the way for advanced global connectivity and data services. Adding bridges to stabilize quantum networks
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2025
Entangled photons, a cornerstone of quantum computing and communications, face a significant challenge: they vanish after a single use. To address this, researchers at Northwestern University have proposed a strategy to stabilize quantum networks, ensuring functionality even in dynamic and unpredictable environments. By methodically rebuilding lost connections, the network eventually reaches a s
Entangled photons, a cornerstone of quantum computing and communications, face a significant challenge: they vanish after a single use. To address this, researchers at Northwestern University have proposed a strategy to stabilize quantum networks, ensuring functionality even in dynamic and unpredictable environments. By methodically rebuilding lost connections, the network eventually reaches a s BlackSky secures $100 million contract for next-generation space monitoring capabilities
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed a seven-year contract exceeding $100 million with a long-standing strategic partner in the international defense sector. The agreement ensures annual capacity minimums for high-resolution, real-time monitoring services using BlackSky's current Gen-2 and upcoming Gen-3 space-based technologies, extending through 2032.
"Dawn-to-dusk, high-cade
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed a seven-year contract exceeding $100 million with a long-standing strategic partner in the international defense sector. The agreement ensures annual capacity minimums for high-resolution, real-time monitoring services using BlackSky's current Gen-2 and upcoming Gen-3 space-based technologies, extending through 2032.
"Dawn-to-dusk, high-cade ESA and European Commission to build quantum-secure space communications network
Thursday, 30 January 2025 08:23
Today in Brussels, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission consolidated their cooperation on the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), marking the successful conclusion of negotiations and clearing the way for development to begin. EuroQCI is an advanced network that aims to protect everything from personal data to Europe's critical infrastructure, using proven principles of quantum physics.