Cosmic magnifying effect to unlock dark matter mysteries with Roman telescope
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to begin science operations in 2027, is expected to uncover more than 160,000 gravitational lenses-cosmic alignments where a foreground galaxy bends and magnifies the light of a background galaxy. Researchers led by Bryce Wedig, a physics graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, aim to harness these rare phenomena to probe the structur Millennium Space Ships TRACERS Spacecraft to Launch Site for NASA Mission
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, has delivered two spacecraft for NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission to Vandenberg Space Force Base. The milestone sets the stage for final integration and launch preparations ahead of the scheduled summer 2025 window.
"This achievement highlights the dedication of our team and collab A cosmic map emerges as astronomers trace missing matter to intergalactic space
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Astronomers have successfully traced the bulk of the Universe's "missing" ordinary matter to the intergalactic medium, using fast radio bursts (FRBs) as cosmic probes. Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian and Caltech leveraged these powerful signals to detect the faint, elusive gas long suspected to float between galaxies, finally providing a detailed census of Astroscale to lead UK Orpheus mission with GBP 5.15M defence contract
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Astroscale Ltd. has secured a GBP 5.15 million contract from the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), via the BAE Systems-led Serapis framework, to spearhead the Orpheus mission aimed at advancing space situational awareness and weather monitoring capabilities.
As reliance on space-based infrastructure increases, the threat from space weather, hostile activity, and orbita Redwire launches 200 million dollar public stock offering to accelerate growth and reduce dilution
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Redwire Corporation has announced the launch of a $200 million underwritten public offering of its common stock. The company plans to grant underwriters a 30-day option to acquire up to 15% more shares than initially offered. The final size and completion of the offering will depend on market and other conditions.
Redwire intends to allocate the net proceeds toward general corporate initia NASA seeks industry input to expand space relay and navigation services
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
NASA has issued a formal request for information from domestic and international companies on their capabilities to provide satellite-based communication and navigation services near Earth. The effort aims to transition space mission support from government-operated systems to commercial satellite services.
This call is part of the agency's broader Communications Services Project, which se New Zealand targets leadership in superconducting space tech with new research alliance
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Zenno Astronautics has partnered with Wellington UniVentures and the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute to propel New Zealand into global prominence in superconducting magnet technology for space applications. This formal collaboration brings together top-tier innovation, research translation, and superconducting science to position New Zealand as a hub for advanced space tech.
Zenno leads China Shenzhou XX crew advances cognitive and biotech research aboard Tiangong
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Imagine living and working hundreds of miles above Earth for more than 50 days. That has been the reality for China's Shenzhou XX crew-Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie-currently aboard the Tiangong Space Station conducting vital scientific and medical research.
In a video released Monday by China Central Television (CCTV), the astronauts were shown carrying out a full slate of experi China conducts pad abort test for crew spacecraft, advancing moon landing plans
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 07:16
FCC highlights national security role in satellite licensing reforms
Monday, 16 June 2025 21:18
'A strong national defense very much motivates the work that we’re doing at the FCC'
How bubble muscles could help astronauts get their space legs
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Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse
Monday, 16 June 2025 13:30
Today, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies, have succeeded in creating their first ‘artificial total solar eclipse’ in orbit. The resulting coronal images demonstrate the potential of formation flying technologies, while delivering invaluable scientific data that will improve our understanding of the Sun and its enigmatic atmosphere.
ESA-CNES press conference at Le Bourget Paris Air Show 2025
Monday, 16 June 2025 13:30
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Watch the replay of the ESA-CNES press conference held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 16 June 2025, with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Lionel Suchet, Executive Vice President of CNES.
First artificial solar eclipse in space
Monday, 16 June 2025 13:30
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Proba-3 artificially created what is normally a rare natural phenomenon: a total solar eclipse.
In a world first, ESA’s Proba-3 satellites flew in perfect formation, blocking the Sun’s bright disc to reveal its fiery corona. This enigmatic outer layer burns millions of degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface and drives the solar storms that can disrupt life on Earth.
With its first artificial eclipse, Proba-3 has captured detailed images of this mysterious region, offering scientists new insights into our star’s behaviour.
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