XRISM mission maps sulfur distribution across Milky Way
Thursday, 24 July 2025 09:17
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
An international research team has made the first direct measurement of sulfur in both its gas and solid forms in interstellar space, using X-ray data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) satellite.
Utilizing observations from two distant X-ray binary systems, astronomers detected sulfur throughout the interstellar medium-the vast mix of dust and gas between st
An international research team has made the first direct measurement of sulfur in both its gas and solid forms in interstellar space, using X-ray data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) satellite.
Utilizing observations from two distant X-ray binary systems, astronomers detected sulfur throughout the interstellar medium-the vast mix of dust and gas between st Using soft X-rays to track magnetic reconnection may advance space weather forecasting
Thursday, 24 July 2025 09:17
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
A research team from Chiba University has demonstrated how soft X-ray imaging could be used to monitor magnetic reconnection rates in Earth's magnetosphere-a critical development in improving space weather forecasting. Magnetic reconnection, a process where solar wind penetrates Earth's magnetic barrier, can disrupt satellite operations and communication systems.
Led by Associate Professor
A research team from Chiba University has demonstrated how soft X-ray imaging could be used to monitor magnetic reconnection rates in Earth's magnetosphere-a critical development in improving space weather forecasting. Magnetic reconnection, a process where solar wind penetrates Earth's magnetic barrier, can disrupt satellite operations and communication systems.
Led by Associate Professor Flash frozen silicon reveals patterns mirroring early universe dynamics
Thursday, 24 July 2025 09:17
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
A team of physicists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), University of Duisburg-Essen, and University of Alberta has discovered that ultra-fast cooling of silicon surfaces produces structural patterns that echo the cosmic phase transitions theorized to have occurred shortly after the Big Bang. Their study shows that the rate at which silicon cools drastically influences how atoms a
A team of physicists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), University of Duisburg-Essen, and University of Alberta has discovered that ultra-fast cooling of silicon surfaces produces structural patterns that echo the cosmic phase transitions theorized to have occurred shortly after the Big Bang. Their study shows that the rate at which silicon cools drastically influences how atoms a Moon erosion by solar wind far weaker than previously believed
Thursday, 24 July 2025 09:17
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
The surface of the Moon is constantly exposed to the solar wind-a stream of charged particles from the Sun that can dislodge atoms from the lunar surface and contribute to its thin exosphere. However, a new study by Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and international collaborators reveals that earlier models greatly overestimated this sputtering effect.
The researchers attribute th
The surface of the Moon is constantly exposed to the solar wind-a stream of charged particles from the Sun that can dislodge atoms from the lunar surface and contribute to its thin exosphere. However, a new study by Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and international collaborators reveals that earlier models greatly overestimated this sputtering effect.
The researchers attribute th First MetOp Second Generation satellite fuelled
Thursday, 24 July 2025 07:56
The journey to launch is picking up pace for Europe’s MetOp Second Generation weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package. Specialists at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou have completed the critical and hazardous task of fuelling the satellite, marking a major milestone in its final preparations for liftoff.
House appropriators interested in alternatives to SLS EUS upper stage
Thursday, 24 July 2025 01:09
House appropriators want NASA to examine alternatives to a new upper stage for the Space Launch System despite an uncertain long-term future for the vehicle.
Launch startup iRocket agrees to merge with Wilbur Ross-backed SPAC
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 20:06
Innovative Rocket Technologies (iRocket) has agreed to merge with BPGC Acquisition Corp.
China tightens quality oversight over commercial space projects
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 13:42
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Why America needs to invest in Vandenberg’s launch cadence
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 12:00
As Vice President of the Western Region for the Space Force Association (SFA), I’m calling for urgent investment in policies and partnerships that will enable Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to increase its launch cadence.
York to Acquire Operations to Boost Ground Connectivity and Mission Delivery
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
York Space Systems announced that its parent company has signed an agreement to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, a U.S.-based leader in Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) for satellite communications. The acquisition aims to bolster York's ability to deliver integrated, mission-ready systems by incorporating ATLAS's software-driven ground architecture.
ATLAS will contribute to York's Gold
York Space Systems announced that its parent company has signed an agreement to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, a U.S.-based leader in Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) for satellite communications. The acquisition aims to bolster York's ability to deliver integrated, mission-ready systems by incorporating ATLAS's software-driven ground architecture.
ATLAS will contribute to York's Gold NASA's X-59 moves under its own power
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:46
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025
NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California.
The space agency on Tuesday announced the latest milestone for NASA's X-59 that is part of its Quesst mission to test the possibility of a supersonic aircraft with more muted sonic booms that will allow less noisy flights over popul
NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California.
The space agency on Tuesday announced the latest milestone for NASA's X-59 that is part of its Quesst mission to test the possibility of a supersonic aircraft with more muted sonic booms that will allow less noisy flights over popul Earth will spin faster marking 2nd shortest day in history
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:46
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2025
Scientists predicted that Tuesday will be a fraction of a second shorter than the average day as the Earth's rotation is moving faster.
The international Earth Rotation and Reference System Service expects that Tuesday will be just 1.34 milliseconds shorter than the standard 24 hours.
"We've known about the rotation of the Earth being variable for about a hundred years," said the
Scientists predicted that Tuesday will be a fraction of a second shorter than the average day as the Earth's rotation is moving faster.
The international Earth Rotation and Reference System Service expects that Tuesday will be just 1.34 milliseconds shorter than the standard 24 hours.
"We've known about the rotation of the Earth being variable for about a hundred years," said the ALLSPACE to Develop 5G NTN Satcom Integration with ESA Funding
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:46
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
ALL.SPACE has secured euro 3.42 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate its development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration. The award comes through ESA's Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity programme under the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) framework, which promotes cutting-edge satcom innovation.
The funding will enable AL
ALL.SPACE has secured euro 3.42 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate its development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration. The award comes through ESA's Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity programme under the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) framework, which promotes cutting-edge satcom innovation.
The funding will enable AL The secret life of neutrinos
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 11:46
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Neutrinos are cosmic tricksters, paradoxically hardly there but lethal to stars significantly more massive than the sun. These elementary particles come in three known "flavors": electron, muon and tau. Whatever the flavor, neutrinos are notoriously slippery, and much about their properties remains mysterious. It is almost impossible to collide neutrinos with each other in the lab, so it is not
Neutrinos are cosmic tricksters, paradoxically hardly there but lethal to stars significantly more massive than the sun. These elementary particles come in three known "flavors": electron, muon and tau. Whatever the flavor, neutrinos are notoriously slippery, and much about their properties remains mysterious. It is almost impossible to collide neutrinos with each other in the lab, so it is not