London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
For nearly a hundred years, scientists have sought dark matter, the unseen material believed to account for 80 percent of the universe's mass. Despite extensive efforts-including particle accelerator experiments and cosmic radiation searches-its properties remain largely unknown. Although dark matter doesn't interact directly with light, it may subtly influence visible matter, making it extremel

London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
The University of Surrey has launched the Surrey Space Institute to address critical skill shortages and accelerate innovation in the UK's Pounds 19 billion space economy. The initiative aims to transform Surrey's 45-year legacy in small satellite development into practical, mission-ready technologies and solutions addressing global challenges like climate change, water security and space susta

SpaceX successfully deployed a fifth pair of O3b mPower broadband satellites July 22 for SES’ next-generation medium Earth orbit constellation.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2025
Astronautical engineering is the branch of aerospace engineering that focuses on designing and developing the science of space exploration. However, its value does not start with rockets and satellites-it begins with concepts, words, and numbers. It starts with books.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
NASA is preparing to launch the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission on July 22 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Led by the University of Iowa and supported by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), the mission aims to investigate how the Sun's and Earth's magnetic fields interact. SwRI contributed scientific leadership and d

Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Vigil, the European Space Agency's upcoming space weather mission, will be the first satellite to maintain a continuous presence at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 5 (L5), providing an unprecedented side view of solar activity. From this strategic location, Vigil will monitor the Sun's surface several days before the same regions rotate into Earth's direct line of sight. The mission is design

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On 15 July 2025, with the splashdown of the Dragon capsule off the coast of California, the Ignis mission ended after a 20-day space journey. ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, during nearly 230 orbits around Earth, completed about 120 hours of telework on the International Space Station and contributed to more than 20 experiments from his orbital office.

Following medical checks on the recovery vessel, Sławosz flew to shore by helicopter and then travelled from the United States to Germany in order to undergo a week of recovery at the European Astronaut Centre. Dozens of people

With launch slated for August, the first MetOp Second Generation satellite, MetOp-SG-A1, which also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, is currently undergoing final preparations for liftoff aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.