Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Sierra Space has launched a new facility in Broomfield, Colorado, to ramp up production of its Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems, including those for national defense applications. The "Power Station," a 70,000-square-foot complex, is designed to meet growing demand for high-performance, defense-hardened solar arrays and complements Sierra Space's newly formed defense division a

Paris, France (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Asteroid 2024 YR4 gained attention after its discovery in late December 2024, when automated systems indicated a small chance of Earth impact in 2032. This probability briefly rose to 3%, prompting a global planetary defence response. However, further observations by early 2025 eliminated the threat to Earth. Despite this reassurance, the final recorded trajectory of 2024 YR4 left a ling

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Astronomers have detected a diffuse cloud of high-energy particles-called a mini halo-surrounding one of the universe's most distant known galaxy clusters, providing new insights into the energetic forces that shaped the cosmos nearly 10 billion years ago. This mini halo is the most distant ever observed, surpassing the previous record by a factor of two. Its discovery confirms that galaxy

Hanover NH (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Dartmouth study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the massive current of Arctic air that regulates weather for much of the Northern Hemisphere. Large waves in the jet stream observed since the 1990s have, in recent years, driven abnormally frigid temperatures and devastating winter storms deep into regions such as the

Due to the growing volume of data produced by Earth observation (EO), traditional computing architectures struggle to process information efficiently and promptly. To mitigate this issue, prepare Europe for the future of space computing, and grow from Earth observation into Earth action, ESA is seeking innovative mission concepts that use disruptive computing paradigms, potentially coupled with matching sensing technologies that could either bring new capabilities for Earth-orbiting satellites, or significantly improve current mission constrains. 

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On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission. 

They used a special crane to lift Plato’s payload module, housing its 26 ultra-sensitive cameras, into the air and carefully line it up over the service module. The supporting service module contains everything else that the spacecraft needs to function, including subsystems for power, propulsion and communication with Earth. 

With millimetre-level precision, the engineers gently lowered the payload module into place. Once perfectly positioned, the team tested the electrical connections. 

Finally, they securely closed a panel that connects

Blue Origin launched its third crewed suborbital flight in under three months June 29, flying a group that included a married couple and a lawyer in legal trouble.

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2025
With the of peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense Department said it will no longer provide them with data from the weather satellites. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice Wednesday about the change. "Due to recent service changes, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Progr

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2025
SpaceX early Saturday launched another 27 Starlink satellites, breaking its own record by preparing the launchpad for another liftoff two days after a launch from the same pad in Florida. And 13 hours later, the private company launched more satellites from California. Saturday's first mission went off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 at 12:26 a.m. EDT. This was just t