Quarantined ahead of 5th trip to space, Whitson inducted with trailblazer Harris to Astronaut Hall of Fame
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UAH Lab Investigates Microgravity Effects on Microbial Gene Transfer
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
On April 21 at 4:15 A.M. EDT, the Sysoeva Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched its samples aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, part of the Genetic Exchange in Microgravity for Biofilm Bioremediation (GEM-B2) experiment, aims to examine how microgravity influences the transfer of genes among microbial cells.

Momentus to Host Portal Space Systems' First In-space Tech Demo
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to host the company's first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology.
Momentus continues to support the advancement of next-generation space technology. Portal Space Systems emerged from s

High-definition Moon landing videos set to transform lunar exploration
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
)The next time astronauts step onto the Moon, viewers will experience it in stunning high-definition color and at up to 60 frames per second. This marks a significant leap forward from the grainy black-and-white images broadcast during the Apollo missions.
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar exped

NASA's MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars.
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars'

Sierra Space Wins NASA Contract to Advance Lunar Logistics Solutions
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense technology leader, announced it has secured a NASA contract under the NextSTEP-2 Appendix R for Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies. The contract supports NASA's goal of developing innovative solutions for lunar surface logistics and mobility, as part of its broader moon to Mars Architecture.
The partnership positions Sierra Space to ad

SwRI study shows Europa's icy surface constantly reshaping
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations showing the moon's surface is not static but reshaped by a variety of external and internal forces.
Europa's surface ice varies in crystallinity depending on location,

New X-ray Emission Discovery Challenges Understanding of Long-Period Radio Transients
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and international collaborators have uncovered a striking phenomenon: a cosmic object emitting both radio waves and X-rays.
The object, dubbed ASKAP J1832-0911, pulses radio and X-ray emissions every 44 minutes, with each episode lasting two minutes. This marks the first detection of a so-called long-period transi

ITRI partners with MediaTek and Chunghwa Telecom to revolutionize B5G satellite connectivity
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
At the 2025 COMPUTEX MOEA TECH HUB, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) unveiled its latest advancements in collaboration with MediaTek and Chunghwa Telecom. Together, they introduced a cutting-edge B5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) base station system capable of direct-to-cell satellite connectivity via software upgrades. This technology, successfully tested across multi-orbit s

Omnispace Gatehouse Satcom and Nordic Semiconductor Showcase 5G NB-IoT Connectivity Over NGSO S-band Satellite
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Omnispace, known for its leadership in global mobile connectivity, together with Gatehouse Satcom and Nordic Semiconductor, has successfully demonstrated a 5G narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system operating over an Omnispace S-band non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite. This accomplishment underscores the feasibility of satellite-based 5G NB-IoT connectivity using NGSO satellite archi

Laser technique revolutionizes ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space, defense applications
Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft and jet exhaust systems. The technique can be used to create ceramic coatings, tiles or complex three-dimensional structures, which allows for increased versatility when engineering new devices and te

Trump says withdrawing Musk ally as nominee to head NASA
Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was withdrawing his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to lead space agency NASA.
Trump said last December, before returning to office, that he wanted the online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk to serve as the next head of NASA.
But on Saturday, he said on his T

Next phase of NASA's Artemis II testing set to begin
Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Washington DC (UPI) May 29, 2025
The next phase of testing is set to begin for NASA's crewed Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon, the administration announced Thursday, and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars.
With a major phase of testing complete, teams will begin to ensure that the Artemis II's rocket and ground systems are working correctly.
"It will ensure different systems, i

Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space
Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Vienna (AFP) June 1, 2025
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".
But the world-famous waltz truly travelled among the stars on Saturday when the European Space Agency's antenna broadcast a live performance of it into space to celebrate the composer's 200th birthd

NASA discovers phenomenon that could have led to water loss on Mars
Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Washington DC (UPI) May 29, 2025
NASA scientists have discovered evidence that could help answer questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars.
The new research comes after a decade of exploration by NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric Volatile Evolution) mission shows evidence of an escape process known as "sputtering," during which atoms are knocked out of the atmosphere by what are known as "charge particles,"
