GAO rejects TraCSS contract protest
Friday, 28 March 2025 10:47
The GAO has denied a protest from a company over a contract that is part of the Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination system.
IRIDE first image presented at ESA–ESRIN
Friday, 28 March 2025 10:00
The first image from a new Italian Earth observation satellite mission was published today: a high-resolution image of a strip of the Italian peninsular showing the city of Rome at a resolution of 2.66 metres. This is three times higher than the resolution currently available for systematic acquisition over Italy.
Gaia: Rewriting the story of the Milky Way
Friday, 28 March 2025 09:00
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For over a decade, ESA’s Gaia mission has mapped our galaxy with stunning precision—rewriting the story of the Milky Way. As its mission enters a new phase, we look back at its most groundbreaking discoveries.
Earth from Space: Waza National Park, Cameroon
Friday, 28 March 2025 08:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the striking landscape surrounding the Waza National Park in Cameroon. Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition
Thursday, 27 March 2025 22:52
The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
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Air Force nominee Troy Meink warns U.S. risks losing edge in space
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:43
If confirmed, Meink — currently deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) — would oversee both the Air Force and the Space Force
UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Geneva (AFP) Mar 25, 2025
The United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to boost protections amid a marked increase in efforts to interfere with satellite navigation systems like GPS that are critical for aviation and maritime safety.
The UN's International Telecommunication Union, its International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization jointly voiced "grave concern" at growin
The United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to boost protections amid a marked increase in efforts to interfere with satellite navigation systems like GPS that are critical for aviation and maritime safety.
The UN's International Telecommunication Union, its International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization jointly voiced "grave concern" at growin Super Earth uncovered by tandem space observations
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
An international research collaboration, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, has identified a new super-Earth circling a star cooler than the Sun. The planet, named TOI-512 b, was confirmed through precision measurements by ESPRESSO, a spectrograph developed under the leadership of UNIGE. With a density nearly iden
An international research collaboration, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, has identified a new super-Earth circling a star cooler than the Sun. The planet, named TOI-512 b, was confirmed through precision measurements by ESPRESSO, a spectrograph developed under the leadership of UNIGE. With a density nearly iden Star-mapping space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement orbit'
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Paris (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement orbit" around the Sun on Thursday, the European Space Agency said.
Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to create a vast map of the Milky Way, revealing many secrets of the cosmos along t
After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement orbit" around the Sun on Thursday, the European Space Agency said.
Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to create a vast map of the Milky Way, revealing many secrets of the cosmos along t China sends regenerative flatworms to orbit for biological research
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
China's space station will soon host an unusual biological subject for experimentation: the planarian, a species of flatworm distinguished by its extraordinary regenerative powers, according to a report from China Media Group.
With an evolutionary lineage dating back more than 520 million years, planarians are a staple in laboratory research. Their unique ability to completely regenerate b
China's space station will soon host an unusual biological subject for experimentation: the planarian, a species of flatworm distinguished by its extraordinary regenerative powers, according to a report from China Media Group.
With an evolutionary lineage dating back more than 520 million years, planarians are a staple in laboratory research. Their unique ability to completely regenerate b Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments, which may reveal how life could persist in faraway places, like Jupit
Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments, which may reveal how life could persist in faraway places, like Jupit Lynk and Turkcell Achieve Milestone in Satellite Mobile Service Trial
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Lynk Global, Inc., a pioneer in satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) communications, has completed a successful demonstration of its proprietary technology in collaboration with Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), Turkiye's largest mobile provider, serving over 40 million users. This joint initiative marks a significant advancement in Lynk's ongoing mission to deploy D2D connectivity across Turkiye, following a p
Lynk Global, Inc., a pioneer in satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) communications, has completed a successful demonstration of its proprietary technology in collaboration with Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), Turkiye's largest mobile provider, serving over 40 million users. This joint initiative marks a significant advancement in Lynk's ongoing mission to deploy D2D connectivity across Turkiye, following a p NASA cloud tech empowers private mission planners
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Planning a space mission demands precision-ensuring trajectories align and fuel margins hold is critical to sustaining orbital operations. Continuum Space Systems Inc., based in Pasadena, California, delivers a cloud-native suite that equips mission architects with the tools to verify that their assets are ready for liftoff and long-term success.
The company traces its roots to NASA's Jet
Planning a space mission demands precision-ensuring trajectories align and fuel margins hold is critical to sustaining orbital operations. Continuum Space Systems Inc., based in Pasadena, California, delivers a cloud-native suite that equips mission architects with the tools to verify that their assets are ready for liftoff and long-term success.
The company traces its roots to NASA's Jet Radiation belt wisp mapped inside anomaly by Macao satellite
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
This research, led by Professor Zong of Peking University in collaboration with the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science at Macau University of Science and Technology, has yielded new insights into energetic electron dynamics near Earth. The team employed the Medium-energy Electron Spectrometer onboard Macao Science Satellite-1 (MSS-1), which offers full pitch angle measurements i
This research, led by Professor Zong of Peking University in collaboration with the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science at Macau University of Science and Technology, has yielded new insights into energetic electron dynamics near Earth. The team employed the Medium-energy Electron Spectrometer onboard Macao Science Satellite-1 (MSS-1), which offers full pitch angle measurements i Redwire expands space-based pharmaceutical research under new NASA contract
Thursday, 27 March 2025 21:21
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a space infrastructure company serving the growing space economy, has secured a new NASA contract to send four additional pharmaceutical studies to the International Space Station. These investigations will utilize Redwire's proprietary Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory (PIL-BOX) to support production of high-value seed crystals, laying the groundwork for future
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a space infrastructure company serving the growing space economy, has secured a new NASA contract to send four additional pharmaceutical studies to the International Space Station. These investigations will utilize Redwire's proprietary Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory (PIL-BOX) to support production of high-value seed crystals, laying the groundwork for future