Britain’s space security needs more than government funding
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 12:00
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MetOp-SG's METimage delivers first images
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 11:00
MetOp-SG's METimage delivers first images
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Space Force announced winning bids for missions, and SpaceX is the clear favorite.
Space Systems Command awarded seven National Security Space Launch contracts last week. Five of the missions were awarded to SpaceX for $714 million. United Launch Alliance got the other two, worth $428 million. Blue Origin didn't qualify because its New Glenn rocket still needs certification for na
The U.S. Space Force announced winning bids for missions, and SpaceX is the clear favorite.
Space Systems Command awarded seven National Security Space Launch contracts last week. Five of the missions were awarded to SpaceX for $714 million. United Launch Alliance got the other two, worth $428 million. Blue Origin didn't qualify because its New Glenn rocket still needs certification for na Shield or Spark? The U.S. Golden Dome and the New Missile Arms Race
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
The launch of the US 'Golden Dome' missile defence initiative has already set in motion ripple effects across the globe. Rival nations are considering their own layered missile defence architectures, and experts warn this may trigger a new era of competitive missile development. What began as a domestic shield is now fuelling a missile defence arms race, with competitors racing to counter, repli
The launch of the US 'Golden Dome' missile defence initiative has already set in motion ripple effects across the globe. Rival nations are considering their own layered missile defence architectures, and experts warn this may trigger a new era of competitive missile development. What began as a domestic shield is now fuelling a missile defence arms race, with competitors racing to counter, repli Sharper than ever: New algorithm brings the stars into greater focus
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
Johns Hopkins applied mathematicians and astronomers have developed a new method to render images from ground-based telescopes as clear as those taken from space, a process that stands to expand the benefits of Earth-based instruments.
Using algorithms that can strip away atmospheric interference, the researchers have made it possible for Earth-bound telescopes to produce some of the deepe
Johns Hopkins applied mathematicians and astronomers have developed a new method to render images from ground-based telescopes as clear as those taken from space, a process that stands to expand the benefits of Earth-based instruments.
Using algorithms that can strip away atmospheric interference, the researchers have made it possible for Earth-bound telescopes to produce some of the deepe We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
But a constellation of spacecraft, including one that sails on sunlight, could help find the tornado-like features in time to protect equipment on Earth a
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
But a constellation of spacecraft, including one that sails on sunlight, could help find the tornado-like features in time to protect equipment on Earth a With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon's mantle
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Providence RI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
When astronauts returned from NASA's final Apollo Moon mission in 1972, some of the samples they collected were sealed and carefully stored away in the hope that future researchers using advanced equipment might analyze them and make new discoveries.
Now, a research team led by a Brown University professor has done just that. In a study published in JGR: Planets, researchers report a sulfu
When astronauts returned from NASA's final Apollo Moon mission in 1972, some of the samples they collected were sealed and carefully stored away in the hope that future researchers using advanced equipment might analyze them and make new discoveries.
Now, a research team led by a Brown University professor has done just that. In a study published in JGR: Planets, researchers report a sulfu Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX mission
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Colonel Chen Zhongrui, 40, and Colonel Wang Jie, 36, floated in space for nearly six hours before returning to the Wentian science module at 1:35 am. Mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong
Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Colonel Chen Zhongrui, 40, and Colonel Wang Jie, 36, floated in space for nearly six hours before returning to the Wentian science module at 1:35 am. Mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong Gaia data uncovers hidden link between asteroid collisions and chaotic spin states
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Whether an asteroid spins smoothly or tumbles chaotically depends on how often it has collided with other objects, according to new findings presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, researchers have discovered that these collision patterns reveal clues about asteroids' internal structure and evolution.
Dr Wen-Han Zho
Whether an asteroid spins smoothly or tumbles chaotically depends on how often it has collided with other objects, according to new findings presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, researchers have discovered that these collision patterns reveal clues about asteroids' internal structure and evolution.
Dr Wen-Han Zho How rotating black holes unleash cosmic particle jets
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
At the center of the massive galaxy M87 lies the supermassive black hole M87*, weighing six and a half billion times the mass of the Sun and spinning rapidly on its axis. From this powerhouse, an enormous jet of charged particles blasts outward at nearly the speed of light, extending over 5,000 light-years and reshaping its galactic environment.
To understand how such jets are powered, ast
At the center of the massive galaxy M87 lies the supermassive black hole M87*, weighing six and a half billion times the mass of the Sun and spinning rapidly on its axis. From this powerhouse, an enormous jet of charged particles blasts outward at nearly the speed of light, extending over 5,000 light-years and reshaping its galactic environment.
To understand how such jets are powered, ast Digital revolution brings new clarity to direct exoplanet imaging with PLACID's liquid crystal optics
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
A groundbreaking instrument is set to transform how astronomers detect and directly image planets orbiting distant stars by using liquid crystal technology. Known as the Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the DAG telescope (PLACID), the device was installed earlier this year on the new 4-meter Eastern Anatolian Observatory (DAG) telescope in eastern Turkey. Now entering
A groundbreaking instrument is set to transform how astronomers detect and directly image planets orbiting distant stars by using liquid crystal technology. Known as the Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the DAG telescope (PLACID), the device was installed earlier this year on the new 4-meter Eastern Anatolian Observatory (DAG) telescope in eastern Turkey. Now entering Ariane 6 set to deploy Copernicus Sentinel 1D on November 4
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), Arianespace plans to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite aboard Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport. Mission VA265 marks the launcher's third commercial flight and will target Sun-synchronous orbit near 693 km.
Separation is expected about 34 minutes after liftoff. The mission underscores Eur
On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time in French Guiana (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), Arianespace plans to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite aboard Ariane 6 from Europe's Spaceport. Mission VA265 marks the launcher's third commercial flight and will target Sun-synchronous orbit near 693 km.
Separation is expected about 34 minutes after liftoff. The mission underscores Eur Neuraspace launches autonomous defence platform to protect European space assets
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Neuraspace, one of Europe's leading space domain awareness (SDA) providers, has expanded its role in defence and civil protection with the launch of "Neuraspace DEF," a system designed to deliver autonomous, rapid responses to threats against space-based infrastructure.
The new platform advances beyond traditional passive monitoring by enabling active and self-directed control of space ope
Neuraspace, one of Europe's leading space domain awareness (SDA) providers, has expanded its role in defence and civil protection with the launch of "Neuraspace DEF," a system designed to deliver autonomous, rapid responses to threats against space-based infrastructure.
The new platform advances beyond traditional passive monitoring by enabling active and self-directed control of space ope New AI enhances the view inside fusion energy systems
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Imagine watching a favorite movie when suddenly the sound stops. The data representing the audio is missing. All that's left are images. What if artificial intelligence (AI) could analyze each frame of the video and provide the audio automatically based on the pictures, reading lips and noting each time a foot hits the ground?
That's the general concept behind a new AI that fills in missin
Imagine watching a favorite movie when suddenly the sound stops. The data representing the audio is missing. All that's left are images. What if artificial intelligence (AI) could analyze each frame of the video and provide the audio automatically based on the pictures, reading lips and noting each time a foot hits the ground?
That's the general concept behind a new AI that fills in missin Physicists tighten the net on elusive dark matter
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:55
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), have narrowed down the possibilities for one of the leading dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).
"While we always hope to
Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), have narrowed down the possibilities for one of the leading dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).
"While we always hope to