US Air Force Academy, CO (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Cadets from different academic disciplines credit U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Political Science Professor Madison Walker with stoking their passion for space law, policy and research. Cadet 1st Class Anjulina Abdon, a Political Science major, worked with the space policy professor on her space deterrence theory capstone project during the fall. Abdon will attend U.S. Air Force rem

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
The SpainSat NG I secure communications satellite, owned by the Spanish governmental operator Hisdesat, is scheduled to launch on January 28. SpaceX, the U.S.-based aerospace company, will carry out the mission, utilizing its Falcon 9 rocket to place the satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is slated for the evening of January 28 in the United States, which corresp

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
China's Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully deployed three satellites into their designated orbits during a launch on Friday afternoon. The mission, conducted at 12:07 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, included the deployment of the Tianlu 1, PRSC-EO1, and Lantan 1 satellites, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the r

The FAA says it is investigating reports that debris from the failed Starship test flight landed, and caused property damage in, the Turks and Caicos.

Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander who was removed from his post over his public criticism of military diversity initiatives, is Trump’s pick to be undersecretary of the Air Force

While Blue Origin considers the first flight of its New Glenn rocket a success, it will have to complete a mishap investigation before its next launch.

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by activities such as agriculture and could have impacts on ecosystems and water management, especially in certain regions. "We established with data assimilation that human intervention in the glob

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Approximately 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid known as the Chicxulub impactor struck the Yucatan Peninsula in present-day Mexico. Measuring an estimated 10 to 15 kilometers in diameter, the asteroid left a colossal 200-kilometer-wide crater. This event triggered rapid climate changes that ultimately caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and about 75% of Earth's species. A signifi

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has offered new insights into the formation of the Moon and the origins of Earth's water. The findings challenge long-standing assumptions about the Moon's origin and propose that it may have formed primarily from material ejected from Earth's mantle, with minimal co

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
New research from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton highlights the harsh space weather that planets around other stars may face. The study focused on the impact of X-rays on potential planets orbiting red dwarf stars, which are the most common type of star in the universe. The findings suggest that only planets with atmospheres rich in greenhouse gases, such as carbon d