Saltzman calls space "the ultimate team sport" as U.S.

COLORADO SPRINGS – The space sector is likely to benefit from increased defense spending by NATO allies, European military leaders said at the Space Symposium.

International space agencies stressed the importance of international partnerships with the United States and each other at Space Symposium April 9, as geopolitical shifts and an escalating trade war challenge the space industry.

Washington (AFP) April 9, 2025
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon - but insisting both were achievable. Though NASA's "Artemis" Moon mission was announced in Trump's first term, he has since openly mused about heading straight to Mars, prompting concerns that China or others coul

Washington (AFP) April 10, 2025
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. "Stubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window," read a liveblog update from operator United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between B

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
In a breakthrough experiment, scientists have demonstrated that some species of lichens can survive conditions that mimic those on Mars, including intense ionizing radiation, while continuing to function metabolically. The research, published in IMA Fungus, offers compelling evidence that lichens could potentially endure the extreme surface environment of Mars. This finding challenges long

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
This study, led by Dr. XIAN Haiyang and Dr. ZHU Jianxi from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, presents groundbreaking findings from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission. On June 25, 2024, Chang'e-6 achieved the first successful return of samples from the Moon's farside. Following earlier contributions to the Chang'e-5 program, Dr. Xian was selected in August 2

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Roughly 66 million years ago, a colossal asteroid collided with Earth, triggering the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and wiping out approximately 70% of marine species. But new research reveals that the aftermath at ground zero, now the Chicxulub Crater in the Gulf of Mexico, became a surprising haven for life. According to a study published in Nature Communications, the impact