NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.

East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as it traveled through our solar system - and how other distant solar systems might be different from our own. Even before the comet was discovered in early July, it was hiding among the stars, too faint to be noticeable. In a new paper published in the Astrophysical Jo

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
JUNO, the massive Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China, has officially started recording data, launching a ten-year program to investigate one of the most elusive particles in physics. Supported by an international collaboration that includes the CNRS, the detector aims to reveal how neutrinos influence both the subatomic world and the evolution of the Universe. Neutrinos are

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
SES will evaluate new optical ground stations from France-based Cailabs to move space data using laser rather than radio signals. The company aims to lift throughput, harden link security, and ease congestion across increasingly crowded radio frequency bands by tapping optical communications. The effort advances space laser links that can reach up to 10 gigabits per second, roughly 100 tim

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Shandong province has advanced its role in China's commercial space industry with the Sept 9 launch of the Smart Dragon-3 Y7 from an offshore platform, its second mission in just one month. The province is emerging as a hub for sea-based launch activity, industrial development, and satellite manufacturing. According to Wang Chao of the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Informa

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
DE-CIX, the world's largest operator of Internet Exchanges, is extending its interconnection model beyond Earth. Through its Space-IX program, the company is laying the foundation for the first orbital Internet Exchange, enabling satellites and space-based systems to link seamlessly with terrestrial networks. Building on its network of 60 global IX locations that connect more than 4,000 pr

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and other facilities worldwide have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the final target of Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, is significantly smaller and rotates much faster than earlier estimates suggested. The findings provide crucial guidance for mission planning as the spacecraft prepares for its 2031 rendezvous. Lead