Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
The University of Michigan, supported by a $2 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has launched a three-year research project aimed at enabling satellites in orbit to exchange power and momentum using laser links. The initiative, named ORACLE (Orbital Architectures for Cooperative Laser Energetics), seeks to augment existing laser-based data interlinks with new modes f

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
New experimental research led by Francesca Miozzi and Anat Shahar at Carnegie Science has shown that the galaxy's most common planets may be rich in liquid water due to critical early interactions between magma oceans and primitive atmospheres. Published in Nature, the study demonstrates how these formative processes can deliver water to young worlds. Nearly six thousand exoplanets have be

Boulder, CO (SPX) Nov 4, 2025
Far from Earth, in the vast expanses of space between stars, exists a treasure trove of carbon. There, in what scientists call the "interstellar medium," you can find a wide range of organic molecules - from honeycomblike polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to spheres of carbon shaped like soccer balls. In a new study, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Unive

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2025
Five launches are planned this week at the two space complexes in central Florida, including doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday involving three companies. The missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Kennedy Space Center would break the record of 93 in one year from Florida's Space Coast. There have already been 91 launches. The week began early Sunday with SpaceX's

The Sentinel-1D satellite is in position on the launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana – ready for liftoff on board the Ariane 6 launcher.

The Sentinel-1D satellite is ready to launch next week and, when it is fully commissioned, it will work with Sentinel-1C to capture high-resolution radar images over land, ice and sea. The mission has helped to reshape our view of planet Earth in numerous ways, by contributing data to public services and scientific studies on changes in our environment and climate. But did you know some of the following facts about Sentinel-1?

From early September to late October 2025, members of ESA's Astronaut Reserve returned to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, for a second block of intensive training.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Many robotics systems function in conditions where the environment is well-defined: factory floors, urban roads, research facilities. But what about robots designed for space? Keenan Albee, who recently joined the ASTE faculty as an assistant professor, has developed robots that have been trialed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and are due to fly to the Moon. His USC lab - t

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
AST SpaceMobile and stc group have signed a ten-year commercial contract to deliver satellite direct-to-device mobile broadband throughout Saudi Arabia and selected areas in the Middle East and Africa. Under the terms, stc commits $175 million in prepayments for future services and sets a substantial long-term revenue goal. This partnership will connect AST SpaceMobile's satellite cellular

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
ICEYE has announced Tactical Access, a commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite product for customers needing rapid, high-volume imagery and flexible tasking timelines. Tactical Access allows direct user control over SAR satellite tasking, with reserved imaging capacity and options for dedicated ground stations enabling near real-time image acquisition and delivery. Unlike conve