Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of the Earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. Establishing a direct link between the Earth's interior dynamics occurring within the first 100 million years of its history and its present-day structure, the work is on

Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species vanished during the end-Permian mass extinction - the most extreme event of its kind in Earth's history. What followed was a mysterious, multimillion-year span that could be called the "Great Dulling," when marine animal communities looked

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Skyloom Global Corp. has finalized the production and shipment of 42 flight-grade optical communication terminals (OCTs) to York Space Systems, marking a critical contribution to the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer initiative. Manufactured entirely within the U.S., the OCTs highlight Skyloom's expanding industrial capability and reinforce American leadership in s

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
SES and Singapore-based SpeQtral have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a new Optical Ground Station (OGS) aimed at facilitating long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Europe and Asia. This agreement sets the stage for both companies to link their current and future QKD satellite networks through a shared, interoperable OGS. The goal is

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
HawkEye 360, a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) intelligence and analysis, has officially joined the U.S. Space Force's Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), marking a key step in advancing public-private collaboration for national defense in orbit. The CIC, housed within the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), enables dynamic information sharing between U.S. Space C

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Heart disease is the top cause of death in the United States, responsible for one in every five fatalities. A key challenge lies in the heart's inability to regenerate damaged muscle tissue, often leaving patients with end-stage heart failure reliant on transplants. Seeking alternative treatments, researchers at Emory University have turned to an extraordinary environment for answers: the Intern

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
A new investigation from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has revealed that calcium ions may have played a critical role in shaping life's early molecular asymmetry. This discovery adds a fresh dimension to the enduring question of how biological molecules acquired a consistent chirality, or handedness, during the origin of life. Just as human hands are

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Space Applications Services is accelerating its efforts in lunar exploration with two major rover initiatives: the commercially targeted LUVMI-M and the European Space Agency (ESA)-backed LPSR logistics rover. These projects highlight the company's strategic role in shaping the mobility infrastructure for both private and public lunar ventures. h3>LUVMI-M: Versatile Rover for Commercial P

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
GITAI, a robotics firm with headquarters in the United States, has announced that its Japanese division, GITAI Japan Inc., has secured a contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to develop a concept study for a robotic arm system designed for a pressurized crewed lunar rover. This rover project forms part of Japan's broader involvement in NASA's Artemis initiative, focusing on

Houston (AFP) Mar 31, 2025
After spending more than nine months stranded in space, two American astronauts confirmed Monday that they're ready to blast off again aboard a Boeing Starliner, the very spacecraft that could not return them to Earth. In their first NASA press conference since their long-awaited splashdown on March 18, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams responded to the question of whether they woul