Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
A team of astronomers has used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to obtain the clearest image yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, enabling the most precise size estimates so far. The icy nucleus may measure up to 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) in diameter, but could be as small as 1,000 feet (320 meters). Even Hubble cannot directly see the nucleus, but its observations provide tighter constraints than

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 06, 2025
Astronomers in Japan have identified a rare feedback loop in which a young star's explosive outflow has ricocheted back, striking and warping the very disk of gas and dust from which the star formed. The unexpected discovery may force scientists to rethink the conditions under which stars and planetary systems develop. Stars form when molecular clouds collapse under gravity, spinning into

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
It may sound like pure science fiction - a spacecraft no heavier than a paperclip racing toward a black hole at near-light speed - but astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi of Fudan University believes it could be achievable within decades. Writing in the journal iScience, Bambi presents a conceptual plan for sending a gram-scale nanocraft to a nearby black hole to probe the fabric of space-time and

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
Astronomers using the NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope have gathered strong evidence pointing to a giant planet circling Alpha Centauri A, one of the Sun-like stars in the closest stellar system to Earth. Located just 4 light-years away, Alpha Centauri comprises the binary pair Alpha Centauri A and B along with the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, which already hosts three confirmed planets.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
Muon Space has introduced its most capable spacecraft to date, the MuSat XL, a 500 kg-class satellite platform engineered for high-demand low Earth orbit missions. Hubble Network will be the first customer, leveraging the platform for its satellite-powered Bluetooth network. The MuSat XL extends the flight-proven Halo stack, delivering increased payload capacity, higher power output, and a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
Voyager Technologies [NYSE: VOYG] has acquired California-based ElectroMagnetic Systems, Inc. (EMSI), a leader in AI-driven automated target recognition and intelligence analytics for space-based radar. "AI is no longer optional; it's the critical advantage that turns data into dominance, accelerating decision-making and ensuring we outpace and outthink adversaries," said Dylan Taylor, CEO

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
Space-ng has introduced a rugged, low-cost Hardware Development Kit (HDK) for its space-qualified Sol3 Vision System, alongside a free Software Development Kit (SDK) for evaluation, academic research, and non-commercial use. This open architecture approach aims to make advanced computer vision tools accessible to universities, startups, and aerospace firms. The Sol3 ecosystem, comprising b

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
China has placed another batch of internet satellites into orbit, marking the third deployment in just over a week. The latest mission, launched Monday evening from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center, carried the seventh group of low-orbit satellites in the national internet network. A Long March 12 rocket lifted off at 6:21 pm and delivered the spacecraft to their plann

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Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission –  has launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time).

MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of satellites. The mission as a whole not only ensures the continued delivery of global observations from polar orbit for weather forecasting and climate analysis for more than 20 years, but also offers enhanced accuracy and resolution compared to the original MetOp mission –