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Lower-frequency sonic booms from Falcon 9 launches can feel like mini-earthquakes
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Astrobee learns to transport soft cargo: Open-source simulator models real ISS challenges
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Galileo Second Generation
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Europe’s Galileo is the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, providing metre-level accuracy to billions of users. ESA and European industry are preparing a new generation of satellites for the European Union, the Galileo Second Generation or G2, that will revolutionise the fleet with enhanced capabilities.
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Streaks on Mars Satellite Data Confirms First Ship-Based Detection of Landslide-Triggered Tsunami
For the first time, scientists have detected a tsunami generated by a landslide using satellite data from a ship's navigation system, marking a significant step forward in early warning technology for coastal communities. The breakthrough, led by researchers from CIRES and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Landslide- NASA Studies Uncover New Insights into Interiors of Moon and Vesta
NASA researchers have made significant strides in understanding the internal structures of the Moon and the asteroid Vesta through advanced gravity mapping, offering new insights into the formation and composition of these celestial bodies.
The first study, published May 14 in Nature, introduced a sophisticated gravity model of the Moon that captures tiny variations in its gravitational fi A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill
After a busy few months exploring the outer slopes of the Jezero crater rim at an area named "Witch Hazel Hill," the Perseverance Science Team was eyeing another sample of these truly ancient rocks, which likely predate Jezero crater itself.
The target? A rock containing spherules, which could shed a light on volcanic- or impact-related processes occurring in Mars' most ancient past. After What a German Start-Up's First Test Could Mean for the Space Industry
On April 22nd, SpaceX's Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission took off from Cape Canaveral. Alongside the normal payload of satellites, there was a capsule from a German space start-up - Phoenix 1. This was the inaugural payload of ATMOS Space GmbH, and the first orbital test of its inflatable aerodynamic decelerator (IAD).
To re-enter from low-Earth orbit, most spacecraft either use a tile-based Spire Global Wins U.S. Space Force Contract Worth Up to $237 Million
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data and analytics, has secured a position on the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 program. This 10-year agreement has a total potential value of $237 million and forms part of the Department of Defense's broader S W-3 Mission Completes High-Speed Reentry at Koonibba Test Range Demonstrating Southern Launch's Advanced Capabilities
Southern Launch and Varda Space Industries successfully executed the reentry of the W-3 mission at the Koonibba Test Range on May 14, 2025. This milestone came just ten weeks after the W-2 mission, Australia's first commercial spacecraft reentry, further demonstrating Southern Launch's ability to support rapid mission turnarounds.
The W-3 capsule, developed by Varda Space Industries, carri