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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
Massive Boulders Ejected During DART Mission Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection Efforts
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
University of Maryland astronomers discovered that an unexpected blast of space rocks ejected during DART mission carried three times more momentum than the spacecraft itself, leading to new insights for future planetary defense missions.
When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's orbit as intended-it unleash
University of Maryland astronomers discovered that an unexpected blast of space rocks ejected during DART mission carried three times more momentum than the spacecraft itself, leading to new insights for future planetary defense missions.
When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's orbit as intended-it unleash
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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
Continuing the Quest for Clays
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2025
For the past month and a half, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau in search of clay-bearing rocks. An earlier blog discussed that these rocks could hold clues to Mars' watery past, and Perseverance has been exploring multiple potential locations to find a suitable target to sample.
When a coring target could not be found at the previous outcrop, the Science Team decide
For the past month and a half, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau in search of clay-bearing rocks. An earlier blog discussed that these rocks could hold clues to Mars' watery past, and Perseverance has been exploring multiple potential locations to find a suitable target to sample.
When a coring target could not be found at the previous outcrop, the Science Team decide
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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars.
Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How-and why-did it become it a barren desert today?
A study led by University of Chicago planetary scientist Edwin Kite puts forth a new explanation for why Mars never seems to stay balmy for long.
One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars.
Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How-and why-did it become it a barren desert today?
A study led by University of Chicago planetary scientist Edwin Kite puts forth a new explanation for why Mars never seems to stay balmy for long.
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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
Chloris Geospatial secures funding to expand forest carbon monitoring technology
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Chloris Geospatial has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to advance its satellite-powered forest carbon monitoring solutions. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, joined by returning investors AXA IM Alts, At One Ventures, Cisco Foundation, Counteract, and Orbia Ventures.
The funding will help the Boston-based firm scale its product development, grow commercial and technical
Chloris Geospatial has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to advance its satellite-powered forest carbon monitoring solutions. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, joined by returning investors AXA IM Alts, At One Ventures, Cisco Foundation, Counteract, and Orbia Ventures.
The funding will help the Boston-based firm scale its product development, grow commercial and technical
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Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:48
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellites
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop and produce two satellites as part of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, with the possibility of building two additional units. These satellites will play a central role in enhancing the nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) network used by the President and joint strategic for
Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop and produce two satellites as part of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, with the possibility of building two additional units. These satellites will play a central role in enhancing the nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) network used by the President and joint strategic for
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
London, UK (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
The UK Space Agency has launched a GBP 75.6 million competitive tender for a pioneering mission to remove derelict satellites from orbit, marking the country's first active orbital cleanup effort. The initiative is aimed at safeguarding critical satellite infrastructure that underpins modern services such as navigation, forecasting, and emergency communications.
Central to the Active Debri
The UK Space Agency has launched a GBP 75.6 million competitive tender for a pioneering mission to remove derelict satellites from orbit, marking the country's first active orbital cleanup effort. The initiative is aimed at safeguarding critical satellite infrastructure that underpins modern services such as navigation, forecasting, and emergency communications.
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UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) programme over the next three years.
This agreement, announced during the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, marks the first Category 1 CCM contract awarded to a UK fi
SatVu, a UK-based pioneer in thermal infrared imaging, has secured a contract of up to euro 3 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide high-resolution thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) programme over the next three years.
This agreement, announced during the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, marks the first Category 1 CCM contract awarded to a UK fi
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
Elche Spain (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent launch capabilities. Backed by up to euro 169 million per company, the ELC represents one of Spain's most significant space contract opportunities and will culminate in final selections following ESA's
PLD Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a preselected participant in the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a major initiative designed to strengthen Europe's independent launch capabilities. Backed by up to euro 169 million per company, the ELC represents one of Spain's most significant space contract opportunities and will culminate in final selections following ESA's
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 14:13
M-MATISSE mission using robot orbiters could map Mars space weather before human landing
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 14:19
Space Rider reentry module undergoes 2.5 km drop tests
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