Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a prominent developer of space infrastructure, has entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding with ispace technologies-U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.), an American company focused on cis-lunar transportation and infrastructure, to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration and scientific missions. The announcement was made during the 40th Space Symposium.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has provided critical new data on asteroid 2024 YR4, confirming that this near-Earth object poses no significant risk of impact in 2032 or the foreseeable future. The Webb Director's Discretionary Time program enabled principal investigator Andy Rivkin of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to gather a comprehensive dataset on the aster

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Roughly 66 million years ago, a colossal asteroid collided with Earth, triggering the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and wiping out approximately 70% of marine species. But new research reveals that the aftermath at ground zero, now the Chicxulub Crater in the Gulf of Mexico, became a surprising haven for life. According to a study published in Nature Communications, the impact

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
This study, led by Dr. XIAN Haiyang and Dr. ZHU Jianxi from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, presents groundbreaking findings from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission. On June 25, 2024, Chang'e-6 achieved the first successful return of samples from the Moon's farside. Following earlier contributions to the Chang'e-5 program, Dr. Xian was selected in August 2

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
In a breakthrough experiment, scientists have demonstrated that some species of lichens can survive conditions that mimic those on Mars, including intense ionizing radiation, while continuing to function metabolically. The research, published in IMA Fungus, offers compelling evidence that lichens could potentially endure the extreme surface environment of Mars. This finding challenges long

Washington (AFP) April 10, 2025
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. "Stubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window," read a liveblog update from operator United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between B

Washington (AFP) April 9, 2025
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon - but insisting both were achievable. Though NASA's "Artemis" Moon mission was announced in Trump's first term, he has since openly mused about heading straight to Mars, prompting concerns that China or others coul

The second Genesis Science Workshop, held on 3 and 4 April in Matera, Italy, brought together the ESA Genesis team, industry experts and scientists from the international community to discuss the mission’s progress, including the latest satellite design evolutions, and prepare for the most extensive science exploitation possible. ESA and the French Space Agency CNES signed a contract during the event, confirming that the fourth geodetic technique, DORIS, will join the mission.

Image: New ESA invention tested in a chamber of no echoes