London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our Sun much quicker than if they had to wait for the celestial show on Earth. The plan, part of a UK-led space mission to be unveiled at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting 2025 in Durham, would involve the use of a mini-satellite and the Moon's shadow to achieve the

London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
Scientists have obtained the clearest evidence yet for a long-theorized mechanism that alters how energy is dissipated in the Sun's atmosphere, helping explain the high temperatures and rapid acceleration of the solar wind. Drawing on data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe, researchers investigated how turbulent energy behaves in the collisionless plasma near the Sun. The study reveals that a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed an early access agreement for its next-generation Gen-3 satellite system with an existing international Gen-2 customer, expanding support for Ukraine. The agreement upgrades the customer's current services with very high-resolution Gen-3 imagery alongside Gen-2's rapid, low-latency data stream. "This important contract demonstrates the power

London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
The answer to whether tiny bacterial lifeforms really do exist in the clouds of Venus could be revealed once-and-for-all by a UK-backed mission. Over the past five years researchers have detected the presence of two potential biomarkers - the gases phosphine and ammonia - which on Earth can only be produced by biological activity and industrial processes. Their existence in the Venus

London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in astrophysics by recreating a process theorized over 70 years ago: Fermi acceleration, the key mechanism behind cosmic ray generation. Using ultracold atoms and engineered optical barriers, researchers successfully built a controllable particle accelerator just 100 micrometres wide. The experiment, conducted by scientists from the Universities o

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Morpheus Space has announced the successful in-orbit demonstration of its GO-2 electric propulsion system, conducted in collaboration with D-Orbit. The mission met its primary performance benchmarks, validating the next-gen propulsion technology for operational deployment. CEO Kevin Lausten commented, "This mission represents a major achievement for the Morpheus team. We set aggressive goa

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has selected Bollinger Shipyards to execute the transformation of its ocean recovery vessel 'Return On Investment', a vital component of its Neutron reusable rocket program. The 400-foot vessel, currently undergoing outfitting and modification at Bollinger's shipyard in Amelia, Louisiana, is scheduled for delivery in early 2026. The project integrates

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Spire Global has introduced Aircraft Exposure Analytics, a new aviation-focused tool that calculates aircraft-specific exposure to adverse weather by integrating flight trajectory data with global weather alerts. The solution merges Spire's global multi-source ADS-B flight tracking data-sourced from both ground and satellite-with Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) alerts. This

London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Cosmologists at Durham University suggest the Milky Way may be surrounded by up to 100 more faint satellite galaxies than previously observed, based on high-resolution supercomputer simulations and advanced mathematical modeling. Presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting, the research predicts these elusive "orphan" galaxies-nearly invisible due to being stri

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
ICEYE has provided critical satellite-based flood mapping and intelligence to assist the government of Rio Grande do Sul in its rapid humanitarian response to widespread flooding in June. Leveraging its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology, ICEYE delivered high-resolution imagery capable of penetrating cloud cover, alongside its Flood Solutions service, which combines near real-time o