Paris, France (SPX) May 05, 2025
Every year, Earth gains mass from the constant bombardment of space debris and meteoritic material. Roughly 50 metric tons of meteorites reach the surface annually, accompanied by even more fine space dust. Since the dawn of the space age, human-made objects have joined this influx, with derelict satellites, discarded rocket parts, and even tools dropped by astronauts periodically plunging back

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025
On a simulated lunar landscape, Intuitive Machines has successfully tested the autonomous driving capabilities of its Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) mock-up, marking a major step forward in lunar mobility technology. The achievement comes just over a year after the Moon RACER team received NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) feasibility assessment contract. This recent mil

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025
Casinos are nothing new; in fact, they've existed for millennia in China, as well as in Venice roughly four centuries ago. Games of chance have been a preferred form of entertainment for people from many cultures since the dawn of time, and they remain a popular hobby nowadays. However, many things have changed over the years. While in the past, casinos were also accessible to the very wealthy,

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025
Axiom Space is redefining research in orbit through its fourth mission to the International Space Station, known as Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). This milestone mission carries the highest number of scientific projects ever for Axiom, with approximately 60 investigations representing 31 nations. Participating countries include the United States, India, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, t

Nottingham UK (SPX) May 05, 2025
The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be called an astronaut. Sean Duffy, Donald Trump's transportation secretary, disputed the astronaut title given to those on the flight, including singer Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King. The term astronaut was only rarely disputed until the first "celebrity" suborbital

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 02, 2025
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have confirmed that elevated spring temperatures in 2023 and 2024 caused earlier leaf emergence across Japan. Using satellite data from JAXA's GCOM-C satellite, the team documented how climate change is advancing the start of season (SOS) across multiple regions. Their analysis found that in 2023, leaf flush began 3 to 7 days earlier than the 2018

Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2025
The first flight of NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 7:46 a.m. Sunday, May 4 (in U.S. Eastern Time) after 17 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes in flight around the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitude band. Flight controllers at the agency's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, conducted a controlled flight termination of the

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025
The second scientific balloon slated for NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign is prepared for launch, pending suitable weather at the Wanaka Airport mid-latitude facility. This mission marks the final flight of the current campaign. Filled with 18.8 million cubic feet (532,000 cubic meters) of helium, the super pressure balloon will traverse the Southern Hemisphere's mid

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025
The Strategic Missile Warning Ground and Integration Acquisition Delta, part of Space Systems Command (SSC), in coordination with Space Operations Command's Mission Delta 4, has officially accepted the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Survivable Endurable Evolution (S2E2) system for operational use. This critical milestone, achieved on April 25, 2025, enhances the resilience of the U.S. missi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025
Terran Orbital Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to participate in the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 program, a 10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $237 million. Managed by the Space Systems Command, the initiative supports the Department of Defense's efforts to accelerate the deployment and validation of advanced space tec