Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
Data from a joint NASA and CNES mission has provided valuable insights to refine tsunami forecasting models, potentially improving coastal safety worldwide. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite recorded the tsunami generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30. Passing over the area roughly 70 minutes later, SWOT measured the wave's

Paris, France (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
Researchers investigating the Hadean Eon, which lasted from 4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago, have uncovered signs that plate tectonics began far earlier than widely assumed. The era started with Earth's formation and a colossal Mars-sized impact that created the Moon, melting the planet's interior. Crust solidification occurred about 4.5 billion years ago, but subsequent tectonic activity has been

Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is preparing to expand its small satellite footprint over the Arctic amid rising surveillance and communications needs in the increasingly strategic region.

A year after announcing plans to offer rideshare missions to geostationary orbit, Impulse Space says the demand has been strong enough to plan an annual series of them.

Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations, is retiring after 33 years of service.

SALT LAKE CITY – It’s easy to talk about satellite autonomy but significant work remains to determine exactly which tasks should be handled by machines, according to speakers at the 2025 Small Satellite Conference.

The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on its surface is theoretically possible. But according to a new study using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, it does not have an Earth-like atmosphere.