In this week's episode of Space Minds, Richard DalBello, Principal, RDB Space sits down with host David Ariosto.

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Watch the media information session in which ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun (CH) update journalists on the key decisions from the ESA Council meeting, held at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 19 and 20 March 2025.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, Daniel Neuenschwander, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Vice President for Exploration and Human Spaceflight, Mayumi Matsuura, have signed a new statement of intent focused on Moon and Mars activities. This statement marks their intention towards a step forward in space exploration cooperation between ESA and JAXA, and lays the groundwork for expanded collaboration between the two agencies in advancing science, technology and international partnerships.

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 20, 2025
A European initiative spearheaded by Portuguese start-up Spaceo has secured a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to create a novel solution for clearing obsolete satellites and debris from orbit. The program, called SWIFT (Spacecraft With Inflatable Termination), has received euro 3 million in funding to develop a deployable sail-like structure that acts as a drag device to hasten the d

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
The SKA Observatory has released the inaugural image from its Australian-based SKA-Low telescope, marking a pivotal moment in the project's journey to deliver an unprecedented view of the cosmos. Captured using an early configuration of just 1,024 antennas out of a planned 131,072, this image offers a compelling preview of the discoveries that lie ahead for what is set to become the world'

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 19, 2025
The European Space Agency's spacecraft Euclid on Wednesday released a treasure trove of new data in its quest to map and unlock mysteries of what scientists call the "dark universe." New data included deep-field space imagery and snapshots of thousands of different and distant galaxies that revealed the structure of the so-called "cosmic web." It also included survey of some 380,000 gal

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
The complexity of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly neural networks modeled on the human brain, often sparks apprehension due to their opaque nature. While the societal implications of such systems vary by context, Dr. Jonas Glombitza of the Erlangen Center for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) underscores a unique contrast. He notes

Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy: the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. This week, the DESI collaboration released a new collection of data for anyone in the world to investigate. The dataset is the largest of its kind, with information on 18.7 million objects: roughly 4 million sta

Paris (AFP) Mar 19, 2025
Europe's Euclid space telescope, which is on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first data Wednesday with a little help from volunteers and artificial intelligence. The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky - encompassing 1.5 billion galaxies - to create what has been billed as humanity's most accurate 3D map of

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
Researchers in Japan have leveraged advanced artificial intelligence to explore the distant regions of our galaxy, revealing previously undetected cosmic structures. Led by Osaka Metropolitan University, the team created a deep learning model capable of sifting through immense datasets from space telescopes, uncovering numerous bubble-like formations absent from existing astronomical records.