What Mars can teach us about life
Thursday, 26 June 2025 12:51
In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about extraterrestrial life as well as our own origins.
International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
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New ESA gravity mission to detect weakening ocean conveyor
Thursday, 26 June 2025 12:15
At the Living Planet Symposium, attendees have been hearing how ESA’s Next Generation Gravity Mission could provide the first opportunity to directly track a vital ocean circulation system that warms our planet – but is now weakening, risking a possible collapse with far-reaching consequences.
Deep tech is driving the next frontier in in-flight connectivity
Thursday, 26 June 2025 12:00
US Radar Test Marks Milestone in Missile Threat Detection Capabilities
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a pivotal test of next-generation radar technology during Flight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a), confirming a major advancement in US homeland defense.
The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), developed by Lockheed Martin, successfully detected, tracked, and discriminated a live ballistic missile threat amid challenging condi
Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a pivotal test of next-generation radar technology during Flight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a), confirming a major advancement in US homeland defense.
The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), developed by Lockheed Martin, successfully detected, tracked, and discriminated a live ballistic missile threat amid challenging condi Growing Homes On Mars: TAMU Research Pioneers Autonomous Construction Using Synthetic Lichens
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
College Station TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings on our neighboring planet over the past half-century have made this seemingly far-fetched idea increasingly plausible.
But don't start packing just yet. First, we must figure out how to build structures millions of miles from Earth. Sending rockets carrying massive payloads of constru
Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings on our neighboring planet over the past half-century have made this seemingly far-fetched idea increasingly plausible.
But don't start packing just yet. First, we must figure out how to build structures millions of miles from Earth. Sending rockets carrying massive payloads of constru Desert lichen offers new evidence for the possibility of life on other planets
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Reno NV (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like planets in other solar systems that may show the most promise, but many revolve around stars that emit much stronger solar radiation than our own. Now, a new study offers evidence that life as we know it may be able to thrive on those Earth-like ex
The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like planets in other solar systems that may show the most promise, but many revolve around stars that emit much stronger solar radiation than our own. Now, a new study offers evidence that life as we know it may be able to thrive on those Earth-like ex Perseverance reveals clay minerals and sets distance record in Martian exploration
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
NASA's Perseverance rover has completed its 30th abrasion study, drilling into a Martian rock named "Kenmore" to uncover geologic secrets beneath its dusty surface. On June 3, the rover abraded a two-inch-wide patch, then cleared debris with a nitrogen-powered device known as the gaseous Dust Removal Tool (gDRT), which delivers five puffs per operation. This technique enables scientists to exami
NASA's Perseverance rover has completed its 30th abrasion study, drilling into a Martian rock named "Kenmore" to uncover geologic secrets beneath its dusty surface. On June 3, the rover abraded a two-inch-wide patch, then cleared debris with a nitrogen-powered device known as the gaseous Dust Removal Tool (gDRT), which delivers five puffs per operation. This technique enables scientists to exami Halogen clues shed light on lunar crust evolution
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Rocks from the Moon's near side hold unexpectedly high levels of chlorine, offering fresh insights into the processes that shaped the lunar crust. An international team led by the University of Munster, alongside Ehime University in Japan and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, conducted lab-based simulations of lunar rock formation to explore how chlorine behaves under lunar conditions.
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Rocks from the Moon's near side hold unexpectedly high levels of chlorine, offering fresh insights into the processes that shaped the lunar crust. An international team led by the University of Munster, alongside Ehime University in Japan and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, conducted lab-based simulations of lunar rock formation to explore how chlorine behaves under lunar conditions.
Their e James Webb reveals sub-Saturn mass exoplanet in young star system
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged a previously unknown exoplanet, marking a significant milestone since the telescope's launch in 2022. Led by a CNRS researcher at the Observatoire de Paris-PSL and Universite Grenoble Alpes, the discovery was enabled by a coronagraph developed in France and installed on JWST's MIRI instrument.
This technology, created through a CNRS
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged a previously unknown exoplanet, marking a significant milestone since the telescope's launch in 2022. Led by a CNRS researcher at the Observatoire de Paris-PSL and Universite Grenoble Alpes, the discovery was enabled by a coronagraph developed in France and installed on JWST's MIRI instrument.
This technology, created through a CNRS New exoplanet discovery reveals rare gas giant through global citizen science effort
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Albuquerque, NM (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
A collaborative team of astronomers led by The University of New Mexico has confirmed a rare gas giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, located about 400 light-years from Earth. The discovery was enabled by a worldwide network of citizen scientists and detailed in The Astronomical Journal, with UNM Postdoctoral Fellow Zahra Essack as lead author and Assistant Professor Diana Dragomir as co-author.
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A collaborative team of astronomers led by The University of New Mexico has confirmed a rare gas giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, located about 400 light-years from Earth. The discovery was enabled by a worldwide network of citizen scientists and detailed in The Astronomical Journal, with UNM Postdoctoral Fellow Zahra Essack as lead author and Assistant Professor Diana Dragomir as co-author.
T Muon Space Expands Earth Imaging Capabilities with Launch of Hydrosat Thermal Mission
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025
Muon Space has successfully launched Hydrosat's VanZyl-2 satellite, the latest in a series of missions built on its custom-designed Halo platform. Deployed aboard SpaceX's Transporter-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the spacecraft established contact just six minutes after deployment and is now undergoing commissioning.
VanZyl-2 carries advanced multispectral and thermal infra
Muon Space has successfully launched Hydrosat's VanZyl-2 satellite, the latest in a series of missions built on its custom-designed Halo platform. Deployed aboard SpaceX's Transporter-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the spacecraft established contact just six minutes after deployment and is now undergoing commissioning.
VanZyl-2 carries advanced multispectral and thermal infra EU's Space Act would track space objects and clear satellite debris
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:46
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 25, 2025
The European Commission made a proposal Wednesday to clean up Europe's space sector while also reducing its footprint and making sure its satellites are better protected from hackers.
In a press release, the commission said it wants to enact the EU Space Act, which it describes as a "new set of ambitious measures to make Europe's space sector cleaner, safer and more competitive in Europ
The European Commission made a proposal Wednesday to clean up Europe's space sector while also reducing its footprint and making sure its satellites are better protected from hackers.
In a press release, the commission said it wants to enact the EU Space Act, which it describes as a "new set of ambitious measures to make Europe's space sector cleaner, safer and more competitive in Europ 
First ‘FireSat’ satellite delivers thermal images
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:00
The satellite, built by the California-based startup Muon Space, launched March 14 aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13.