Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in new orders from a major global satellite operator for its SkyEdge IV multi-orbit platform. The systems will be delivered over the next year, expanding Gilat's role in powering broadband connectivity across GEO, MEO, and LEO networks. The company said the orders underscore the growing demand for flexible ground infrastructure to support n

Boston MA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal collision irreversibly altered the primitive planet's composition and produced the Earth as we know today. Their findings, reported in the journal Nature Geosciences, will help scientists piece together the primordial starting ingredients that forg

Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
ESA, acting through ESTEC, has chosen Lithuania-based Kongsberg NanoAvionics to deliver a large cubesat platform for the European Union's in-orbit demonstration and validation program. Under the IHE1-5 Cubesat project, the company will provide a 12-16U spacecraft to host multiple European payloads for flight testing. NanoAvionics will handle end-to-end delivery, including spacecraft design

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Beyond Gravity has expanded its Swiss production capacity for solar array drive mechanisms (SADMs) by doubling its manufacturing floor area, enabling a fivefold increase in annual output from 36 to 200 units. The expansion underscores the company's growing role in supplying critical satellite hardware to the global space industry. "These mechanisms allow satellites to continuously align th

Charlottesville VA (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Astronomers have detected "heavy water" in a planet-forming disk for the first time, uncovering compelling evidence that much of the water in our Solar System predates the Sun itself. The discovery provides new insight into how ancient interstellar ice survived the violent birth of stars and planetary systems. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers ident

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Accurate solar radiation forecasting is crucial for the stability of photovoltaic power systems, yet current models often blur as prediction time increases. Addressing this challenge, researchers led by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology have unveiled an AI-based solution called GAN-Solar, designed to generate sharper, more reliable forecasts for solar energy management.

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English ESA Open Day 2025: An Unforgettable Journey Through Space Science at ESAC

On 4 October 2025, the European Space Agency opened the doors of ESAC – the European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid – for an inspiring day of discovery. Visitors had the opportunity to explore ESA’s window to the Universe, where missions studying our Solar System, the Milky Way and the distant Universe are operated and analysed.

Throughout the day, guests met ESA scientists and engineers, learned about missions such as Gaia, XMM-Newton, and JUICE, and experienced hands-on activities that brought the wonders of astrophysics and planetary

No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA’s mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a scenario unlike any before: a solar storm of extreme magnitude. Fortunately, this nightmare unfolded not in reality, but as part of the simulation campaign for Sentinel-1D, pushing the boundaries of spacecraft operations and space weather preparedness.