Study quantifies costs of EU Space Act to European and U.S. companies
Monday, 08 December 2025 11:29
A proposed European Union space law could cost both European and American space companies hundreds of millions of euros in lost revenue annually, according to a new study.
Space tested menstrual cup backs astronaut health on long missions
Monday, 08 December 2025 10:59
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Astrobiologist Ligia Coelho and collaborators have shown that a standard silicone menstrual cup can tolerate spaceflight conditions, opening another option for managing menstruation on long-duration missions.
Coelho, a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy in Cornell Universitys College of Arts and Sciences and a fellow at the Carl Sagan Institute, leads AstroCup, a volunteer group
Astrobiologist Ligia Coelho and collaborators have shown that a standard silicone menstrual cup can tolerate spaceflight conditions, opening another option for managing menstruation on long-duration missions.
Coelho, a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy in Cornell Universitys College of Arts and Sciences and a fellow at the Carl Sagan Institute, leads AstroCup, a volunteer group Quantum fuzzy spacetime may reshape gravity theory
Monday, 08 December 2025 10:59
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
A team at TU Wien has developed a new way to connect quantum theory with general relativity by quantizing the spacetime metric and analyzing how this affects the paths that particles follow under gravity. Their work focuses on geodesics, the curves that represent the shortest connection between two points in curved spacetime and that underlie most applications of Einstein's theory, such as the o
A team at TU Wien has developed a new way to connect quantum theory with general relativity by quantizing the spacetime metric and analyzing how this affects the paths that particles follow under gravity. Their work focuses on geodesics, the curves that represent the shortest connection between two points in curved spacetime and that underlie most applications of Einstein's theory, such as the o Spire soil data to support conflict early warning in Ethiopias Somali Region
Monday, 08 December 2025 10:59
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopias Somali Region. The work feeds into the International Organization for Migrations Transhumance Tracking Tool, which monitors herder routes and is used to anticipate tensions around scarce resources.
Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopias Somali Region. The work feeds into the International Organization for Migrations Transhumance Tracking Tool, which monitors herder routes and is used to anticipate tensions around scarce resources. NASA extends agreement with CASIS for ISS national lab
Monday, 08 December 2025 10:12
NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the International Space Station designated as a national laboratory, likely for the final time.
Martian sound study models acoustic signals in Jezero crater
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Acoustic signals have been important markers during NASA's Mars missions. Measurements of sound can provide information both about Mars itself - such as turbulence in its atmosphere, changes in its temperature, and its surface conditions - and about the movement of the Mars rovers.
Using these sound measurements to the best extent possible requires an accurate understanding of how sound pr
Acoustic signals have been important markers during NASA's Mars missions. Measurements of sound can provide information both about Mars itself - such as turbulence in its atmosphere, changes in its temperature, and its surface conditions - and about the movement of the Mars rovers.
Using these sound measurements to the best extent possible requires an accurate understanding of how sound pr Astrobotic lunar surface sensor to track cislunar traffic and security
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
Astrobotic has secured a NASA Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award to develop Clavius-S, a visible-band imaging sensor designed to detect and track spacecraft in low lunar orbit from the Moon's surface in real time. The modular payload can fly on a range of lunar lander missions and will be integrated into future LunaGrid surface power nodes, creating a networked space domain awarene
Astrobotic has secured a NASA Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award to develop Clavius-S, a visible-band imaging sensor designed to detect and track spacecraft in low lunar orbit from the Moon's surface in real time. The modular payload can fly on a range of lunar lander missions and will be integrated into future LunaGrid surface power nodes, creating a networked space domain awarene Methane hint on TRAPPIST 1e seen as likely stellar noise not proof of an atmosphere
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Two recent papers based on James Webb Space Telescope observations describe initial attempts to probe the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearby red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. In a follow-up analysis, University of Arizona planetary scientist Sukrit Ranjan argues that the current evidence is not yet sufficient to confirm that TRAPPIST-1e has an
Two recent papers based on James Webb Space Telescope observations describe initial attempts to probe the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearby red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. In a follow-up analysis, University of Arizona planetary scientist Sukrit Ranjan argues that the current evidence is not yet sufficient to confirm that TRAPPIST-1e has an Supernova mixing traced as source of key life elements
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Kyoto University and Meiji University researchers have used the XRISM X-ray satellite to quantify chlorine and potassium in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, addressing a longstanding gap in how the universe produced these life-related elements. The work examines why current stellar models yield only about one-tenth of the chlorine and potassium inferred from observations across the cosmos.
Kyoto University and Meiji University researchers have used the XRISM X-ray satellite to quantify chlorine and potassium in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, addressing a longstanding gap in how the universe produced these life-related elements. The work examines why current stellar models yield only about one-tenth of the chlorine and potassium inferred from observations across the cosmos. TRAPPIST 1 flares mapped to probe planetary habitability
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
TRAPPIST-1, a small star about 40 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, produces flares roughly six times per day, and this activity complicates efforts to evaluate whether its planets could be habitable.
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope together with detailed computer simulations to study how these flares arise and how
TRAPPIST-1, a small star about 40 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, produces flares roughly six times per day, and this activity complicates efforts to evaluate whether its planets could be habitable.
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope together with detailed computer simulations to study how these flares arise and how The World's Best Golf Resorts: Where Luxury Meets the Fairway
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
For golf enthusiasts, a memorable round isn't just about the score - it's about the setting, the experience, and the atmosphere. The world's best golf resorts combine championship courses with luxury accommodations, breathtaking landscapes, and first-class amenities. From the windswept coastlines of Scotland to the tropical beauty of Hawaii, these top-tier destinations offer more than just a game they deliver an unforgettable escape and some even let players enjoy
For golf enthusiasts, a memorable round isn't just about the score - it's about the setting, the experience, and the atmosphere. The world's best golf resorts combine championship courses with luxury accommodations, breathtaking landscapes, and first-class amenities. From the windswept coastlines of Scotland to the tropical beauty of Hawaii, these top-tier destinations offer more than just a game they deliver an unforgettable escape and some even let players enjoy ROSE-L given the shakes
Monday, 08 December 2025 08:13
A structural model of the upcoming Copernicus Radar Observing System for Europe at L-band satellite, or ROSE-L for short, has recently been put through a series of demanding tests – including intense vibration – to demonstrate that the satellite will be able to withstand the stresses of launch and operations in orbit.
Once in orbit, ROSE-L’s data will support a wide range of applications, from soil moisture and crop monitoring to forest mapping, maritime surveillance, and the detection of natural and human-induced hazards.
NASA backs WHOI effort to read organic signals from ocean worlds
Monday, 08 December 2025 03:55
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Ocean worlds such as Jupiter's icy moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are emerging as prime locations to search for life beyond Earth, potentially including a second, independent origin of life within the Solar System. With NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft scheduled to arrive at Europa in 2030 to assess whether its icy crust or subsurface ocean can sustain life, Woods Hole Oceanographic Ins
Ocean worlds such as Jupiter's icy moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus are emerging as prime locations to search for life beyond Earth, potentially including a second, independent origin of life within the Solar System. With NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft scheduled to arrive at Europa in 2030 to assess whether its icy crust or subsurface ocean can sustain life, Woods Hole Oceanographic Ins ESO signs MOSAIC deal for Extremely Large Telescope spectrograph
Monday, 08 December 2025 03:55
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
The European Southern Observatory ESO has signed an agreement with a large international consortium for the design and construction of the Multi-Object Spectrograph MOSAIC, an instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope ELT. On what will be the world's largest optical telescope, MOSAIC will simultaneously measure the light from hundreds of astronomical sources, tracing the growth of galaxies an
The European Southern Observatory ESO has signed an agreement with a large international consortium for the design and construction of the Multi-Object Spectrograph MOSAIC, an instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope ELT. On what will be the world's largest optical telescope, MOSAIC will simultaneously measure the light from hundreds of astronomical sources, tracing the growth of galaxies an ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launch
Monday, 08 December 2025 03:55
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satellites AE5Ra, AE5Rb, and AE5Rc and begun initial operations, bringing its in-house developed and operated satellite fleet to twelve.
The AE5R satellites rode to orbit on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transpo
Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satellites AE5Ra, AE5Rb, and AE5Rc and begun initial operations, bringing its in-house developed and operated satellite fleet to twelve.
The AE5R satellites rode to orbit on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transpo