China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples
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Demonstrating lunar surface Raman spectroscopy with the Raman cube rover
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China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 17:49
Estrack - Half a century of European satellite tracking
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 13:30
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2025 marks a landmark year for Europe’s ‘bridge between Earth and space’. The European Space Agency’s Estrack satellite tracking network turns 50.
Since its inception in 1975, Estrack – ESA’s global network of ground stations – has formed the vital communication bridge between satellites in orbit and mission control at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
Now comprising six stations spanning six countries, Estrack has grown into a strategic asset for Europe, enabling communication with spacecraft, transmitting commands and receiving scientific data.
The network keeps an eye on satellites no matter their location:
MTG-S and Sentinel-4 undergo pre-launch manoeuvres
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 12:45
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Following the arrival at Cape Canaveral in Florida, US, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 instrument on board are currently being tested and prepared for launch, scheduled in July 2025. A new nuclear rocket technology takes another step forward
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Overcoming conservatism in the autonomous space revolution
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 12:00
How to capture moon landing videos—from grainy to HD
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Air Force Research Laboratory Awards Moog Contract to Develop New Multimode Propulsion System to Enhance Dynamic Space Operations
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:30
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Czech Republic eyes astronaut mission through Axiom Space collaboration
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
The Czech Republic has taken a significant step toward launching a national astronaut into space by submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Axiom Space. Signed by Minister of Transport Martin Kupka, the LOI signals the country's commitment to participating in a future human spaceflight mission with the commercial spaceflight company.
The move builds upon an earlier Memorandum of Understandi Politecnico di Milano to help chart Apophis asteroid during 2028 deep space mission
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
Politecnico di Milano is gearing up for a return to deep space as part of the European Space Agency's 2028 RAMSES mission, which will study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its exceptionally close approach on 13 April 2029.
Apophis, a 350-meter-wide asteroid, will pass within 31,000 kilometers of Earth-closer than many satellites in geostationary orbit. ESA has selected Politecnico's How chaotic planet formation may explain wide-orbit worlds like Planet Nine
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
In the remote edges of planetary systems, far beyond the range of traditional planet-forming regions, astronomers have long grappled with the mystery of wide-orbit planets. These gas giants and planetary-mass bodies orbit hundreds to thousands of astronomical units (AU) from their stars, raising fundamental questions about their origins. A new study led by Rice University and the Planetary Scien Camouflage strategy developed for stealth and thermal control of satellites in infrared spectrum
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
In response to the sharp rise in satellite deployments-now exceeding 9,850 globally-scientists are racing to protect these valuable assets from ground-based detection, particularly in the infrared spectrum. While visible and microwave detection have constraints, infrared sensors exploit low background radiation, making satellites highly vulnerable.
Addressing this issue, researchers led by From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
By the end of the decade, the global small satellite industry is projected to nearly double. Small satellites are critical for faster, better and more secure communications and internet solutions as well as environmental sensing, weather monitoring and national security.
A team of Rice University engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small sate Rocket Lab to Acquire Geost in Strategic Expansion into Satellite Payloads
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:05
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the parent company of Geost, LLC, a specialist in electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payloads for national security missions. The $275 million deal includes $125 million in cash and $150 million in Rocket Lab stock, with an additional $50 million possible through performance-based earnouts. The acquisition