Wildfires burn in northern Portugal
Thursday, 31 July 2025 11:20
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured wildfires burning in northern Portugal on Wednesday, 30 July. Air leak persists on Russian ISS segment
Thursday, 31 July 2025 10:45
A Russian module on the International Space Station continues to suffer an air leak after hopes that recent repairs had resolved the long-running problem.
US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2025
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft blasted off around 5:40 pm (1210 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft blasted off around 5:40 pm (1210 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's Defense Department opts to not end satellite data for storm forecasts
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2025
The U.S. Defense Department won't end the dispersal of key satellite weather data on Friday as planned.
One month ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice about the change by the U.S. Navy, effective July 1. Then NOAA said the change would be delayed by one month until Thursday.
In an update posted Wednesday, the phase-out plans were pushed back
The U.S. Defense Department won't end the dispersal of key satellite weather data on Friday as planned.
One month ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice about the change by the U.S. Navy, effective July 1. Then NOAA said the change would be delayed by one month until Thursday.
In an update posted Wednesday, the phase-out plans were pushed back Boeing X37B Spaceplane Prepares for Eighth Orbital Test Mission
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is scheduled to embark on its eighth mission, OTV-8, no earlier than August 21 from Florida's Space Coast. This marks the next phase of operations for the uncrewed spaceplane, coming less than six months after OTV-7 successfully concluded.
According to Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems, the program continues to
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is scheduled to embark on its eighth mission, OTV-8, no earlier than August 21 from Florida's Space Coast. This marks the next phase of operations for the uncrewed spaceplane, coming less than six months after OTV-7 successfully concluded.
According to Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems, the program continues to BlackSky secures next stage of Navy contract for optical satellite link upgrades
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded the next phase of a U.S. Navy research contract aimed at advancing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology for its next-generation Gen-3 satellite constellation. The goal is to enable faster and more secure in-space data transmission, particularly for high-resolution imagery and large volumes of intelligence data, before reaching grou
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded the next phase of a U.S. Navy research contract aimed at advancing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology for its next-generation Gen-3 satellite constellation. The goal is to enable faster and more secure in-space data transmission, particularly for high-resolution imagery and large volumes of intelligence data, before reaching grou SFL to Deliver Rapid Deployment AISSat-4 for Norway's Expanding Maritime Surveillance
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) to develop AISSat-4, a ship-tracking nanosatellite scheduled for launch within a year. The mission aims to bolster Norway's maritime monitoring network by adding capacity as current satellites approach the end of their service lives.
Built on SFL's proven SPARTAN 6U platform, AISSat-4 will carry a single Automa
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) to develop AISSat-4, a ship-tracking nanosatellite scheduled for launch within a year. The mission aims to bolster Norway's maritime monitoring network by adding capacity as current satellites approach the end of their service lives.
Built on SFL's proven SPARTAN 6U platform, AISSat-4 will carry a single Automa Spire to Provide ESA with Satellite Weather Data for European Research
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Spire Global has secured a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver satellite-derived weather data under ESA's Third Party Mission (TPM) programme. The agreement grants European scientists access to Spire's extensive historical Earth observation datasets.
The data, gathered from Spire's constellation of satellites, includes GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occu
Spire Global has secured a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver satellite-derived weather data under ESA's Third Party Mission (TPM) programme. The agreement grants European scientists access to Spire's extensive historical Earth observation datasets.
The data, gathered from Spire's constellation of satellites, includes GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occu Cosmic dust particles reveal snapshot of Earth's ancient air
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Scientists have found a new way to probe the composition of Earth's ancient atmosphere by studying fossilized cosmic dust. An international team led by the University of Gottingen, with collaborators from the Open University, University of Pisa, and Leibniz University Hannover, developed a technique to analyze micrometeorites - tiny metal-rich particles from space that have been preserved in Ear
Scientists have found a new way to probe the composition of Earth's ancient atmosphere by studying fossilized cosmic dust. An international team led by the University of Gottingen, with collaborators from the Open University, University of Pisa, and Leibniz University Hannover, developed a technique to analyze micrometeorites - tiny metal-rich particles from space that have been preserved in Ear Map Africa project to deliver continentwide geospatial data for 54 nations
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Esri has partnered with Microsoft and Space42 to launch the Map Africa Initiative, a five-year project aimed at building the most detailed and scalable geospatial basemap of Africa to date. The effort, formalized at the 2025 Esri User Conference, will span all 54 African nations and provide high-resolution mapping data intended to support over 1.4 billion people.
Many African nations lack
Esri has partnered with Microsoft and Space42 to launch the Map Africa Initiative, a five-year project aimed at building the most detailed and scalable geospatial basemap of Africa to date. The effort, formalized at the 2025 Esri User Conference, will span all 54 African nations and provide high-resolution mapping data intended to support over 1.4 billion people.
Many African nations lack NASA readying for crewed Artemis II moon flight
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2025
NASA is preparing for its April 2026 Artemis II 10-day mission that will send a crew of four around the moon to prepare for future crewed moon landings.
The Artemis II mission will demonstrate a variety of capabilities that are needed to complete deep-space missions, including those to the moon and Mars, the space agency said.
The Artemis II crew is comprised of mission commander
NASA is preparing for its April 2026 Artemis II 10-day mission that will send a crew of four around the moon to prepare for future crewed moon landings.
The Artemis II mission will demonstrate a variety of capabilities that are needed to complete deep-space missions, including those to the moon and Mars, the space agency said.
The Artemis II crew is comprised of mission commander Google joins EU code for powerful AI models rebuffed by Meta
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 30, 2025
Google on Wednesday said it would join the likes of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and sign the EU's set of recommendations for the most powerful artificial intelligence models that has been rebuffed by Meta.
The European Union this month published long-delayed recommendations for a code of practice that would apply to the most advanced AI models such as Google's Gemini, in a code of practice.
The
Google on Wednesday said it would join the likes of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and sign the EU's set of recommendations for the most powerful artificial intelligence models that has been rebuffed by Meta.
The European Union this month published long-delayed recommendations for a code of practice that would apply to the most advanced AI models such as Google's Gemini, in a code of practice.
The China unveils decades spanning Landsat dataset to advance environmental research
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
China has released a comprehensive Landsat composite dataset covering nearly four decades of Earth observations. Spanning from 1985 to 2023, the new 30-meter resolution dataset introduces the first seamless, annual Leaf-On Landsat data cube for the country, significantly enhancing access to high-quality satellite imagery for environmental and land use studies.
Developed by Yaotong Cai and
China has released a comprehensive Landsat composite dataset covering nearly four decades of Earth observations. Spanning from 1985 to 2023, the new 30-meter resolution dataset introduces the first seamless, annual Leaf-On Landsat data cube for the country, significantly enhancing access to high-quality satellite imagery for environmental and land use studies.
Developed by Yaotong Cai and MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
Thursday, 31 July 2025 09:16
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
The MicroCarb satellite, developed by the French space agency CNES in partnership with the UK Space Agency, has been successfully launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As Europe's first mission dedicated to monitoring and mapping atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), MicroCarb aims to deliver high-precision measurements to better understand the sources and sinks of this critical
The MicroCarb satellite, developed by the French space agency CNES in partnership with the UK Space Agency, has been successfully launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As Europe's first mission dedicated to monitoring and mapping atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), MicroCarb aims to deliver high-precision measurements to better understand the sources and sinks of this critical China launches remote sensing satellite for Pakistan with Kuaizhou-1A rocket
Thursday, 31 July 2025 08:45