Why the U.S. shouldn’t simply race to Lagrange points
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 13:00
From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed space exploration as a race.
Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 11:37
Intuitive Machines, a lunar lander company, announced Nov. 4 it is buying Lanteris Space Systems, a satellite builder formerly known as Maxar.
China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 10:58
A Chinese institute recently completed ground tests on what it describes as a reconfigurable flexible on-orbit manufacturing platform, targeting future large-scale, low-cost space manufacturing.
Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 08:37
Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Boston, MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Marco Graffiedi, a doctoral student in nuclear science and engineering, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores, and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles.
Quenching, a powerful heat transfer mechanism, is remarkably effective at transporting heat away. But in extreme environments, like nuclear power plants and aboard spaceshi
Boston, MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Marco Graffiedi, a doctoral student in nuclear science and engineering, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores, and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles.
Quenching, a powerful heat transfer mechanism, is remarkably effective at transporting heat away. But in extreme environments, like nuclear power plants and aboard spaceshi View from above: Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D on the launch pad
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 08:03
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View from above: Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D on the launch pad Florida Space Coast set to break yearly launch record this week
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2025
Five launches are planned this week at the two space complexes in central Florida, including doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday involving three companies.
The missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Kennedy Space Center would break the record of 93 in one year from Florida's Space Coast. There have already been 91 launches.
The week began early Sunday with SpaceX's
Five launches are planned this week at the two space complexes in central Florida, including doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday involving three companies.
The missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Kennedy Space Center would break the record of 93 in one year from Florida's Space Coast. There have already been 91 launches.
The week began early Sunday with SpaceX's Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Boulder, CO (SPX) Nov 4, 2025
Far from Earth, in the vast expanses of space between stars, exists a treasure trove of carbon. There, in what scientists call the "interstellar medium," you can find a wide range of organic molecules - from honeycomblike polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to spheres of carbon shaped like soccer balls.
In a new study, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Unive
Far from Earth, in the vast expanses of space between stars, exists a treasure trove of carbon. There, in what scientists call the "interstellar medium," you can find a wide range of organic molecules - from honeycomblike polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to spheres of carbon shaped like soccer balls.
In a new study, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Unive How Water Forms on Planets During Early Formation Stages
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
New experimental research led by Francesca Miozzi and Anat Shahar at Carnegie Science has shown that the galaxy's most common planets may be rich in liquid water due to critical early interactions between magma oceans and primitive atmospheres. Published in Nature, the study demonstrates how these formative processes can deliver water to young worlds.
Nearly six thousand exoplanets have be
New experimental research led by Francesca Miozzi and Anat Shahar at Carnegie Science has shown that the galaxy's most common planets may be rich in liquid water due to critical early interactions between magma oceans and primitive atmospheres. Published in Nature, the study demonstrates how these formative processes can deliver water to young worlds.
Nearly six thousand exoplanets have be Laser-powered networks set to transform coordination of future satellite constellations
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
The University of Michigan, supported by a $2 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has launched a three-year research project aimed at enabling satellites in orbit to exchange power and momentum using laser links. The initiative, named ORACLE (Orbital Architectures for Cooperative Laser Energetics), seeks to augment existing laser-based data interlinks with new modes f
The University of Michigan, supported by a $2 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has launched a three-year research project aimed at enabling satellites in orbit to exchange power and momentum using laser links. The initiative, named ORACLE (Orbital Architectures for Cooperative Laser Energetics), seeks to augment existing laser-based data interlinks with new modes f New silicon carbide motor drive reduces weight and size for hybrid aircraft
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
A hybrid Cessna 337 took flight from a Southern California runway with a unique configuration: a gas engine up front and a rear electric engine powered by a silicon-carbide inverter developed by the UA Power Group. The experiment demonstrated that the silicon carbide system is smaller and more efficient than standard silicon-based motor drives and can replace them in hybrid aircraft.
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A hybrid Cessna 337 took flight from a Southern California runway with a unique configuration: a gas engine up front and a rear electric engine powered by a silicon-carbide inverter developed by the UA Power Group. The experiment demonstrated that the silicon carbide system is smaller and more efficient than standard silicon-based motor drives and can replace them in hybrid aircraft.
Alan Protein Production Tested in Microgravity for Sustainable Space Missions
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated the study phase of the HOBI-WAN project, aimed at addressing astronaut food supply on extended Moon or Mars missions without Earth resupply.
Funded by ESA's Terrae Novae Exploration Programme, HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition) will test Solar Foods' gas fermentation technology for producing Solein pro
European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated the study phase of the HOBI-WAN project, aimed at addressing astronaut food supply on extended Moon or Mars missions without Earth resupply.
Funded by ESA's Terrae Novae Exploration Programme, HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition) will test Solar Foods' gas fermentation technology for producing Solein pro Revealed properties of dark matter align with classical gravitational theory
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2025
Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The question continues to intrigue scientists because dark matter is invisible and hypothetical, neither emitting nor reflecting light. Researchers from the University of Geneva, collaborating across several institutions, aimed to determine whether dark matter behaves similarly to ordinary matter on a cosmological scale or if additional f
Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The question continues to intrigue scientists because dark matter is invisible and hypothetical, neither emitting nor reflecting light. Researchers from the University of Geneva, collaborating across several institutions, aimed to determine whether dark matter behaves similarly to ordinary matter on a cosmological scale or if additional f Scientists recreate cosmic "fireballs" to probe mystery of missing gamma rays
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 02:27
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 4, 2025
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma "fireballs" using the Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator at CERN, Geneva, to study the stability of plasma jets emanating from blazars. The results, published (3 November) in PNAS, could shed new light on a long-standing mystery about the Universe's hidden magnetic fields and mis
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma "fireballs" using the Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator at CERN, Geneva, to study the stability of plasma jets emanating from blazars. The results, published (3 November) in PNAS, could shed new light on a long-standing mystery about the Universe's hidden magnetic fields and mis