Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget: How NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off
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Belgian startup Nxgsat raises early funds for virtual 5G satellite modem
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:00
A Belgian startup led by satellite networking veterans announced $1.4 million in seed funding Oct. 21 to develop a virtual 5G modem, designed for multi-orbit compatibility across traditionally closed communications infrastructure.
Planet secures NGA Luno B contract for AI maritime surveillance
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:09
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Planet Labs PBC has announced that its subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, has received a $12.8 million initial award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno B indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The project, titled Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance (AAMOR), focuses on delivering AI-enabled maritime domain awareness cap
Planet Labs PBC has announced that its subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, has received a $12.8 million initial award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno B indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The project, titled Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance (AAMOR), focuses on delivering AI-enabled maritime domain awareness cap Space Force operationally accepts SciTec Forge missile warning ground system
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:09
Boulder, CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base. OA #2 integrates FORGE Mission Data Processing with the cyber-secure FORGE Framework to sharpen accuracy, boost performance, and harden resiliency across Mi
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base. OA #2 integrates FORGE Mission Data Processing with the cyber-secure FORGE Framework to sharpen accuracy, boost performance, and harden resiliency across Mi ICEYE and IHI to Develop Japan's Next Generation Earth Observation Satellite Constellation
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:09
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, has signed a procurement agreement with IHI Corporation of Japan to build a large-scale Earth observation satellite constellation serving defense, civil, and commercial applications.
Under the contract, IHI has ordered four satellites and an associated image acquisition system, with an option to purchase up to 2
ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, has signed a procurement agreement with IHI Corporation of Japan to build a large-scale Earth observation satellite constellation serving defense, civil, and commercial applications.
Under the contract, IHI has ordered four satellites and an associated image acquisition system, with an option to purchase up to 2 SkyFi Expands ATAK Plugin for Real Time Satellite Imagery Access in the Field
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:09
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
SkyFi has announced a significant update to its Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) plugin, enhancing its ability to deliver high resolution commercial satellite imagery and Earth intelligence data directly to mobile tactical users. The new version introduces improved control over Areas of Interest (AOIs), streamlined imagery management, and robust offline functionality for teams operating in remo
SkyFi has announced a significant update to its Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) plugin, enhancing its ability to deliver high resolution commercial satellite imagery and Earth intelligence data directly to mobile tactical users. The new version introduces improved control over Areas of Interest (AOIs), streamlined imagery management, and robust offline functionality for teams operating in remo A new analysis could map the ancient history of Earth's surface
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 04:09
New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists.
During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady pace, climate zones were normal, and the planet's magnetic field wobbled modestly around the north and south poles (while occasionally reversing).
But the physics of the Ediacaran don't s
Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists.
During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady pace, climate zones were normal, and the planet's magnetic field wobbled modestly around the north and south poles (while occasionally reversing).
But the physics of the Ediacaran don't s Sentinel-1D prepares for encapsulation ahead of November launch
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Sentinel-1D satellite is fuelled and ready for encapsulation, marking a key milestone in its launch campaign. The spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff on Tuesday, 4 November, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana.
Part of the Copernicus Earth observation programme, Sentinel-1D will continue the mission's delivery of high-resolution rad
The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Sentinel-1D satellite is fuelled and ready for encapsulation, marking a key milestone in its launch campaign. The spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff on Tuesday, 4 November, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana.
Part of the Copernicus Earth observation programme, Sentinel-1D will continue the mission's delivery of high-resolution rad Asteroid with Second-Fastest Orbit Discovered Hidden in Sunlight
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
A newly discovered asteroid has been found racing around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the Solar System's second-fastest known orbiting asteroid. Designated 2025 SC79, the object was detected by Carnegie Science astronomer Scott S. Sheppard on September 27, concealed within the Sun's glare-an area notoriously difficult to observe.
The asteroid's path takes it inside the orbit of Venu
A newly discovered asteroid has been found racing around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the Solar System's second-fastest known orbiting asteroid. Designated 2025 SC79, the object was detected by Carnegie Science astronomer Scott S. Sheppard on September 27, concealed within the Sun's glare-an area notoriously difficult to observe.
The asteroid's path takes it inside the orbit of Venu Signals from the dawn of time may reveal secrets of the Big Bang
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
For centuries, humans have sought to understand how the universe began. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) and the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris are proposing new ways to peer further back than ever before-toward the first instants following the Big Bang.
Physicists Leo Stodolsky of MPP and Joseph Silk of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris have developed
For centuries, humans have sought to understand how the universe began. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) and the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris are proposing new ways to peer further back than ever before-toward the first instants following the Big Bang.
Physicists Leo Stodolsky of MPP and Joseph Silk of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris have developed China commissions world's first mid-infrared solar magnetic-field telescope
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has announced that the world's first telescope dedicated to measuring solar magnetic fields in the mid-infrared band has passed its final acceptance review and is now fully operational.
Known as the Accurate Infrared Magnetic Field Measurements of the Sun (AIMS), the telescope marks a breakthrough in global s
The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has announced that the world's first telescope dedicated to measuring solar magnetic fields in the mid-infrared band has passed its final acceptance review and is now fully operational.
Known as the Accurate Infrared Magnetic Field Measurements of the Sun (AIMS), the telescope marks a breakthrough in global s Dark matter returns as leading explanation for galactic gamma ray glow
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
A new study has reignited the long-running debate over what causes the mysterious gamma-ray glow emanating from the Milky Way's center, suggesting that dark matter may once again be the most plausible explanation.
Led by Dr. Moorits Muru, with Dr. Noam Libeskind and Dr. Stefan Gottlober from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), in collaboration with Professor Yehuda Hoffma
A new study has reignited the long-running debate over what causes the mysterious gamma-ray glow emanating from the Milky Way's center, suggesting that dark matter may once again be the most plausible explanation.
Led by Dr. Moorits Muru, with Dr. Noam Libeskind and Dr. Stefan Gottlober from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), in collaboration with Professor Yehuda Hoffma Most massive stars in the early universe were likely born as binaries
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
A new study from Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy suggests that most massive stars formed in the early universe were born in pairs, echoing patterns seen among massive stars in our own Milky Way. The finding provides the first strong evidence that binary star formation was common in the early cosmos-an insight that reshapes understanding of how black holes, supernovae, and h
A new study from Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy suggests that most massive stars formed in the early universe were born in pairs, echoing patterns seen among massive stars in our own Milky Way. The finding provides the first strong evidence that binary star formation was common in the early cosmos-an insight that reshapes understanding of how black holes, supernovae, and h Quantum sensor networks enhance search for elusive dark matter
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
Dark matter remains one of physics' most enduring mysteries, yet researchers at Tohoku University have developed a promising new strategy to detect it-by linking quantum sensors into sophisticated network structures.
These quantum sensors, based on superconducting qubits, can pick up incredibly faint signals that ordinary detectors would miss. By organizing the qubits into optimized networ
Dark matter remains one of physics' most enduring mysteries, yet researchers at Tohoku University have developed a promising new strategy to detect it-by linking quantum sensors into sophisticated network structures.
These quantum sensors, based on superconducting qubits, can pick up incredibly faint signals that ordinary detectors would miss. By organizing the qubits into optimized networ WVU engineers recalibrate radio telescopes to illuminate dark energy
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 01:30
Morgantown WV (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
Scientists know dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe and is responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion. Beyond that, little about it is certain, so WVU engineer Kevin Bandura is enhancing the calibration of radio telescopes that can tell astronomers about dark energy by measuring the "neutral hydrogen" in the universe, a simple form of hydrogen with no net electric charge.
Scientists know dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe and is responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion. Beyond that, little about it is certain, so WVU engineer Kevin Bandura is enhancing the calibration of radio telescopes that can tell astronomers about dark energy by measuring the "neutral hydrogen" in the universe, a simple form of hydrogen with no net electric charge.