NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 11, 2025
The 2001 Odyssey spacecraft captured a first-of-its-kind look at Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes.
A new panorama from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, poking through a canopy of clouds just before dawn. Arsia Mons and two other volcanoes form what is known as the Tharsis Montes, or Tharsis Mountains, which are
The 2001 Odyssey spacecraft captured a first-of-its-kind look at Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes.
A new panorama from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, poking through a canopy of clouds just before dawn. Arsia Mons and two other volcanoes form what is known as the Tharsis Montes, or Tharsis Mountains, which are Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first time
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
MIT physicists have demonstrated a new form of magnetism that could one day be harnessed to build faster, denser, and less power-hungry "spintronic" memory chips.
The new magnetic state is a mash-up of two main forms of magnetism: the ferromagnetism of everyday fridge magnets and compass needles, and antiferromagnetism, in which materials have magnetic properties at the microscale yet are
MIT physicists have demonstrated a new form of magnetism that could one day be harnessed to build faster, denser, and less power-hungry "spintronic" memory chips.
The new magnetic state is a mash-up of two main forms of magnetism: the ferromagnetism of everyday fridge magnets and compass needles, and antiferromagnetism, in which materials have magnetic properties at the microscale yet are Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanet
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant "exoplanets" form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in extraordinary detail. Among the headline findings were the presence of silicate clouds in one of the planet's atmospheres, and a circumplanetary disk thought to feed material that can form moons around
Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant "exoplanets" form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in extraordinary detail. Among the headline findings were the presence of silicate clouds in one of the planet's atmospheres, and a circumplanetary disk thought to feed material that can form moons around Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, which are similar to those just after the big bang. The paper, published in the journal Physics Reports, is signed by physicists Juan M. Torres-Rincon, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the Uni
An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, which are similar to those just after the big bang. The paper, published in the journal Physics Reports, is signed by physicists Juan M. Torres-Rincon, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the Uni Out of the string theory swampland
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
String theory has long been touted as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the universe, with elementary particles and forces described as vibrations of tiny threads of energy. But in the early 21st century, it was realized that most of the versions of reality described by string theory's equations cannot match up with observations of our own universe. In particula
String theory has long been touted as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the universe, with elementary particles and forces described as vibrations of tiny threads of energy. But in the early 21st century, it was realized that most of the versions of reality described by string theory's equations cannot match up with observations of our own universe. In particula Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
London, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our Sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.
However, as published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of astronomers have found the unmistakable signature of a giant planet, called TOI-6894b, orbiting th
Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our Sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.
However, as published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of astronomers have found the unmistakable signature of a giant planet, called TOI-6894b, orbiting th Where did cosmic rays come from? MSU astrophysicists are closer to finding out
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
East Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have modeled a different scenario where planets start developing early - during the final stages of stellar formation - rather than after this phase ends, as previously assumed.
Among the many thousands of known exoplanets there is a la
Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have modeled a different scenario where planets start developing early - during the final stages of stellar formation - rather than after this phase ends, as previously assumed.
Among the many thousands of known exoplanets there is a la Aethero Secures $8.4M to Build the Next Generation of Space-Based Computing and Autonomous Spacecraft
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
Aethero, a defense-focused startup building space-grade computers and autonomous satellite platforms, has announced $8.4M in seed funding. The company's seed round is led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Neo, Giant Step, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
Aethero's computing technology is unlocking a new era of on-orbit autonomy and connectivity, empowering the US and
Aethero, a defense-focused startup building space-grade computers and autonomous satellite platforms, has announced $8.4M in seed funding. The company's seed round is led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Neo, Giant Step, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
Aethero's computing technology is unlocking a new era of on-orbit autonomy and connectivity, empowering the US and EU clears European satellite giant SES bid for US rival Intelsat
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) June 10, 2025
The EU on Tuesday cleared European satellite group SES's $3.1 billion acquisition of US rival Intelsat, a move the company hopes will help it compete in a race for space-based internet services, currently led by Elon Musk's Starlink.
The European Commission said it approved "unconditionally" the purchase after a probe "concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns" in t
The EU on Tuesday cleared European satellite group SES's $3.1 billion acquisition of US rival Intelsat, a move the company hopes will help it compete in a race for space-based internet services, currently led by Elon Musk's Starlink.
The European Commission said it approved "unconditionally" the purchase after a probe "concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns" in t Rare earths: China's trump card in trade war with US
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2025
China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States - dominance in rare earths.
Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defence.
AFP takes a look at how rare earths have become a key sticking point in talks betwe
China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States - dominance in rare earths.
Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defence.
AFP takes a look at how rare earths have become a key sticking point in talks betwe Chinese rocket delivers e-commerce packages in sea recovery test
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:37
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 11, 2025
A Chinese private rocket firm has successfully tested transporting packages from Taobao, one of the country's largest e-commerce platforms, using a reusable rocket. The rocket was later recovered from the sea, marking a significant advancement in commercial space logistics.
SEPOCH, a Beijing-based startup, completed its inaugural "rocket delivery" experiment on May 29 when its XZY-1 verifi
A Chinese private rocket firm has successfully tested transporting packages from Taobao, one of the country's largest e-commerce platforms, using a reusable rocket. The rocket was later recovered from the sea, marking a significant advancement in commercial space logistics.
SEPOCH, a Beijing-based startup, completed its inaugural "rocket delivery" experiment on May 29 when its XZY-1 verifi ESA Impact: Pick of our spring space snaps
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 06:30
ESA Impact: Pick of our spring space snaps
Whitesides says budget proposal shows the administration does not value NASA science
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 23:07
A leading Democratic member of the House Science Committee criticized the proposed steep cuts in NASA’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.
AIAA’s Uniquely Interdisciplinary Space Conference—ASCEND—Poised for a Memorable Vegas Event
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 19:47
Next month, ASCEND 2025 kicks off in Las Vegas for the fifth annual event.