ESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 10:59
On 31 May 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) made history by transmitting a live performance of The Blue Danube Waltz into space from its Cebreros deep space antenna in Spain. This symbolic gesture elevated Johann Strauss II’s famous waltz, often considered the unofficial ‘anthem of space’, to its rightful place among the stars.
Second ispace mission ready for lunar landing attempt
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 10:34
Japanese company ispace is set to make its second attempt to land on the moon this week as the company looks ahead to larger, more ambitious lunar landers.
Space pebbles and rocks play pivotal role in giant planet's formation
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
London, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Scientists analysing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the atmosphere of WASP-121b, researchers successfully detected water (H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), and silicon monoxide (SiO) in the side f
Scientists analysing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the atmosphere of WASP-121b, researchers successfully detected water (H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), and silicon monoxide (SiO) in the side f New Venus observation mission - World's first long-term planetary cubesat study by Korea's Institute for Basic Science and NanoAvionics
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading small satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea to build the first CubeSat for the world's first long-term planetary science campaign which will use a series of CubeSats to monitor Venus from low Earth orbit.
This long-term Venus observation initiative, the CL
Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading small satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea to build the first CubeSat for the world's first long-term planetary science campaign which will use a series of CubeSats to monitor Venus from low Earth orbit.
This long-term Venus observation initiative, the CL Impulse Space Secures $300 Million Series C to Accelerate the Future of In-Space Mobility
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Impulse Space reports it has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round-one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry. The round, led by Linse Capital, brings Impulse's total capital raised to $525 million.
The pre-emptive raise is both a positive signal about Impulse's business trajectory and a direct response to surging customer demand. With over 30 signed c
Impulse Space reports it has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round-one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry. The round, led by Linse Capital, brings Impulse's total capital raised to $525 million.
The pre-emptive raise is both a positive signal about Impulse's business trajectory and a direct response to surging customer demand. With over 30 signed c Voyager Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Voyager Technologies, Inc. (Voyager) reports it has commenced the roadshow for its proposed underwritten initial public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. In addition, the underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day option to purchase from Voyager up to 1,650,000 additional shares of its Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting disc
Voyager Technologies, Inc. (Voyager) reports it has commenced the roadshow for its proposed underwritten initial public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. In addition, the underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day option to purchase from Voyager up to 1,650,000 additional shares of its Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting disc iRocket and Wilbur Ross-backed BPGC Acquisition eye iRocket listing on Nasdaq
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. ("iRocket"), a reusable space rocket developer, and BPGC Acquisition Corp. ("BPGC"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Hon. Wilbur Ross, the 39th U.S. Secretary of Commerce with more than 55 years of private equity and investment banking experience, and BPGC Management LP, an independent private equity firm dedicated to opportunistic buyou
Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. ("iRocket"), a reusable space rocket developer, and BPGC Acquisition Corp. ("BPGC"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Hon. Wilbur Ross, the 39th U.S. Secretary of Commerce with more than 55 years of private equity and investment banking experience, and BPGC Management LP, an independent private equity firm dedicated to opportunistic buyou Rocket Lab Schedules Third Electron Launch in 24 Days to Deploy Next Mission for iQPS
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Rocket Lab has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
The mission, named 'The Mountain God Guards,' will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on June 10, 2025 UTC. The mission will launch a single synthetic apertur
Rocket Lab has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
The mission, named 'The Mountain God Guards,' will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on June 10, 2025 UTC. The mission will launch a single synthetic apertur SwRI-led research finds particles energized by magnetic reconnection in the nascent solar wind
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful phenomena as the spacecraft dipped in and out of the solar corona.
These new results offer fresh perspectives on how magnetic reconnection could heat the
New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful phenomena as the spacecraft dipped in and out of the solar corona.
These new results offer fresh perspectives on how magnetic reconnection could heat the Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites to Start Delivering Connectivity Services
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
London, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
SES reports that the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched in December 2024 are now ready to offer services across the globe.
Featuring redesigned payload power modules, the seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites are bolstering the capabilities of SES's second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system, supporting the delivery of high throughput and predictable low latency servic
SES reports that the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched in December 2024 are now ready to offer services across the globe.
Featuring redesigned payload power modules, the seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites are bolstering the capabilities of SES's second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system, supporting the delivery of high throughput and predictable low latency servic Maxar Space Systems Selected to Build High-Power EchoStar XXVI Satellite
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner in satellite design and manufacturing, has been awarded a contract by EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) to manufacture EchoStar XXVI, a high-power geostationary communications satellite based on the Maxar 1300 platform.
EchoStar XXVI will deliver robust coverage to DISH TV customers across all 50 U.S. states, including Puerto Rico, and is engineered
Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner in satellite design and manufacturing, has been awarded a contract by EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) to manufacture EchoStar XXVI, a high-power geostationary communications satellite based on the Maxar 1300 platform.
EchoStar XXVI will deliver robust coverage to DISH TV customers across all 50 U.S. states, including Puerto Rico, and is engineered Scientists discover new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:48
Nashville, TN (SPX) Jun 04, 2025
In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between.
While we know that intermediate-mass black holes should exist, little is known about their origins or c
In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between.
While we know that intermediate-mass black holes should exist, little is known about their origins or c Maxar inks partnership with Saab for defense applications of geospatial data
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:35
Under the agreement, Saab can access Maxar's satellite imagery, 3D data, technical expertise and Maxar's visual-based navigation technology.
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A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4 innovates for clean air
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 08:43
From its vantage point outside Earth’s atmosphere, more than 36 000 km above Earth’s surface, the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission will detect major air pollutants over Europe in unprecedented detail. It will observe how they vary on an hourly basis – a real breakthrough for air quality forecasting.