Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky. These auroral electrojets push about a million amps of electrical charge around the poles every second. They can create some of the largest magnetic disturbances on the ground, and rapid changes in the currents can lead to effects such as power outages.

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna, has determined that our Solar System journeyed through the Orion star-forming complex, a key structure within the Radcliffe Wave, around 14 million years ago. This passage through a dense region of interstellar space may have compressed the heliosphere, the protective bubble surrounding the Solar System, and increased the inf

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured a multimillion-dollar contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to oversee the launch integration of a Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) satellite. This award builds on earlier U.S. government-funded research and development efforts aimed at advancing space-based tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Under

Paris (ESA) Feb 27, 2025
The European Space Agency's gamma-ray telescope ends its observations next 28th February. During its 22 years in space, Integral has reshaped our view of the most dramatic events in the Universe. The high-energy observatory played a pivotal role in revealing the nature of the cosmic explosions known as gamma-ray bursts and in uncovering the origin of gravitational wave events. Recently, it deliv

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2025
How can you photograph the moon with all of its details? Discover the necessary equipment, camera settings, and extra tips in this article.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
Marble Visions Inc., a subsidiary of NTT DATA specializing in Earth observation (EO) satellite services, has commenced the development of a high-resolution, high-frequency satellite system in collaboration with NTT DATA, PASCO CORPORATION, and Canon Electronics Inc. This initiative is aimed at transforming the landscape of geospatial data collection and digital twin technology. Established

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) and a leader in space systems and launch services, has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's (SSC) Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS HAZE. Selected in April 2024 for the $32 million contract, Rocket Lab is collaborating w

Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private entity to put a robot on the Moon, though the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side - something it hopes to avoid this time around. The Housto

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 26, 2025
SpaceX will try again to lift a new round of Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday night after a mission for a launch in the morning was scrubbed. The space company had planned for a 2:26 a.m. ET launch of Starlink 12-13 million from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The same mission was postponed twice on Tuesday. The new launch time is set for 10:34 p.m. The launch

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 26, 2025
SpaceX is planning to launch the eighth flight test of Starship in Texas as early as Friday, the first launch since the Super Heavy upper-stage booster exploded after launch last month. The launch is pending regulatory approval, and "as is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change," SpaceX said. The private company is planning a live we