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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
SiriusXM and Maxar Space Systems announced today that the SXM-9 satellite has completed its in-orbit testing phase and is now fully operational. This milestone follows the successful launch of the satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 5, 2024. "SiriusXM is committed to cutting-edge technology and enhancing the proprietary satellite delivery systems that help power our audio

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Chinese space companies are rapidly expanding their global satellite services, offering capabilities in communications, navigation, and remote sensing. This expansion is coupled with a swift increase in satellite constellation deployments aimed at enhancing service reach and efficiency. At the start of 2025, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a leading player in commercial laun

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is closely tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered near-Earth object that has a minimal chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first detected on December 27, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. Following its discovery, automated astero

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases - building blocks of DNA and RNA - in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Asteroids, small airless bodies within the inner Solar System, are theorized to have contributed water and chemical building blocks of life to Earth billions of years ago. Although meteorites on Earth come from asteroids, the combinat

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Satcube has unveiled upgraded government satellite communication terminals, designed to enhance security and undetectability for mission-critical operations. These latest innovations bring advanced features to the widely used Satcube Ku and Secure terminals, enabling seamless, high-speed broadband connectivity in under a minute. The user-friendly interface remains intuitive, employing the

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 29, 2025
SpaceX on Wednesday night launched a Spanish communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and retired the first-stage booster rather than landing on a droneship. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:34 p.m. EST from pad 39A. The first-stage cutoff was at 2:40 and the satellite deployed at 31:24 and was to be 2,236 miles above Earth, according to Space.com. Because th

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
Magnetic skyrmions, which range in size from nanometers to micrometers, exhibit particle-like properties and can be efficiently manipulated using electrical currents. This makes them a promising candidate for next-generation data storage and computing technologies. However, simulating the intricate internal structure of skyrmions remains computationally demanding. A practical alternative i

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced a major new benefit for its members: access to the Accelerating Space Capabilities 100 (ASC-100), an international network of Testbeds and Proving Grounds. This initiative aims to accelerate the development and integration of innovative space technologies into both commercial and government systems. ASC-100 provid