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September 19, 2025
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Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2025
For much of the history of modern telecommunications, networks have been built from the ground up - literally. Fiber buried deep underground, towers rising skyward, microwave links bridging canyons - our entire expectation of coverage has been centered around what we can build and maintain on land. But no matter how tall the tower or fast the fiber, the physical landscape enforces limitations. That landscape changed the moment we began placing our communications backbone into space. h2>The ... read more

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DRAGON SPACE
Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
On 9 September 2025, a Smart Dragon-3 rocket roared to life off the coast of Rizhao City, in eastern China's Shandong Province, carrying 11 Geely-05 satellites into orbit. Conducted from a maritime ... more
TECH SPACE
The latest gaming tech to look forward to in 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The world of gaming continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another landmark year for cutting-edge tech. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Gravitational wave provides strongest test yet of Hawking and Kerr black hole theories
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists have confirmed two landmark theories about black holes using the most precise gravitational wave detection ever recorded. The LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration reported the event, GW2501 ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA Webb probes atmosphere scenarios for TRAPPIST-1 e
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are focusing on TRAPPIST-1 e, one of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby red dwarf star. Early results suggest the planet likely lost its o ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
On September 14, 2015, a signal arrived on Earth, carrying information about a pair of remote black holes that had spiraled together and merged. The signal had traveled about 1.3 billion years to re ... more
EXO WORLDS
What 3I/ATLAS tells us about other solar systems
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as it traveled through our solar system - and how other distant solar system ... more
SATURN DAILY
NASA Dragonfly Mission Advances Through Crucial Development and Testing Stages
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
NASA's Dragonfly mission has successfully cleared several major design, development, and testing milestones, keeping it on track for launch in July 2028. Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered, car-size ... more
SPACEMART
China launches experimental satellites to enhance mobile space internet
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
China has deployed four experimental satellites into orbit as part of efforts to advance integrated space-based internet capabilities, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. ... more

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SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract to build spacecraft bus units for three new HawkEye 360 satellite clusters, adding nine spacecraft to the company's expanding constellation for RF signal det ... more
SPACEMART
Shandong expands satellite launch capacity with record 115 spacecraft deployed
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Shandong province has advanced its role in China's commercial space industry with the Sept 9 launch of the Smart Dragon-3 Y7 from an offshore platform, its second mission in just one month. The prov ... more
SPACEMART
Planet plans $300 million convertible notes offering maturing 2030
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) intends to offer $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 in a private Rule 144A placement to qualified institutional buyers, subject t ... more
ROBO SPACE
European team develops robotic mission for lunar lava cave exploration
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
A European research consortium has unveiled a mission concept designed to explore lava tunnels on the Moon using autonomous robots. These natural formations, which provide shielding from radiation a ... more
SPACEMART
Globalstar moves to expand satellite network with new spectrum plan
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) has announced plans to activate its HIBLEO-XL-1 satellite system filing, preparing the company for a new phase in mobile satellite connectivity. CEO Dr. Paul Ja ... more
TECH SPACE
Voyager debuts first space based multi cloud region to advance orbital data processing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Voyager Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VOYG) has deployed Space Edge to the International Space Station, creating what it describes as the first multi-cloud region in orbit. The platform, launched Sept. 1 ... more
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EXO WORLDS
Alien civilizations may be far rarer than hoped study suggests
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
New research presented at the EPSC - DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki indicates that the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be about 33,000 light years from Earth, and that s ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Mapping the Universe faster without sacrificing precision
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Scientists face a daunting task when trying to describe the cosmic web, the immense 3D structure of galaxies, clusters, superclusters, filaments, and voids that spans the Universe. Models like the E ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL has finally launched
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2025
SpaceX has successfully launched Northrop Grumman's newest and largest cargo spacecraft, the Cygnus XL, on Sunday, September 14. For this mission, it rode atop a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX and lift ... more
TECH SPACE
5 reasons online slots remain so popular
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2025
Slot machines have been with us for a while now, precisely since 1984. Since the first Liberty Bell, the machine has gone through some pretty revolutionary changes, becoming one of the most loved games in the world. ... more
TECH SPACE
The Most Popular Type of Slot Games
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2025
Slot gaming has experienced significant popularity over the years, and it is hugely influenced by the players preferences. Due to technological advances, accessibility and convenience have increased the popularity of slot gaming. ... more
EXO WORLDS
Planet transits across starspots reveal tilted orbit in TOI-3884 system
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Astronomers have mapped the architecture of the exoplanetary system TOI-3884 by capturing rare planet transits that crossed over dark starspots. Using MuSCAT3 and MuSCAT4 instruments on Las Cumbres ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Mysterious 'red dots' in early universe may be 'black hole star' atmospheres
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of galaxies in the universe - and may represent an entirely new class of ce ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Reconsidering the cosmological constant
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Dark energy - the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate - is one of the universe's greatest mysteries. The widely accepted theory at the present mome ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA begins testing PExT wideband communications system in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Payload commissioning has started for NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a pioneering wideband space communications technology designed to connect spacecraft with both government and c ... more
SPACEMART
Sidus Space sets terms for $9.8 million stock sale
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Sidus Space announced it has priced a best-efforts public offering of 9.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $1.00 per share. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of app ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions. The test took place Friday at 3 pm at ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
UC3M research team advances astronaut health protection in microgravity
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
A pioneering international initiative involving Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) researchers and promoted by the Spanish Space Agency has completed a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, Fr ... more
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SSTL and IHI agree to develop Japanese ISR constellation
London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop a small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissa ... more
SPACEMART
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm
Rome (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
European aerospace firms Airbus, Leonardo and Thales could seal an accord this year to set up a joint satellite enterprise, a senior Airbus official told Corriere della Sera daily in an interview published Sunday. ... more
MARSDAILY
Volcanic sulfur gases may have warmed early Mars and supported potential life
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
While the ancient Martian climate is still debated, new research indicates that volcanic emissions of sulfur gases could have created a warmer atmosphere capable of sustaining life. The study, publi ... more
MARSDAILY
Predicting Martian aurora to safeguard future explorers
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Planetary scientists report progress in predicting when the Martian night sky will glow with green aurora, building on new visible-light images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. The rover ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Black hole merger provides strongest evidence yet for Hawking area law
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the LIGO - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration reported its clearest gravitational wave signal yet from a black hole merger, offering the most precise confir ... more
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