January 20, 2025

Pakistani satellite joins two others in successful launch Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 China's Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully deployed three satellites into their designated orbits during a launch on Friday afternoon. The mission, conducted at 12:07 pm from the Jiuquan Sate ... more

SpaceX set to launch Hisdesat's SpainSat NG I satellite on January 28 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 The SpainSat NG I secure communications satellite, owned by the Spanish governmental operator Hisdesat, is scheduled to launch on January 28. SpaceX, the U.S.-based aerospace company, will carry out ... more

OP-ED: John Glenn Is Back Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Some things just come full circle. In 1962, a no-nonsense test pilot with a gleaming bald head and steely determination strapped himself into a Mercury capsule and became the first American to orbit ... more

US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025 The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission. ... more

NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by a ... more

NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien Atmospheres Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Pandora, NASA's newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission ... more

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction Paris, France (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Approximately 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid known as the Chicxulub impactor struck the Yucatan Peninsula in present-day Mexico. Measuring an estimated 10 to 15 kilometers in diameter, the ... more

The Moon a remnant of Earth's mantle Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has offered new insights into the formation of the Moon and the ori ... more

Exoplanets face challenges from intense space weather Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 New research from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton highlights the harsh space weather that planets around other stars may face. The study focused on the impact of X-rays on pote ... more BlackSky secures $200M Luno B contract Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been named as a key vendor by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for its $200 million Luno B commercial data indefinite delivery, indefinite ... more Sierra Space resilient GPS Satellite Program achieves major development milestone Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Sierra Space, a leading commercial space enterprise and defense technology provider, has announced a significant milestone for its Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program with the successful completion of t ... more Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasma Upton NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 A new analysis of data from the PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) reveals fresh evidence that collisions of even very small nuclei with large ones might create tiny spe ... more NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it - the flickering star is 2.2 million li ... more Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flares Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares - intense bursts of light on the Sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now, using NASA' ... more Clouds play key role in moderating Earth's surface warming Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 McGill University researchers have revealed that changes in cloud cover are helping to slightly counteract global warming. While greenhouse gases continue to drive temperatures upward, a reduction i ... more Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Hot Jupiters, once thought to orbit alone near their stars, have been revealed to exist within more complex planetary systems. A study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ... more Discovery of two planets challenges planetary formation theories London, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 The identification of two planets in the WASP-132 system by a collaborative team of astronomers from the University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is reshaping scientific understand ... more Super Venus discovery reveals new type of exoplanet Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified a planet unlike any found in the Solar System. The discovery offers key insights into how planets and planetary systems form, ... more