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October 17, 2025
SOLAR SCIENCE
Conditions right Thursday night for Northern Lights in 15 states



Washington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2025
The Aurora Borealis, typically only seen in the farthest northern reaches in the coldest winter months, could be visible in 15 U.S. states Thursday night, scientists reported. The National Atmospheric Oceanic and Administration issued a geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday, which is responsible for the Northern Lights' unusual geographical visibility. The storm has prompted a series of Coronal Mass Ejections from the sun, which are responsible for creating the northern lights when they i ... read more

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SPACE TRAVEL
What Upcoming Sci-Fi Movies Will Take Us to New Worlds?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025
The latest science fiction movies promise to take us to exciting planets and worlds on new adventures. What are some of the most eagerly awaited releases for the end of 2025 and early 2026 that we should be looking forward to? ... more
SPACEMART
28 Starlink satellites lift on 130th mission of SpaceX's Falcon 9
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2025
SpaceX set a milestone Thursday morning as it marked the 130th launch of its Falcon 9 rocket. ... more
SPACEMART
SATLINE boosts European satellite reach with new UK data center
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
SATLINE has launched a new United Kingdom data center to expand its satellite coverage and enhance broadcast, IPTV, and OTT performance across Europe. The new facility, equipped with two high-perfor ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Ocean and Enduralock to unify orbital docking standards for in-space fluid and power transfer
Brownsville TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Space Ocean Corp has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Enduralock to integrate the company's OneLink system as a standardized docking interface for in-orbit fluid, power, and data transfer. The c ... more
EXO WORLDS
Stopping slime on Earth and in space
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
How do you prevent biofilms - large communities of bacteria like the slime on your teeth before you brush - from growing in water systems in space and on Earth? A multi-university research tea ... more
VSAT NEWS
United launches first mainline flight with Starlink WiFi onboard
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
United Airlines is set to make aviation history with the first Starlink-equipped mainline flight scheduled for takeoff tomorrow morning. United flight 2940 will depart from Newark/New York to Housto ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
AI model sharpens solar forecasts to support satellite network stability
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Accurate solar radiation forecasting is crucial for the stability of photovoltaic power systems, yet current models often blur as prediction time increases. Addressing this challenge, researchers le ... more
EXO WORLDS
Ancient Heavy Water Found in Planet-Forming Disk Reveals Solar Origins of Earth's Oceans
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Astronomers have detected "heavy water" in a planet-forming disk for the first time, uncovering compelling evidence that much of the water in our Solar System predates the Sun itself. The discovery ... more

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Beyond Gravity boosts Swiss production of solar array mechanisms
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Beyond Gravity has expanded its Swiss production capacity for solar array drive mechanisms (SADMs) by doubling its manufacturing floor area, enabling a fivefold increase in annual output from 36 to ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for U.S. military from California
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025
SpaceX on Wednesday launched 21 satellites from California for the U.S. military's Space Development Agency. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ESA taps NanoAvionics to build large cubesat for EU IOD IOV mission
Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
ESA, acting through ESTEC, has chosen Lithuania-based Kongsberg NanoAvionics to deliver a large cubesat platform for the European Union's in-orbit demonstration and validation program. Under the IHE ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Flying through the biggest solar storm ever recorded
Paris (ESA) Oct 16, 2025
No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a scenario unlike any before: a solar storm of extreme magnitude. Fortunatel ... more
EXO WORLDS
Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old "proto Earth"
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal collision irreversibly altered the primitive pla ... more
VSAT NEWS
Gilat Secures $42 Million in Multi-Orbit Platform Orders as In-Flight Connectivity Surges
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in new orders from a major global satellite operator for its SkyEdge IV multi-orbit platform. The systems will be delivered over the next year, expa ... more
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Virgin Atlantic to Upgrade 787 Fleet with Boeing High-Speed Wi-Fi System
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Boeing and Virgin Atlantic will equip the airline's fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners with high-speed, streaming-quality Wi-Fi under a new connectivity modification agreement announced during MRO Euro ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Real-time tracking of quantum uncertainty achieved using attosecond squeezed light
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Researchers have, for the first time, directly measured quantum uncertainty as it evolves in real time - an achievement that reshapes our understanding of one of the fundamental principles of quantu ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Listening for gravitational wave beats in pulsar timing data
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
The rhythmic ticking of pulsars - neutron stars that beam radio pulses with atomic precision - could soon reveal subtle "beats" from gravitational waves passing through the galaxy. A new theoretical ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
K2 Space Corp, SpaceX ink Falcon 9 rocket deal for 2027 mission
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 14, 2025
Aerospace startup company K2 Space will team up with SpaceX to deploy a small number of K2 satellites into multiple levels of Earth's orbit. ... more
MARSDAILY
Blocks of dry ice carve gullies on Martian dunes through explosive sublimation
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Mysterious gullies carved into Martian sand dunes have long puzzled planetary scientists. Now, new experiments by Utrecht University Earth scientist Dr Lonneke Roelofs suggest they were dug not by f ... more
MARSDAILY
Key ExoMars Rover part ships from Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth, Wales (SPX) Oct 13, 2025
The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from Aberystwyth University to Italy for testing. The infrared spectrom ... more
MARSDAILY
Yeast withstands Mars-like shocks and toxic salts in survival test
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Life on Mars, if it ever existed, would need to survive an environment defined by violence and toxicity - from meteorite impacts to soil laced with corrosive perchlorate salts. Now, scientists at th ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Could these wacky warm Jupiters help astronomers solve the planet formation puzzle?
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
What do you do when you have an unanticipated astronomical phenomenon, a dataset made of planets thousands of light-years away and theoretical models that fail to explain what exactly you're looking ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Rice physicists probe quark-gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 14, 2025
A research team led by Rice University physicist Frank Geurts has successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) at various stages of its evolution, providing critical insights in ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Dark Matter might leave a 'fingerprint' on light, scientists say
York UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2025
Dark Matter, the substance that makes up most of the Universe, could potentially be detected as a red or blue light 'fingerprint', new research shows. Previously assumed to be invisible, the s ... more
TECH SPACE
Composite metal foam endures repeated heavy loads at 400C and 600C
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
New research led at NC State shows composite metal foam, or CMF, retains exceptional performance under high temperature cyclic loading. The team reports the lightweight material withstood repeated h ... more
TECH SPACE
Uncovering new physics in metals manufacturing
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter - or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recen ... more
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ICE WORLD
North American ice sheets caused majority of post-Ice Age sea-level rise
New Orleans LA (SPX) Oct 11, 2025
Melting ice sheets in North America were the primary cause of a dramatic global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age, according to new research led by Tulane University and published in Nat ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers find mystery dark object in distant universe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe. Finding more such objects and understanding their nature could rule out some th ... more
EXO WORLDS
Completed Plato spacecraft construction enters final test campaign
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Europe cannot let US, China be 'technological leaders': Nobel laureate Aghion
Stockholm Oct 13, 2025
One of the winners of this year's Nobel economics prize, France's Philippe Aghion, on Monday warned Europe that it must not let the United States and China dominate technological innovation. ... more
SPACEMART
Vantor and Lanteris mark new era for space intelligence and defense technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Vantor and Lanteris Space Systems - formerly Maxar Intelligence and Maxar Space Systems, respectively - have each launched bold new identities, marking the completion of a historic transformation fo ... more
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