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Completed Plato spacecraft construction enters final test campaignParis, 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  
First image captures two black holes in mutual orbit at quasar OJ287Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have produced a radio image revealing two black holes orbiting each other, confirming long-suspected black hole pairs. The system sits at the core of quasar OJ287, wh ... more 
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocksBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks. An atomic clock keeps time by relying on ... more  
Astronomers find mystery dark object in distant universeLos 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 |
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Momentus Expands NASA Partnership with Dual Contracts for In-Space Manufacturing and Propulsion DemonstrationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), the U.S. commercial space company specializing in in-space transportation and orbital services, has secured two new NASA contracts totaling $7.6 million to advance spac ... more  
Faraday Factory and Zenno join forces to boost superconducting magnets for orbital systemsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Faraday Factory Japan LLC, a global leader in superconducting tape manufacturing, has partnered with New Zealand-based Zenno Astronautics to advance the development of next-generation high-temperatu ... more 
Choosing Foyer Lighting: A Guide to Illuminating Your EntrywayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Welcome - make a first impression that feels warm, safe, and thoughtfully planned. This short guide explains i>how to choose foyer lighting /i> so your entryway sets the tone for the rest of your home and works for everyday life. ... more 
Starlink's Direct-to-Device Era: What It Means for Rural Connectivity and Media in CanadaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 The idea of connecting a phone directly to a satellite has moved from science fiction to reality. Starlink's direct-to-device (D2D) service promises to reach rural communities without cell towers or reliable fixed broadband. ... more |
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Beat the Odds: Smart Ways to Flip Your Luck in a Pusoy Card GameLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 We've all had that moment - staring at your cards and thinking, "Seriously? This is what I get?" In a Pusoy card game, bad luck can sneak up on anyone. But here's the twist: luck might start the game, but strategy, timing, and mindset determine how it ends. ... more |
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Europe needs reusable rockets to catch Musk's SpaceX: ESA chiefParis (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Europe must quickly get its own reusable rocket launcher to catch up to billionaire Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX, European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher told AFP in an interview. ... more  
Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 New analyses of the South Pole-Aitken basin recast the formation of the Moon's largest impact crater and what it reveals about lunar origins. Led by University of Arizona planetary scientist Jeffrey ... more 
Rare clean room bacterium survives by playing dead UH team findsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 A University of Houston team reports that a rare bacterium found in NASA spacecraft assembly clean rooms can evade detection by entering dormancy, effectively "playing dead" in a nutrient-poor envir ... more  
Two decades of Mars images reveal fast moving dust devils and stronger windsParis, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Combing 20 years of Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter imagery, ESA-led researchers cataloged 1,039 dust devils to show how surface winds loft and transport dust across Mars. Published in Sc ... more |
 
TERN raises seed funding extension to scale satellite free navigation for vehicles fleets and defenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 TERN has closed a $7.5 million Seed Extension to accelerate deployment of its Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS), an AI-driven, satellite-free navigation technology for commercial and d ... more  |
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Europe's new METimage instrument delivers first ultra-detailed views of EarthBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 EUMETSAT has unveiled the first Earth imagery from the METimage instrument aboard its newly launched Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, offering an early look at the mission's extrao ... more 
Martian skies reveal intricate atmospheric layers in new orbiter imagesParis, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured the most detailed view yet of Mars's atmosphere, showing a fine layering of dust and ice particles that resembles a cosmic mille-feuille. The images reve ... more 
Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample studyLondon UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 The lunar far side may have a colder interior than the near side, according to a new analysis of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission. A study led by researchers from UCL and Peking U ... more
Dark energy's shifting role explored through advanced supercomputer simulationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Since the early 20th century, scientists have known that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating pace. This acceleration has been attributed to dark energy, a mysterious property of spacetime t ... more |
Most powerful cosmic radio ring yet found by citizen scientistsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The most distant and powerful odd radio circle (ORC) ever detected has been discovered by astronomers working with citizen scientists. ORCs are giant, faint rings of radio emission surrounding ... more
QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar roverBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 QUT's Centre for Robotics will play a central role in keeping Australia's first lunar rover, known as Roo-ver, safely on course during its mission to the Moon. Professor Michael Milford, Direc ... more
Young rogue planet displays record-breaking 'growth spurt'Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 A young rogue planet about 620 light-years away from Earth has experienced a record-breaking "growth spurt," hoovering up some six billion tons of gas and dust each second over a couple of months. ... more 
More precise simulations unlock mysteries of the early universeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla, working within an international collaboration, have developed advanced computer models that significantly improve the simulation of heavy ion collisions ... more |
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Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in Sydney Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology will present Charlotte, the first robot capable of constructing buildings on both Earth and the Moon, at the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Syd ... more  
Advancing European satellite security through quantum communicationsParis, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a euro 50 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to initiate the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. This milest ... more 
AST SpaceMobile and Verizon Partner to Deliver Space-Based Cellular Service Across the U.S.Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network directly accessible by standard smartphones, has signed a definitive commercial a ... more 
Mars dust devils point to planet wide gale force windsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Despite Mars's tenuous air, winds there play a dominant role in climate and dust transport. An international team led by the University of Bern reports that dust devils and the winds enveloping them ... more |
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Asteroid near Earth detected hours after it passed the planetWashington DC (UPI) Oct 8, 2025 International space agencies say an asteroid zipped by Earth closer than a large number of satellites currently in orbit, but was not detected until hours later. ... more |
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Blue Origin sends six passengers to the edge of space on NS-36 suborbital flightSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Blue Origin successfully launched six passengers on its NS-36 mission from West Texas Wednesday morning, marking the company's 15th crewed New Shepard flight and its 36th overall suborbital mission. ... more  
Rocket Lab widens iQPS partnership with three more dedicated Electron launches starting 2026Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Rocket Lab has signed a new multi-launch agreement with Japan's Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS), adding three dedicated Electron missions from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand beginning ... more 
University of Mississippi Law School launches first fully online Air and Space Law master's degreeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 The University of Mississippi School of Law has introduced the nation's first fully online Master of Science in Air and Space Law, designed to equip professionals for leadership roles in the fast-gr ... more 
Computer models point to crew diversity as key to resilient Mars missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Simulation results from Stevens Institute of Technology researchers Iser Pena and Hao Chen indicate that who you send to Mars matters as much as what you send. Published October 8, 2025 in PLOS One, ... more |
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