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Delft and Brown researchers unveil ultrathin sails for laser propulsion in space![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Researchers from Delft University of Technology and Brown University have introduced a breakthrough in nanotechnology with the development of large-scale, ultrathin lightsails, poised to accelerate advances in both space travel and experimental physics. Published in Nature Communications, their work outlines novel materials and techniques that yield the thinnest extensive reflectors ever fabricated. Lightsails function as ultra-light, mirror-like membranes that harness the force of laser-driven ra ... read more |
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![]() San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Sci ... more ![]() ![]() Tallahassee, FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitiv ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Lynk Global, Inc., a pioneer in satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) communications, has completed a successful demonstration of its proprietary technology in collaboration with Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), Tu ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Planning a space mission demands precision-ensuring trajectories align and fuel margins hold is critical to sustaining orbital operations. Continuum Space Systems Inc., based in Pasadena, California ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 The chemical element sulphur is essential for all life forms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying sulphur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand t ... more |
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![]() Paris, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace will launch ESA's Biomass Earth Explorer satellite aboard a Vega C rocket from Europe's Spaceport i ... more ![]() ![]() Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device. Researchers at Commonwealth Fusion Systems believe the best bet is a massiv ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leader in test and assurance solutions for emerging network technologies, has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to deliver an advan ... more |
![]() Washington DC (UPI) Mar 25, 2025 The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising speculation about if life was created billions of years ago on the Red Planet. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 26, 2025 Earth planning date: Friday, March 21, 2025: It's the start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, but in Gale Crater on Mars our rover is still heading into the depths of Martian winte ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Atmospheric waves, which resemble ripples that spread across water surfaces, have long intrigued scientists for their role in planetary climate systems. A new international study titled "Atmospheric ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mi ... more ![]() ![]() Geneva (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 The United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to boost protections amid a marked increase in efforts to interfere with satellite navigation systems like GPS that are critical for aviation and maritime safety. ... more |
![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 An international research collaboration, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, has identified a new super-Earth circli ... more ![]() ![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics research, and tests of fundamental theories. But researchers at JILA, led by ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun on March 22, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar su ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a prominent supplier of Earth observation data, has been named the lead subcontractor under California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Satellite Data Purchase Program (SDPP) ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 UC Riverside has secured nearly $4 million through a Collaborative Research and Training Award from the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program to investigate the potential of antiferromagnetic ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Botswana has entered the space age with the successful launch of BOTSAT-1, the nation's first satellite, developed through a collaboration between Botswana International University of Science and Te ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has taken a major step into the space sector by launching and now operating its first microsatellite, marking the company's transition into satellite-base ... more ![]() ![]() Rome, Italy (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Quantum gravity, the elusive framework that would merge general relativity with quantum mechanics, remains one of modern physics' greatest unsolved puzzles. One of the most promising candidates for ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Exolaunch has finalized a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to facilitate the deployment of CubeSats under the CUBICS (CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM) prog ... more |
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![]() Oslo (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 A German start-up on Monday postponed a test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway's Andoya Spaceport in the Arctic, seen as a key step in Europe's new space economy. ... more ![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA's Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red Planet to date. The finding, published Monday in the Proceedings of the Natio ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Scientists have precisely determined the age of the Moon's largest and most ancient impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, using rock samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission. ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 AI tools are revolutionizing the way astronomers study celestial bodies, offering new levels of precision and automation in classifying stars. A global research collaboration recently demonstrated h ... more |
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