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January 23, 2025
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Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station Exterior



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a unique task during upcoming spacewalks-collecting microbiological samples from the station's exterior. This activity is part of the ISS External Microorganisms experiment, designed to investigate whether microorganisms from the station's interior are vented into space, how far they can travel, and their survival capability. The sampling will focus on areas near vents connected to the life support systems. The findings coul ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Top Beijing official urges Musk to deepen ties with China: state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with tech tycoon Elon Musk and urged US firms to "seize the opportunity" to deepen economic ties with China, Beijing's state media said Monday. ... more
TECH SPACE
Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data Center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Flexential, a prominent provider of secure and adaptive data center solutions, has joined forces with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leading innovator in lunar infrastructure and Resilien ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Getting the most out of cosmic maps
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A University of Michigan-led research initiative is paving the way for cosmology to fully utilize the capabilities of telescopes and instruments tackling the universe's biggest questions. The ... more
MARSDAILY
ORBIMARS: A proposed terminology for Mars orbital operations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
In the evolving lexicon of space exploration, the term "cislunar" has become fundamental to describing Earth-Moon operations, encompassing everything from satellite deployments to lunar gateway miss ... more
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Researchers create AI tool for realistic satellite images of climate impacts
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have unveiled a major advancement in using artificial intelligence to generate realistic satellite images depicting the impacts of climate change. Th ... more
MOON DAILY
Finland signs on to Artemis Accords
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2025
Finland became the 53rd nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords on Tuesday as the space agency continued to build global support for responsible manned exploration of the moon. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves - so-called fast r ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Emory researchers explore heart cell growth in space to advance treatments on Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A research team led by Chunhui Xu from Emory University has demonstrated that heart muscle cells can survive and grow in the microgravity environment of space. Published in Biomaterials, the finding ... more

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SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Opens New Challenge to Inspire Climate Solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
NASA has launched the Sustainable Business Model Challenge to encourage entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to use the agency's Earth system science data in developing innovative commercial sol ... more
ROBO SPACE
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in Uppsala
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA rockets to fly through flickering, vanishing auroras
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, and still others are riddled with holes. Understanding these peculiar featu ... more
TECH SPACE
Surrey Satellite Opens Advanced Imaging R&D Cleanroom
London, UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has officially opened its advanced Research and Development Imaging Cleanroom at its Guildford headquarters. This new facility is designed to strengthen the co ... more
VSAT NEWS
Gilat Secures Over 5 Million in Contracts for Defense Connectivity
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a global leader in satellite networking technology and solutions, has announced that its US-based subsidiary, Gilat DataPath, has secured contract ... more
TECH SPACE
Bright Ascension software powers Czech Republic's largest satellite mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading provider of space software technology, has announced the successful deployment of its software aboard the Czech Republic's largest satellite, TROLL. The satellite wa ... more
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Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF Tau
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Nestled within the star-forming Taurus constellation, a binary star system named DF Tau is revealing surprising contrasts in its circumstellar disks of dust and gas. Researchers at Lowell Observator ... more
VSAT NEWS
Auden Techno and Quadsat expand satellite services in Southeast Asia
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Quadsat and Auden Techno Corp have announced a strategic partnership to introduce Quadsat's advanced satellite network emulation and electromagnetic calibration services to key markets in Southeast ... more
FARM NEWS
Satellite technology helping pastoralists prepare for drought
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
A pilot project conducted in the Western Riverina has demonstrated how an innovative online mapping tool can assist pastoralists in making informed decisions about their livestock and land managemen ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Troublesome cosmic megastructure 32 times the size of Milky Way discovered
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have identified an extraordinary giant radio galaxy (GRG) measuring 3.3 million light-years across-an astonishing 32 times the size of our Milky Wa ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China unveils logos for three space missions in 2025
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has revealed the official logos for three prominent missions scheduled for 2025: the crewed spaceflights Shenzhou XX and Shenzhou XXI, and the cargo spacecraft T ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Three rockets will ignite Poker Flat's 2025 launch season
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Three NASA sounding rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as Tuesday to learn more about three types of aurora - black, flickering and fast-pulsating. The launch wi ... more
MOON DAILY
Establishing a permanent lunar presence will depend on ingenuity and the moon's own resources
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on the Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within the next few decades. But today's starry-eyed dreamers are reckoning ... more
IRON AND ICE
Major component of NASA's NEO Surveyor enters deep space testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
A critical component of NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission has begun a rigorous testing phase at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Known as the instrument enclosure, the structure sp ... more
MOON DAILY
Advanced modeling improves Gateway Lunar dust mitigation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
NASA's Artemis program is spearheading efforts to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and pave the way for crewed missions to Mars. As part of this initiative, enginee ... more
IRON AND ICE
Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in Images from ESA/NASA SOHO Spacecraft
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet ... more
MARSDAILY
Now That's Ingenuity: First Aircraft Measurement of Winds on Another Planet
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Researchers have used an aircraft to measure the wind speed on Mars, marking the first time this method has been used on another planet. This groundbreaking measurement was made possible by the Inge ... more
MOON DAILY
Study suggests small asteroid 2024 PT5 likely originated from the Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
The near-Earth object 2024 PT5, a small asteroid discovered in 2024, has been identified as likely originating from the Moon. Scientists believe it was ejected into space thousands of years ago foll ... more
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Singapore joins Worldwide Scientific Network GNOME to explore dark matter and exotic physics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Singapore has officially joined the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers to search for Exotic physics (GNOME), an international collaboration focused on identifying signals of dark matter and oth ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
SwRI-led PUNCH spacecraft reach final milestone before launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Four compact spacecraft, designed and constructed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for final preparations ahead of their upcoming lau ... more
MOON DAILY
Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots - here's why
Grand Forks, ND (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
The U.S.'s return to the Moon with NASA's Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme enviro ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech
Cleveland OH (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ... more
EXO WORLDS
Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteria
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Researchers have analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria from the El Medano hot springs in Chile's central Andes, discovering that a key component has potential applications as a natural additive in t ... more
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