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February 13, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab Delivers Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully delivered its third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. ("Varda") to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in preparation for an upcoming launch. This marks the latest milestone in Rocket Lab's collaboration with Varda, with the second spacecraft having launched just weeks earlier. The newly delivered spacecraft, designated W-3, will be instrumental in Varda's next orbital manufacturing and hypersonic reentry mission. Earlier this m ... read more

SPACEMART
MDA Space secures $1.1BN deal with Globalstar for next-gen LEO satellite network
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading technology partner in the global space sector, has finalized a contract with Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) to serve as the primary contractor for the dev ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA Awards SpaceX Launch Contract for Pandora Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
NASA has awarded a launch service contract to SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, for the upcoming Pandora mission. Pandora is set to investigate at least 20 known exoplanets and their respective host stars, ... more
SPACEMART
T-Mobile Starlink Beta Launches Nationwide
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
During one of the nation's most-watched sporting events, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) introduced its latest innovation in wireless connectivity-T-Mobile Starlink. Now available in public beta, this cutti ... more
SPACEMART
Momentus Finalizes $5 Million Market-Priced Offering Under NASDAQ Rules
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S.-based commercial space company specializing in satellite buses, space transportation, and in-orbit infrastructure services, has announced the completion of a pre ... more
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NASA's Mini Rovers Ready for Lunar Expedition
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
A trio of small NASA rovers destined for the lunar surface has completed the initial phase of their journey, departing from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. This ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Temperamental Stars Distort Observations of Distant Exoplanets
London, UK (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
Astronomers rely on subtle dips in starlight to glean insights about exoplanets-planets beyond our solar system-but a new study suggests that variability in star brightness may be skewing these inte ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Euclid spots an extraordinary Einstein ring in NGC 6505
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
Euclid embarked on its ambitious six-year mission to probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy when it launched on July 1, 2023. Before it could commence full-scale observations, scientists ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Researchers uncover dark matter dominance in early universe galaxies
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
An international team of scientists has discovered that dark matter significantly influenced the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies located approximately 13 billion light years away. ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat-3 Ready for Launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a leading provider of space-based solutions, has successfully completed the integration of its LizzieSat-3 satellite with the launch vehicle at Astrotech Space Operations ... more
MARSDAILY
China unveils innovative dual-mode robot for planetary exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
A team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology has introduced a cutting-edge dual-mode robot designed to enhance planetary exploration capabilities. The prototype, which weighs approx ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Unfinished deepsea observatory spots highest-energy neutrino ever
Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
A neutrino with 30 times more energy than any previously seen on Earth was detected by an unfinished observatory at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea after travelling from beyond this galaxy, scientists said Wednesday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Two astronauts stranded on space station to touch down early
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
Two American astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station since June could return to Earth earlier in March than expected, NASA said Tuesday. ... more
MARSDAILY
Sols 4443-4444: Four Fours for February
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2025
Earth planning date: Monday, Feb. 3, 2025: Another successful weekend plan left us about 23 meters (about 75 feet) farther down our Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR), with all our science data downlin ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors
London (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Britain's Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country's rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy. ... more
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Hubble Data Highlights Nine Mysterious Rings in Gigantic Galaxy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has produced an astonishing image that resembles a perfect bullseye. The colossal galaxy LEDA 1313424 hosts nine concentric, star-laden rings triggered by a smaller blu ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
This latest NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month showcases HH 30 with extraordinary clarity. Set within the dark cloud LDN 1551 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, this edge-on pr ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
Merced,CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and environ ... more
EARLY EARTH
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
One prominent theory regarding the emergence of life on Earth suggests that simple chemical molecules progressively evolved into complex structures, eventually giving rise to protocells-rudimentary, ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
SFL Missions Inc. has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to conduct a conceptual design study for the High-Altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour, and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission. This in ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in "magic-angle" graphene
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 06, 2025
Superconducting materials are similar to the carpool lane in a congested interstate. Like commuters who ride together, electrons that pair up can bypass the regular traffic, moving through the mater ... more
FIRE STORM
CSA awards $72M contract to Spire Global Canada for WildFireSat Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
Spire Global Canada, has secured a Can$72 million contract, including harmonized sales tax, from the Government of Canada. The company will design and develop a satellite constellation dedicated to ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas for Pandora mission launch
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2025
NASA's Pandora satellite mission to document at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars will start from SpaceX at its Starbase launch facility in Cameron County, Texas. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Could a climate megaproject cloud Chile's unparalleled views of universe?
Paranal, Chile (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens. ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
ESA's Euclid spacecraft spots 'stunning' rare Einstein Ring in far off galaxy
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025
The European Space Agency on Monday said its Euclid telescope discovered its first "extremely rare" Einstein ring in a galaxy "not too far away" nearly 600 million light years from Earth. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Satellogic and Telespazio Brasil to provide low-latency satellite imagery for the Brazilian Air Force
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
Satellogic and Telespazio Brasil have signed a multi-year contract with the Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) to provide low-latency satellite imagery for defense and security applic ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 06, 2025
scientists study samples from Apollo missions, reveal new details about lunar history Even though humans have pondered the moon since the first of us looked skyward, there is still much we still do ... more
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Green light for AI-driven mapping of New Zealand's forests
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2025
Researchers from Flinders University and New Zealand have successfully integrated artificial intelligence and 3D laser scanning to map radiata pine plantations across much of New Zealand's North Isl ... more
ENERGY TECH
DGIST Unveils Motion Powered System for Both Electricity and Light
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) has revealed that a combined research effort by Prof. Kim Hoe Joon (Department of Robotics and Mechatronics), Dr. Jeong Soon Moon (Division of Energy and Environmental T ... more
MOON DAILY
China readies Chang-e 7 for Lunar South Pole mission in search of water ice
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
China's Chang'e 7 mission is on track for a 2026 launch, with its sights set on the moon's southern polar region. The goal, China Media Group reported Monday, is to identify water ice deposits and t ... more
ENERGY TECH
Advancing safer lithium energy storage
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Charging our phones has become so routine that we rarely reflect on the breakthrough that made it possible. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, introduced commercially in the 1990s, propelled a tech ... more
MARSDAILY
Perseverance Rover's Groundbreaking Soil and Rock Samples
Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025
NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples, marking a historic step in Martian exploration. A new study highlights these early sampl ... more
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