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  Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday - making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting. Despite the rising odds, experts say there is no need for alarm. The global astronomical community is closely monitoring the situation and the James Webb Space Telescope is set to fix its gaze on the object, known as 2024 YR4, next month. "I'm not panicking," Bruce Betts, chief scient ... read more |
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NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire ResponseMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind senso ... more  
MSU scientists discover new sources for 'the molecule that made the universe'East Lansing MI (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like Saturn and Jupiter, trihydrogen, or H3+, is best known as the "the molecul ... more  
The PI's Perspective: A New Mission Update for the New YearBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 New Horizons is healthy and continuing to speed outward across the Kuiper Belt. Our spacecraft is 61 times as far from the Sun as Earth, or over 5.5 billion miles from home! Radio signals, traveling ... more  
Study suggests intelligent life may be inevitableLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A new study challenges the long-held belief that intelligent life is a rare cosmic accident, proposing instead that humanity's emergence was a predictable outcome of Earth's evolving environment. Th ... more |
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Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Rome, Italy (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 "The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility," says James Adam, an astrophysicist at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and lead author o ... more |
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Physicists detect signs of dual time arrows emerging from quantum interactionsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Could time flow in both directions rather than just moving forward? A groundbreaking study from the University of Surrey suggests that under certain quantum conditions, time may not be as rigid as i ... more 
How Early Earth's Environmental Cycles Shaped Molecular EvolutionParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study has uncovered how environmental fluctuations on early Earth influenced the formation of complex chemical mixtures, offering insights into the prebiotic chemistry that may have led to ... more 
DSKY Moonwatch Nears Full-Scale Production with Support from Space Industry IconsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Apollo Instruments is preparing for full-scale production of the highly anticipated DSKY Moonwatch, a revolutionary timepiece inspired by the Apollo Guidance Computer. With demand surging worldwide, ... more 
New Findings on Atomic Nucleus Structure and Potential Dark ForcesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 For nearly a century, scientists have observed that a significant portion of the universe's matter consists of mysterious dark matter, which interacts with visible matter primarily through gravity. ... more |
Want some salt with thatTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Asteroids that pass close to Earth often raise concerns about potential collisions, but they also present valuable opportunities for scientific discovery. One such celestial body, the 900-meter-wide ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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SATIM and Thales Form Strategic Alliance to Advance AI-Driven Image Intelligence SolutionsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 SATIM, a global leader in AI-powered object detection and classification for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, has announced a strategic partnership with Thales, a worldwide leader in advanced ... more  
BlackSky Secures Multi-Year Contracts to Enhance India's Earth Observation CapabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has secured multiple long-term contracts valued in the eight-figure range to support the advancement of India's commercial Earth observation sector. These agree ... more  
Chinese scientists utilize SDGSAT-1 satellite for offshore oil and gas platform monitoringSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Researchers in China have leveraged the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 to enhance monitoring of offshore oil and gas platforms, demonstrating a new capability for remote sensing technology in ocea ... more  
SpaceX to attempt landing booster off coast of Bahamas for first timeWashington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2025 SpaceX will attempt to land the first stage of a rocket booster on its drone ship off the coast of an island in the Bahamas for the first time on Tuesday, the company said. ... more |
 
Lunar Space Station Module Prepares for US Transport Ahead of Artemis IVLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 A key component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station has completed rigorous environmental tests and is now in the cleanroom for final preparations before its journey to the United States. Whe ... more 
University of Barcelona team theorizes singularity-free black holes through gravitational effectsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Traditional models of black holes, as predicted by Einstein's General Relativity, feature singularities-regions where physical laws cease to function. Understanding how these singularities might be ... more 
UC Irvine study explores habitability of exoplanets orbiting white dwarf starsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study led by Aomawa Shields, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars could be more habitabl ... more  
Tidal energy data aids SwRI scientists in unraveling Titan's composition and orbital shiftsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are examining Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to determine its tidal dissipation rate-the energy lost as it interacts with Saturn's immense gravitati ... more |
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Researchers confirm existence of habitable zone exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 An international team of astronomers has validated the discovery of a super-Earth positioned within the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. Initially detected two years ago by Oxford Universit ... more  
Brown astronomers develop innovative method to filter interference in radio telescopesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Astronomers analyzing data from the Murchison Widefield Array, a radio telescope in Western Australia, encountered an unexpected anomaly. Instead of deep-space radio signals from over 13 billion yea ... more  
Names of Chinese Lunar Rover and Spacesuits AnnouncedSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 China has officially revealed the names of its new spacesuits and manned rover, which will be used in upcoming lunar missions. The China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday that astronauts walki ... more 
NASA's Webb Uncovers Ancient Features of Trans-Neptunian ObjectsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are a diverse group of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune, ranging in size from dwarf planets such as Pluto and Eris, with diameters of approximately 1,500 miles, to m ... more |
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First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station missionParis (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced on Friday. ... more |
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SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 booster launches 21 Starlink satellites from FloridaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2025 SpaceX early Saturday launched another 21 Starlink satellites aboard a record-setting Falcon 9 first-stage booster from Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ... more 
NASA Advances Lunar Exploration with Polar Ice Mining ExperimentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is set to probe the Moon's subsurface, analyzing its composition and potential resources to support future lunar exploration. As part of the ... more 
NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'Exoskeleton'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover - a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the tele ... more 
Redwire Secures ESA Contract to Develop Next Dark Matter Mission ConceptLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leading provider of space infrastructure solutions, has been awarded a study contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an initial spacecraft design fo ... more |
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