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  Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's decision to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Late Wednesday, NASA abruptly announced the retirement of longtime associate administrator Jim Free, effective Saturday. No reason was given for Free's departure after his 30-year ri ... read more |
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Musk in X spat with Danish astronaut over 'abandoned' ISS crewWashington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 The world's richest man Elon Musk got into a heated row Thursday with a Danish astronaut who criticized the tech billionaire's claim that former president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station. ... more  
Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA. ... more 
Dark Skies Enable New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Reducing Impact ProbabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 With the return of darker skies following a period of bright full moon conditions, astronomers have resumed tracking asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes rely on dark skies to detect asteroids ... more  
First 3D Atmospheric Mapping of an Exoplanet Reveals Extreme Weather PatternsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere, uncovering extreme weather conditions driven by powerful jet streams. By utilizing the full ... more |
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Politecnico di Milano and Georgia Tech introduce new insights into asteroid deflectionParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 How prepared is humanity to deflect an incoming asteroid? This question is addressed in two recent studies published in *Nature Communications*, stemming from a collaboration between Politecnico di ... more |
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Trying to solve a key black hole mystery: Simulating magnetic flows around black holesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Black holes are not just cosmic voids; they are dynamic engines capable of generating and redistributing immense amounts of energy. Encircled by swirling disks of gas and dust-known as accretion dis ... more 
PLD Space expands global launch network with new Oman spaceportMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 PLD Space, a global provider of space services specializing in vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing, has announced its selection of the Etlaq spaceport in Oman as its second operation ... more  
China Prepares for Launch of Tianwen 2 Asteroid MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 China is gearing up for its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, which is set to launch in the coming months from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, according to th ... more 
Chinese Scientists Identify "Rocket Effect" as Key Driver of Boulder Motion on CometSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 A team of Chinese scientists has linked the unexpected movement of a boulder on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to a process known as the "rocket effect." This phenomenon, triggered by the uneven su ... more |
U-M astronomy will lead its first satellite mission with NASA grantAnn Arbor, MI (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The first space mission led by the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is scheduled to launch in 2029 with the support of a NASA grant worth $10 million. The mission is called STARI ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Musk furious as critics push back at DOGE's blind destruction of S&T research fundingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving full steam ahead with its aggressive cost-cutting measures, drawing sharp criticism from the scientific and medical communities. With ... more  
Lado Okhotnikov - A Successful Entrepreneur Who Turned His Life Philosophy into Profitable VenturesDubai, United Arab Emirates (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Lado Okhotnikov is a recognized entrepreneur known for his innovative startups in health and technology. His projects attract investors and like-minded professionals. "Success comes when you pursue ... more  
From Chaos to Clarity: How Route Optimization Solutions Revolutionize LogisticsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 In today's fast-paced world, efficient logistics are critical in ensuring businesses meet customer demands while maintaining cost-effectiveness. However, traditional routing methods often fall short, leading to inefficiencies, unnecessary expenses, and dissatisfied customers. ... more 
Ultra-low-noise Infrared Detectors Advance Exoplanet ImagingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 One of the foremost objectives in astrophysics is the identification of Earth-like exoplanets that could potentially support life. Although thousands of exoplanets have been detected, most of these ... more |
 
Einstein Probe captures elusive X-ray pairParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Einstein Probe satellite, utilizing its innovative lobster-eye X-ray optics, has detected a rare cosmic phenomenon-an intense X-ray burst from an unusual binary star system. This discovery highl ... more 
Flickering Light Show: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Emits Continuous FlaresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is proving to be a relentless source of cosmic activity, continuously producing bursts of light with no apparent pattern, according t ... more  
Long-Term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation Highlights Emission ImpactsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A new study led by Dr. Fengfei Song and Dr. Lixin Wu from the Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and the Physical Oceanography Laboratory at Ocean University of Chi ... more 
Mystery Surrounds Newly Discovered Cosmic Explosion Hidden for YearsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A powerful cosmic explosion from an unidentified object beyond our galaxy has intrigued astronomers after being unearthed in decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This extraordinar ... more |
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Solar Orbiter prepares for unprecedented Venus flybyParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 ESA's Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission with NASA, is poised for its closest-ever approach to Venus, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to study the Sun's polar regions. The spacecra ... more  
Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level RiseParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A recent study underscores the accelerating loss of glacial ice worldwide, depleting regional freshwater reserves and significantly contributing to rising global sea levels. Conducted as part of the ... more  
Defence Trailblazer backs space intelligence project to enhance orbital securityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A new collaborative initiative, spearheaded by Space Machines Company and backed by funding from Defence Trailblazer's Accelerating Sovereign Industrial Capabilities (ASIC) program, is set to develo ... more  
Unlocking the future of satellite navigation with smart techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A recent study has unveiled advanced techniques for enhancing orbit determination (OD) in large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. By leveraging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS ... more |
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Do look up: How Earth can defend itself against asteroidParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say. ... more |
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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 
SpaceX debris enters atmosphere over Poland: agencyWarsaw (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off in the United States on February 1 entered the Earth's atmosphere over Poland on Wednesday, the Polish space agency said. ... more 
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  
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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