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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Gold Coast and Bowen, Australia - February 24, 2025 - Gilmour Space Technologies has confirmed that its first orbital rocket, Eris, is set for launch no earlier than March 15. This milestone marks Australia's first domestically designed and built rocket attempting to reach orbit. The announcement follows the final regulatory approvals from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia, clearing the last procedural steps required for the mission. This achievement represents y ... read more |
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Throttled Power Rocket Engine Demonstrator Completes Extended Hot-Fire TestsParis, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 A cutting-edge rocket engine demonstrator, developed by the Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation, has completed an extended hot-fire testing phase, demonstrating its ability to dynam ... more  
Rover finds evidence of 'vacation-style' beaches on MarsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). An intern ... more 
Gardens on Mars? No, Just Rocks!Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 26, 2025 Over the past week, Perseverance has been parked at a location called "Tablelands," an area containing the "Serpentine Lake" abrasion patch acquired a few weeks ago. The Mars 2020 team has been dili ... more  
MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moonBoston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region. ... more |
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Private US company set for second Moon landing attemptWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side. ... more |
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Laser-powered spectrometer tested on Earth may uncover microbial fossils on MarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum dep ... more  
Chance huge asteroid will hit Earth down to 0.001 percentParis (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. ... more 
Asteroid 2024 YR4 No Longer a Significant Impact ThreatParis, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office has significantly downgraded the risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, reducing its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 to a negligible 0.001 ... more  
NASA's Europa Clipper Leverages Mars for Critical Gravity AssistLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will execute a close flyby of Mars, passing just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This maneuver, known as a gravity assist, will adjust the sp ... more |
 
Today's forecast Partially cloudy skies on an ultra-hot NeptuneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 New insights into the extreme atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot Neptune, have emerged from observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Led by Louis-Philippe Coulombe ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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The Galactic Voyage of Our Solar SystemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 An international team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna, has determined that our Solar System journeyed through the Orion star-forming complex, a key structure within the Radcliffe Wav ... more  
Proba-3 Prepares for Solar Corona Observations with Stellar Alignment TestParis, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission is set to generate artificial solar eclipses in orbit, enabling scientists to conduct prolonged studies of the Sun's corona-observations that are otherwis ... more 
NASA's EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth's AuroraGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky. These auroral electrojets push about a million amps of electrical charge around the poles every second. ... more 
UAH team determine local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurementsHuntsville AL (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and her team have pioneered the use of gravitational acceleration ... more |
 
Shenzhou 19 Crew Advances Scientific Research and Conducts Training in SpaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been actively engaged in scientific research and technical tasks, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). A video released b ... more 
SpaceX targeting Friday for next test of Starship megarocketWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Caribbean during its last trial. ... more 
New evidence suggests gypsum deposits on Mars may hold signs of ancient lifeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2025 A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study ... more 
Moon-Exposed Grass Seeds to Be Cultivated on EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Herders in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may soon have access to a unique variety of forage, as researchers are set to cultivate grass seeds that have undergone a journey to the moon. These seeds ... more |
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Eyeing China and US, EU hopes clean tech boost will spark growthBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 How do you solve Europe's lagging economic growth and reverse its industrial decline? That is the challenge the EU faces as the bloc comes under fierce pressure from US President Donald Trump's tariffs and a rising China. ... more 
Pierogi Make Their Debut Aboard the International Space StationParis, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 ESA project astronaut Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski is bringing a unique culinary touch to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the upcoming Axiom Mission 4. For the first time, traditiona ... more 
Blue Ghost Mission Nears Moon Touchdown and GNSS MilestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to land on the Moon in less than a week with touchdown expected on Sunday March 2 after its launch on Jan 15. In preparation for descent, the spacecraft will ... 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 |
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What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big BangPasadena CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Soon, a new cone-shaped spacecraft will launch into space on a mission to chart the skies like never before. Called SPHEREx (for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reioniza ... more |
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Oort cloud resembles a galaxy, new study findsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2025 A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests. ... more 
NASA's PUNCH Mission to Revolutionize Our View of Solar WindGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Earth is immersed in material streaming from the Sun. This stream, called the solar wind, is washing over our planet, causing breathtaking auroras, impacting satellites and astronauts in space, and ... 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  
Heriot-Watt University to Advance Affordable Satellite Connectivity with MAMUT ProjectLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Heriot-Watt University has joined forces with a multi-agency consortium to pioneer a next-generation satellite user terminal aimed at expanding global connectivity. The initiative, backed by a Poun ... more |
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