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  Barcelona (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Satellite communication is taking smartphones to new orbits at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with companies showcasing gadgets connected to space in a bid to tap into the lucrative new service. Infrastructure costs and technical and regulatory hurdles mean it will be some time yet before handsets worldwide are beaming calls and data directly to Earth orbit - even as firms pile into the field to meet the appetites of mobile operators for the technology. "Everybody is moving fas ... read more |
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SpaceX aims for Thursday Starship test flight after last-minute scrubWashington (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX is now aiming for Thursday to conduct the next test flight of its massive Starship rocket, following a last-minute cancellation on Monday. ... more 
Musk survives Royal Society expulsion; EU tasked to detail public funding to SpaceX, TeslaLondon (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Tech billionaire Elon Musk has survived calls for his expulsion from the Royal Society following a crunch meeting at the elite British science institute. ... more  
Custom Trailers: How to Save Money and Get What You Need in 2025Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 Custom trailers have become essential for individuals and businesses looking for a tailored approach to transportation, storage, and mobile operations. Whether hauling cargo, transporting vehicles, ... more  
NASA Turns Off Voyager Science Instruments to Prolong MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 NASA has implemented energy-saving measures to keep the Voyager spacecraft operational for as long as possible, despite their decreasing power supply. On February 25, mission engineers at NASA ... more |
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Adaptation to extreme conditions thermal water biofilm studies could help understand ancient ecosystemsParis, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Hungarian scientists have uncovered distinctive bacterial communities in thermal waters, offering key insights into the processes behind stromatolite development, some of Earth's most ancient rock f ... more |
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Japan puts world's most accurate clock on sale for $3.3 mnTokyo (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Resembling a squat, wide fridge, the world's most accurate clock went on sale for $3.3 million in Japan on Wednesday. ... more 
MSSA and ESA Partner to Drive Integration of Satellite and Terrestrial NetworksMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced a strategic alliance aimed at enhancing the future of 5G and 6G open architecture, standards-based ... more  
Developing materials for stellar performance in fusion power plantsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - "zookee ... more 
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Joint Venture for European Satellite Mobile ServicesLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Vodafone Group Plc (LSE: VOD), a leading telecommunications provider in Europe and Africa, and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company developing the first space-based cellular broadband ne ... more |
 
Lunar Research Facility Lands on Moon for Regolith StudyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC) experiment has successfully arrived on the lunar surface, where it will operate for one full lunar day-equivalent to 14 Earth days-conducting research o ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Japan startup targets June 6 Moon landingTokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its Moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a US firm. ... more 
NASA Webb Unveils Atmospheric Complexity of Isolated Super-JupiterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 An international team of scientists has determined that the fluctuating brightness of SIMP 0136, a free-floating planetary-mass object, results from a complex interplay of atmospheric factors rather ... more  
AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Agreement to Support U.S. Space Development AgencyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company pioneering the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile devices, has announc ... more 
Supercomputing an improved rocketAustin TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 A new type of rocket engine that could improve aircraft, spacecraft, and other transportation systems is being developed by private and public institutions such as NASA and the Air Force Research La ... more |
Albedo Secures $12M STRATFI Contract to Advance VLEO Data for U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Albedo, poised to become the first commercial entity operating in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), has been awarded a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory ( ... more  
Lockheed Martin, Nokia, and Verizon Enhance Military Communications with 5G.MIL IntegrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in collaboration with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), has successfully integrated Nokia's advanced military-grade 5G technology into Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL H ... more  
Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is advancing its missile warning and tracking capabilities through the continued development of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution ... more 
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch rescheduled to March 6Paris (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, French company Arianespace announced, after an "anomaly" forced a last-minute postponement. ... more |
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First CubeSat Selected for ESA's Ramses Mission to Asteroid ApophisParis, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 ESA's inaugural planetary defence mission, Hera, which launched in October 2024, is en route to the binary asteroid system Didymos. Accompanied by two CubeSats, Milani and Juventas, the mission is s ... more 
NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon's surface ... more 
NASA Continuing Efforts to Restore Contact with Lunar TrailblazerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA's mission operations team at Caltech's IPAC remains committed to restoring communication with the Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which recently lost signal. Preliminary telemetry data prior ... more 
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare CrisiumBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 On 2 March 2025, the Blue Ghost mission successfully executed an automated landing in Mare Crisium, a basin located on the Moon's northeastern near side. This milestone marks Firefly Aerospace as th ... more |
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NASA's Hubble Telescope May Have Uncovered a Triple System in the Kuiper BeltLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 A team of astronomers analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has likely discovered a rare three-body system in the Kuiper Belt. If confirmed, this ... more |
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Beyond our solar system scientists uncover potential new exoplanetSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Researchers from UNSW Sydney have identified a possible new exoplanet-an extrasolar planet-through an approach called transit timing variation (TTV). This technique enabled them to detect subtle shi ... more 
Small and large planets have significantly different upbringingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star. Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, ... more 
James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thoughtTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as plane ... more 
U of A-built instrument reveals pictures of 'baby planetsTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might have looked like in its infancy are lost to time. Taking advantage of a so ... more |
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