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April 17, 2025
TIME AND SPACE
AI revolutionizes gravitational wave detector design



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Gravitational waves, the faint tremors in spacetime triggered by cataclysmic cosmic phenomena like black hole collisions and stellar explosions, have opened a groundbreaking observational frontier in astrophysics. But detecting these elusive signals demands precision instruments whose design complexity has long challenged scientists. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have harnessed artificial intelligence to revolutionize this process, unveiling a host of novel ... read more

IRON AND ICE
SwRI-led Lucy probe to pass main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is preparing for a pivotal encounter on April 20, 2025, as it targets asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, a three-mile-wide object located in the main asteroid belt. This flyby, ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2025
Scientists with NASA's Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab tapped for major defense contracts to advance hypersonic testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a prominent player in global launch services and space systems, has been selected to participate in expansive defense initiatives by both the United States and U ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Outpost awarded contract to develop reentry shield tech for space-based cargo delivery
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost Space), a leader in reusable space logistics platforms, has secured a $1.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force under the SPACEWERX Small Business Inn ... more
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Molten core may hold key to Mars' uneven magnetic past
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
A new study led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) offers a compelling explanation for Mars' puzzling magnetic field distribution, revealing that the planet's ancient magneti ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Scientists replicate cosmic light traps using new optical device
London, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Researchers at the University of Southampton have engineered a groundbreaking optical device that mimics the light-trapping properties of black holes and the theoretical expulsion behavior of white ... more
EXO WORLDS
Scientists uncover why carbon-rich space rocks rarely reach Earth
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
A comprehensive international study may finally explain why carbon-rich meteorites, which are thought to contain key ingredients for life, are so rarely found on Earth despite being common in space. ... more
EXO WORLDS
SwRI analysis reveals exotic nature of TOI-270 d atmosphere
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has unveiled a detailed geochemical model of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet roughly midway in size between Earth and Neptune, suggesting it may be a m ... more

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EXO WORLDS
SwRI study reveals exotic chemistry of superheated sub-Neptune TOI-270 dwar
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
A new study led by the Southwest Research Institute offers groundbreaking insights into TOI-270 d, an exoplanet orbiting 73 light years from Earth. The planet, falling between Earth and Neptune in s ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Do "completely dark" dark matter halos exist?
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Every galaxy is thought to form at the center of a dark matter halo - a region of gravitationally bound matter that extends far beyond the visible boundaries of a galaxy. Stars are formed when gravi ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Research reveals tidal forces disrupting nearby dwarf galaxy
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
New research led by Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara at Nagoya University has uncovered compelling evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors, ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
NASA prepares to launch space-based quantum gravity sensor
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
In a major step forward for quantum sensing and Earth science, NASA is preparing to fly the first quantum gravity sensor in space. Developed in partnership with academic institutions and private ind ... more
EARLY EARTH
Missing nitrogen traced to deep Earth core in planetary formation simulations
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
A longstanding mystery in Earth science may finally have an answer: why Earth's rocky mantle contains so little nitrogen compared to other volatile elements. According to a new study from Ehime Univ ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Blue Skies Space to Design CubeSat Constellation for Lunar-Based Cosmology Research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
Blue Skies Space has secured funding from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to explore the design of a CubeSat-based satellite constellation capable of orbiting the Moon and conducting observations of ... more
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Engineer targets next frontier in lunar welding technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
As plans to establish long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars accelerate, researchers are developing new techniques to enable construction in hostile, low-gravity environments. One such breakt ... more
TIME AND SPACE
From dormant giant to erupting beacon black hole Ansky shocks astronomers
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
ESA's XMM-Newton telescope has become instrumental in monitoring an extraordinary cosmic awakening: a massive black hole in a galaxy 300 million light-years away has transitioned from complete dorma ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
How next-gen wearables support astronaut health monitoring
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
As human space missions extend in duration and complexity, maintaining astronaut health has become a top priority. A recent review in Wearable Electronics explores how flexible wearable technologies ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA adds critical stage adapter to Artemis II Moon rocket
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
NASA's Artemis II rocket has taken another step toward launch readiness with the installation of a major structural component. On April 12, technicians at the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter
San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. T ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Saltzman details Space Force's international partnership strategy at Space Symposium
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman gave insights into a new, soon-to-be-released International Partnership Strategy to unify like-minded nations' efforts in the space domain during his k ... more
TECH SPACE
Space Rider ALEK clears launch vibration and shock trials
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The ALEK structure, part of ESA's uncrewed Space Rider vehicle, has successfully completed an extensive battery of mechanical qualification tests at the agency's facilities. Over a two-month campaig ... more
TECH SPACE
Space Systems Command Launches Orbital Watch, Providing Critical Threat Information to Commercial Sector
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Orbital Watch, a first-of-its-kind initiative produced by Space Systems Command's (SSC) Front Door, will provide critical, unclassified threat information as a resource to assist companies across th ... more
TECH SPACE
Two-dimensional semiconductors demonstrate space readiness for next-gen devices
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
In a landmark demonstration of material resilience, researchers at Tsinghua University's School of Materials Science and Engineering have confirmed that two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials ... more
SPACEMART
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2025
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with more than two dozen Starlink satellites early Monday from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Katy Perry roars into space on all-woman flight
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2025
Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Heat Shields Emerging as Crucial Enabler of Reusable Spacecraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Surviving re-entry into Earth's atmosphere is among the most technically demanding tasks in spaceflight. During low-Earth orbit returns, spacecraft experience searing temperatures up to 1,600oC. Thi ... more
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Vast to Collaborate with CASIS on ISS Research Access
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Vast, a leader in orbital habitation systems, has finalized a strategic partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to enable new research initiatives aboard the Inte ... more
IRON AND ICE
Astronomers identify rare Earth-crossing asteroid from unexpected source
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai'i, have traced the origin of 2024 YR4, an Earth-crossing asteroid discovered in December 2024, to a surprising location. Contrary to expectat ... more
MOON DAILY
Chinese study reveals lower water content in lunar farside mantle
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Chinese researchers analyzing rock samples from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission have determined that the Moon's farside mantle holds significantly less water than the nearside. The study, led by Prof. H ... more
MOON DAILY
Drier far side of the Moon deepens understanding of lunar evolution
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The Chang'e 6 mission has unveiled that the Moon's far side mantle holds significantly less water than its near side, offering crucial insight into the Moon's geological history. Analysis of rock sa ... more
IRON AND ICE
How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an analysis from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ( ... more
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