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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Vast has added three new payload collaborators to its Haven-1 Lab: Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere. These companies will join the world's first commercial crewed microgravity research and manufacturing facility aboard Haven-1, which is on track for launch in May 2026 and approaching full utilization. Each new partner brings a unique focus to the platform. JAMSS will support multipurpose experimentation in microgravity, Interstellar Lab will invest ... read more |
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Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surfaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has marked a milestone in lunar technology advancement with the arrival of its proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) on the Moon. Delivered aboard Firefly Ae ... more  
First Spectrum: Strongest biosignature signal yet found on exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Astronomers have reported their most compelling evidence to date of potential biological activity on a planet beyond our solar system, though they emphasize further verification is needed. ... more  
Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics projectBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will continue their involvement in the cutting-edge Mu3e experiment thanks to renewed financial support from the German Research Foundation (D ... more  
Amount of sunlight at Earth's surface shows long-term shifts tied to pollutionSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 While sunrise is constant, the intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface is not. A new perspectives article by an international research team reveals that this solar variability occurs over ... more |
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Spring planting boosted by satellites, new agricultural techBeijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2025 From the prospect of space seeds improving yields to satellite-guided fertilization of soil, farmers across the country are turning to advanced technology to ensure smooth planting this spring. ... more |
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Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows MaybeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar su ... more 
Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno Power) announced a joint initiative to develop power systems that enable sustained operat ... more  
On Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way downBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Imagine a Slushee composed of ammonia and water encased in a hard shell of water ice. Now picture these ice-encrusted slushballs, dubbed "mushballs," raining down like hailstones during a thundersto ... more 
AI revolutionizes gravitational wave detector designBerlin, 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 i ... more |
Strongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planetParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been foundBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Astronomers tallying up all the normal matter - stars, galaxies and gas - in the universe today have come up embarrassingly short of the total matter produced in the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago. ... more 
New evidence suggesting magnetar origin of GRBsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 How gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful and spectacular explosions known in the universe since the Big Bang, fuel their high-energy radiations? What kind of physical reactions can trigger and ... more  
NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthdayWashington (AFP) April 20, 2025 Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday. ... more  
Finland developing device to counter alleged Russian satellite jammingHelsinki (AFP) April 15, 2025 Finnish researchers are working on a device to counter jamming of satellite positioning systems, which has spiked in the country since 2022, the project leader told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
 
Umbra joins STRATFI initiative to build advanced defense satellite networkLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Umbra has been chosen to participate in the Department of the Air Force's Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) initiative, led by SpaceWERX, to help accelerate the delivery of next-generation space ... more  
SwRI-led Lucy probe to pass main belt asteroid DonaldjohansonLos 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  
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater RimPasadena 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 Lab tapped for major defense contracts to advance hypersonic testingLos 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 |
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Outpost awarded contract to develop reentry shield tech for space-based cargo deliveryLos 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 
Molten core may hold key to Mars' uneven magnetic pastLos 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 
Scientists replicate cosmic light traps using new optical deviceLondon, 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 
Scientists uncover why carbon-rich space rocks rarely reach EarthSydney, 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 |
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SwRI analysis reveals exotic nature of TOI-270 d atmosphereLos 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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SwRI study reveals exotic chemistry of superheated sub-Neptune TOI-270 dwarLos 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 
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 
Research reveals tidal forces disrupting nearby dwarf galaxyTokyo, 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  
NASA prepares to launch space-based quantum gravity sensorLos 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 |
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