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Laser system transforms VLTI capabilities for southern sky interferometry
Nov 11, 2025 (SPX)
This upgrade is part of the GRAVITY+ project, led by the Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE). GRAVITY+, focused on enhancing the highly succ...
Chemical insights enable plastics to bond metals without adhesives
Nov 11, 2025 (SPX)
Polymer segments at the interface were classified as trains (adsorbed to surface), loops (between trains), and tails (ends attached to interior). Under stress, ...
Microsoft to invest $10B in Portugal AI data centre; Google unveils $6B investment in Germany
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
The project, in partnership with British firm Nscale, which specialises in AI data centres, and with Start Campus, which has begun construction of a major data ...
New AI process boosts material property analysis through machine learning
Nov 11, 2025 (SPX)
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) helps researchers determine a material's composition, structure, and electron configuration by analyzing how X-rays interact...
China approves Chile lithium alliance, clearing major hurdle
Nov 10, 2025 (AFP)
Chile holds about 40 percent of the world's lithium reserves and is the second-largest producer of the metal, a key product for electric vehicles and other clea...
Filtronic wins contract for RF payload assemblies in LEO satellite program
Nov 10, 2025 (SPX)
These payload assemblies are built to operate reliably in harsh space conditions typical of low Earth orbit. The assemblies serve a range of satellite communica...
Mission control center supports HummingSat launches with digital twin and electric orbit-raising
Nov 10, 2025 (SPX)
Since opening, the Georgia center has incorporated mission control systems with software meeting redundancy and resilience standards for continuous operational ...
Sentinel-1D extends global radar imaging as new Copernicus satellite enters orbit
Nov 10, 2025 (SPX)
Sentinel-1D supports a range of missions as part of the Copernicus programme, encompassing the surveillance of land masses, sea- and land-ice, and ocean conditi...
China halts ban on export to US of some dual-use metals
Nov 09, 2025 (AFP)
The restrictions banned the export of so-called dual-use goods, materials that can have both civilian and military applications. Imposed in December 2024, the b...
Austrian PRETTY CubeSat joins ESA OPS-SAT Space Lab under Graz leadership
Nov 07, 2025 (SPX)
PRETTY, developed jointly by TU Graz, Beyond Gravity Austria, and Seibersdorf Laboratories, has orbited for over two years in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at a...
Sustainable bamboo products offer alternative to plastic in ongoing global pollution fight
Nov 07, 2025 (SPX)
Bamboo is highlighted as a rapidly renewable resource with broad species distribution across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Its cultivation supports carbon seq...
Inside Germany's rare earth treasure chest
Nov 07, 2025 (AFP)
The exact location is confidential and the site is under close video surveillance. This is where Tradium, a German company specialised in trading rare earths, k...
OpenAI boss calls on governments to build AI infrastructure
Nov 06, 2025 (AFP)
"What we do think might make sense is governments building (and owning) their own AI infrastructure, but then the upside of that should flow to the government a...
Space debris postpones Shenzhou XX astronauts Earth return
Nov 06, 2025 (SPX)
"An impact analysis and risk assessment are underway. To ensure the safety of the astronauts and the success of the mission, it has been decided that the Shenzh...
Intuitive Machines agrees to acquire Lanteris Space Systems in major space sector expansion
Nov 05, 2025 (SPX)
The $800 million deal consists of $450 million in cash and $350 million in Intuitive Machines Class A common stock, subject to regulatory approval. The transact...
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
Nov 05, 2025 (AFP)
US startup Starcloud this week sent a refrigerator-sized satellite containing an Nvidia graphics processing unit (GPU) into orbit in what the AI chip maker tout...
Suspected debris strike delays Chinese spaceship's return
Nov 05, 2025 (AFP)
"The Shenzhou-20 manned spacecraft is suspected of being hit by a tiny piece of space debris, and an impact analysis and risk assessment are under way," the Chi...
Sidus Space unveils FeatherEdge 248Vi computer for AI and ML in satellite and defense systems
Nov 05, 2025 (SPX)
The 248Vi edge computer is powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Industrial platform, providing 248 tera-operations per second of AI performance. It incorporate...
New Zealand plans space mission, satellite fleet: minister
Nov 05, 2025 (AFP)
"Actions to progress to a large-scale mission are being advanced," Minister for Space Judith Collins said. The mission would involve sending up "one or more gov...
HydroGNSS satellites prepared for Vandenberg launch
Nov 05, 2025 (SPX)
This final phase concludes months of preparation and testing. The SSTL team performed a comprehensive assessment to verify the readiness of each satellite for f...
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