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World Space Week 2025: Three HaDEA projects supporting life in space

Each year, World Space Week brings together space enthusiasts, scientists, and innovators to celebrate advancements in space science and technology.

U.S. Space Force awards Booz Allen $630M satellite contract

Booz Allen Hamilton secures a $630 million, seven-year contract from the U.S. Space Force to integrate satellite systems for missile warning, environmental monitoring, and surveillance.

Japan’s quest for the ambitious reusable next-gen rocket

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is embarking on a groundbreaking mission to develop a new and massive reusable next-gen rocket.

Neutron star collisions reveal new universe expansion measurement

Astrophysicists are now proposing an innovative approach to help maintain consistency when measuring universe expansion rates.

Search for life on other planets: AI’s quest to reveal life beyond earth’s borders

Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in astrobiology by unveiling a straightforward and dependable method's for detecting indications of past or current life on other planets.

Advancing space technologies: UK Space Agency launches £65M technology funding

UK Space Agency is unveiling a substantial funding opportunity, amounting to £65 million aimed at driving advancements in space technologies.

Radio signals unveil secrets of hidden supermassive black holes and red quasars

Astronomers have discovered a correlation between the quantity of dust surrounding the supermassive black hole and the intensity of radio emissions emitted by exceptionally luminous galaxies.

NASAs incredible mission: Countdown to the OSIRIS-REx sample return

Countdown to the momentous OSIRIS-REx sample return: NASA's mission readies to deliver asteroid samples to Earth in under 24 hours.

OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample holds the key to unlocking solar system secrets

Osiris-Rex mission unlocks solar system secrets from Bennu asteroid sample, with material shared for current research and preservation for the future.

China’s Galactic Energy: First launch failure

China's Galactic Energy faced its inaugural launch failure during its 10th attempt, resulting in the loss of a Ceres-1 rocket and its payload.

New study unlocks galaxies of the early universe

Rochester Institute of Technology scientists are redefining our understanding of the cosmos and the brilliant galaxies of the early universe using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

UK Space Agency: New liability framework for orbital operations

The UK Space Agency is revolutionising how satellite operators handle liability for space incidents by breaking away from the one-size-fits-all approach to liability limits for satellite operators.

North England’s northern lights spectacle

The northern region of England had its skies lit up in pink, green, and yellow hues lights following a captivating northern lights spectacle.

Are polar ring galaxies more common than we thought?

On September 13th, a team of international astronomers, including scientists from Queen's University, discovered two potential polar ring galaxies using CSIRO'S ASKAP radio telescope's WALLABY survey.

UK Space sector’s need for AI and machine learning experts

The UK space sector urgently seeks AI and machine learning experts to capitalise on emerging technologies, according to a recent survey.

Nearest black holes to Earth found in Hyades star cluster

A study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society hints at a significant discovery—black holes may be lurking in the Hyades star cluster, our closest open cluster to the solar system.

The magnetic field of a distant galaxy that has travelled over 11 billion years

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter / Submillimeter Array (ALMA) to detect the magnetic field of a distant galaxy, whose light has travelled over 11 billion years to reach us.

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