BAE Systems + Hanwha Systems sign an MoU to develop an advanced multi-sensor satellite system – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 00:00
BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a multi-sensor satellite system for international markets. The companies will look to work together to combine BAE Systems’ ultra-wide band Radio Frequency (RF) sensors with Hanwha Systems’ space domain expertise in next generation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
SpaceX launches 26 Starlink Group 15-6 smallsats from foggy California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched on Thursday Starlink Group 15-6 consisting of 26 smallsats to low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation for space-based internet communication system. The launch was at 6:46 PM from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, SFB, California. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) after its flight.
ViewMedia renews Intelsat agreement providing expanded entertainment and new channels – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 00:00
Intelsat has renewed its agreement with ViewMedia, a global media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa. The renewed service will be used across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring that ViewMedia’s audience continues to deliver quality entertainment content.
NASA’s Mars mission, stuck on Earth, will get a second chance – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 00:00
EscaPADE mission is a pair of identical probes built by Rocket Lab on behalf of NASA. They are designed to study the magnetosphere and atmosphere of Mars. The instruments were scheduled to be sent to the Red Planet in October 2024 during the debut launch of the New Glenn rocket. But due to the unpreparedness of the carrier, NASA had to abandon this plan.
NASA’s Hurricane Science, Tech, Data Help American Communities
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 13:48
NASA’s long-term tracking of wind, ocean heat, and atmospheric moisture improves understanding of where hurricanes might form and intensify. During hurricane season, NASA delivers timely flood maps, power outage insights, landslide risk assessments, and more to state and federal partners. In 2024, hurricanes including Helene and Milton showed NASA’s wide-ranging capabilities.
NASA’s Roman to Peer Into Cosmic ‘Lenses’ to Better Define Dark Matter
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-12 11:48
Gravitational lensing occurs when a foreground galaxy magnifies more distant galaxies behind it. By examining such a large population of gravitational lenses, the researchers hope to learn a lot more about the mysterious nature of dark matter. The research team has calculated that over 160,000 gravitational lenses, including hundreds suitable for this study, are expected to pop up in Roman’s vast images.
NASA’s Webb ‘UNCOVERs’ Galaxy Population Driving Cosmic Renovation
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-11 14:15
Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified dozens of small galaxies that played a starring role in a cosmic makeover. Such galaxies are rare today, making up only about 1% of those around us. But they were abundant when the universe was about 800 million years old, an epoch astronomers refer to as redshift.
NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast
EMIT and ground-based instruments detected a spectral fingerprint pointing to phycocyanin. The pigment in cyanobacteria can sicken humans and animals that ingest or inhale it. EMIT could be useful for filling data gaps around polluted sites, scientists say.