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March 30, 2026
EXO WORLDS
Tough microbe study backs idea of life moving between planets



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Tiny life forms embedded in debris blasted off a planet by an asteroid impact could travel through space and arrive on another world still alive, according to new experiments by Johns Hopkins University researchers. The work bolsters the lithopanspermia hypothesis, which proposes that impacts can eject rock fragments carrying microorganisms that later seed life on other planetary bodies. The study, published in PNAS Nexus, focused on Deinococcus radiodurans, a desert bacterium from the high desert ... read more

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EXO WORLDS
Stellar space weather may blur alien radio beacons
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
A new study from researchers at the SETI Institute suggests that turbulent space weather in other planetary systems could make artificial radio signals from distant civilizations much harder to dete ... more
IRON AND ICE
Webb observations confirm safe lunar pass for asteroid 2024 YR4
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
NASA has used the James Webb Space Telescope to make new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4, confirming that it will safely pass both Earth and the Moon in 2032. The asteroid had already been ruled o ... more
CARBON WORLDS
X-raying rocks reveals their carbon-storing capacity
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
To avoid the worst effects of climate change, many billions of metric tons of industrially generated carbon dioxide will have to be captured and stored away by the end of this century. One place to ... more
IRON AND ICE
Ryugu samples record early solar system magnetic fields
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
To reconstruct the early history of our solar system, scientists need to track how primitive dust and rock interacted with the weak but pervasive magnetic field of the ancient solar nebula. These ma ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Sunlight process turns plastic waste into acetic acid
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a sunlight-driven process that converts plastic waste, including microplastics, into acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. The approach ... more
CARBON WORLDS
CO2 binding concrete aims to turn construction into carbon sink
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its cement content makes it a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Simulated weightlessness alters clotting patterns in women
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Just five days in simulated microgravity can change how women's blood forms and stabilizes clots, suggesting that long duration spaceflight may require more tailored health monitoring for female ast ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Biofilm communities seen as key to safer long term spaceflight
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
A global team of scientists has identified biofilms, the structured microbial communities that form on surfaces, as a critical yet underappreciated factor for the future of human space exploration. ... more

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WATER WORLD
Hydromea and Equinor prove subsea wireless link from seabed to cloud
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Hydromea and Equinor have completed what they describe as the world's first real-time, high-bandwidth wireless data link from the seabed directly to a cloud environment, demonstrating a subsea-to-sa ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
LizzieSat 3 hosts HEO USA non Earth imaging payload in orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Sidus Space and HEO USA have reported a new on orbit imagery milestone with the Holmes Mk1 non Earth imaging camera operating aboard the LizzieSat 3 multi mission spacecraft. The mission has returne ... more
ICE WORLD
Spire RF sensing data maps Arctic sea ice freeboard across winter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
New research supported by the European Space Agency's Third Party Missions programme has produced Arctic-wide sea ice freeboard maps using GNSS-Reflectometry data collected by Spire Global Inc.'s mu ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
UK and Saudi partners design climate focused Earth observation mission
London, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
The University of Portsmouth, working within the Space South Central regional space cluster, has launched a new international partnership with Saudi space-tech company SARsatX to design an Earth obs ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
UK roadmap aims to bring space made medicines to patients
London, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Patients could benefit from more effective, higher quality and longer lasting medicines as the UK government sets out a clearer route to bring drugs manufactured in space safely to market. The packa ... more
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ENERGY TECH
US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Ion beam method to speed nuclear core material qualification
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
An ion beam based method for qualifying materials for use in the cores of advanced nuclear reactors is moving into industry standards this year, offering a path that is about a thousand times faster ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Study maps agrivoltaic tradeoffs for Midwest farms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
In a world facing rising pressure to deliver both reliable food supplies and clean energy, scientists are exploring agrivoltaics as a way to combine solar power with crop production on the same land ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Redwire unveils extensible low profile solar array for mass produced satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
Redwire Corporation has introduced a new high-performance, low-mass solar array product, the Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array, or ELSA, targeting mass-manufactured satellites that need standardize ... more
SOLAR DAILY
AI driven coatings enable full color solar windows without losing power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A new study has demonstrated that artificial intelligence can design color-tunable solar windows that maintain, and even enhance, their power output compared to conventional transparent solar cells. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Multi-stage solar concept targets full spectrum efficiency gains
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
As demand for renewable energy grows worldwide, engineers continue to wrestle with how to harvest the full solar spectrum efficiently using different conversion technologies in a single system. Phot ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Light responsive molecules boost durable perovskite solar cells
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A team from the University of Stuttgart and international partners has reported a new material design that increases both the efficiency and environmental resilience of perovskite solar cells. The w ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Crystal seed method boosts inverted perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Regular perovskite solar cells, which place the electron transport layer beneath the perovskite absorber and the hole transport layer on top, face limits for large scale manufacturing and operationa ... more
SOLAR DAILY
HKUST team advances vacuum grown perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have demonstrated a fully solvent free route to high performance perovskite solar cells using an all vacuum deposition process that ... more
ENERGY TECH
Tubular solid oxide fuel cells mapped for cleaner energy systems
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
A new review in the journal Energy and Environment Nexus examines how advances in the geometric design of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could speed their adoption in cleaner and more efficient ener ... more
ENERGY TECH
Carbon nanotube textile heaters push industrial gas systems toward electrification
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element that uses carbon nanotube fibers to deliver high power in flowing gases while remaining lightweight ... more
UAV NEWS
Airspan extends 5G in motion to defense aerial networks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has expanded its In-Motion 5G platform from commercial air to ground deployments into defense-grade mobile ad hoc networks, high-altitude pseudo-satellite systems, and ... more
SPACEMART
Aalyria secures 100 million dollars to expand next generation space networking
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Aalyria has closed a 100 million dollar Series B funding round to accelerate deployment of its next generation space communications technologies and expand its role in emerging satellite and defense ... more
SPACEWAR
Rice to head new US Space Force sensing technology center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Rice University has signed an 8.1 million dollar cooperative agreement to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium Space Strategic Technology Institute 4, a new center known as the C ... more
UAV NEWS
Hawk shape shifting in flight may guide future drone control
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Birds can thread their way through cluttered environments by changing their body shape in flight, a capability that engineers still struggle to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles such as drones. ... more
CHIP TECH
United Semiconductors secures Starlab payload capacity for in-space semiconductor crystal production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Starlab Space LLC has entered into a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC to transition the company's space-based semiconductor crystal growth work from the International Spa ... more
AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its perfo ... more
SPACEMART
Telus and AST SpaceMobile plan direct-to-phone satellite service across Canada
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Telus and AST SpaceMobile have signed a commercial agreement to deliver space based cellular broadband coverage across Canada using standard smartphones. The partnership aims to extend mobile connec ... more
SPACEWAR
HawkEye 360 boosts capital and deepens European defense deals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
HawkEye 360 has secured additional Series E financing and expanded its presence in European defense markets as ministries increase their use of commercial space-based electronic warfare and signals ... more
SPACEWAR
BlackSky wins new funding for NGA facility monitoring work
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a seven figure award under its National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order, extending funding for four years in recognition ... more
SPACEMART
Sierra Space raises 550 million dollars and reaches 8 billion valuation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Sierra Space Corporation has closed a 550 million dollar Series C equity round led by LuminArx Capital Management, valuing the company at 8 billion dollars post-money. The new financing lifts total ... more
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