FAA Proposes New Commercial Space Launch Safety Rules
The FAA proposed changes covering flight-abort decisions and reentry debris risks while planning a broader licensing overhaul in 2027.
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Archive: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU; adapted by 24X7 News.Mars Gas Detection Points to Possible Ongoing Volcanic Activity
Hydrogen chloride detected above fissures near Alba Mons may come from volcanic seepage, offering new evidence that Mars retains heat below its surface.
Archive: Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility, March 31, 2004. NASA, KSC-04pd0936. Public domain; resized and branded.NASA Adds $1 Million Student Challenge to Moon Base Program
U.S. high-school and post-secondary teams can submit lunar design concepts, with registration open until January 25, 2027.
Station Crew Studies Crop Growth and Disease After Solar-Array Spacewalk
NASA’s October 30 station update describes plant-cell experiments, disease-resistance research and a planned November 5 power upgrade.
NASA, via StemRad. Archive ISS photograph; capture date and individual photographer not supplied. Natural crop of the source image’s ISS panel. Graphic: 24X7 News.ISS-Tested AstroRad Vest Will Join Smithsonian Space Gallery
StemRad says a vest used aboard the space station will be displayed in the National Air and Space Museum’s At Home in Space gallery.
Azenta Acquires SynPlexity and Licenses Elegen DNA Technology
The company says the two transactions will expand its GENEWIZ gene-synthesis services.
Texas P-TECH Study Finds Higher Credential Rates, With Causation Unproven
The descriptive research compares students in the programs with other students at the same schools.
NASA Reports Ancient Mars Meteorite Records Early Water Alteration
The newly published research examines an 800-gram rock found in Mali in 2022.
Radiant Says DOE Approved Safety Analysis for Kaleidos Reactor Tests
A readiness review remains before nuclear operations at Idaho National Laboratory can begin.
Westinghouse Says ARPA-E Selected PowerBlock Nuclear Fuel Project for Funding
The company will develop advanced fuel designs and manufacturing methods under the HORNIG program.
Optica Honors Paul Corkum for Pioneering Attosecond Science
The society named the laser researcher to its highest membership category.
Edison Scientific Reaches Pfizer Deal to Deploy AI Research Tools
The agreement brings the Kosmos system into drug-development workflows using Pfizer’s internal data.
Canada-Israel Partnership Funds Five Neuroscience Research Teams
The newly selected collaborations will study brain circuits, chronic pain, Huntington disease and rare developmental disorders.
Rocketdyne Wins Propulsion Contract for NOAA’s Next Weather Satellites
Lockheed Martin selected the supplier for systems that will control and maneuver GeoXO spacecraft.
NASA Describes Satellite Work to Assess Virginia Oyster Losses
An October 29 agency report details ongoing analysis of a September Chesapeake Bay algae bloom.
California Science Center Previews Endeavour’s New Home Ahead of Public Opening
The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is scheduled to welcome visitors November 13.
Read/Write Labs Unveils New Name and Expanded Neuroscience Team
The former Dandelion Science announced scientific advisors and new technology leadership.
Lumina Simulation Models the Early Universe Across Two Billion Years
MIT’s October 26 research announcement describes a tool for comparing cosmic models with telescope observations.
Columbia Team Reports Protein Fibers Carry RNA Into Sperm Cells
The October 26 study account describes laboratory findings and possible future delivery research.
Webb Study Finds Dusty Water Ice Around Interstellar Comet
Researchers’ October 26 announcement compares 3I/ATLAS with icy bodies beyond Neptune.
Emory Commits Up to $15 Million to Research Support Over Two Years
The October 26 plan covers seed funding, interrupted grants, publication fees and postdoctoral benefits.
Energy Department Selects 14 Accelerator Research Projects for $15 Million
The awards support work involving 29 U.S. institutions, with projects lasting up to three years.
NASA Runs 500-Second RS-25 Engine Test for Future Artemis Hardware
The October 21 ground test examined flight components and nozzle protection on a developmental engine that will not fly.
Astronauts Complete Spacewalk and Deploy Seventh Station Solar Array
NASA says Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk finished the seven-hour, 11-minute excursion October 29.