Category: Aerospace

AerospaceAviationDefense

RTX Reports Strong Q3 2025 Earnings Driven by Aftermarket and Commercial Aviation Demand

RTX has announced impressive third-quarter 2025 results with double-digit sales growth across its aerospace divisions. The company’s performance exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by strong aftermarket demand and increased commercial aircraft production, according to recent earnings reports.

Robust Quarterly Performance

RTX reportedly achieved significant financial growth in the third quarter of 2025, with sources indicating a 12% year-over-year revenue increase to $22.5 billion. According to the company’s earnings report, earnings per share jumped 17% to $1.70, surpassing Wall Street analysts’ expectations for both revenue and net income.

by Ortega Rafael
AerospaceAssistive Technology

SpaceX’s Starship V3 Upgrade Advances After Successful Flight Test

SpaceX’s Starship rocket has completed its eleventh successful test flight, achieving all objectives according to company reports. The successful mission sets the stage for testing the more powerful Starship V3 later this year or early next year.

Starship Flight Test Achieves All Objectives

SpaceX’s latest test flight of its Starship rocket reached every objective during Monday evening’s launch, according to reports from the aerospace company. The successful mission marked the eleventh overall flight test for Starship and the final demonstration for version two of the spacecraft system.

by Ortega Rafael
AerospaceEarth Sciences

Aberystwyth-Built Enfys Spectrometer Ships for ExoMars Rover Testing

The search for life on Mars advances as Aberystwyth University ships the Enfys infrared spectrometer for ExoMars rover testing. This critical instrument will help identify optimal drilling sites on the Martian surface for signs of past or present life.

The search for life on Mars has reached a significant milestone as Aberystwyth University ships the Enfys infrared spectrometer to Italy for integration with the ExoMars program’s Ground Test Model. This sophisticated instrument represents a crucial advancement in planetary exploration technology and marks Wales’ growing contribution to international space missions.

Enfys Spectrometer: Key Instrument for Mars Exploration

by Ortega Rafael
AerospaceEarth Sciences

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Spews Water at Unprecedented Rates, Rewriting Cosmic Theories

NASA’s Swift Observatory reveals interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is emitting water vapor at astonishing rates far from the sun. This unexpected discovery provides crucial insights into how comets form around distant star systems and challenges existing solar system models.

In a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of celestial bodies, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been observed releasing water vapor at rates comparable to a fully opened fire hydrant. This remarkable finding, made possible by NASA’s space-based observatory, provides unprecedented insights into the composition and behavior of objects originating beyond our solar system while offering new perspectives on the universal presence of water in cosmic formations.

The Interstellar Visitor Revealing Cosmic Secrets

by Ortega Rafael