Month: October 2025

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Commercial Space Imaging Firm Vantor Aids U.S. Space Force in Tracking Orbital Objects

Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, is now delivering high-resolution space-to-space imagery to the U.S. Space Force. This capability helps monitor orbital objects in areas unreachable by ground sensors, improving space domain awareness and collision avoidance.

New Surveillance Capability for Space Force

Commercial Earth intelligence company Vantor has begun providing high-resolution space-to-space imagery to the U.S. Space Force, according to an October 22 announcement. Sources indicate this partnership addresses significant gaps in military surveillance of low Earth orbit by tracking satellites and other orbital objects that pass through “blind spots” inaccessible to ground-based sensor networks.

by Aaron Blake
InnovationScience

Ireland Becomes Associate Member of CERN Nuclear Research Organization

Ireland has officially joined the European Organization for Nuclear Research as an associate member state. The move grants Irish researchers and companies unprecedented access to CERN’s scientific programs and procurement opportunities. Irish scientists have collaborated with CERN for decades, but the new status formalizes and expands the partnership.

Historic Membership Achievement

Ireland has officially become an associate member state of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), according to an announcement released by the Irish Government. The long-sought membership status reportedly follows years of campaigning by Irish academics and a formal application process that began in 2023.

by Aaron Blake