Exploring the Final Frontier: New Collaborations and Discoveries in Space

Aerospace startup Sceye partners with NASA and USGS to monitor climate changes from space using solar-powered platforms. China's latest mission sends astronauts for scientific experiments on its space station. Meanwhile, researchers uncover a black hole that might have formed without a supernova explosion.

Aerospace startup Sceye is joining forces with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to launch innovative climate management tools. By deploying its solar-powered High Altitude Platform System, Sceye aims to monitor wildfires and storms from the edge of space, thereby enhancing disaster response capabilities.

In a separate groundbreaking mission, China launched three astronauts on Wednesday to its space station for a series of scientific experiments. The mission, aboard Shenzhou-19, focuses on constructing human habitats and represents China's 14th crewed journey into space, with eight previous trips to the Tiangong space station.

Astronomers have identified an unusual black hole formation, suggesting it formed gently rather than through a violent supernova. This discovery opens new avenues in understanding stellar evolution and the processes behind black hole formation.

(With inputs from agencies.)