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  Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 When a natural or humanitarian disaster occurs halfway around the world, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) aims to send a rocket filled with food, water and other essential supplies to the site in one hour. With the help of UCF researchers, they may be able to achieve this goal within the next decade. UCF is one of seven universities to receive funding through the USSF's University Consortium Research Opportunity, which connects higher education institutions with the U.S. Department of Defense's space-r ... read more |
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First audio recorded on Mars reveals two speeds of soundParis (AFP) April 1, 2022 The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said Friday. ... more 
Long March 11 launches Tianping-2 satellites into orbitBeijing (Sputnik) Apr 01, 2022 China has successfully launched a Long March (Chang Zheng) 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province in the country's north-west on Wednesday and deployed three Ti ... more  
SCOUT, USSPACECOM sign agreement to share space situational awareness servicesAlexandria VA (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 SCOUT Inc. a space tech company developing next-generation space traffic management and autonomous proximity operations services, and the Department of Defense of the United State of America (DoD), ... more 
SES partners with NorthStar to tackle space sustainability challengesLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 A partnership to enhance Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and ensure a sustainable use of space has been formed between SES, the world's leading satellite-based content connectivity solutions provi ... more |
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ATLANT 3D Nanosystems developing a space-certified Nanofabricator 0GCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 ATLANT 3D Nanosystems announces today the collaboration with ESA BIC to further advance the development of ATLANT 3D Nanofabricator 0G systems, the first-ever zero gravity R and D system that allows ... more  
On the road to cultured meat for astronauts and EarthlingsParis (ESA) Apr 01, 2022 Cultured meat could be a game changer for the environment, food security, human health and animal welfare. But some challenges prevent it from reaching its full potential. Now ESA is supporting rese ... more 
South Korea tests first solid-fuel rocket in wake of North Korea ICBM launchSeoul, South Korea (UPI) Mar 31, 2022 South Korea successfully tested its first home-produced solid fuel rocket Wednesday, the country's military said, in a boost to its space-based defense capabilities just days after North Korea test- ... more 
Full-scale static test concludes qualification testing for Orion spacecraft abort motorPromontory UT (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin successfully performed the final full-scale ground test of the abort motor for NASA's Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Northrop Grumman's Promontory ... more |
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ESA-developed P120C solid rocket motor enters productionParis (ESA) Apr 01, 2022 ESA's Ariane 6 and Vega-C will soon join the family of launch vehicles operating from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to guarantee more opportunities for Europe to reach space. The P120C motor, ... more 
Blue Origin launches 4th crew to spaceWashington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2021 Blue Origin launched the fourth crewed mission of its New Shepard rocket Thursday morning from Texas, carrying a crew of six to the edge of space and back. ... more  
Planet-scale MRIAustin TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings. Seismic waves generated by earthquakes pass through the Earth, acting like a giant MRI machine and providing clues to what lies inside t ... more 
Sols 3428-3429 has the science definitely overflowingPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2022 Unfortunately, our weekend drive stalled, so this morning we found ourselves still at Friday's workspace. Fortunately, it was an understood issue... and this was a good place to spend some extra tim ... more |
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Koons on the Moon -- sculptures to be placed on lunar surfaceNew York (AFP) March 29, 2022 American pop artist Jeff Koons is to send sculptures to the Moon later this year on a spacecraft blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, his gallery said Tuesday. ... more  
Astronomers find galactic "fruit, vegetable garden" outside Milky WayBeijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2022 Using China's gigantic optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of small compact galaxies outside the Milky Way where star formation is taking place at a rapid pace. With ... more 
Embry-Riddle developed instruments headed for spaceDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 As Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Engineering Physics senior Josh Milford works toward a career in space science, he is already gaining specialized hands-on experience building, calibrating an ... more  
Could a refined space weather model help scientists find life elsewhereHuntsville AL (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 A refinement to a space weather model developed by a center director at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) could help scientists check out which planets outside our solar system are likel ... more  
Ancient helium offers clues to Earth's formationAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because almost all helium-3 is from the Big Bang, the gas leak adds evidence that Earth formed inside a s ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 31, 2021 
Blue Origin launched the fourth crewed mission of its New Shepard rocket Thursday morning from Texas, carrying a crew of six to the edge of space and back.
The successful liftoff followed a 48-hour delay due to poor weather conditions at the launch site.
The NS-20 mission lifted off at 8:58 a.m. CDT from the company's launch facility near Van Horn, Texas, toting five space touris ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (UPI) Mar 31, 2022 
South Korea successfully tested its first home-produced solid fuel rocket Wednesday, the country's military said, in a boost to its space-based defense capabilities just days after North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The South Korean rocket was fired from a site in Taean, about 93 miles southwest of Seoul, the defense ministry said in a statement. Accompanying ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 1, 2022 
The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said Friday.
After NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February last year, its two microphones started recording, allowing scientists to hear what it is like on the Red Planet for the first time.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2022 
Three astronauts stationed in China's Tiangong space station are preparing for their return trip in the middle of April, packing up personal items, experimental products and other materials, putting equipment into place and exercising to prepare their bodies for Earth's gravity.
The astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, have to tidy up a large number of materials, including ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
SES has ordered SES-26 a fully software-defined geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %). SES-26 will maintain and expand the wide range of content delivery and connectivity services to broadcasters, media companies, telco operators, internet service providers and governmental organisations across Europe, Africa, the Middle E ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 
ATLANT 3D Nanosystems announces today the collaboration with ESA BIC to further advance the development of ATLANT 3D Nanofabricator 0G systems, the first-ever zero gravity R and D system that allows selective area direct write atomic layer precision.
ATLANT 3D will develop a space-certified Nanofabricator 0G with the goal of going to the International Space Station (ISS) in future missions ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers. Although nonbiological processes can generate methane, a new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz establishes a set of circumstances in which a persuasive case could be made for biological activity as the source of methane in a rocky planet's atmosphere.
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 30, 2022 
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, is set to embark on an eight-year cruise to Jupiter starting April 2023. The mission will investigate the emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants and the Jupiter system as an archetype for the numerous giant planets now known to orbit other stars.
This animation depicts Juice's journey to Jupiter and highlights from its foreseen tour of the ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 1, 2022  Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Friday his government would not allow a Chinese military base to be built in his country "under its watch" as he defended a pending security agreement with Beijing.
Sogavare, echoing a fiery speech he made to Honiara's parliament this week, dismissed concerns the deal would allow China a base in the South Pacific and labelled the claims a ... more |
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 Vienna VA (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 
Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR)has announced the expansion of their existing partnership with Slingshot Aerospace. On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $2 million contract to develop a prototype analytics tool that utilizes space-based location data from proliferated low Earth orbit (pLEO) constellations to identify potential sources of electronic ground interferen ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 29, 2022 
The poles of the Moon have emerged as enticing goals for future exploration, given their potential for harbouring water and other volatiles. So ESA and the European Space Resources Innovation Centre, ESRIC, challenged European and Canadian engineering teams to develop vehicles capable of prospecting resources within in these shadowy regions - then put their designs to the test in a realistic lun ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 
While for humans the constants might be death and taxes, for planets the constants are gravity and collisions.
Brandon Johnson studies the latter, using information about impacts to understand the history and the composition of planets, moons, asteroids and meteorites throughout the solar system.
"Impact cratering is the most ubiquitous surface process shaping planetary bodies," John ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings. Seismic waves generated by earthquakes pass through the Earth, acting like a giant MRI machine and providing clues to what lies inside the planet.
Seismologists have developed methods to take wave signals from the networks of seismometers at the Earth's surface and reverse engineer features and characteristics of the medium they ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 28, 2022 
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft is speeding towards its historic first close pass of the Sun, which happens midday on 26 March 2022.
In the days leading up to and around 'Perihelion passage', teams at ESA have been working intensively on an observation campaign, and all ten instruments will be operating simultaneously to gather as much data as possible.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2022  NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe's birth in the big bang - the farthest individual star ever seen to date.
The find is a huge leap further back in time from the previous single-star record holder; detected by Hubble in 2018. That star existed when the un ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
There are multiple ways to create two- and three-dimensional models of atoms and molecules. With the advent of cutting-edge apparatus that can image samples at the atomic scale, scientists found that traditional molecular models did not fit the images they saw.
Researchers have devised a better way to visualize molecules building on these traditional methods. Their models fit the imaging d ... more |
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