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  Washington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2021 NASA's next crew of astronauts planned to launch no earlier than Saturday, but space agency officials are preparing to delay the flight because of weather problems preventing the return of Axiom Space's first mission crew from the International Space Station. The Ax-1 crew originally planned for a 10-day mission, part of the first-ever private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, which has already grown to 13 days in space as NASA's Crew-4 has prepared for it's now delayed laun ... read more |
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Mars rover searches for evidence of past life at ancient river deltaWashington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2021 NASA's Perseverance rover, searching for evidence of past life on Mars, has completed a 31-Martian-day journey of roughly 3 miles after collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign. ... more  
Space Security Challenge 2022: Hack-A-Sat 3 Registration OpensRome NY (AFRL) Apr 20, 2022 The U.S. Air and Space Force, in collaboration with the security research community, opened registration April 8 for the qualification round of the third annual Space Security Challenge: Hack-A-Sat ... more  
Will LISA see the gravity waves 10 picoseconds after the Big BangHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 The early universe may chirp about unknown physics. A University of Helsinki research team has demonstrated how an early universe phase transition will lead to gravitational wave signals potentially ... more 
US pledges to end anti-satellite missile testsWashington (AFP) April 19, 2022 The United States announced a commitment to stop testing anti-satellite missiles that generate dangerous debris in space, a measure described Tuesday as "an important step" by the head of NASA. ... more |
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NASA builds welding test article for SLS Exploration Upper StageNew Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 NASA completed manufacturing of a hydrogen tank barrel that will be tested as a weld confidence article for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's Exploration Upper Stage (EUS). Weld confidence arti ... more  
Water on Jupiter's moon closer to surface than thought: studyParis (AFP) April 19, 2022 Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for extra-terrestrial life, scientists said Tuesday. ... more  
NASA's X-59 arrives back in California following critical ground testsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 The X-59, NASA's quiet supersonic experimental aircraft, has arrived back at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, following several months of critical ground tests in Ft. ... more  
Chinese satellite obtains global gravity field dataBeijing (XNA) Apr 20, 2022 China's Tianqin-1 satellite has acquired the global gravity field data during its in-orbit operation, according to Sun Yat-sen University in south China's Guangdong Province. The satellite was ... more |
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California field campaign is helping scientists protect diverse ecosystemsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 19, 2022 With a plane crisscrossing the sky and researchers working on land and sea, the Surface Biology and Geology High-Frequency Time Series campaign (SHIFT) combines the ability of airborne science instr ... more 
Planet Partners with SynMax to Provide Energy Intelligence and Monitor Dark VesselsSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has partnered with SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company, to provide data-inform ... more 
New satellite to advance research on atmospheric environment, pollutionBeijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 Chinese scientists will soon have a new space-based tool to advance their research on the atmospheric environment and pollution. After in-orbit tests, the Atmospheric Environmental Surveyor sa ... more 
Modeling Earth's Magnetosphere in the LabWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 A magnetosphere forms around any magnetized object, such as a planet, that is immersed within a stream of ionized gas, called plasma. Because Earth possesses an intrinsic magnetic field, the planet ... more |
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BlackSky supports customers during Ukraine crisisHerndon VA (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has demonstrated the ability to rapidly shift orbits, launch two new satellites, and collect images over Ukraine all within a 45-day window. In addition to generating a strateg ... more  
Astronomers find freaky stars covered in helium burning ashesBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 A German team of astronomers from the Universities of Tubingen and Potsdam, led by Prof. Klaus Werner, have discovered a new type of weird stars. The spectra of the star sample, obtained by La ... more 
DLR research observatory to be named after Johannes KeplerStuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 Johannes Kepler Observatory - this will be the name of the new research observatory of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). Work is currently underway to put ... more 
MAGIC telescopes observe nova explosionMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 Light on, light off - this is how one could describe the behavior of the nova, which goes by the name RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph). Every 15 years or so, a dramatic explosion occurs in the constellation of ... more  
Artemis astronauts will ride in style in new crew transportation vehiclesKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 When astronauts leave their crew quarters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their lunar mission, NASA's Artemis II crew will ride in a new set of wheels: A fleet of shiny crew transporta ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 
A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies scientific priorities and opportunities and makes funding recommendations to maximize the advancement of planetary science, astrobiology, and planetary defense in the next 10 years.
The recommendations by the steering committee for the decadal survey draw on input from the scientific communit ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2021 
NASA's next crew of astronauts planned to launch no earlier than Saturday, but space agency officials are preparing to delay the flight because of weather problems preventing the return of Axiom Space's first mission crew from the International Space Station.
The Ax-1 crew originally planned for a 10-day mission, part of the first-ever private astronaut mission to the International Spac ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 
Last week's blog talked about the rapid traverse of Perseverance to the Delta. This weeks blog entry will talk about the Delta itself, and why it is something worth rapidly traversing towards!
The prospect of the delta for me is that every day will be full of excitement and could bring anything. Let me explain that a bit further. On a space mission like M2020 you get used an exciting timel ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 19, 2022 
The crews of China's Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions have been selected, and are carrying out relevant training and mission preparations, according to a press conference on Sunday.
Both crews will stay in orbit for six months, and they will for the first time rotate in orbit to realize the uninterrupted manned residence, Huang Weifen, chief designer of the China manned space program's ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 14, 2022 
The European Space Agency on Wednesday ended cooperation with Russia on three missions to the Moon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, following a previous decision to do the same for a Mars mission.
The ESA said it would "discontinue cooperative activities" on Luna-25, 26 and 27, a series of Russian lunar missions on which the European agency had aimed to test new equipment and technology. ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
TransAstra, a provider of breakthrough orbital logistics and space domain awareness solutions, and ReOrbit, a provider of software-defined small satellites for beyond LEO missions, announced today that they have signed binding contracts for initial spacecraft development and orbital logistics services.
Under these contracts, TransAstra will provide mission definition and engineering analys ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers that challenges the conventional view of when life began.
For the study, published in Science Advances, the research team analysed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. In an earlier Nature paper*, the team found tiny ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 19, 2022  Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for extra-terrestrial life, scientists said Tuesday.
Europa has long been a candidate for finding life in our solar system due to its vast ocean, which is widely thought to contain liquid water - a key ingredient for life.
There is a problem: ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 18, 2022 
The United States on Monday voiced alarm over a potential security deal between China and the Solomon Islands, as top US diplomats headed to the South Pacific to curb Beijing's inroads.
Kurt Campbell and Daniel Kritenbrink, the top officials on Asia at the National Security Council and State Department respectively, will lead the delegation traveling this week to the Solomon Islands, Fiji an ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022 
The 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference will be held in Beijing in May, highlighting the digital economy and intelligent navigation, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
The conference will showcase the latest industrialization achievement of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the office said.
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 15, 2022 
A satisfying, audible 'pop' marked a successful piercing of the sealed Apollo 17 sample container using the ESA designed and built piercing tool. The tool forms part of a gas sampling system with a gas extraction manifold, designed and built by Washington University St Louis, USA.
Francesca McDonald, science and project lead of ESA's contribution to the Apollo Next-Generation Sample Analys ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 12, 2022 
ESA's new Space Safety Centre is a hub for activities protecting our planet from a raging star, risky asteroids and defunct satellites.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher inaugurated the Centre today at the Agency's ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany.
Living close to an active star, in a Solar System filled with ancient and fast-moving asteroids, on a planet that i ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 19, 2022 
With a plane crisscrossing the sky and researchers working on land and sea, the Surface Biology and Geology High-Frequency Time Series campaign (SHIFT) combines the ability of airborne science instruments to gather data over widespread areas with the more concentrated observations scientists conduct in the field to study natural environments.
SHIFT is jointly led by NASA's Jet Propulsion L ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2021  An unusual magnetic storm from the sun will aim at the Earth soon, possibly beginning Thursday, and experts say it has the potential to cause some noticeable damage here on our planet.
Scientists say that the solar activity - called a geomagnetic storm - will produce a magnetic discharge and send it in the direction toward Earth. In other words, essentially, that means that increased ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 
The journey of commissioning the Webb telescope continues this week with the successful cooling of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), through the critical 'pinch point,' down to its final operating temperature of less than 7 kelvins (-447 degrees Fahrenheit, or -266 degrees Celsius). This was a precondition to completing the seventh and final stage of the mirror alignment process. The next step ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 
The early universe may chirp about unknown physics. A University of Helsinki research team has demonstrated how an early universe phase transition will lead to gravitational wave signals potentially visible in the upcoming satellite missions. The research results were recently published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.
Phase transitions, such as the boiling of water or t ... more |
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