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  Washington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2021 The first private astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station is set to return to Earth on Sunday after weather delays and NASA's Crew-4 mission will look to launch on Tuesday. "The decision [to delay landing] was made based on the best weather for splashdown of the first private astronaut mission to visit the International Space Station and the return trajectory required to bring the crew and the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft back to Earth safely," NASA said in a blog post Wedne ... read more |
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Perseverance captures video of solar eclipse on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2022 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists better understand the moon's or ... more  
Curiosity goes oops Sols 3451-3452Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2022 Not that it matters, but exactly 100 sols ago, on January 7th, we were planning sols 3351 and 3352, and it was this blogger's turn to report on what was happening. Apparently, we were marvelling at ... more  
CGI supports creation of the European satellite constellation UN:IODarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The European Commission has contracted IT service provider CGI as part of a consortium to contribute its expertise in the fields of space and cybersecurity for helping to build the independent Europ ... more  
NASA and industry to collaborate on space communications initiativeCleveland OH (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on April 20 to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missio ... more |
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Kymeta to offer mission-critical LEO connectivity through OneWeb TechnologiesRedmond WA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Kymeta and OneWeb Technologies announced an agreement to distribute reliable, secure, and cost-effective broadband connectivity services to the U.S. government. The new managed satellite servi ... more 
Using bacteria to build settlements on MarsNew Delhi, India (SPX) Apr 21, 2022 In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a sustainable method for making bricks out of Mar ... more  
Where no satnav has gone beforeParis (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 The test version of a unique satellite navigation receiver has been delivered for integration testing on the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft. The NaviMoon satnav receiver is designed to perform the fart ... more  
Western's all-sky cameras capture bright fireball eventLondon, Canada (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Analysis of the video data suggests that fragments of the meteor are like ... more |
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SpaceX launches another 53 Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, carrying another 53 Starlink Internet satellites into space. ... more  
Tianzhou-3 docks with Tianhe's front docking portBeijing (XNA) Apr 21, 2022 China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 separated from the country's space station core module Tianhe and redocked with the module on Wednesday. Tianzhou-3 detached from the rear docking port of T ... more  
Maxar extends 3D Geospatial capabilities through partnership with BlacksharkWestminster CO (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) has announced a strategic investment in Blackshark.ai, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial analytics services. The partnership represents Maxar's commitment to ... more 
Planet joins ESA Third Party Mission Program for satellite imageryBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party ... more |
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Space dust, asteroids and comets can account for all water on MercuryLeiden, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Mercury harbors water ice in the shadows of the steepest craters around its poles. But it is unclear how those water molecules ended up on Mercury. Now a new simulation shows that incoming minor bod ... more  
Black holes raze thousands of stars to fuel growthCambridge MA (SPX) Apr 21, 2022 In some of the most crowded parts of the universe, black holes may be tearing apart thousands of stars and using their remains to pack on weight. This discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Obser ... more  
Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful gripRiverside CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon ... more  
Ground-based rover's touch shared with astronaut in spaceParis (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 If man's best friend is a dog, then in the future astronauts' closest companions might well be rovers. A technique allowing astronauts in orbit to control rovers exploring planetary surfaces has bee ... more  
Embry-Riddle to develop camera system for upcoming Polaris Dawn Space MissionDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space m ... 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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 Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
The European Commission has contracted IT service provider CGI as part of a consortium to contribute its expertise in the fields of space and cybersecurity for helping to build the independent European satellite constellation dubbed UN:IO. It is expected to begin operating commercial and institutional communication channels by 2025. ?
The European Union's top priority is a secure, extremel ... more |
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 Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Apr 22, 2022  Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space mission, visited Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus last week to meet the next generation of aviators and speak about how commercial space missions can help create a better world.
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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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 Tokyo (AFP) April 21, 2022  Japan and New Zealand on Thursday announced negotiations to expand defence and security cooperation, including intelligence sharing, as they warned of regional challenges - in a veiled reference to Beijing.
The announcement came after talks between Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern, who is in Tokyo as part of an Asian trip intended to shore ... 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.
Diverse events such as summit forums, academic exchanges, ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 
The test version of a unique satellite navigation receiver has been delivered for integration testing on the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft. The NaviMoon satnav receiver is designed to perform the farthest ever positioning fix from Earth, employing signals that will be millions of times fainter than those used by our smartphones or cars.
"This engineering model of our NaviMoon receiver is the ... more |
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 London, Canada (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Analysis of the video data suggests that fragments of the meteor are likely to have made it to the ground near the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe, just north of the town of Argyle.
Western University's physics and astronomy department runs an all-sky camera network tha ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party Missions portfolio, enabling ESA to utilize Planet data for scientific, research, and pre-operational Earth Observation based applications development. Through distribution under the ESA Earthnet Pro ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 22, 2022 
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists better understand the moon's orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the Red Planet's crust and mantle.
Captured with Perseverance's next-generation Mastcam-Z camera on April 2, the 397th Ma ... more |
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 Durham UK (SPX) Apr 21, 2022 
Astronomers have discovered a new kind of stellar explosion that could be commonplace in the universe and may change our understanding of how eruptions in stars occur.
A micronova is a thermonuclear blast that lasts for just a few hours making them extremely difficult to observe.
These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars and can each rapidly burn through a huge amount of ... more |
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 Hatfield UK (The Conversation) Apr 15, 2022 
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen - Earendel, meaning morning star. Even though Earendel is 50 times the mass of the Sun, and millions of times brighter, we would not normally be able to see it. We can see it due to an alignment of the star with a large galaxy cluster in front of it whose gravity bends the light from the star to make it brighter and more foc ... more |
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