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  Washington DC (UPI) May 3, 2021 Boeing's Starliner spacecraft may finally get off the ground for its second flight following an issue with the craft's propulsion system. The capsule, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, is set to launch on its second uncrewed test flight on May 19, company officials confirmed during a teleconference on Tuesday. The mission, Orbital Flight Test-2, is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, in this case with the agency contracting Boeing and SpaceX to ... read more |
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Stanford scientists describe a gravity telescope that could image exoplanetsStanford CA (SPX) May 04, 2022 In the time since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, astronomers have detected more than 5,000 planets orbiting other stars. But when astronomers detect a new exoplanet, we don't learn a lo ... more  
QuantX Labs and SmartSat CRC accelerate the development of an orbiting space clockAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 03, 2022 SmartSAT CRC today announced $1 million to assist QuantX Labs in the development of its optical atomic clock satellite payload that will deliver the heart of a future Australian sovereign navigation ... more  
NASA's Mars Helicopter scouts ridgeline for Perseverance science teamPasadena CA (JPL) May 04, 2022 NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed an intriguing ridgeline near the ancient river delta in Jezero Crater. The images - captured on April 23, during the tiny helicopter's 27th flight ... more  
Amid tensions on Earth, the United States claims that 'conflict in space is not inevitable'Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2022 In 1996, Joseph W. Ashy, former U.S. commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, famously said: "We're going to fight in space. We're going to fight from space and we're goin ... more |
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GomSpace to supply mission control system for KSAT Arctic satellitesAalborg East, Denmark (SPX) May 03, 2022 GomSpace to deliver the Mission Control System that KSAT will use to operate the Arctic Weather Satellite Today, GomSpace signed a contract to develop, deliver and support the Mission Control ... more  
Cosmic Shielding to test Plasteel radiation shielding aboard Space Forge satelliteAtlanta GA (SPX) May 03, 2022 Cosmic Shielding Corporation (Cosmic Shielding), the leading space radiation management company and creator of Plasteel technology, today announced an agreement with European in-space manufacturing ... more  
BRICS forum on big data for sustainable development held in BeijingBeijing, China (SPX) May 01, 2022 The BRICS Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development was held both in Beijing and online on April 26, 2022. The two-day event was hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Academy of Science o ... more  
UNC blood clot expert working with NASA to study blood and clots in zero gravityChapel Hill NC (SPX) May 04, 2022 Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That's the question NASA is trying to answer with help from UNC School of Medicine's Stephan Moll, MD, pr ... more |
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Meteor showers to bookend overnight skywatching opportunities in MayGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022 As the spring season continues, May could prove to be of great interest for stargazers and space enthusiasts - with a pair of potentially active meteor showers opening and closing the month. " ... more 
Racks in the sand from about a hundred sols ago Sol 3463Pasadena CA (JPL) May 04, 2022 On sol 3415 we encountered what we unofficially dubbed 'Gator Back' terrain and decided to not fight the "creature" on the expense of our wheels but rather to turn around and go back. For those of y ... more  
NASA Goddard scientists begin studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 samplesGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022 Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been curated in a freezer at NASA's ... more 
SwRI-led team finds younger exoplanets better candidates when looking for other EarthsSan Antonio TX (SPX) May 04, 2022 As the scientific community searches for worlds orbiting nearby stars that could potentially harbor life, new Southwest Research Institute-led research suggests that younger rocky exoplanets are mor ... more |
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NASA visualization rounds up the best-known black hole systemsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022 Nearby black holes and their stellar companions form an astrophysical rogues' gallery in this new NASA visualization. Stars born with more than about 20 times the Sun's mass end their lives as ... more 
Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoesBoston MA (SPX) May 03, 2022 Scattered across our Milky Way galaxy are tens of millions of black holes - immensely strong gravitational wells of spacetime, from which infalling matter, and even light, can never escape. Black ho ... more  
NASA's SDO sees sun release strong solar flareWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2022 The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 3, 2022, peaking at 9:25 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares ... more  
New technique to discover brightest radio pulsars outside our own galaxyCanberra, Australia (The Conversaton) May 03, 2022 When a star explodes and dies in a supernova, it takes on a new life of sorts. Pulsars are the extremely rapidly rotating objects left over after massive stars have exhausted their fuel supply ... more 
Spinning stars shed new light on strange galactic signalCanberra, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2022 Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the centre of the galaxy, which was long claimed as a si ... more |
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 Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) May 03, 2022 
NanoAvionics has been selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an in-orbit demonstration of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This a result of a contract between NASA Ames Research Center and AST for a 12U bus to carry NASA's payload into low Earth orbit (LEO) including an approximately 800 square foot (74 square meter) composite boom and solar sail system.
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 Long Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2022  Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 26th Electron mission, deploying 34 satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab has now deployed a total of 146 satellites to orbit with the Electron launch vehicle.
The "There And Back Again" mission also saw Rocket Lab complete a mid-air capture of the Electron booster with a helicopter for the first time. After launching to space, Electron's first ... more |
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 Abu Dhabi UAE (SPX) May 03, 2022 
The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today released stunning images of Mars' enigmatic discrete auroras, following a series of revolutionary observations that promise new answers - and new questions - about the interactions between Mars' atmosphere, the planet's magnetic fields and the solar wind.
The observations include a never-bef ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022 
On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Items carried by the spacecraft, including crop seeds, 8K high-definition memory card storing images and videos taken by the astronauts in orbit, commemorative stamps, and paintings by Hong Kong teenager ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) May 03, 2022 
Consumers, students, government entities and businesses across Northern Canada, including all 25 communities of Nunavut, will have access to expanded broadband capacity following a partnership signed between SSi Canada, the developer-operator of QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut, and SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions.
Under the agreement, SES will pr ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) May 03, 2022 
Cosmic Shielding Corporation (Cosmic Shielding), the leading space radiation management company and creator of Plasteel technology, today announced an agreement with European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge to test Cosmic Shielding's radiation shielding technology aboard Space Forge's new small class vehicle. The ForgeStar-0 will be launching on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne this S ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) May 04, 2022 
As the scientific community searches for worlds orbiting nearby stars that could potentially harbor life, new Southwest Research Institute-led research suggests that younger rocky exoplanets are more likely to support temperate, Earth-like climates.
In the past, scientists have focused on planets situated within a star's habitable zone, where it is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid s ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) May 01, 2022 
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during the mission's 40th close pass by the giant planet on Feb. 25, 2022. The large, dark shadow on the left side of the image was cast by Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos created this enhanced-color image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument (Figure A). At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno sp ... more |
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 Seattle WA (The Conversation) May 03, 2022 
The Xingu River is revered as the "house of God" by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and a crucial source of fish, transportation and water for trees and plants.
Five years ago, the Big Bend was a broad river valley interwoven with river channels teaming with fish, turtles and ot ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022  Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been curated in a freezer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston since Apollo 17 astronauts returned them to Earth in December 1972.
This research is part of the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program, or ANGSA, an eff ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022 
As the spring season continues, May could prove to be of great interest for stargazers and space enthusiasts - with a pair of potentially active meteor showers opening and closing the month.
"Meteors aren't uncommon," Bill Cooke said, who leads NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "Earth is bombarded every day by millions of bit ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 01, 2022 
The BRICS Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development was held both in Beijing and online on April 26, 2022. The two-day event was hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Academy of Science of South Africa, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Indian National Science Academy.
The forum was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his remarks at the ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2022 
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 3, 2022, peaking at 9:25 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
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 Canberra, Australia (The Conversaton) May 03, 2022 
When a star explodes and dies in a supernova, it takes on a new life of sorts.
Pulsars are the extremely rapidly rotating objects left over after massive stars have exhausted their fuel supply. They are extremely dense, with a mass similar to the Sun crammed into a region the size of Sydney.
Pulsars emit beams of radio waves from their poles. As those beams sweep across Earth, we can ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022 
Nearby black holes and their stellar companions form an astrophysical rogues' gallery in this new NASA visualization.
Stars born with more than about 20 times the Sun's mass end their lives as black holes. As the name implies, black holes don't glow on their own because nothing can escape them, not even light. Until 2015, when astronomers first detected merging black holes through the spac ... more |
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