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  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 08, 2022 On Thursday, May 5, mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory received confirmation that the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had re-established communications with the Perseverance rover. Earlier in the week, the rotorcraft had missed a planned communications session with the rover - for the first time in over a year of operations on the Mars surface. Ingenuity relies on Perseverance as the base station that enables it to send data to and receive commands from Earth. While more data dow ... read more |
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Momentus' Vigoride spacecraft arrives at launch site for first flight with SpaceXSan Jose CA (SPX) May 08, 2022 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced that its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle ... more  
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraftWenchang (XNA) May 08, 2022 The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agen ... more  
Japanese radar constellation iQPS selects Virgin Orbit for 2023 launchLong Beach CA (SPX) May 08, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading satellite launch provider, reports the signing of a launch services agreement with Japanese earth observation constellation operator Institute for Q-shu Pionee ... more  
Flagship Chinese space telescope to unravel cosmic mysteriesBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 China's flagship telescope, slated to be launched at the end of 2023, is expected to provide humankind with fresh knowledge about distant galaxies, mysterious dark matter and dark energy, and the pa ... more |
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Experiments measure freezing point of extraterrestrial oceans to aid search for lifeSeattle WA (SPX) May 05, 2022 Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley have conducted experiments that measured the physical limits for the existence of liquid water in icy extrate ... more  
Asteroid treasure in the Hubble archiveMunich, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2022 With a sophisticated combination of human and artificial intelligence, astronomers uncovered 1701 new asteroid trails in archival data of the Hubble Space Telescope spanning the past 20 years. While ... more  
Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuelBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 Chinese material scientists have found the soil on the moon may potentially be able to generate oxygen and fuel, a find that signifies more tantalizing possibilities of utilizing lunar resources to ... more 
China releases Chang'e-5 payloads' scientific datasetsBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 China has released a batch of datasets from the payloads installed on Chang'e-5 probe, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday. The payloads include a landing c ... more |
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Planet-forming disks evolve in surprisingly similar waysHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2022 A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analysed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploitin ... more 
Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovaeTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 08, 2022 Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers ... more  
Briton, Belarusian held at Kazakh spaceport: RoscosmosMoscow (AFP) May 7, 2022 A British man and a Belarusian woman have been detained at the Russian spaceport of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. ... more  
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts splash down in Gulf of MexicoWashington DC (UPI) May 5, 2021 After a 24-hour delay to be sure of weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA's Crew-3 returned to Earth on Friday with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Florida. ... more |
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Scientists find DNA's code for life in meteoritesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2021 New evidence found in meteorites suggests the ingredients for life came from space. ... more  
WVU scientists take on pioneering space weather research and forecasting projectMorgantown WV (SPX) May 03, 2022 A cross-disciplinary team of researchers from West Virginia University are undertaking a pioneering project in space weather research to improve modeling and forecasting of space weather to safeguar ... more  
LISA mission moves to final design phaseParis (ESA) May 05, 2022 ESA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) passed an important review that marks the mission as feasible for final technology development and design before adoption. With LISA, ESA aims t ... more 
Astronomers discover a rare "black widow" binary, with the shortest orbit yetBoston MA (SPX) May 05, 2022 The flashing of a nearby star has drawn MIT astronomers to a new and mysterious system 3,000 light years from Earth. The stellar oddity appears to be a new "black widow binary" - a rapidly spinning ... more  
NASA's Swift tracks potential magnetic flip of monster black holeGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 06, 2022 A rare and enigmatic outburst from a galaxy 236 million light-years away may have been sparked by a magnetic reversal, a spontaneous flip of the magnetic field surrounding its central black hole. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 4, 2021 
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts are preparing to undock from the International Space Station on Thursday after a six-month stay at the orbital outpost.
Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Tom Marshburn of NASA, along with Matthias Maurer of Germany, are expected to board their Dragon spacecraft and close the hatch at 11:20 p.m. EDT, ahead of undocking from the ISS for the trip back to Earth.
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 5, 2021 
NASA is targeting early June for its next attempt of the Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal, officials announced on Thursday.
The test aims to demonstrate that the rocket can be safely loaded with propellant and practice the launch day procedures, aside from actually launching, to identify concerns and potential issues.
Previous attempts at the wet dress, conducted in April, resulted ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2022 
We have cleared the "Greenheugh pediment" and the mix of sandy, steep, and rough terrain that challenged our drives up and down it. However, we are finding that as we make our way up Mount Sharp along a new route, some of the same driving gremlins are with us.
Yesterday's drive made it just about all the way to its endpoint, but Curiosity encountered higher than expected tilts as she attem ... more |
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 Taiyuan (XNA) May 06, 2022 
China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space.
Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit.
With its wide coverage, Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C can provide im ... more |
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 Long Beach CA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading satellite launch provider, reports the signing of a launch services agreement with Japanese earth observation constellation operator Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. ("iQPS"). The satellite is expected to join Virgin Orbit's manifest for early 2023.
Selected for LauncherOne's proven ability to provide direct access to diverse orbits, Virgin ... more |
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 Syracuse NY (SPX) May 06, 2022 
The world's most advanced and capable transportable or fixed air defense long-range radar, Lockheed Martin's first AN/TPY-4 radar - recently selected by the U.S. Air Force for the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) Rapid Prototyping program - has completed production marking availability to the world. The technology that enables TPY-4 provides the capability required for t ... more |
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 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2022 
A group of astronomers, led by Sierk van Terwisga from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, have analysed the mass distribution of over 870 planet-forming disks in the Orion A cloud. By exploiting the statistical properties of this unprecedented large sample of disks and developing an innovative data processing scheme, they found that far away from harsh environments like hot stars, the decli ... 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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 Sydney (AFP) May 8, 2022 
Australia would work with its allies to prevent China setting up a military base in the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed Sunday during a heated debate before May 21 elections.
China's growing clout in the Pacific has become a hot political issue in Australia ahead of the polls, following Beijing's announcement last month that it had signed a security pact with the Solomon ... 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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 Beijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 
Chinese material scientists have found the soil on the moon may potentially be able to generate oxygen and fuel, a find that signifies more tantalizing possibilities of utilizing lunar resources to further human exploration on the moon or beyond.
The researchers with Nanjing University showed that the lunar sample brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe contains active compounds that can c ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 06, 2022 
Today, ESA and the Zooniverse launch Rosetta Zoo, a citizen science project that invites volunteers to engage in a cosmic game of 'spot the difference'. By browsing through pictures collected by ESA's Rosetta mission, you can help scientists figure out how a comet's surface evolves as it swings around the Sun.
Rosetta spent over two years orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between 20 ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2022 
Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not?
"It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," said Glyn Collinson, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and principal investigator for NASA's Endurance mission.
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 Morgantown WV (SPX) May 03, 2022 
A cross-disciplinary team of researchers from West Virginia University are undertaking a pioneering project in space weather research to improve modeling and forecasting of space weather to safeguard satellites in orbit and infrastructure on Earth.
Space weather is a relatively unexplored phenomenon that is caused by large bursts of particles released by the sun. The unusually strong burst ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 08, 2022 
China's flagship telescope, slated to be launched at the end of 2023, is expected to provide humankind with fresh knowledge about distant galaxies, mysterious dark matter and dark energy, and the past and future evolutions of the universe.
Chinese Survey Space Telescope, also known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) and Xuntian Space Telescope, is a space-based optical observato ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 06, 2022 
A rare and enigmatic outburst from a galaxy 236 million light-years away may have been sparked by a magnetic reversal, a spontaneous flip of the magnetic field surrounding its central black hole.
In a comprehensive new study, an international science team links the eruption's unusual characteristics to changes in the black hole's environment that likely would be triggered by such a magneti ... more |
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