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  Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 A spacewalk by two Russians on Wednesday was ended abruptly due to a problem with the battery in cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev's suit, though at no point was he in any danger, the US and Russian space agencies said. "Oleg, you must return to the airlock as soon as possible," the Earth-based Russian mission controllers ordered, more than two hours into his trip outside the International Space Station (ISS). "Drop everything and go back," he was told multiple times, according to a live English translat ... read more |
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NASA's new rocket on launchpad for trip to MoonWashington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 NASA's giant new SLS rocket arrived at its launchpad Wednesday in Cape Canaveral ahead of a planned flight to the Moon in less than two weeks. ... more 
Voyager logs 45 years in space as NASA's longest mission to datePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 18, 2022 Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. NASA's twin Voyager probes have become, in some ways, ... more  
Researchers propose plasma-based method of extracting oxygen on MarsWashington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 A group of scientists have developed a plasma-based method of producing and separating oxygen on Mars, according to a study published Thursday. ... more  
NASA's Lucy team discovers moon around asteroid PolymeleSan Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 Even before its launch, NASA's Lucy mission was already on track to break records by visiting more asteroids than any previous mission. Now, after a surprise result from a long-running observation c ... more |
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Sols 3562-3563: Adventures Over SandPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 18, 2022 Curiosity is continuing the journey through Paraitepuy Pass. The image above shows why it is going to take some time to traverse through this area. Here the navigation cameras snapped a photo of Cur ... more 
Mars model provides method for landing humans on Red PlanetCanberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 A mathematical model developed by space medicine experts from The Australian National University (ANU) could be used to predict whether an astronaut can safely travel to Mars and fulfil their missio ... more 
Virgin Orbit earns AS9100 CertificationLong Beach CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 The Performance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar recently certified Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) as having met stringent international standards. This achievement promotes Virgin Orbit's ongoing comm ... more 
US should end ISS collaboration with RussiaHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 Recently, the Russian space agency Roscosmos declared that Russia would depart the International Space Station program "after 2024", while the US Congress authorized NASA to extend the program to 2030. In that same week, Russians circulated a horrific video of a Ukrainian soldier being castrated before his murder by Putin's invading troops, while dozens of other Ukrainian POWs were slaughtered while being held in Russian captivity. ... more |
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Dust grains older than our sun found in Asteroid Ryugu samplesWashington DC (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 Microscopic grains of ancient material that predate our Sun's birth were found in samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission, according to new work from an international team ... more 
Rocket Lab to launch 150th satellite with upcoming Synspective SAR launchLong Beach CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced its upcoming 30th Electron launch will deliver its 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space. The mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese ... more 
Series Futuristic Space Themed CentersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 Space Hero, Lava and One Digital Entertainment has announced plans for the creation of Space Village, a series of 10 iconic futuristic space-inspired landmarks in different locations around the worl ... more  
Underwater snow gives clues about Europa's icy shellAustin TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 Below Europa's thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines. The bizarre underwater snow is known to occur below ice shelves ... more |
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Test Chamber for NASA's new cosmic mapmaker makes dramatic entrancePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 18, 2022 After three years of design and construction, a monthlong boat ride across the Pacific Ocean, and a lift from a 30-ton crane, the customized test chamber for NASA's upcoming SPHEREx mission has fina ... more  
Software-defined satellite enters commercial serviceParis (ESA) Aug 18, 2022 Europe's first commercial satellite capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space is now in commercial use. Satellite operator Eutelsat has sold six of its eight beams - used for dat ... more  
How scientist facilitated the development of LEO mega constellationsBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 The rapid development of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega constellations has significantly contributed to several aspects of human scientific progress, such as communication, navigation, and remote sensin ... more  
Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota portColombo (XNA) Aug 18, 2022 China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment purposes. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, Sri Lankan governm ... more 
SpaceX launches 46 new Starlink satellites into orbitWashington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2022 SpaceX launched its next round of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from the Vandenberg Space Force Center in California on Friday afternoon. The El ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022  A spacewalk by two Russians on Wednesday was ended abruptly due to a problem with the battery in cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev's suit, though at no point was he in any danger, the US and Russian space agencies said.
"Oleg, you must return to the airlock as soon as possible," the Earth-based Russian mission controllers ordered, more than two hours into his trip outside the International Space Stat ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 
NASA's giant new SLS rocket arrived at its launchpad Wednesday in Cape Canaveral ahead of a planned flight to the Moon in less than two weeks.
It will be the maiden voyage of the Artemis program - America's quest to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
The Artemis 1 mission, an uncrewed test flight, will feature the first blastoff of the Sp ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2021 
One photo taken recently by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars showed an unusual noodle-like object lying on the surface of the Red Planet, but scientists have an explanation.
The photo was taken on July 12 and depicted what looked like a tangled web of string in the lower right corner. The image led some to question what the object is, particularly when a photo taken four days later rev ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 
China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts will conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time in the next few days, China Media Group reported on Saturday.
The three-member crew has been working and living in orbit for 70 days since they were sent into space onboard the Shenzhou XIV spaceship and entered China's space station.
The combination of China's space station is currently ... more |
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 Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 
mu Space and Advance Technology Company Limited is an aerospace manufacturer in Southeast Asia that also produces aerospace components and provides satellite communication services. The company develops satellites for communication purposes and is almost entirely made by professional in-house engineers.
From the 9th-11th of March 2022, mu Space tested their satellite parts with Geo-Informa ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 18, 2022 
Europe's first commercial satellite capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space is now in commercial use.
Satellite operator Eutelsat has sold six of its eight beams - used for data and mobile communications - to organisations including governments and other users. It is expected that the entire satellite capacity will be sold in the coming months.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2021 
For the first time, scientists have discovered what appears to be a brand new planet, 395 light-years from Earth, that could be forming moons.
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA, recently detected gas in a circumplanetary disk, the third one ever discovered.
Circumplanetary disks are comprised of gas, dust and debris around young planets th ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 
Below Europa's thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines. The bizarre underwater snow is known to occur below ice shelves on Earth, but a new study shows that the same is likely true for Jupiter's moon, where it may play a role in building its ice shell.
The underwater snow is much purer than other kinds of ice, w ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 17, 2022  Some of Switzerland's best-known lakes are at their lowest level ever for August after a dry year so far in 2022, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
At the same time, discharge levels on the Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers which starts in the Swiss Alps, have never been so low in August since records began.
"There is a low water situation in Switzerland, especially on the ce ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space, and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint wa ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 
Astroport Space Technologies, Inc. has been awarded its second NASA Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the construction of landing pads on the Moon.
Astroport and its research partner, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), will develop geotechnical engineering processes for "Lunar Surface Site Preparation for Landing/Launch Pad and Blast Shield Construc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 18, 2022 
Microscopic grains of ancient material that predate our Sun's birth were found in samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission, according to new work from an international team led by Carnegie's Jens Barosch and Larry Nittler and published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Named after a Japanese folktale, Ryugu is a near-Earth object shaped kind of like a spinning ... more |
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 Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) officially marked the handover and commencement of operations of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite. Landsat 9 was designed, built and tested by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) at its Gilbert, Arizona satellite facility and was launched into orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket in September 2021. The satellite completed its systems verificatio ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 12, 2022 
We all wish that we could sometimes see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESA's star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the Sun. By accurately identifying stars of similar mass and composition, they can see how our Sun is going to evolve in the future. And this work extends far beyond a little astrophysical clairvoyance.
Gaia's third major data r ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 
Scientists have uncovered what sets the masses of stars, a mystery that has captivated astrophysicists for decades. Their answer? Stars, themselves.
Using highly detailed simulations, a collaborative team led by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin has made a breakthrough discovery that star formation is a self-regulatory process, knowledge that may allow researchers to under ... more |
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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 
According to the standard model of cosmology, the vast majority of galaxies are surrounded by a halo of dark matter particles. This halo is invisible, but its mass exerts a strong gravitational pull on galaxies in the vicinity. A new study led by the University of Bonn and the University of Saint Andrews (Scotland) challenges this view of the Universe. The results suggest that the dwarf galaxies ... more |
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