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  Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has detected its highest concentrations yet of organic molecules, in a potential signal of ancient microbes that scientists are eager to confirm when the rock samples are eventually brought to Earth. While organic matter has been found on the Red Planet before, the new discovery is seen as especially promising because it came from an area where sediment and salts were deposited into a lake - conditions where life could have arisen. "It is very fair to say that the ... read more |
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NASA funds projects to study orbital debris, space sustainabilityWashington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 As part of NASA's efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues ... more  
Proposed Tandem4EO constellation will combine radar and optical imaging for EuropeHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 ICEYE, the owner of the world's largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation and SATLANTIS, a leading New Space optical imaging company, has announced preliminary plans to develop ... more 
Wind drives geology on Mars these daysPasadena CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 A new paper based on exploration by the NASA's Curiosity Mars rover-and reviewed by an astronaut while she was on the International Space Station (ISS), in what may be a first for peer-reviewed scie ... more  
Beyond Gravity lays foundation for next growth phaseZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Beyond Gravity ignites the next stage on its way to privatization: In addition to Launchers and Satellites, Lithography is established as a third division. The business with apertures and stabilizer ... more |
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KTSAT contracts with Satconsult to provide expert oversight of satellite constructionParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Euroconsult has announced that its affiliate, Southern Aerospace and Telecom Consulting (Satconsult) has contracted with KTSAT to provide expert oversight throughout the build of Koreasat 6A satelli ... more 
Sidus Space and Momentus execute MOU to better serve customersCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, lau ... more 
World's first satellite with both SAR and Optical Payloads will revolutionize geospatial imagingLos Altos CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Antaris, the software platform provider for space, and GalaxEye, an imaging satellite operator, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create the world's first satellite featu ... more  
Lowell Discovery Telescope plays key role in DART planetary defense test missionFlagstaff AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Within two weeks, the DART spacecraft will impact the asteroid moon Dimorphos as it completes the world's first planetary defense test mission. The success of the effort relies heavily on the Lowell ... more |
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Simulation aids the search for the origin of cosmic raysBochum, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Cosmic rays seem to surround us everywhere. This is precisely what makes it difficult to find its sources. It would be helpful if we could trace their path through space. A new programme can help. A ... more 
OneWeb and Arianespace signed an agreement following the suspension of the launchesParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Following the suspension of OneWeb's launches in March 2022, OneWeb and Arianespace have reached an agreement pursuant to which performance of the Launch Services Agreement may be resumed in the fut ... more  
Satellite mobility ecosystem provider, Morpheus Space raises $28M in Series ALos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Morpheus Space, the leading provider of in-space mobility systems, has announced the close of a $28M Series A funding round led by space exclusive VC, Alpine Space Ventures. Alpine was joined by Mor ... more  
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commanderParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfil the role of commander of the International Space Station, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev. Since beginning ... more |
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It's a planet: new evidence of baby planet in the makingBoston MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Astronomers agree that planets are born in protoplanetary disks - rings of dust and gas that surround young, newborn stars. While hundreds of these disks have been spotted throughout the universe, o ... more 
China launches Zhongxing-1E satelliteWenchang, China (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The satellite, Zhongxing-1E, was launched at 9 ... more 
First Eurostar Neo satellite ready to shipParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 The first satellite to be built under ESA's Eurostar Neo programme stands ready to be shipped to its launch site. The satellite - called Eutelsat Hotbird 13F - is one of an identical pair deve ... more  
Taikonauts enjoy 'home-grown' meal during Mid-Autumn FestivalBeijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2022 During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, three Chinese astronauts onboard the country's space station has, for the first time, eaten fresh lettuce they planted themselves in space, along with mooncak ... more  
US must be 'at the table' in semiconductor field: BlinkenWest Lafayette, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 The United States should take on a greater role in the global semiconductor industry for the sake of its economy and security, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2021 
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to astronauts serving on the International Space Station on Friday as she convened the meeting of the National Space Council at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
In the call, Harris talked about the importance of protecting Earth and joining forces to meet other space initiatives. She is the chair of the council.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2021 
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 34 more Starlink satellites with AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite to low-Earth orbit on Saturday.
The satellites were launched by a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after targeting a 9:20 p.m. liftoff due to weather.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2022  NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has detected its highest concentrations yet of organic molecules, in a potential signal of ancient microbes that scientists are eager to confirm when the rock samples are eventually brought to Earth.
While organic matter has been found on the Red Planet before, the new discovery is seen as especially promising because it came from an area where sediment and sal ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2022 
During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, three Chinese astronauts onboard the country's space station has, for the first time, eaten fresh lettuce they planted themselves in space, along with mooncakes and other delicious food.
The three astronauts entered the Tiangong space station in June. They brought seeds, including those of lettuce, and cultivated them in the space station.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
Following the suspension of OneWeb's launches in March 2022, OneWeb and Arianespace have reached an agreement pursuant to which performance of the Launch Services Agreement may be resumed in the future. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
Arianespace is supporting OneWeb on its upcoming launches; including the performance of Dispenser Supply Services for two launches to be perfor ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 
Vestigo Aerospace, a space technology company focused on deorbit systems, has closed a seed funding round with an investment of $375,000 from Manhattan West, a Los Angeles-based strategic investment firm. NASA will provide a 1:1 match of Manhattan West's investment through a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II-Extended (SBIR Phase II-E) contract.
The seed funding and the matching N ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
Astronomers agree that planets are born in protoplanetary disks - rings of dust and gas that surround young, newborn stars. While hundreds of these disks have been spotted throughout the universe, observations of actual planetary birth and formation have proved difficult within these environments.
Now, astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian have developed a ne ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Sep 02, 2022 
NASA's Juno spacecraft observed the complex colors and structure of Jupiter's clouds as it completed its 43rd close flyby of the giant planet on July 5, 2022.
Citizen scientist Bjorn Jonsson created these two images using raw data from the JunoCam instrument aboard the spacecraft. At the time the raw image was taken, Juno was about 3,300 miles (5,300 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops, ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 
Coral reef islands and their reefs - found across in the Indo-Pacific - naturally grow and shrink due to complex biological and physical processes that have yet to be fully understood. Now, climate change is disrupting them further, leading to new uncertainties for legal maritime zones and small island states.
But it may not be time to panic yet. A number of technologies and new approaches ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2022 
Europe's latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to rescuers. Their entry into service follows a summer test campaign and will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improved data delivery performance of the overall Galileo syste ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021 
NASA's CAPSTONE probe has experienced a problem on its journey to the moon, and is now in a protective safe mode, the space agency confirmed.
NASA and its private partner Advanced Space issued the update Monday, after what they referred to as an anomaly.
"This is a dynamic operational situation," Colorado-based Advanced Space said in a statement.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 08, 2022 
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft recently got its first look at Didymos, the double-asteroid system that includes its target, Dimorphos. On Sept. 26, DART will intentionally crash into Dimorphos, the asteroid moonlet of Didymos. While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, this is the world's first test of the kinetic impact technique, using a spacecraft to deflect an as ... more |
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 Los Altos CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
Antaris, the software platform provider for space, and GalaxEye, an imaging satellite operator, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create the world's first satellite featuring both SAR and optical sensors on a single satellite. The MOU highlights a unique commitment between three Indian space leaders-GalaxEye, Ananth Technologies and XDLINX Labs-and US-based satellite ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 12, 2022 
With data from its closest pass of the Sun yet, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has found compelling clues as to the origin of magnetic switchbacks, and points towards how their physical formation mechanism might help accelerate the solar wind.
Solar Orbiter has made the first ever remote sensing observation consistent with a magnetic phenomenon called a solar switchback - sudden and ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 09, 2022 
Nature likes spirals - from the whirlpool of a hurricane, to pinwheel-shaped protoplanetary disks around newborn stars, to the vast realms of spiral galaxies across our universe.
Now astronomers are bemused to find young stars that are spiraling into the center of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
The outer arm of the spira ... more |
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 Torun, Poland (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 
Researchers from the Institute of Physics at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Torun (Poland): dr Katarzyna Bielska, dr habil. Agata Cygan, NCU Prof., Prof. dr habil. Roman Ciurylo and Prof. dr habil. Daniel Lisak participated in the research into the intensities of the overtone lines. Teams from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA and the Physikalisch-Technis ... more |
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