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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 The CAPSTONE team has received some relatively good news on the recovery progress for the spacecraft. The communications situation has dramatically improved, the power state of the spacecraft appears to be sufficient for continuous (duty cycled) heating of the propulsion system which dropped below its operational temperature. Over the past few days, CAPSTONE's power - though limited by the orientation of the spacecraft in its spin relative to the Sun - appears to be sufficient for heating of the p ... read more |
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Perseverance investigates geologically rich Mars terrainPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 16, 2022 The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign. NASA's Persevera ... more  
Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moonBoston MA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Swirling around the planet's equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spinning at a tilt. The belted giant rotates at a 26.7-degree angle relative to the plane in which it ... more  
Study: Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in James Webb dataBoston MA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing the universe with spectacular, unprecedented clarity. The observatory's ultrasharp infrared vision has cut through the cosmic dust to illuminate ... more 
Mars rover sees hints of past life in latest rock samplesWashington (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. ... more |
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Space seeds thrive at the United Nations CampusBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 What is biodiversity? How do flowers affect us and the environment? And how are they related to spaceflight? For primary school children to be able to investigate these exciting questions, the Germa ... more  
SES extends Digicel partnership to provide Tonga with disaster network resiliency via O3bLuxembourg (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 SES and international mobile network operator Digicel report that they will extend their partnership to provide the Kingdom of Tonga with long-term disaster resiliency to minimise bandwidth disrupti ... more 
Liquid Intelligent Technologies uses EUTELSAT for broadband across Uganda, South Sudan and DRCParis, France (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, have signed a multi-year, multi-beam a ... more  
Taking the dazzle out of CryoSat yields a firstParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 Since it was launched more than 12 years ago, ESA's CryoSat ice mission has dazzled by way of its sheer technological and scientific excellence. This superb Earth Explorer satellite has returned a w ... more |
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Kayhan Space names space policy expert Sita Sonty as Strategic AdvisorLafayette CO (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 As the economy in space and on Earth increasingly relies on safe and sustainable operations in busy orbits, Kayhan Space is developing breakthrough technologies and collaborating with experts around ... more  
Rocket Lab launches 30th Electron and 150th satellite to spaceLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered its 30th mission and 150th satellite to orbit following its latest successful Electron launch earlier Thursday. "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" ded ... more 
Sky watchers in Alaska treated to SpaceX satellites and glowing auroraWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021 Sky watchers in Alaska were treated to both a dramatic green Aurora and a group of Space X Starlink satellites. ... more 
NASA Mars Rover's rock samples to be studied for signs of lifeWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has collected four rock samples since July from the planet's surface, in an area the agency considers a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life, the agency said Thursday. ... more |
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An Unexpected Stop, the Sequel: Sols 3594-3595Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 16, 2022 As Dr. Abigail Fraeman noted a couple weeks ago, Curiosity is navigating through terrain that is difficult to traverse. At the start of today's planning cycle, Curiosity's operations team received d ... more 
Long lost moon could have been responsible for Saturn's ringsWashington (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 Discovered by Galileo 400 years ago, the rings of Saturn are about the most striking thing astronomers with small telescopes can spot in our solar system. ... more  
Nominee to Lead Space Force Testifies Goals, Priorities Before Senate CommitteeWashington DC (AFNS) Sep 15, 2022 Adversaries are moving aggressively to dominate in space and put U.S. interests there at risk, the general nominated to lead the U.S. Space Force said. "The most immediate threat, in my opinio ... more  
Experts say 'fireball' streaking across sky in Scotland, Northern Ireland likely space junkWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021 People in Scotland and Northern Ireland saw something unusual in the sky on Wednesday night - a fiery streak that looked like a meteor, but wasn't. ... more 
ESA's test centre expandsNoordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 At approximately 3000 sq. m in area, ESA's ESTEC Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is already the largest satellite testing establishment in Europe. Now it has grown even bigger, with the f ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
What is biodiversity? How do flowers affect us and the environment? And how are they related to spaceflight? For primary school children to be able to investigate these exciting questions, the German Space Agency at DLR sent two kilograms of wildflower seeds to the International Space Station ISS aboard a Falcon 9 rocket (SpaceX CRS-23) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 29 August 2021. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021  Sky watchers in Alaska were treated to both a dramatic green Aurora and a group of Space X Starlink satellites.
Space.com posted a video Thursday of the striking display, which Alaska aurora tour guide Ronn Murray saw during an aurora tour this month.
"We saw this while taking some guests out on our aurora tour," Murray said. "It was really beautiful."
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 16, 2022 
As Dr. Abigail Fraeman noted a couple weeks ago, Curiosity is navigating through terrain that is difficult to traverse. At the start of today's planning cycle, Curiosity's operations team received data that informed us that our previously planned drive came up short, only completing 36 cm of a planned ~7 m drive.
Curiosity remained surrounded by a mix of large rocks and sand, neither of wh ... 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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 Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 
Several people were feared dead after a mine dam burst and sparked flooding that swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials said on Sunday.
Television footage showed a river of mud and water flowing away from the disused diamond mine and into a nearby residential area.
It covered roads and swept houses away in Jagersfontein, a town about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south ... 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
The CAPSTONE team has received some relatively good news on the recovery progress for the spacecraft. The communications situation has dramatically improved, the power state of the spacecraft appears to be sufficient for continuous (duty cycled) heating of the propulsion system which dropped below its operational temperature.
Over the past few days, CAPSTONE's power - though limited by the ... more |
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 Flagstaff 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 Discovery Telescope, which scientists are using for both before- and after-impact observations.
The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission is an outgrowth of ongoing interest in planet ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 
Since it was launched more than 12 years ago, ESA's CryoSat ice mission has dazzled by way of its sheer technological and scientific excellence. This superb Earth Explorer satellite has returned a wealth of information that has transformed our understanding of Earth's ice and how it is responding to climate change. In some circumstances, however, being dazzled isn't a good thing, particularly wh ... more |
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 Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an unforgettable experience and may have been even more impressive throughout history before we were able to understand and accurately predict their occurrence. But the historical records of these remarkable astronomical spectacles are more than mere curiosities-they provide invaluable information on changes in the Earth's movement.
In a new study in Pub ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022  The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments.
An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, leaving astronomers "blown away."
The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years aw ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
The MICROSCOPE mission has confirmed the 'equivalence principle' with unprecedented accuracy, bolstering Einstein's general relativity.
The result, announced this week by a team led by the French space agency CNES, is a triumph for Einstein's general relativity. However, it also potentially rules out some candidate universal theories of physics.
General relativity is the best theory ... more |
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