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  Morgantown WV (The Conversation) Sep 21, 2022 People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has left behind many pieces of debris on the planet's surface. I am a postdoctoral research fellow who studies ways to track Mars and Moon rovers. In mid-August 2022, NASA confirmed that the Mars rove ... read more |
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SpaceX's Florida launch seen as far as New York, MassachusettsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 24, 2021 Elon Musk's SpaceX sent 52 more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Saturday as the company continues weekly launches to build out its constellation. ... more 
NASA scraps Tuesday Moon launch due to stormWashington (AFP) Sept 24, 2022 NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida. ... more  
Beams of muons used to analyze the elemental composition of Asteroid Ryugu samplesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Stone samples brought back to Earth from asteroid Ryugu have had their elemental composition analyzed using an artificially generated muon beam from the particle accelerator in J-PARC. Researchers f ... more 
Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising resultsFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Frank Brenker and his team are world leaders in a method that makes it possible to analyse the chemical composition of material in a three-dimensional and entirely non-destructive way and without co ... more |
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Join the challenge to explore the MoonBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Lunar enthusiasts of all ages are challenged to help identify features on the Moon that might pose a hazard to rovers or astronauts exploring the surface. The 2022 EXPLORE Lunar Data Challenge is fo ... more 
Asteroid's origins determined using sample return analysisTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 The first analysis of samples from the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft offers new insights into Ryugu's formation history. Lab ... more 
Advanced Photon Source helps illuminate the journey of a 4 billion-year-old asteroidLemont IL (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 A year ago, scientists got their first look at material gathered from nearby asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Now the results of those studies have been revealed, and they shed light on the history of our sol ... more  
Planetary-scale 'heat wave' discovered in Jupiter's atmosphereBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 An unexpected 'heat wave' of 700 degrees Celsius, extending 130,000 kilometres (10 Earth diameters) in Jupiter's atmosphere, has been discovered. James O'Donoghue, of the Japanese Aerospace Explorat ... more |
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Juno will perform close flyby of Jupiter's icy moon EuropaPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2022 On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a.m. EDT), NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 222 miles (358 kilometers) of the surface of Jupiter's ice-covered moon, Europa. The solar-powered sp ... more  
Big planets get a head start in pancake-thin nurseriesBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Super-thin planet nurseries have a boosted chance of forming big planets, according to a study announced this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada, Spain. An international ... more 
ExoClock counts down Ariel exoplanet targetsBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Details of the orbits of 450 candidate exoplanet targets of the European Space Agency's Ariel space mission have been presented this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022, and submitte ... more  
Mysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxyLund, Sweden (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf g ... more |
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mu Space and SpaceBelt to develop constellation for Data-Security-as-a-ServiceBangkok, Thailand (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 Satellite manufacturer and service provider mu Space Corp and space-based service with secure cloud data storage provider, SpaceBelt have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding entered on the 16 of Au ... more  
ATLAS awarded SBIR contract for space domain awarenessTraverse City MIw (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 ATLAS Space Operations, the leading provider of Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS), has announced the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to develop their Space Dom ... more  
ESA selects Harmony as 10th Explorer missionParis (ESA) Sep 25, 2022 Following preparatory activities and a stringent process ESA Member States today formally selected Harmony for implementation as the tenth Earth Explorer mission within the FutureEO programme. This ... more 
Hyperspectral imaging camera ready for assembly into spacecraftAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and cosine has announced that the hyperspectral imaging camera, HyperScout 2 Flight Model instrument, will be onboard the South Australia state satellite a ... more 
NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defenseWashington (AFP) Sept 23, 2022 Bet the dinosaurs wish they'd thought of this. ... more |
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 Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Wednesday, after blasting off on a Russian-operated flight in a rare instance of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos and NASA both distributed live footage of the launch from Kazakhstan and commentators speaking over the feed said it was ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2022 
NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida.
After two previously canceled launch attempts, NASA is weighing returning the Artemis 1 mission rocket to its assembly site under the threat of extreme weather.
"NASA is forgoing a launch opportunity... and preparin ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2022 
NASA's InSight lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. Not only do these represent the first impacts detected by the spacecraft's seismometer since InSight touched down on the Red Planet in 2018, it also marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars.
A new paper published Monday in Nature Geo ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 
The Shenzhou-XIV taikonauts, who are aboard the Tiangong space station, gave an off-Earth salute to all participants in China's 30-year manned space program on Wednesday.
In a celebratory video message released by the China Manned Space Agency, taikonauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe raised their right hands to their heads, expressing their appreciation for the country's accomplishmen ... more |
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 Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 
Satellite manufacturer and service provider mu Space Corp and space-based service with secure cloud data storage provider, SpaceBelt have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding entered on the 16 of August 2022. Both parties firmly believe they can bring their own expertise to the project in order for it to succeed and benefit from the collaboration, with plans to have a commercial agreement toward ... more |
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 Traverse City MIw (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 
ATLAS Space Operations, the leading provider of Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS), has announced the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to develop their Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities. This effort will use ATLAS software and hardware to increase ATLAS' ability to conduct passive RF observations of on-orbit assets.
To deliver on the milestones ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 
Super-thin planet nurseries have a boosted chance of forming big planets, according to a study announced this week at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada, Spain. An international team, led by Dr Marion Villenave of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), observed a remarkably thin disc of dust and gas around a young star, and found that its structure accelerated the process of g ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2022 
On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a.m. EDT), NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 222 miles (358 kilometers) of the surface of Jupiter's ice-covered moon, Europa. The solar-powered spacecraft is expected to obtain some of the highest-resolution images ever taken of portions of Europa's surface, as well as collect valuable data on the moon's interior, surface composition, and ionos ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It's a question that's gaining urgency as interest in marine minerals has grown. The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient, potato-sized rocks called "polymetallic nodules" that contain nickel and cobalt - minerals that are in high demand for the manufacturing of batteries, such as for powering electric vehicles an ... 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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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2022 
Lunar enthusiasts of all ages are challenged to help identify features on the Moon that might pose a hazard to rovers or astronauts exploring the surface. The 2022 EXPLORE Lunar Data Challenge is focused on the Archytas Dome region, close to the Apollo 17 landing site where the last humans set foot on the Moon 50 years ago this December.
The Machine Learning Lunar Data Challenge is open to ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2022 
Bet the dinosaurs wish they'd thought of this.
NASA on Monday will attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spaceship launched from California last November and is f ... more |
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 Vienna VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), has been awarded as part of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 5 of the contract issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), for commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO).
The award, valued at $9.9 million, is the third multi-million dollar NOAA contract Spire has received in FY22.
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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 DC (UPI) Sep 21, 2021 
Scientists have temporarily paused further observations with NASA's new James Webb telescope after a problem was detected with one of its instruments, the space agency confirmed.
"The Webb team has paused in scheduling observations using this particular observing mode while they continue to analyze its behavior and are currently developing strategies to resume MRS observations as soon a ... 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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