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October 19, 2022
MARSDAILY
Life may have thrived on early Mars, until it drove climate change that caused its demise



Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
If there ever was life on Mars - and that's a huge "if" - conditions during the planet's infancy most likely would have supported it, according to a study led by University of Arizona researchers. Dry and extremely cold, with a tenuous atmosphere, today's Mars is extremely unlikely to sustain any form of life at the surface. But 4 billion years ago, Earth's smaller, red neighbor may have been much more hospitable, according to the study, which is published in Nature Astronomy. Most Mars experts ag ... read more

TIME AND SPACE
British institutions join search for answers on early universe
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2021
Six British academic institutions will join a U.S.-led search for answers on the early universe. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
The UK is about to have its first space launch
Nottingham UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry ni ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Relativity Space to operate major rocket engine test facilities at NASA
Bay St. Louis MS (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Relativity Space, the first company to 3D print rockets and build the largest metal 3D printers in the world, has detailed its plans to operate one of the largest rocket engine test facilities in th ... more
MARSDAILY
Packing up at the Canaima drill site: Sols 3626-3627
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 19, 2022
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started out with an unexpected 10% surplus in energy known as a "power gift." This ... more
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TECH SPACE
Climate change to increase lifetime of space pollution
London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere will result in a long-term decline in air density at high altitudes, according to new research from British Antarctic Survey. Such decreased densit ... more
SPACEMART
Beyond Gravity to supply power electronics for Loft Orbital's satellites
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Beyond Gravity, a leading space systems company, has been selected to supply equipment for Loft Orbital's Longbow spacecraft based on Airbus Arrow platform. The physical equipment is referred to as ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Europe's all-new weather satellite arrives at launch site
Paris (ESA) Oct 19, 2022
After a two-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship transporting the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite docked at Pariacabo in French Guiana and the precious cargo unloaded. Now safe ... more
AEROSPACE
2023 Suborbital researchers conference to spotlight burgeoning rocket, balloon opportunities
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2022
As the pace of commercial and civil suborbital space missions on rockets and balloons continues to climb, so does the number and diversity of research and educational payloads and payload specialist ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Orion Space Solutions to develop EO processing system for NOAA
Louisville CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a grant to build a dynamic, seamless one-stop platform to process, analyze, and visualize Earth observati ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA dust detective delivers first maps from space for climate science
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2022
NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission aboard the International Space Station has produced its first mineral maps, providing detailed images that show the composition ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Viewing Earth from space at night: tracking our changing black marble
Storrs CT (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
When the sun goes down and lights go on - or not - a multitude of data can be gathered by satellite from the night sky, giving insights into the dynamic human activities happening at the surface. ... more
ICE WORLD
Seasonal changes in Antarctic ice sheet flow dynamics detected for the first time
Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2022
Certain estimates of Antarctica's total contribution to sea-level rise may be over, or even underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability. In a new p ... more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Chinese satellite in-flight calibration research approved by World Meteorological Organization
Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported in its GSICS Quarterly Newsletter (Volume 16, No. 2, 2022) the research of the in-flight radiometric calibration of Chinese wide field ... more
WOOD PILE
Treemetrics signs 1.2M euro contract with ESA
Cork, Ireland (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
Treemetrics, a global leader in forestry management software, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) valued at euro 1.2 million. Under the two-year contract, Treemetrics will be ... more
WATER WORLD
S-MODE Field Campaign deploys to the Pacific Ocean
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2022
When the research vessel Bold Horizon sailed from Newport, Oregon, in early October, it joined a small armada of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean's shapeshifting physics. ... more
ENERGY TECH
DOE announces $47 million for research at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2022
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $47 million to U.S. scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities in the U.S. and aroun ... more
MOON DAILY
Apollo 9 astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 18, 2021
James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, has died, the space agency said in a statement. He was 93. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE


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IRON AND ICE
Method for decoding asteroid interiors could help aim asteroid-deflecting missions
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
NASA hit a bullseye in late September with DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, which flew a spacecraft straight at the heart of a nearby asteroid. The one-way kamikaze mission smashed into t ... more
IRON AND ICE
How scientist monitored and early warned potential hazardous near-earth asteroids
Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
An enormous number of near-Earth asteroid (NEA) orbit around the Sun, and among them 2072 NEAs, which are recorded in the Minor Planet Center (MPC) database, belong to the class of potential hazardo ... more
SATURN DAILY
SwRI scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings
San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the scientific journal Icar ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New tool allows scientists to peer inside neutron stars
Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Imagine taking a star twice the mass of the Sun and crushing it to the size of Manhattan. The result would be a neutron star-one of the densest objects found anywhere in the Universe, exceeding the ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers create new technique to assist in search for dark matter
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 19, 2022
Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to locate dark matter - mysterious and invisible particles that have so far only been discerned by the effect they have on the natural world. Five ... more
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Packing up at the Canaima drill site: Sols 3626-3627
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 19, 2022
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started out with an unexpected 10% surplus in energy known as a "power gift." This two-sol plan will allow Curiosity to complete the Canaima drilling activities before driving away along the Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR). One planned activity is to analyze the Canaima drill ... more
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