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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 |
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 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 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 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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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 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 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 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 |
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 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 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 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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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 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 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 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 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 |
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World's first space tourist plans new flight to Moon with SpaceX Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur who in 2001 became the first person to pay for their own space voyage, said Wednesday he plans to fly with his wife Akiko on a future SpaceX mission around the Moon. The voyage will take place after Elon Musk's company has finished developing its prototype Starship rocket and has flown a first commercial flight that will include Japanese billionaire Yusa ... more |
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 the United States. Through an agreement with NASA, Relativity is significantly expanding its facilities and infrastructure at NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. T ... 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 |
Mengtian space lab fueled ahead of upcoming launch Beijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with ... more |
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Viasat and Inmarsat will work with CMA to demonstrate customer benefits of proposed transaction Carlsbad CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Inmarsat report they are working with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to demonstrate how the planned combination of the companies will benefit customers by improving efficiencies, lowering costs, and increasing the availability of in-flight connectivity (IFC) around the world. The CMA announced today it will refer the transaction to a Phase 2 ... more |
DLR's new optical ground station inaugurated Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Satellites are increasingly becoming network nodes of the internet. Terrestrial nodes are integrated via fibre optic networks, and satellites can only keep up with current developments on the ground if they are also optically networked. European Commission programmes such as the 'Secure Connectivity Initiative' depend on this technology, as do many commercial networks such as Starlink or Oneweb, ... more |
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Blue Skies Space satellite will monitor how energy released by stars impacts exoplanet habitability London, UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Stars, including our own Sun, can release huge amounts of energy during outbursts called flares. The most intense ones pose a danger to modern society through disruption to electricity grids, satellite systems and the Earth's climate. Blue Skies Space's new satellite Mauve is designed to monitor the flaring activity of stars that are hosts to potentially habitable exoplanets (planets outside our ... more |
Mars and Jupiter moons meet Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2022 ESA's Mars Express has captured the rare moment of Mars' small moon Deimos passing in front of Jupiter and its four largest moons - the focus of ESA's upcoming Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launching next year. Celestial alignments like these enable a more precise determination of the martian moons' orbits. Since arriving in orbit at the Red Planet in 2003, Mars Express routinely observes the ... more |
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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. NASA's Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) is converging on a patch of sea 110 nautical miles off the coast of San Francisco. Over the course of 28 days, the team will deploy a new ... more |
Mexico denies Russia space deal will aid spying Mexico City (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that a space cooperation agreement signed with Russia last year would help Moscow spy on North America. The pact was inked before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "now a scandal is being made because there's talk that Mexico is allowing Russian satellites to be used to spy on Mexican and North American airspace," Lopez Obrador to ... more |
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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. McDivitt "passed away peacefully in his sleep" in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday as he was surrounded by family and friends, NASA said. Throughout his decade working with NASA, McDivitt spent 14 days in space and took part in missions t ... more |
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 the stadium-sized space rock and successfully reset the asteroid's orbit. DART was the first test of a planetary defense strategy, demonstrating that scientists could potentially deflect an asteroid he ... more |
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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 observations using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. The resulting system will further human understanding of environmental change on Earth, considering both current and pas ... more |
Two solar eclipses are coming to America Washington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 The countdown has begun! Exactly one year from today, the first of two major solar eclipses just six months apart will occur over the Americas. On October 14, 2023, the Moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun but will cover only 90% of the brilliant solar disk. The remaining 10% will appear as a blazing "ring of fire" around the Moon's dark silhouette. This annular (Latin for rin ... more |
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Astronomers are captivated by brightest flash ever seen Washington (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole. The burst of gamma-rays - the most intense form of electromagnetic radiation - was first detected by orbiting telescopes on October 9, and its afterglow is still being watched by scientists across the wor ... more |
Revealing the mysteries of the universe under the skin of an atomic nucleus Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Massive neutron stars colliding in space are thought to be able to create precious metals such as gold and platinum. The properties of these stars are still an enigma, but the answer may lie beneath the skin of one of the smallest building blocks on Earth - an atomic nucleus of lead. Getting the nucleus of the atom to reveal the secrets of the strong force that governs the interior of neutron st ... more |
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