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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 8, 2021 Unsuitable weather is forcing NASA to abandon its primary landing site for the Orion spacecraft, although the mission otherwise remains on schedule, officials confirmed at a Thursday afternoon briefing. "At present, we are on track to have a fully successful mission with some bonus objectives that we've achieved upon the way," Artemis I Mission Manager Mike Sarafin told reporters from Johnson Space Center in Houston. "The mission continues to proceed well." Thursday marks day 23 o ... read more |
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Japanese billionaire Maezawa announces crew of artists for lunar voyageWashington (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday eight crew members who will join him for a journey around the Moon planned for 2023 on a SpaceX rocket that is still under development. ... more  
These freeze-drying algae can awaken from cryostasis, could help spaceflights go fartherBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys contain some of Earth's coldest and driest deserts. The environment there is so extreme that the Dry Valleys have been used as Mars analogs to test prototype equipme ... more  
Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrustersSendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a long-associated problem with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, turning conventional thinking on its ... more 
Evolving time-tested technology to outmatch hypersonic weapons inside the atmosphereWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 When it comes to defending against hypersonic weapons that move and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound, you need layers of defense and multiple opportunities to take out the threat. ... more |
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NASA taps Collins Aerospace to develop new spacesuits for Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station. This award - the second under NASA's Exploration EVA Se ... more 
Leidos Dynetics Team and Northrop Grumman to Collaborate on NASA Human Landing System BidHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, has announced it has submitted a bid on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract for NASA's Artemis Mission. Northrop ... more  
Colgate-Palmolive and NASA sign Space Act Agreement to boost off planet hygieneNew York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Colgate-Palmolive Company has signed an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to explore innovative solutions to advance oral health, personal care and skin health ... more 
Launches secured for five Sentinel satellitesParis (ESA) Dec 08, 2022 A contract signed between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and ... more |
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NSF-funded solicitation seeks physical science proposals to utilize ISS National LabHouston TX (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 For the eighth year, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) and U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have partnered to solicit transport phenomena and fluid dynamics rese ... more 
Rising EarthParis (ESA) Dec 09, 2022 NASA's Orion spacecraft, powered by ESA's European Service Module, shares a stunning new take on 'Earth rise' following the return powered flyby of the Moon. This image was taken on 5 December ... more  
Phantoms return from beyond the Moon with valuable data on cosmic radiation dosesCracow, Poland (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Together with the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission, as part of the MARE experiment, two human phantoms equipped with numerous cosmic rays detectors are to land on Earth. The information gat ... more  
Tiny underwater sand dunes may shed light on larger terrestrial and Martian formationsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 The English poet William Blake famously implored readers to "see the world in a grain of sand." In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, scientists from the University of Campinas, in Brazil, and th ... more |
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Martian dust devil analogues in the Mojave Desert #ASA183Nashville TN (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes into these areas, where it warms and rises, creating vortices that pick up dust. These types ... more 
Evaluating a Possible Drill LocationPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 09, 2022 The weekend drive went well and Curiosity is back on top of the marker band, investigating some intriguing rippled bedrock. We're assessing whether we want to drill at this location, based on what w ... more  
Hubble detects ghostly glow surrounding our Solar SystemBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 Aside from a tapestry of glittering stars, and the glow of the waxing and waning Moon, the nighttime sky looks inky black to the casual observer. But how dark is dark? To find out, astronomers ... more 
Kilonova discovery challenges our understanding of gamma-ray burstsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 While studying the aftermath of a long gamma-ray burst (GRB), two independent teams of astronomers using a host of telescopes in space and on Earth, including the Gemini North telescope on Hawai'i a ... more  
AIR scientists design digital ionosonde for Meridian Space Weather Monitoring ProjectBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 Designed for the "Meridian Space Weather Monitoring Project-II", five digital ionosondes have been installed and start operation at the observatories of this Project, according to the Aerospace Info ... more |
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For the eighth year, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) and U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have partnered to solicit transport phenomena and fluid dynamics research leveraging the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory.
NSF will provide up to $3.6 million for multiple projects to utilize the space station's research facilities for fundam ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration.
The rocket blasted off at 2:31 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province and soon placed the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit 70 ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes into these areas, where it warms and rises, creating vortices that pick up dust. These types of dust devils aren't limited to Earth: They are found on Mars at sizes reaching 1,600 meters in diameter.
Dust devils could play a large role in the Martian climate, and they are crucial to un ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells.
According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays ... more |
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 Paignton UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), the leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, has announced availability of SimORBIT, the first high-accuracy orbital modelling software solution specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation.
Created in partnership with spaceborne receiver developer SpacePNT, Spirent SimORBIT ena ... more |
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 Cracow, Poland (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
Together with the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission, as part of the MARE experiment, two human phantoms equipped with numerous cosmic rays detectors are to land on Earth. The information gathered by the detectors will for the first time verify the knowledge, crucial for the presence of humans in deep space, of the effects of cosmic rays on the health of the astronauts who are to live and ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
New research sheds light on how the "hell planet" got so devilishly hot and how other worlds might become too toasty for life. That rocky world, 55 Cnc e (nicknamed "Janssen"), orbits its star so closely that a year lasts just 18 hours, its surface is a giant lava ocean, and its interior may be chock-full of diamond.
The fresh insights come thanks to a new tool called EXPRES that captured ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 01, 2022 
New Horizons remains healthy from its position deep in the Kuiper Belt, even as it speeds farther from the Earth and Sun by about 300 million miles per year! The spacecraft, which began its second extended mission on Oct. 1, also continues its record-length hibernation that began June 1 and ends March 1.
Hibernation, which takes place in spacecraft "spin mode," saves fuel and wear and tear ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Dec 9, 2022 
Deep-sea mining could have a "catastrophic" impact in the Pacific, the president of Palau told AFP, as companies forge ahead with plans to hoover up millions of tonnes of seabed in the hunt for valuable metals.
Mining companies want to scrape vast sections of the Pacific Ocean for metals such as nickel and cobalt - used in electric car batteries - and are planning to ramp up full scale ope ... more |
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 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Dec 02, 2022 
Kleos Space has partnered with leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, UP42, to offer Kleos' RF geolocation data to their platform users.
Under the partnership, Kleos' geospatial data product, Guardian LOCATE, will be available on UP42's marketplace. Guardian LOCATE provides processed geolocated radio frequency transmissions collected over key areas of interest by Kleos' sat ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Orion continues its journey back to Earth on day 22 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission with flight controllers and engineers continuing to test the spacecraft and its systems in preparation for future flights with humans aboard.
Engineers conducted the second part of the propellant tank slosh development flight test, called propellant slosh, which is scheduled during quiescent, or less acti ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 05, 2022 
The cosmos' annual gift to sky watchers, the Geminids Meteor shower, will peak on Dec. 13-14 this year.
During peak activity and perfect weather conditions, which are rare, the Geminids produce approximately 100-150 meteors per hour for viewing. However, this year a wanning gibbous moon will make it harder to view most of the shower, resulting in only 30-40 visible meteors per hour at the ... more |
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 Boca Raton FL (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the formation of a new Optical Solutions Group (OSG) focused on electro-optical (EO) satellite imaging products. The new group will concentrate on development and innovation of new EO products while offering a wide variety of custom-made and ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
Designed for the "Meridian Space Weather Monitoring Project-II", five digital ionosondes have been installed and start operation at the observatories of this Project, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on November 16, 2022.
The ionosphere stretches roughly 50 to 400 miles above Earth's surface, right at the edge of space, and ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
NASA's now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent home in the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The airplane is expected to make its final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, to Tucson on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
"The SOFIA mission has a powerful potential to inspire, from its discoveries ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
Clues to a black hole's origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in which two black holes circle close together before merging. The spin and tilt of the respective black holes just before they merge can reveal whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars.
Astronomers are hoping to tease out which of ... more |
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