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  Space Coast, FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau approved Amazon on February 8 to deploy and operate their 3,236 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, called "Project Kuiper," for broadband service using Ka-band radio frequencies. The approval comes after satisfying requirements for orbital-debris mitigation, collision risk, and coordination with other satellite systems, re-entry casualty risk, and proper satellite disposal. Amazon was granted permission to deploy 3,236 Project ... read more |
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Russia postpones launch of rescue ship to space stationMoscow (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 Russia said Monday it had delayed the launch of a rescue ship supposed to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. ... more  
Russian Progress cargo craft docks at space station suffers loss of coolantSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 On February 11, a Russian unmanned Progress MS-22/83P cargo ship successfully docked to the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station (ISS), however for the second time in just two mo ... more 
NASA, partners clear Axiom's second private astronaut mission crewHouston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2). Axiom Space's Director ... more  
Satellites support impact assessment after Turkiye-Syria earthquakesParis (ESA) Feb 14, 2023 Turkiye and Syria are reeling from one of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in almost a century. Tens of thousands of people have been killed with many more injured in this tragedy. S ... more |
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Tracking ocean microplastics from spaceAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotti ... more  
Large number of launches plannedBeijing (XNA) Feb 14, 2023 China plans to carry out more than 70 launch missions this year, according to the nation's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's dominant space ent ... more 
SpaceX launches 55 Starlink satellites early Sunday morningSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 12:10:10 a.m. EST (0510:10 GMT) on Sunday, despite the weat ... more  
Kigen and Skylo work together to bring eSIM and satellite connectivity to expand the potential of 5G IoTLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 Kigen, a global security leader in IoT enablement with its SIM, eSIM, and iSIM technology solutions, and Skylo, a Satellite Network or Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) operator focused on connecting an ... more |
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Can you spot itParis (ESA) Feb 13, 2023 Right in the middle of this image, nestled amongst a smattering of distant stars and even more distant galaxies, lies the newly discovered dwarf galaxy known as Donatiello II. If you cannot quite di ... more  
Let's Drill: Sols 3742-3743Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2023 Currently we are drilling the Dinira target! The scientists and engineers have been closely working together to adjust the drilling strategy to give us the best shot of a successful drill while also ... more 
Saudi Arabia to send its first woman into spaceRiyadh (AFP) Feb 13, 2023 Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, the latest move by the kingdom to revamp its ultra-conservative image. ... more 
Spacecraft controllers aim for the heightsBeijing (XNA) Feb 14, 2023 Like many office workers, Hu Guolin and his colleagues deal with figures, charts and graphics on their computer screens. However, the information in front of Hu's team comes from Earth's orbit ... more |
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Seventh shooting star ever spotted before strikeParis (ESA) Feb 14, 2023 For the seventh time, a small asteroid - a meteoroid as astronomers call it - was discovered in space as it raced towards Earth for impact. The predicted time and location of the impact (02:50 - 03: ... more  
Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrentBarksdale AFB LA (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vand ... more 
Earth from Space: Swedish landscapeParis (ESA) Feb 13, 2023 Agricultural fields that surround the cities of Lund and Malmo in Sweden are pictured in this image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 ... more  
Europe shoots for the moon with role in NASA programBremen, Germany (AFP) Feb 10, 2023 European astronauts could walk on the Moon for the first time in the coming years, in exchange for the continent taking on a key role in an ambitious NASA space programme. ... more  
Fundamentals of Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2023 The newly released book "Fundamentals of Space Missions: Problems with Solutions" (ISBN 9798985668742) provides a comprehensive guide for students, instructors, and professionals alike in the field ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
Axiom Space's Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the privately funded mission. John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists, Ali Al ... more |
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 Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 
On February 11, a Russian unmanned Progress MS-22/83P cargo ship successfully docked to the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station (ISS), however for the second time in just two months, another Progress has sprung a leak.
Shortly after docking, Russia's space agency Roscosmos in Moscow announced via Telegram that mission control detected a "depressurization" in the Progre ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2023 
The team is taking a little time to work through the best strategy for drilling here, so today's plan just focused on collecting additional contact science and remote sensing data from around the future Dinira drill target. Fortunately, there's no shortage of interesting things to look at from our current position, so the science team had lots of fun deciding on what rocks to observe.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2023 
A crew of Chinese astronauts on a six-month mission aboard the country's newly completed space station ventured outside the orbiter for the first time Friday for what became a successful spacewalk.
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu donned the puffy white space suits and exited the station to conduct the 7-hour walk, while the third astronaut, Deng Qingming, stayed behind to mo ... more |
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 Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 12:10:10 a.m. EST (0510:10 GMT) on Sunday, despite the weather.
SpaceX's Starlink Group mission 5-4 launched 55 Starlink satellites onboard the Falcon 9. This is the fourth launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX's second-generation Starlink constell ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
Widely tunable mid-and long-wave infrared (8-12 um) laser belongs to the atmospheric window range and the human eye safety range and has important application requirements in the field of Lidar.
A study published in Scientific Reports describes a high-efficiency mid- and long-wave optical parametric oscillator pump source: Ho: YAG laser, the system achieves high-efficiency 2.1 um laser out ... more |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 13, 2023 
The first signs of life emerged on Earth in the form of microbes about four billion years ago. While scientists are still determining exactly when and how these microbes appeared, it's clear that the emergence of life is intricately intertwined with the chemical and physical characteristics of early Earth.
"It is reasonable to suspect that life could have started differently-or not at all- ... more |
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 Sheffield UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 
Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for other ring systems, calling into question current theories of how ring systems are formed.
The ring system is around a dwarf planet, named Quaoar, which is approximately half the size of Pluto and orbits the Sun beyond Neptune.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 
Underwater structures that can change their shapes dynamically, the way fish do, push through water much more efficiently than conventional rigid hulls. But constructing deformable devices that can change the curve of their body shapes while maintaining a smooth profile is a long and difficult process. MIT's RoboTuna, for example, was composed of about 3,000 different parts and took about two ye ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
At the FIRA international agricultural robotics forum, GEODNET announces initial availability of a Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), Centimeter Precision, GNSS Corrections Service for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Systems Integrators.
GEODNET is compatible with thousands of fielded GNSS receivers from all major brands, on-vehicle automated steering and spraying kits, as well as the ... more |
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 Bremen, Germany (AFP) Feb 10, 2023 
European astronauts could walk on the Moon for the first time in the coming years, in exchange for the continent taking on a key role in an ambitious NASA space programme.
The US space agency's Artemis programme aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the historic Apollo missions, which ended in 1972.
For the first time, the European Space Agency (ESA) and European aer ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 14, 2023 
For the seventh time, a small asteroid - a meteoroid as astronomers call it - was discovered in space as it raced towards Earth for impact. The predicted time and location of the impact (02:50 - 03:03 UTC, above northern France) were made possible with observations by European astronomer Krisztian Sarneczky using the 60 cm Schmidt telescope from the Piszkesteto Observatory in Hungary. 2023 CX1 i ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 
New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan. It turns out that satellites are best at spotting soapy or oily residue, and microplastics appear to tag along with that residue.
Microplastics-tiny flecks that can ride ocean currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2023 
Even on a sunny day, human eyes can't see all the light our nearest star gives off. A new image displays some of this hidden light, including the high-energy X-rays emitted by the hottest material in the Sun's atmosphere, as observed by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). While the observatory typically studies objects outside our solar system - like massive black holes and co ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2023 
Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. Using supercomputers, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have has now revealed the locations of more than 200,000 new astronomical objects. Their goal is to map even more and use that knowledge to predict the ultimate fate of the universe.
The Hobby-Eberly Telescop ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
In the world around us processes appear to follow a certain time-direction: dandelions eventually turn into blowballs. However, the quantum realm does not play by the same rules. Physicists from the University of Vienna and IQOQI Vienna have now shown that for certain quantum systems the time-direction of processes can be reversed. This demonstration of a so-called rewinding protocol has been pu ... more |
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