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  Troy NY (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 Are there other Earth-like planets? Is there extraterrestrial life? In the quest to find planets that orbit stars other than the sun, "Earth 2.0" is the Holy Grail. Earth 2.0 is a planet similar enough to Earth to enable the existence of life as we know it. It would be the right temperature for liquid water, and it would orbit a star with a steady supply of light. Ideally, it would be close enough that we could imagine going there or at least sending a probe to explore it. Rensselaer Polytechnic I ... read more |
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Four classes of planetary systemsBern, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our solar system. Researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva, as well as from the National Centr ... more  
Blue Origin unveils "Blue Alchemist" a technology that turns Moon dust into solar cellsSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin revealed on February 10, 2023, in their blog that since 2021 they have been developing an in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology called "Blue Alch ... more  
IMAP completes mission CDR on track for 2025 launch on interstellar mapping missionSan Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has completed the Mission Critical Design Review and is on track to meet its scheduled 2025 launch. Southwest Research Institute ... more  
The roar and crackle of Artemis 1Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 When the Artemis 1 mission was launched by NASA's Space Launch System, SLS, in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, exceeding the thrust of the previous record holder, Saturn , by 1 ... more |
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Perseverance shows off collection of Mars samplesPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 15, 2023 The Red Planet rover snapped a portrait of the sample depot it has assembled with 10 backup sample tubes that could be returned to Earth by a future mission. Even space robots know what "pics ... more 
Complex subsurface of Mars imaged by Chinese rover ZhurongBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 Ground-penetrating radar from China's Martian rover Zhurong reveals shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in the top five meters of the red planet's surface. The images of the Martian ... more 
CSIC completes the first network of robotic telescopes present on the five continentsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 "BOOTES is the result of almost twenty-five years of continuous effort, since we installed the first station in 1998 at INTA (Arenosillo, Huelva), the institution that initially supported the projec ... more 
Phase II of China's deep space observation radar facility kicks off constructionBeijing, China (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 The second phase of China's deep space observation radar facility, dubbed "China Compound Eye", started construction Tuesday in southwestern Chongqing, according to the Beijing Institute of Technolo ... more |
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Ursa Space launches Python Toolbox API on Esri ArcGIS Pro SoftwareIthaca NY (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 Ursa Space Systems, a leading satellite-analytics-as-a-service provider, has announced the release of a Python toolbox for satellite analytic and data ordering within Esri ArcGIS Pro, a full-feature ... more  
How to Write a Discussion Post About Space ExplorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 Space exploration is a topic that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. From ancient civilizations observing the stars to the moon landing in 1969, the pursuit of exploring the unkno ... more  
Earth's atmosphere adds a quick pinch of salt to meteorites, scientists findGlasgow, Scotland (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere. The meteorite, which landed in Gloucestershire in ... more  
Kacific and partners expand satellite connectivity in Southeast Asia and other regionsSingapore (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) and ST Engineering iDirect have reaffirmed their long-term technology partnership through deep cooperation on the ground systems infrastructure for Kacif ... more |
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Cloud gazing while we get ready to drill: Sols 3739-3741Pasadena 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 fu ... more 
HETDEX reveals galaxy gold mine in first large surveyAustin 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 r ... more 
Footprints of galactic immigration uncovered in Andromeda galaxyWashington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2023 Over the course of billions of years, galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other galaxies through aptly named "galactic immigration" events. Astronomers try to uncover the ... more 
Women and girls in science: the team helping to take us to MarsParis (ESA) Feb 13, 2023 ESA celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? this 11 February, and highlights the story of the first all-female Systems Team in ESA's Concurrent Design Facility, the place whe ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 
When the Artemis 1 mission was launched by NASA's Space Launch System, SLS, in November, it became the world's most powerful rocket, exceeding the thrust of the previous record holder, Saturn , by 13%. With liftoff came a loud roar heard miles away.
In JASA Express Letters, published on behalf of the Acoustical Society of America by AIP Publishing, researchers from Brigham Young University ... 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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 Manila (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos summoned Beijing's ambassador Tuesday to express "serious concern" after a Chinese security vessel was accused of using a military-grade laser light against a Philippine patrol boat in the disputed South China Sea.
The confrontation marks an escalation in the diplomatic row, after the Philippine foreign ministry earlier filed a protest to the Chinese emb ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 
Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our solar system. Researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva, as well as from the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, have now shown for the first time that there are in fact four types of planetary systems.
In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller r ... 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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 
The UN Secretary-General warned Tuesday that global warming could force a mass exodus "on a biblical scale" as people flee low-lying communities and called for legal frameworks to be implemented in preparation, especially for refugees.
"The danger is especially acute for nearly 900 million people who live in coastal zones at low elevations - that's one out of ten people on Earth," Antonio G ... 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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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
Ursa Space Systems, a leading satellite-analytics-as-a-service provider, has announced the release of a Python toolbox for satellite analytic and data ordering within Esri ArcGIS Pro, a full-featured professional desktop GIS application.
Ursa Space leverages the world's most comprehensive and progressive satellite data virtual constellation, comprising synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Optic ... 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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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 15, 2023 
"BOOTES is the result of almost twenty-five years of continuous effort, since we installed the first station in 1998 at INTA (Arenosillo, Huelva), the institution that initially supported the project. The complete deployment represents a scientific milestone since it is the first robotic network with a presence on all continents", according to Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, scientist at IAA-CSIC acti ... 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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