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March 07, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Galactic to renew Spaceplane Flights



Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has completed upgrades to its VSS Unity spaceplane and is set to resume passenger flight programs later this year, according to a company statement released on Tuesday. The move comes after the company halted flights of the VSS Unity and its carrier plane, the VMS Eve, in 2021 to work on the craft. ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX CRS-27 delivers truck load of research projects to ISS
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
NASA's 27th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March. The scientific exp ... more
MOON DAILY
Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first
University Park PA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA's Curiosity Views First 'Sun Rays' on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2023
Martian sunsets are uniquely moody, but NASA's Curiosity rover captured one last month that stands out. As the Sun descended over the horizon on Feb. 2, rays of light illuminated a bank of clouds. T ... more
MOON DAILY
UK companies to provide services for future Moon missions
London, UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
The new funding is part of the European Space Agency's Moonlight programme, which aims to launch a constellation of satellites into orbit around the Moon, from 2028. This will allow future ast ... more
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EXO WORLDS
Can artificial intelligence help find life on Mars or icy worlds?
Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Wouldn't finding life on other worlds be easier if we knew exactly where to look? Researchers have limited opportunities to collect samples on Mars or elsewhere or access remote sensing instruments ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the gases surrounding ancient galaxies. The study adds ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers detect radio recombination lines of carbon oxygen ions for first time
Shanghai, China (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, usi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan's new H3 rocket fails again, forced to self-destruct
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2023
Japan's second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct after the command centre concluded the mission could not succeed. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Airbus wins contract from Angola for Earth observation satellite Angeo-1
Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
As part of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first very high performance Angolan Earth observation satellite, to be manuf ... more
ROBO SPACE
Tech rivals chase ChatGPT as AI race ramps up
Washington (AFP) March 2, 2023
Chasing Microsoft, global tech giants have rolled out announcements on how they will implement ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence into their world leading platforms and applications, with YouTube the latest to present plans. ... more
CHIP TECH
CHIPS Act just the first step in addressing threats to US leadership in advanced computing
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 01, 2023
When Liu He, a Chinese economist, politician, and "chip czar," was tapped to lead the charge in a chipmaking arms race with the United States, his message lingered in the air, leaving behind a dewy ... more
IRON AND ICE
What we learned from the asteroid-smashing DART mission
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
On Sept. 26, 2022, at precisely 6:14 p.m. ET, a box-shaped spacecraft no bigger than a loveseat smashed directly into an asteroid wider than a football field. The planned impact knocked the space ro ... more

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