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March 18, 2023
EXO WORLDS
Terminator zones on distant planets could harbor life



Irvine CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
In a new study, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special area called the "terminator zone," which is a ring on planets that have one side that always faces its star and one side that is always dark. "These planets have a permanent day side and a permanent night side," said Ana Lobo, a postdoctoral researcher in the UCI Department of Physics and Astronomy who led the new work, which just publish ... read more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Study shines new light on ancient microbial dark matter
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Bacteria are literally everywhere - in oceans, in soils, in extreme environments like hot springs, and even alongside and inside other organisms including humans. They're nearly invisible, yet they ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Quantum sensing in outer space
Austin TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Texas Engineers are leading a multi-university research team that will build technology and tools to improve measurement of important climate factors by observing atoms in outer space. They wi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX sets a new doubleheader record launch for SES
Space Coast FL (SPX) Mar 18, 2023
Establishing a new record of only four hours between a launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, earlier today and a pair of geostationary-bound satellites for SES ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab to launch twin satellites for BlackSky from New Zealand
Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch a pair of satellites on a dedicated Electron mission for BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) through global launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc., during a laun ... more
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MARSDAILY
Toodle-oo Tapo Caparo: Sols 3771-3772
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 17, 2023
Today, we finally leave Tapo Caparo and begin something new. But... actually, we are not going very far. Whilst sitting at Tapo Caparo, we spent some time looking around at the neighbourhood using M ... more
MARSDAILY
Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumb trick inspires robotic exploration of caves on Mars and beyond
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
House hunting on Mars could soon become a thing, and researchers at the University of Arizona are already in the business of scouting real estate that future astronauts could use as habitats. Resear ... more
EXO WORLDS
Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer could reveal chemistry leading to life on Titan
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
A new NASA mission to Saturn's giant moon, Titan, is due to launch in 2027. When it arrives in the mid-2030s, it will begin a journey of discovery that could bring about a new understanding of the d ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX lofts SES-18 and 19 C-Bands birds for US coverage
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
SES reports that the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites, designed and assembled by Northrop Grumman, were successfully launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Flori ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab launches 34th Electron in second mission from Virginia
Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 34th Electron rocket and second mission from its launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia deploying two spacecraft to low Earth orbit ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA announces future launch for USU-led space weather mission
North Logan UT (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
NASA has announced that the launch of the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory and College of Science-led Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, is scheduled for December 2023. The NASA-fu ... more
TECH SPACE
ReOrbit Signs a Deal With SatixFy to Co-Develop the On-Board Processor for ReOrbit's Highly Flexible Software-Defined Satellite Gluon
Helsinki, Iceland (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
ReOrbit, a leading provider of software-defined satellites, and SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house devel ... more
TECH SPACE
Mit 3D-printed revolving devices can sense how they are moving
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could make it possible for engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door has been opened, or gears inside a motor that tell a mechanic how fast ... more

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