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  Paris (AFP) March 20, 2023 Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an "unprecedented global threat to nature." The number of satellites in low Earth orbit have more than doubled since 2019, when US company SpaceX launched the first "mega-constellation," which comprise thousands of satellites. An armada of new internet constellations are planned to launch soon, adding thousands more satellites to the already congested area fewer than 2,000 kilom ... read more |
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Powerful solar eruption on far side of Sun still impacted EarthWashington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on March 12, 2023. The CME erupted from the side of the Sun ... more  
RNA base in asteroid samples suggests origins of life on Earth Tokyo (AFP) March 21, 2023 The black particles from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres away look unremarkable, like pieces of charcoal, but they hold a component of life itself. ... more  
Geologists Love a Good Contact: Sols 3773-3775Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2023 With a jam packed three-sol plan on her plate, Curiosity won't have time to kick back and relax this weekend! The rover is heading south across the Marker Band and is currently sitting in front of a ... more  
Scientists and students to develop the first Estonian lunar roverTartu, Estonia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Researchers and students of the Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu started the development of Estonia's first lunar rover, designed to take Estonian technology to the Moon at the end of th ... more |
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Lunar Outpost and EPE will co-lead their consortium in supporting Australia's first-ever mission to the Moon.Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 20, 2023 Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, along with dignitaries from the Australian Space Agency and NASA announced the EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium as one of two successf ... more 
Spring Past the Marker Band: Sols 3776-3777Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2023 Our Tapo Caparo drill campaign is officially concluded and our wheels are turning again! Specifically, we're back on the strategically-created route up Aeolis Mons (aka Mount Sharp), "paving" the pa ... more  
China's Long March 11 rocket conducts 16 consecutive successful launchesBeijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2023 China's Long March 11 carrier rocket has successfully carried out 16 consecutive launches as of Wednesday, according to its developer. A Long March 11 rocket on Wednesday evening sent the Shiy ... more 
NASA connects all major structures of Artemis II Moon Rocket Core StageNew Orleans LA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have fully integrated all five major structures of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis ... more |
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Scientist reveals goals for future lunar research stationBeijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2023 Scientists have proposed several objectives for a future international lunar research station, including moon-based Earth observation and lunar resource utilization, the China Science Daily reported ... more 
Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumb trick inspires robotic exploration of caves on Mars and beyondTucson 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  
MIT physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give "recipe" for realizing themBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter p ... more 
Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet's surfaceCambridge UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 In the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing as oceans and rivers, much of a planet ... more |
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