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April 14, 2023
OUTER PLANETS
Europe's Jupiter probe launched



Kourou (AFP) April 14, 2023
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe blasted off Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans. The launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came after a previous attempt on Thursday was called off due to the risk of lightning. ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Russia will use International Space Station 'until 2028'
Moscow (AFP) April 12, 2023
Russia said Wednesday it planned to use the International Space Station until 2028, an apparent reversal of an earlier announcement to quit the orbiting laboratory after 2024. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons
Kourou (AFP) April 13, 2023
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Spotlight on Ganymede, Juice's primary target
Paris (ESA) Apr 13, 2023
A key focus of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will be Ganymede: Jupiter's largest moon, and an ideal natural laboratory for studying the icy worlds of the Solar System. b>Why focus ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Search for alien life extends to Jupiter's icy moons
Kourou (AFP) April 12, 2023
Could vast, long-hidden oceans be teeming with alien life in our very own Solar System? ... more
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OUTER PLANETS
Juno Marks 50 Orbits Around Jupiter
San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2023
NASA's Juno mission completed its 50th close pass by Jupiter on April 8, 2023. Since the spacecraft arrived at the giant planet in 2016, its JunoCam imager has captured spectacular views of Jupiter, ... more
MARSDAILY
Slip and Pivot: Sol 3797
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 13, 2023
As you can see in the above image, the terrain our rover drivers is navigating is challenging - slippery sand surrounding big, wheel-unfriendly rocks. These contrasting regimes contributed to us not ... more
MARSDAILY
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes 50th flight
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2023
The history-making rotorcraft has recently been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it's encountered on the Red Planet. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 50th fligh ... more
SPACEMART
'The Space Economy' - an Essential Guide for Investors and Entrepreneurs
New York NY (SPX) Apr 13, 2023
Remarkable advances in private launch capability and space-based technologies are creating vast new opportunities for businesses and investors in low-Earth orbit - and beyond. A new book by Space Ca ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
New findings that map the universe's cosmic growth support Einstein's theory of gravity
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 12, 2023
For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. Unlike ancient philosophers imagining the universe's origins, modern cosmologists use quantitative tools to gain insights i ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to 'falling rocket wreckage'
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2023
China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime authority said. ... more
SPACEMART
Taiwan seeks satellite solutions after undersea cables cut
Matsu, Taiwan (AFP) April 13, 2023
Taiwanese hostel worker Wang Chuang-jen's business took a hammering when undersea telecoms lines serving tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February. ... more
IRON AND ICE
UCF will help researchers study metal asteroids for resources, clues to formation
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
AUniversity of Central Florida researcher will be using the newly constructed Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) in the Canary Islands, Spain, to study metal-rich M-type asteroids. The work can in ... more

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