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  Austin TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appears to be finding multiple galaxies that grew too massive too soon after the Big Bang, if the standard model of cosmology is to be believed. In a study published in Nature Astronomy, Mike Boylan-Kolchin, an associate professor of astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin, finds that six of the earliest and most massive galaxy candidates observed by JWST so far stand to contradict the prevailing thinking in cosmology. That's because other researchers e ... read more |
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SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight for ThursdayStarbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023 SpaceX has rescheduled for Thursday the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, after a technical glitch forced a halt to the countdown. ... more  
Virgin Orbit bankruptcy: why the UK's spaceport industry may still have a bright futureBirmingham UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 The UK's space sector has shown a remarkable dynamism in the past few years. According to the latest official figures, the sector's revenue grew about 5.1% in 2021, ... more 
Orbit Fab closes Series A funding for $28.5 MillionLafayette CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Orbit Fab, the leading provider of on-orbit refueling services, has completed a successful Series A round of $28.5 million in funding during an up-round that will allow the company to accelerate fue ... more  
Webb peeks into the birthplaces of exoplanetsHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have taken a first look at their data that probe the chemistry of the regions of disks around young stars where rocky planets form. Already at ... more |
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HD 169142 b, the third protoplanet confirmed to dateLiege, Belgium (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 An international team of researchers from the University of Liege (Belgium) and Monash University (Australia) has just published the results of the analysis of data from the SPHERE instrument of the ... more 
International team discover new exoplanet partly using direct imagingSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 An international research team led by UTSA Associate Professor of Astrophysics Thayne Currie has made a breakthrough in accelerating the search for new planets. In a paper slated for publicati ... more 
A sharper look at the first image of a black holeWashington DC (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 A team of researchers, including an astronomer with NSF's NOIRLab, has developed a new machine-learning technique to enhance the fidelity and sharpness of radio interferometry images. To demonstrate ... more 
How different were galaxies in the early universeMontreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting the "cosmic dawn" - the era after the Big Bang when stars first ignited and galaxies began to bloo ... more |
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Mapping dark matter like never beforeStony Brook NY (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 A new groundbreaking image from one of the world's most powerful telescopes that reveals the most detailed map of dark matter distributed across one quarter of the sky, and deep into the cosmos, off ... more  
Shenzhou XV mission crew members set China recordBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 The Shenzhou XV mission crew members carried out their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, topping previous crews, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release on Su ... more 
Spacewalks become 'routine' after 12th missionBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 Shenzhou XV mission members conducted their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, surpassing previous crews, according to China Manned Space Agency. In a news release on Sunday afternoon, the agency s ... more  
UCF will help researchers study metal asteroids for resources, clues to formationOrlando FL (SPX) Apr 18, 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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Icy Moonquakes: Surface Shaking Could Trigger LandslidesPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 18, 2023 A new NASA study offers an explanation of how quakes could be the source of the mysteriously smooth terrain on moons circling Jupiter and Saturn. Many of the ice-encrusted moons orbiting the g ... more 
China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resourcesBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more 
China, France join hands in spaceBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more  
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO)Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Each year, thousands of wildfires release large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and burn roughly 1.5 million acres of forests and grasslands throughout the country, acco ... more |
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NASA launches climate-focused Startup Studio with Technology IncubatorWashington DC (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 When it comes to "going green," NASA technology is already hard at work all around you. Better water conservation, improved renewable energy storage, and even toxic chemical cleanup are just some ex ... more 
Southern Launch to partner with Koonibba aboriginal community to develop spaceportAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will begin work on permanent world-class space facilities after the Federal Government awarded almost $4.5 million in funding to the ... more 
Rocket that will carry Tianzhou ship to space arrives at launch centerBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with lifting the Tianzhou 6 cargo spaceship has recently been transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to China Manned Spa ... more  
Space seeds take root in Inner MongoliaBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 Eighteen kinds of plants bred in space have entered the ground stage in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. All the experimental plants were sent to Earth by the Chang'e-5, Shenzhou-13 and S ... more |
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