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  Colorado Springs, United States (AFP) April 27, 2023 The US company Orbit Fab is aiming to produce the go-to "gas stations" in space, its CEO tells AFP, hoping its refueling technology will make the surging satellite industry more sustainable - and profitable. The solar panels typically attached to satellites can generate energy for their onboard systems such as cameras and radios, but can't help the orbiting objects adjust their positions, explains Daniel Faber, who co-founded the company in 2018. "Everything always drifts, and so very quickly, ... read more |
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Hard landing: Japan firm fails in historic Moon bidTokyo (AFP) April 26, 2023 Japanese start-up ispace conceded Wednesday its ambitious attempt to become the first private company to land on the Moon had failed but pledged to move ahead with new missions. ... more  
Astronomers image for the first time a black hole's shadow together with a powerful jetGreen Bank WV (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 "Previously we had seen both the black hole and the jet in separate images, but now we have taken a panoramic picture of the black hole together with its jet at a new wavelength", says Ru-Sen Lu, fr ... more  
Another giant leap into space: Successful launch of Lumelite-4 to enhance maritime communicationsSingapore (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 A microsatellite for maritime communications developed by the Satellite Technology And Research Centre (STAR) under the National University of Singapore's College of Design and Engineering (NUS CDE) ... more  
Milky Way's fate? Astronomers reveal what ignites quasarsParis (AFP) April 26, 2023 Astronomers said Wednesday that for the first time they have confirmed what ignites quasars, the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, which put galaxies in their "death throes". ... more |
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Voyager will do more science with new power strategyPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2023 Launched in 1977, the Voyager 2 spacecraft is more than 12 billion miles (20 billion kilometers) from Earth, using five science instruments to study interstellar space. To help keep those instrument ... more 
SpaceX aborts Starlink launch at last second, delays Falcon Heavy missionWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2023 The SpaceX Starlink mission to send 46 Internet communications satellites into low Earth orbit was delayed again on Wednesday and will try again on Thursday. ... more  
Arianegroup, Eutelsat And Magellium Selected To Improve French Space Surveillance CapabilitiesParis, France (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 ArianeGroup, Eutelsat and Magellium have won a contract from the French space agency (CNES), as part of the space component of the France 2030. Investing for the Future plan, with the aim of enhanci ... more 
Norway irked over Swedish rocket crash on its turfOslo (AFP) April 25, 2023 The Norwegian foreign ministry expressed irritation Tuesday with Sweden for not immediately informing it of a research rocket that crashed in Norway, in a rare spat between the two neighbours. ... more |
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How to land on a planet safelyWashington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 When a lander descends toward the moon - or a rocky planet, asteroid, or comet - the exhaust plume of the rocket interacts with the surface, causing erosion and kicking up regolith particles. The re ... more 
Rocket ignition test facility opens in ShaanxiBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 China has big plans to advance its space exploration and development, but whether those plans can become a reality depends on the capability of the country's carrier rockets, or more specifically, r ... more  
SOHO chases asteroid's tailParis (ESA) Apr 26, 2023 The ESA/NASA SOHO observatory has overturned 14 years of thinking about the strange Sun-skirting 'rock comet' known as Phaethon that could reopen the ... more  
New findings indicate gene-edited rice might survive in Martian soilFayetteville AR (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 Andy Weir's bestselling 2011 book, The Martian, features botanist Mark Watney's efforts to grow food on Mars after he becomes stranded there. While Watney's initial efforts focus on growing potatoes ... more |
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Sols 3812-3813: Tiny Sticks Poking Out at UsPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2023 I am 'shadow' Geo science team lead (GeoSTL) today, helping a new colleague to learn the details of the role. It's so amazing that we train the next generation, in year 11 of our mission. I still re ... more 
Scientist lays out plans for international lunar station and 3D luanr printingBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 China is proposing to establish a multinational organization to take charge of the construction and operation of the International Lunar Research Station. Wu Weiren, an academician at the Chin ... more  
Juice's first taste of science from spaceParis (ESA) Apr 27, 2023 ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, has recorded magnetic field data as its 10.6 m-long magnetometer boom deployed. Juice launched on 14 April, with deployments and activation of its ante ... more 
Astronomers coming closer to understanding mysterious fast radio burstsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2023 Astronomers in a Canadian research program made a significant discovery that could lead to a better understanding of the mysterious phenomenon known as fast radio bursts. ... more |
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China's space missions break new groundBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 Chinese scientists have made major advances in the research of Earth's nearest celestial neighbor, the moon, thanks to samples and data gathered by China's lunar probes. In the latest developm ... more  
China's space achievements transforming agricultureHefei, China (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 The importance and benefits of space science and technology are highlighted once again as China celebrates the Space Day of China on Monday. Over 400 activities, such as exhibitions, science p ... more  
UGA researchers discover new planet outside solar systemAthens GA (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 A University of Georgia research team has confirmed evidence of a previously unknown planet outside of our solar system, and they used machine learning tools to detect it. A recent study by th ... more 
Creating new and better drugs with protein crystal growth experiments on the ISSHouston TX (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 For more than two decades, the International Space Station has provided a platform for growing and studying protein crystals. In the early days of microgravity research, scientists discovered that t ... more |
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