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May 23, 2023
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS welcomes its first Saudi astronauts, in private mission



Washington (AFP) May 22, 2023
A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday, as part of a private mission chartered by Axiom Space. Rayyanah Barnawi, a scientist who became the first Saudi woman to go into space, and Ali Al-Qarni, a trained fighter pilot, are the first two people from their country to fly to the orbital outpost. "Greetings from outer space, I'm here not only representing myself, but representing the hopes and dreams of everyone back home, everyone in the ... read more

IRON AND ICE
Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 19, 2023
Anyone can become an asteroid hunter thanks to a new program launched by astronomers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. As part of the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey, the ... more
MOON DAILY
Georgia Tech to lead NASA Center on Lunar Research and Exploration
Atlanta GA (SPX) May 19, 2023
Georgia Tech researchers have been selected by NASA to lead a $7.5 million center that will study the lunar environment and the generation and properties of volatiles and dust. The Center for Lunar ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea's Kim Jong Un says spy satellite ready for launch
Miami FL (UPI) May 18, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the secretive regime's first completed military reconnaissance satellite and "approved the future action plan" for its launch, state-run media reported Wedn ... more
UAV NEWS
Military drones are swarming the skies of Ukraine and other conflicts
Medford MA (SPX) May 19, 2023
Loud explosions rock the evening sky. Streaks of light appear like comets. Missiles rain down. Below, people scramble for cover. The injured are taken on stretchers - the dead, buried. That is ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
An X-ray look at the heart of powerful quasars
London, UK (SPX) May 19, 2023
Researchers have observed the X-ray emission of the most luminous quasar seen in the last 9 billion years of cosmic history, known as SMSS J114447.77-430859.3, or J1144 for short. The new perspectiv ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Chinese astronomers transform understanding of Milky Way's spiral structure
Nanjing, China (SPX) May 19, 2023
Chinese astronomers have recently transformed our understanding of the spiral structure of the Milky Way. They determined that it is more like a common multiple-arm galaxy, rather than a special gal ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA releases new solar eclipse educational materials
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 19, 2023
To help learners of all ages understand how to safely observe the Oct. 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, NASA has released a new set of resources for educat ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA selects Blue Origin as 2nd Artemis Lunar Lander Provider
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2023
To develop a human landing system for the agency's Artemis V mission to the Moon, NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington. Through Artemis, NASA will explore more of the Moon than ever bef ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Mapping the shallow seabed of the Mediterranean coast using satellite images
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 19, 2023
Satellite-derived bathymetry continues to advance and improve rapidly. A recent scientific study has confirmed the effectiveness of a methodology developed to obtain bathymetric data from satellite ... more
MOON DAILY
After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2023
Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, to build a second lunar lander. ... more
WOOD PILE
A new tool for deforestation detection
Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2023
Every second, the planet loses a stretch of forest equivalent to a football field due to logging, fires, insect infestation, disease, wind, drought, and other factors. In a recently published ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
'Startup Nation' Israel hopes to ride out storm
Jaffa, Israel (AFP) May 19, 2023
The global economic slowdown and domestic political turmoil have not impaired the long-term prospects of Israel's vaunted hi-tech industry, officials and insiders say, despite a recent decline in hiring in the sector. ... more

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RAY GUNS
AFRL conducts Swarm technology demonstration
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 17, 2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, conducted a demonstration, April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, as it ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Northrop Grumman ships IBCS to Poland for WISLA Air Defense system
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 18, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) components for Poland's WISLA medium range air defense program. With this delivery, IBCS moves clos ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Elbit Systems secures $305M deal for PULS Rocket Artillery Systems for Dutch Army
Haifa, Israel (SPX) May 18, 2023
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT and TASE: ESLT) reports that as part of an agreement between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Netherlands Ministry of Defense, it was awarded a contract worth ... more
MILTECH
Poland receives delivery of first HIMARS
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) May 18, 2023
Lockheed Martin, through the U.S. Army, has successfully delivered an initial shipment of HIMARS launchers to Poland. HIMARS provides immediate capability to deliver long range precision fires ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA selects winners, announces final phase of Space Food Challenge
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2023
NASA has announced eight winning teams and awarded $750,000 in prizes in the second phase of the agency's Deep Space Food Challenge. The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final ... more
SPACEWAR
Is the US in a space race against China
Maxwell AFB AL (The Conversation) May 19, 2023
Is the US in a space race against Chinas proclaiming the rise of a new "space race" between the U.S. and China have become common in news coverage following many of the exciting launches in recent y ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA begins feedback process for Moon to Mars Architecture
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2023
As NASA builds a blueprint for human exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, efforts to advance the agency's Moon to Mars architecture concept development approach are u ... more
SPACEMART
UK leads Europe in race for space investment, new report finds
London, UK (SPX) May 18, 2023
A PwC-UK Space Agency report reveals the UK is the most attractive destination for private investment in space after the US. New analysis from investment experts offers insight on the wealth o ... more

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