Space News from SpaceDaily.com
June 16, 2023
SHAKE AND BLOW
Intriguing correlation between earthquakes and cosmic radiation



Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
There is a clear statistical correlation between global seismic activity and changes in the intensity of cosmic radiation recorded at the surface of our planet, potentially helping to predict earthquakes. Surprisingly, it exhibits a periodicity that escapes unambiguous physical interpretation. Strong earthquakes usually result in many human casualties and huge material losses. The scale of the tragedy could be significantly reduced if we had the ability to predict the time and place of such catacl ... read more

SOLAR SCIENCE
Scientists report 'benchmarks' for extreme space weather
London, UK (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
High-energy 'relativistic' electrons - so-called "killer" electrons - are a major source of radiation damage to satellites and so understanding their patterns of activity is crucial. Bursts of charg ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Sun-watching Proba-3 formation flyers tested for take-off
Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2023
ESA's pair of Sun-watching Proba-3 satellites have been placed in take-off configuration, one on top of the other, for testing in simulated launch and space conditions at IABG in Germany, ahead of t ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA Offers Fly-Fix-Fly Testing for SmallSat Planetary Observation
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
After a 12-day stratospheric flight, winners of NASA's first TechLeap Prize are now analyzing data from technologies that may improve autonomous observation capabilities for small spacecraft flying ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Handing over European Service Module for Artemis II
Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2023
In the presence of one of the four Artemis astronauts that will rely on the European Service Module-2 for water, air, electricity, propulsion and temperature control on their two-week voyage around ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ


Record-setting launch sends 41 satellites to space

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Navigating underground with cosmic-ray muons
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground in a reportedly world first. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an undergro ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar Characterization Device Gets Early Funding
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
An innovative flashlight to allow scientists to see the dark areas of the Moon to better understand their composition has been selected to participate in NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) p ... more
TECH SPACE
China conducts extravehicular radiation biological exposure experiment on space station
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 16, 2023
China has performed a radiation biological exposure experiment outside the country's Mengtian lab module for the first time, a milestone achievement in radiation biology and space science research, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket postponed
Paris (AFP) June 15, 2023
The final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has been postponed due to a technical problem, French firm Arianespace said on Thursday, in the latest blow to European space efforts. ... more
WATER WORLD
Space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Sodium chloride, better known as table salt, isn't exactly the type of mineral that captures the imagination of scientists. However, a smattering of tiny salt crystals discovered in a sample from an ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Final Ariane 5 Flight Will Carry German Communications Satellite Into Space
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
On 16 June 2023, the time will have come. The final European Ariane 5 launcher is scheduled to lift off at 23:26 CEST (18:26 local time) from the European Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, carry ... more

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EXO WORLDS


Photosynthesis, key to life on Earth, starts with a single photon

EXO WORLDS
Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life
Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Scientists have taken a journey back in time to unlock the mysteries of Earth's early history, using tiny mineral crystals called zircons to study plate tectonics billions of years ago. The research ... more
EARLY EARTH
Earth was created much faster than we thought
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
When we walk around in our everyday life, we might not think of the Earth itself very often. But this planet is the foundation of our life. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the gravity tha ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Intelsat starts testing NASA air pollution monitor
McLean VA (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), successfully powered up the first space-based inst ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New cesium atomic clock provides autonomous precise time of 100 ns holdover for months
Chandle AZ (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
From everyday applications such as mobile phones and banking to complex underwater defense missions, the need for synchronized precise timing and frequency solutions is critical to safeguard and pro ... more
AEROSPACE
Next generation experimental aircraft becomes NASA's newest X-Plane
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A. The new X-plane seeks to ... more
SPACEMART
Satellite swarms for science 'grow up' at NASA Ames
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Teamwork makes the dream work, and at NASA that doesn't apply only to humans. Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley are developing satellite swarms, which are gro ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT


Venus atmosphere in 3D prepares future observations of rocky exoplanets

SATURN DAILY
Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus
San Antonio, TX (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system just got more exciting. A team of scientists including Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Christopher Glein has discovered new evidence that ... more
MERCURY RISING
BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby
Paris (ESA) Jun 15, 2023
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its next close flyby of Mercury on 19 June, when it will pass the planet's surface at an altitude of about 236 km. This is the third of six gravity ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Muon Space satellite test paves way for climate constellation
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Muon Space, a climate satellite company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, is pleased to announce the successful deployment of the company's first satellite, MuSat-1. The ESPA-cl ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
ICEYE's four satellites launch with SpaceX's Transporter-8, introducing high-resolution spot fine image product
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
ICEYE, the global leader in persistent monitoring with radar imaging satellites and an expert in natural catastrophe solutions, has successfully expanded its constellation with four new synthetic ap ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers discover new link between dark matter and clumpiness of the universe
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
In a study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, researchers at the University of Toronto reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible d ... more
MARSDAILY
It easier ever view Mars landscapes in high resolution
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
There is a huge difference between looking at a photo of the Grand Canyon and seeing it in person. If you want to look at another planet's landscape, seeing it in person is not an option. That's why ... more
IRON AND ICE
Scientists shed light on the unusual origin of a familiar meteor shower
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Each winter, the Geminid meteors light up the sky as they race past Earth, producing one of the most intense meteor showers in the night sky. Now, NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission is providing new ... more
MARSDAILY
A Geologist in a Rock Shop: Sols 3859-3860
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 14, 2023
It appears that Curiosity's recent traverse has turned a new leaf as this is the second successful drive after lots of slipping and sliding. The new workspace is full of goodies for us to target and ... more
TIME AND SPACE
DESI data sheds more light on 3D map of cosmos, study of universe
Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Dr. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, a theoretical astrophysicist at The University of Texas at Dallas, has spent his career seeking answers to some of the universe's greatest mysteries, including why the e ... more
EXO WORLDS
Gemini North detects multiple heavier elements in atmosphere of hot Exoplanet
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have detected multiple rock-forming elements in the atmosphere of a Jupiter- ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Sun's coldest region stores secret to heating million-degree corona, study finds
Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
Nearly five thousand kilometers above the Sun's surface lies a century-old question for solar physicists - how are temperatures in the star's upper atmosphere, or corona, hundreds of times hotter th ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Virgin Galactic's use of the 'Overview Effect' to promote space tourism is a terrible irony
Hobart, Australia (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded in 2004 by Richard Branson, promotes its flights as offering: A Brand New Perspective: Deepen your connection to Earth and to humanity with t ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace and Orbex to explore European Launch Partnership
Forres UK (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Arianespace and Orbex, a UK-based provider of small satellite launch services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study possible future cooperation to answer its customers' requireme ... more
TIME AND SPACE
NASA's Webb Proves Galaxies Transformed the Early Universe
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2023
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque - energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Tech advance helps control descent of rocket debris
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 13, 2023
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT) in Beijing, has successfully tested a parachute-controlled descent system that could mitigate the risks and costs associated with rocket debris fal ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Unveiling quantum gravity: New results from IceCube and Fermi data
Bergen, Norway (SPX) Jun 12, 2023
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers from the University of Naples "Federico II", the University of Wroclaw, and the University of Bergen examined a quantum-gravity model ... more
MARSDAILY
Artificial photosynthesis for real oxygen
Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2023
On Earth our varied and abundant species of plants produce all the life-giving oxygen we need to breathe, but when we venture outside of our world such as on the International Space Station or the M ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Terran Orbital supervises Italian students building satellite for first Vatican space mission
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
A satellite created with the help of Terran Orbital Corporation's (NYSE: LLAP) Italian subsidiary, Tyvak International, successfully launched Monday, carrying Pope Francis's iconic "Statis Orbis" co ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA laser communications terminal delivered for Artemis II lunar mission
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
The laser communications system for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts around the Moon ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit
Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Kongsberg NanoAvionics recently announced a significant accomplishment in the field of space technology as SpaceX's Transporter-8 mission successfully placed six of its satellites into orbit. Among ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
What's the dark matter with Euclid
Paris (ESA) Jun 09, 2023
Euclid is ESA's mission to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, but teams at the Agency's mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, are also in the dark. A series of problems have befallen ... more
EXO WORLDS
Planet orbiting 2 stars discovered using new technique
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 13, 2023
An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars - what is known as a circumbinary planet. As an added bonus, resear ... more
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