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  Canso, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2023 Recently, a group of some of the brightest young minds in the fields of Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took their passion for rocketry and space to new levels as they launched their amateur high-powered rocket from Spaceport Nova Scotia. Arbalest Rocketry, a rocketry team from Ontario's York University, made the most of a Launch Canada initiated opportunity to prepare for and execute a sub-orbital launch at Canada's first commercial spaceport currently being built ... read more |
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Sidus Space Joins Forces with Lulav Space to Develop Advanced Star TrackerCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a significant player in the satellite industry, has announced a collaboration with Lulav Space, a specialist in robotics for space applications. The partnership aims to e ... more 
Taking flight and making a splashParis (ESA) Jul 08, 2023 Last week, members of ESA's astronaut support teams participated in a helicopter underwater escape training. This training is mandatory for people involved in astronaut landing operations, including ... more  
Practicing the game-winning asteroid sample catchTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 The capsule looked like something from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its white heat shield flaked off in places, it looked how one would expect after speeding in from ... more  
Evidence of new volcanic process on Moon discoveredLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 In an unprecedented find, scientists from the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have unearthed traces of an unusual volcanic process on the Moon that had previously only been recognized on Earth. Th ... more |
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  Heading toward a cluster of craters: Sols 3880-3881  
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its starTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 Depictions of the Milky Way show a coiling pattern of spiral "arms" filled with stars extending outward from the center. Similar patterns have been observed in the swirling clouds of gas and dust su ... more |
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NASA humanoid robot to be tested in AustraliaRebecca Wickes for JSC News Houston TX (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 NASA's Valkyrie robot is beginning a new mission half a world away from its home at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. As part of a reimbursable Space Act A ... more 
Rise of the robots: UN tries to tackle 'mind-blowing' growth of AIGeneva (AFP) July 6, 2023 The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots. ... more  
Solving the RIME deployment mysteryParis (ESA) Jul 08, 2023 When the RIME antenna on ESA's Juice mission failed to deploy a few days after launch, the engineering teams faced the mighty challenge to understand the fault and rectify it. At stake was a chance ... more 
Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflightTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 An agreement with the Johnson Space Center will allow the University of Arizona to be substantially involved in human spaceflight expeditions. The University of Arizona recently signed a Space Act A ... more |
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  Webb locates dust reservoirs in two supernovae  
SYRACUSE 4B Satellite Launched: Boost for French Military CommunicationsToulouse, France (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 European aerospace company Airbus, in partnership with Thales Alenia Space, successfully launched SYRACUSE 4B, a secure military communications satellite, from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, Fre ... more |
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China Achieves Milestone in Satellite-to-ground Laser CommunicationsBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2023 The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in partnership with the Changguang Satellite Technology, successfully conducted a satellite-to-ground ... more  
Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocksPasadena CA (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Billions of years ago, in the giant disk of dust, gas, and rocky material that orbited our young sun, larger and larger bodies coalesced to eventually give rise to the planets, moons, and asteroids ... more  
Satellogic and OHB to collaborate on environmental earth observation applicationsMubnich, Germany (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Satellogic Inc. announced this week that it will collaborate with OHB SE, a German-based aerospace and technology group on the development of advanced Earth Observation data-based services focused o ... more 
Highly oxidizing magma of the early EarthMatsuyama, Japan (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Elucidating the atmosphere and surface environment of the early Earth, especially before the origin of life, is a key to understanding the habitability of the Earth. The atmosphere of terrestrial pl ... more |
  Superconducting qubit foundry accelerates progress in quantum research 
Winning spacesuit designsParis (ESA) Jul 04, 2023 Taking into account the extreme conditions spacewalk suits must withstand to protect our astronauts, participants were challenged to design a suit that is instantly recognisable for ESA astronauts. ... more |
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'Sandwich' discovery offers new explanation for planet formationWarwick UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Scientists have made a new discovery on how small planets might form. Researchers at the University of Warwick investigated the "birth environment" of planets - areas of gas and dust that swir ... more 
PIGS finds ancient stars in the heart of the Milky WayCardiff UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 An international team of researchers has obtained the largest set of detailed observations yet of the oldest stars in the centre of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. The Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) ... more  
JUPITER 3 arrives at Cape Canaveral for launchGermantown MD (SPX) Jul 01, 2023 Hughes Network Systems reports that its JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite has arrived in Cape Canaveral, FL, for its upcoming launch. JUPITER 3, also known as EchoStar XXIV, was built by Maxar ... more 
Martian dunes eroded by a shift in prevailing winds after the planet's last ice ageBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Detailed analysis of data obtained by the Zhurong rover of dunes located on the southern Utopian Plain of Mars suggests the planet underwent a major shift in climate that accompanied changes in prev ... more |
Final Ariane 5 blasts off amid Europe rocket crisisParis (AFP) July 6, 2023 Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts. ... more 
Seven European IoT providers choose EchoStar for real-time satellite connectivityDublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 03, 2023 EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) reports that seven leading European Internet of Things (IoT) service providers have signed multi-year commercial agreements to develop and sell IoT solutions usin ... more 
Commanding role for Andreas in spaceParis (ESA) Jul 04, 2023 ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will be commander of the International Space Station (ISS) during his Huginn mission, becoming the sixth European astronaut to fulfil this role. ESA astronaut An ... more  
DLR project HorizonUAM provides answersCochste, Germany (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Drones and highly automated air taxis have the potential to enrich urban air transport with new possibilities. But what requirements must be met so that airborne urban mobility can be used in a few ... more |
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Fundamentals of Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2023 The newly released book "Fundamentals of Space Missions: Problems with Solutions" (ISBN 9798985668742) provides a comprehensive guide for students, instructors, and professionals alike in the field ... more 
Ariane 5 bows out in style: dual payloads, perfect deliveryParis (ESA) Jul 06, 2023 Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has completed its final flight, placing two payloads - the German aerospace agency DLR's Heinrich Hertz experimental communications satellite and the French communications s ... more 
A bumpy road ahead for Curiosity: Sols 3876-3879Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 30, 2023 Our latest assessment period over sols 3872 and 3873 was a "touch and go" plan: some contact science and other observations, followed by a drive. We performed some imaging and DRT (Dust Removal Tool ... more  
First ultraviolet data collected by ESA's JUICE missionSan Antonio TX (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the Apri ... more |
 
Earth's day was a constant 19.5 hours for over a billion yearsToronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 A team of astrophysicists at the University of Toronto (U of T) has revealed how the slow and steady lengthening of Earth's day caused by the tidal pull of the moon was halted for over a billion yea ... more 
Radio telescope observations confirm unintended radiation from large satellite constellationsAmsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 Scientists use the LOFAR telescope to observe low-frequency radio waves from satellites in large constellations for the first time. "Unintended electromagnetic radiation" emanating from onboard elec ... more 
Astronomers witness energetic switch on of black holeCardiff UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 A team of astronomers led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, University College London and Queen's University Belfast have discovered one of the most dramatic 'switches on' of a black ... more  
Solar astronomers discover 'shooting stars' on the Sun's coronaNewcastle upon Tyne UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 A team of astronomers from several European institutions led by Northumbria University in Newcastle has discovered 'shooting stars' on the Sun. Observations from the European Space Agency's Solar Or ... more |
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Scientists are using deepfake AI images to understand the Sun's atmosphereNewcastle upon Tyne UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 Solar scientists are using deepfake AI images to unravel the mysteries of the Sun's atmosphere. The research, being presented at the National Astronomy Meeting this week, was carried out as part of ... more 
Parker Solar Probe completes 16th close approach to the SunLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 In the midst of space exploration advancements, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 16th orbit of the Sun on June 27, 2023, furthering our understanding of the Sun-Earth system ... more 
Imagine walking on Hera's asteroidParis (ESA) Jul 02, 2023 September NASA's DART mission returned images of the boulder-strewn Dimorphos moonlet just before impacting it, in an audacious and ultimately successful attempt to shift its orbit around its parent ... more 
Gravity goes lunar: putting LESA to the testParis (ESA) Jul 02, 2023 Looking to the not-too-distant future when the European Service Module will propel European astronauts in the Orion spacecraft to the Gateway and on to the surface of the Moon, scientists and engine ... more |
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