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August 01, 2023
IRON AND ICE
Algorithm ensnares its first 'potentially hazardous' asteroid



Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
An asteroid discovery algorithm - designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky - has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vicinity that scientists like to keep an eye on. The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of the algorithm with the ATLAS survey in Hawaii. Finding 2022 SF289, which poses no risk to Earth for the foreseeable ... read more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Euclid test images tease of riches to come
Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2023
Euclid's two instruments have captured their first test images. The mesmerising results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for - and possib ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Bartolomeo is the easy way of bringing payloads to space stations
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
'When it comes to making access to Space easier and more affordable, why not resort to an established infrastructure that already exists?' This is one of the questions Airbus engineers asked themsel ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle continues progress toward Mars Sample Return
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently reached some major milestones in support of the Mars Sample Return program. The Mars Ascent Vehicle would be the first launch of a rocket from the surface o ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA and Boeing to deliver Starliner update
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
NASA and Boeing are set to conduct a joint media teleconference on Monday, August 7 at 2 p.m. EDT to deliver a progress report on the CST-100 Starliner's inaugural astronaut flight. This milestone m ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE


Innovative plan combines asteroid and sunshade to tackle climate change

TECH SPACE
Mystery object on Australian beach identified as part of Indian rocket
Sydney (AFP) July 31, 2023
A mysterious object that washed up on an Australian beach has been identified as debris from an Indian rocket, officials said Monday. ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
What keeps Venus looking so young? A powerful jolt early on, perhaps
New Haven CT (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
Researchers at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute may have discovered the secret to Venus's youthful appearance: a high-energy, rejuvenating boost it received in its earliest years. For decad ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Webb and Gaia welcome Euclid to L2
Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2023
In the month after its launch on 1 July, Euclid has travelled 1.5 million kilometres from Earth towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, meaning it has 'arrived' at its destination orbit. This ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers shed new light on formation of mysterious fast radio bursts
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
More than 15 years after the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - millisecond-long, deep-space cosmic explosions of electromagnetic radiation - astronomers worldwide have been combing the univers ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Launches Beta Site; On-Demand Streaming, App Update Coming Soon
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
NASA is elevating its digital platforms for the benefit of all by revamping its flagship and science websites, adding its first on-demand streaming service, and upgrading the NASA app. With these ch ... more

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SPACE TRAVEL


Keeping your underwear clean on the Moon

ROBO SPACE
China's gigantic telescope adopts intelligent maintenance robots
Guizhou, China (XNA) Jul 28, 2023
Five intelligent robot systems and platforms for the maintenance of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, have passed ... more
EPIDEMICS
Ancient pathogens emerging from melting ice and permafrost risk eroding ecosystems
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
Climate change could hasten the release of 'time-travelling' pathogens from melting permafrost and ice that have been trapped for millennia. Their emergence increases threats to the global environme ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Named One of America's Top Employers for Women
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
NASA is one of America's Best Employers for Women 2023, according to Forbes and Statista. Statista surveyed more than 60,000 United States employees - including a sample of more than 40,000 women - ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers Reveal New Features of Galactic Black Holes
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe, with features that sound like they come straight from a sci-fi movie. Stellar-mass black holes with masses of roughly 10 suns, for ... more
WATER WORLD
New manufacturing equipment could be used at sea or in deep space
Arlington TX (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
An industrial engineering researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has earned a grant from the Department of Defense to purchase state-of-the-art hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


Fundamentals of Space Missions

OUTER PLANETS
James Webb Space Telescope sees Jupiter moons in a new light
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
With its sensitive infrared cameras and high-resolution spectrometer, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing new secrets of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, in particular Ganymede, the lar ... more
EXO WORLDS
Using cosmic weather to study which worlds could support life
Columbus OH (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what weather ... more
MOON DAILY
Argentina joins NASA's Artemis Accords
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2023
Argentina has become the 28th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, which establishes the guiding principles for space exploration. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA rocket hardware prepped for shipment to Space Coast
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has prepared crucial components for the next phase of NASA's ambitious Artemis III mission, taking us one step closer to realizing the vision of returning astronauts ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth. ... more
MARSDAILY
Frosty the ChemCam: Sols 3902-3904
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 28, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday, July 28, 2023: Our Thursday drive on sol 3901 was successful and put us ~30 meters further from Bradbury Landing! That's a pretty typical-length drive for us, with the l ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
The life and times of dust
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
This image shows the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, which was observed by the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) mounted on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. As ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Heat waves on the Sun
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
A joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the KU Leuven has found that high-frequency magnetic waves could play an essential role in keeping the Sun's atmosphere at m ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Lunar Regolith to Power Moon Bases: Blue Origin Gets NASA Backing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
Blue Origin, the American aerospace manufacturer, is moving a step closer to making its innovative concept of generating solar power on the Moon a reality. This follows the receipt of a $35 million ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Beam-hopping JoeySat passes in-orbit tests
Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2023
An advanced broadband satellite providing high-speed internet services that demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity has passed its initial in-orbit tests. Because they can swiftly switch t ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou 15 crew share memorable moments from Tiangong Station mission
Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou XV manned mission met with the press on Monday, in their first public appearance since returning to Earth 57 days ago. Mission commander Major Genera ... more
SPACEMART
JUPITER 3 set to revolutionize satellite connectivity across the Americas
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
The successful deployment of Hughes Network Systems' JUPITER 3 ultra-high-density satellite, also known as EchoStar XXIV, has marked a significant leap forward in the field of satellite internet con ... more
ROBO SPACE
Oxford researchers pioneer outer space machine learning model
London, UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
In an unprecedented move, a research team at the University of Oxford has successfully trained a machine learning model aboard a satellite in outer space. This groundbreaking achievement has the pot ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus completes payload deployment from vigoride-6 mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), the space technology firm, announced that it has successfully launched and deployed all payloads from its Vigoride-6 mission. The mission was carried out via the SpaceX ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager 2 goes silent with a temporary communication interruption with Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2023
Amidst its epic journey into the cosmos, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has temporarily lost contact with the blue planet. An accidental deviation of the antenna's alignment on July 21 has caused an un ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
The world's largest ComSat ever built launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, launched for the seventh time, was scheduled to lift off on July 26th at 11:04 p.m. EDT, a violation of abort criteria has forced the mission to be scrubbed with 1 minu ... more
TECH SPACE
Aeolus: a historic end to a trailblazing mission
Paris (ESA) Jul 28, 2023
Aeolus - ESA's wind mission - reentered Earth's atmosphere on 28 July at around 21:00 CEST above Antarctica, confirmed by US Space Command. The reentry comes after a series of complex manoeuvr ... more
MARSDAILY
Making the most of limited power: Sols 3900-3901
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 26, 2023
Earth planning date: Wednesday July 26, 2023: As in many recent MSL plans, power limited what we could fit into today's 2-sol plan. Why is power so limited? As expected, MSL's plutonium power source ... more
TECH SPACE
European wind-mapping satellite returned safely to Earth
Paris (AFP) July 29, 2023
A European wind-mapping satellite has returned successfully to Earth following a delicate assisted return designed to minimise damage from flying debris, the European Space Agency said on Saturday. ... more
MARSDAILY
Making the Most of Limited Power: Sols 3900-3901
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 28, 2023
Earth planning date: Wednesday July 26, 2023: As in many recent MSL plans, power limited what we could fit into today's 2-sol plan. Why is power so limited? As expected, MSL's plutonium power source ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Space storms could cause chaos without forecast developments
Reading UK (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
The world is unprepared for the next big storm from outer space, an overwhelming majority of scientists agree. Nine in ten space weather experts said that without accurate forecasting of space ... more
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