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  Morgantown WV (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 West Virginia University researchers are looking to protect space - and elements of everyday life on Earth - from debris down to the size of paint flakes barreling through space at speeds of more than 15,000 miles per hour. A team led by Piyush Mehta, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has received federal funding to detect, identify and track lethal non-trackable space debris. Currently, no technolog ... read more |
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Communications achieved for NASA's 4 Starling CubeSatsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Mission managers have established command communications with all four of NASA's Starling CubeSats! The spacecraft are progressing through payload and propulsion tests, the final stage of a pre-oper ... more 
SwRI micropatch algorithm improves ground-to-spacecraft software update efficiencySan Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Southwest Research Institute developed an algorithm to remotely update and repair spacecraft software using less time and data than conventional techniques. The tool not only improves the overall ef ... more  
Rubin will detect an abundance of interstellar objects passing through solar systemTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Many as-yet-undiscovered interstellar objects exist throughout our Milky Way Galaxy: comets and asteroids that have been ejected from their home star systems. Some of these objects pass through our ... more 
Monster waves as tall as three suns are crashing upon a colossal starCambridge MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 An extreme star system is giving new meaning to the phrase "surf's up." The star system intrigued researchers because it is the most dramatic "heartbeat star" on record. Now new models have revealed ... more |
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Exoplanet surveyor Ariel passes major milestoneParis (ESA) Aug 11, 2023 Ariel, ESA's next-generation mission to observe the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The ... more |
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GAO affirms NASA's decision on Intuitive Machines' $719M lunar contractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In a recent move, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has corroborated NASA's evaluation of the OMES III proposals, which subsequently resulted in a significant award to Intuitive Machin ... more  
Mars exploration reveals evidence of life-conducive environmentParis, France (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Mars, often dubbed the 'Red Planet', has long been a focal point for scientists in the quest to uncover extraterrestrial life. Unlike Earth, Mars' surface is not subjected to the perpetual shifting ... more  
Pulsar Fusion forms partnership with University of Michigan for electric propulsionLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Electric propulsion, with a specific focus on Hall effect thrusters, has long been recognized as a foundational technology for space missions. Recognizing its potential, the UK Space Agency has rece ... more 
USTC scientists discover quasar-induced superbubblesSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In groundbreaking research led by Prof. LIU Guilin and Prof. HE Zhicheng of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) under the aegis of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the exi ... more |
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  Airgain expands line of ultra-low-profile RECON13 5G rugged antenna 
De-orbiting PS4 stage in PSLV-C56 MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) accomplished a milestone in its latest mission PSLV-C56. Not only did the PSLV-C56 vehicle precisely place the DS-SAR satellite and six accompanying sat ... more |
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RTX and Blue Canyon unveil new high-capacity XB16 CubeSatLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In response to the ever-growing demand in the satellite industry for greater payload size, weight, and power (SWaP), RTX's satellite manufacturer arm, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), has recently un ... more 
ICEYE US receives first NASA commercial smallsat data task orderLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 ICEYE US Inc, renowned for its persistent Earth monitoring through radar imaging satellites, has secured its inaugural Task Order as a part of a previously announced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ... more  
Virgin Galactic rockets its first tourist passengers into spaceWashington (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said. ... more 
China's commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellitesJiuquan (XNA) Aug 11, 2023 China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into a planned orbit. The commercial rocket blast ... more |
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The Dragon's Egg Too Tough To CrackPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Perseverance spent this week on Mars roving across the top of the Jezero fan- from Mount Meeker to Dream Lake- in search of yet another sample for return to Earth. This upper region known as Lobe K ... more |
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Blazing a path to the Gediz Vallis Ridge: Sols 3914-3915Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday August 8, 2023: Curiosity continues her steady winter drive through the Kalavryta quadrangle with her sights set on the Gediz Vallis ridge ahead! Behind her, Curiosity ... more 
New technique measures structured light in a single shotWashington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Structured light waves with spiral phase fronts carry orbital angular momentum (OAM), attributed to the rotational motion of photons. Recently, scientists have been using light waves with OAM, and t ... more 
Gaia telescope data challenges long-held gravity theoriesSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A groundbreaking study, harnessing observations from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, has revealed evidence of discrepancies between observed stellar motions and predictions from Ne ... more  
Southern Cross and Satelytics Announce Market Development PartnershipAtlanta GA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Southern Cross, a subsidiary of Sparus Holdings, and Satelytics are announcing a partnership to provide state-of-the-art advanced satellite-based artificial intelligence and geospatial analytics for ... more |
 
BMW, Airbus and Quantinuum to fast-track mobility research using quantum computersMunich, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speed up future research using quantum computers to simula ... more 
Phoenix's Red Planet SelfiePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander gathered images of itself for this selfie from June 5 through July 12, 2008, with its Surface Stereo Imager (SSI). This mosaic is made up of more than 100 different SSI po ... more 
New insights into the potential for early steps of biological evolution on MarsBloomington IN (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 That the planet Mars had habitable surface environments early in its existence has been firmly established by the scientific community. These environments provided water, energy sources, elements li ... more 
Cracks in ancient Martian mud surprise Curiosity teamPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 A new paper suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life. Scientists aren't entirely sure how life began on Earth, but one prev ... more |
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Russia launches mission to land on lunar south poleWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2023 Russia launched the moon mission Luna-25 Friday to land a spacecraft on the rocky lunar south pole. ... more 
Russia launches first Moon mission in nearly 50 yearsMoscow (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Russia launched its first probe to the Moon in almost 50 years on Friday, a mission designed to give fresh impetus to its long-struggling space sector, which has been also hit by sanctions since the conflict in Ukraine. ... more 
Engineers put a Mars lander legs to the testPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet. NASA's Perseverance rover continues to rack up tubes filled with rock core samples for th ... more  
Hera's mini-radar will probe asteroid's heartGrenoble, France (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The smallest radar to fly in space has been delivered to ESA for integration aboard the miniature Juventas CubeSat, part of ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence. The radar will perform the first ... more |
One giant step: Moon race hots upParis (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Russia's plan to launch its lunar lander on Friday is the latest in an international push to return to the Moon that includes the world's top powers but also new players. ... more  
All Eyes on the Ice GiantsLaurel MD (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft plans to observe Uranus and Neptune from its location far out in the outer solar system this fall, and the mission team is inviting the global amateur astronomy commun ... more 
Hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn.Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter's surface for hundreds of years. A new study now shows that Saturn - thou ... more  
Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flybyLaurel MD (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit the aim point for the mission's sixth Venus flyby on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Operat ... more |
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After capturing image of black hole, what's next?Boston MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Agroup of international researchers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA) achieved the once-unimaginable four years ago: using a groundbreaking telescope to capture an i ... more 
Watch an exoplanet's 17-year journey around its starEvanston IL (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date. Constructed from real data, the footage shows Beta Pictoris b - a planet 12 times the ... more  
SpaceX successfully launches another batch of Starlink satellitesMiami FL (UPI) Aug 11, 2023 SpaceX early Friday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral. The rocket launched at 1:17 a.m. EDT from S ... more 
Before the vacuumParis (ESA) Aug 11, 2023 Engineers seen preparing a test inside the largest vacuum chamber of the ESA Propulsion Laboratory - this CORONA test facility measures 2 m in height and 5 m in length - to evaluate a compact electr ... more |
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