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  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers racing to find some of the earliest galaxies ever glimpsed have now confirmed that a galaxy first detected last summer is in fact among the earliest ever found. The findings are in the journal Nature. Follow-up observations since first detection of Maisie's galaxy have revealed that it is from 390 million years after the Big Bang. Although that's not quite as early as the team led by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein f ... read more |
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Dark energy could be measured by studying the galaxy next doorCambridge UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy - the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion - in our own cosmi ... more  
LeoLabs provides tracking support for ESA's historic assisted satellite reentryMenlo Park CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 LeoLabs, the leading commercial provider of Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today shared their support for the European Space Agency's (ESA) successful ... more  
Epson bolsters space robotics through GITAI investmentSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 In a move emblematic of the burgeoning space industry's trajectory, Epson has announced a fresh investment into GITAI, a startup focused on creating versatile robotic solutions for space-based appli ... 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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 Engineers put a Mars lander legs to the test 
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 |
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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 
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 
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  
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 |
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 Damage control: WVU researchers aim for the sky to track lethal space debris  
ESA's Space Environment Report 2023Paris (ESA) Aug 11, 2023 Our planet is surrounded by spacecraft carrying out important work to study our changing climate, deliver global communication and navigation services and help us answer important scientific questio ... more |
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Intelsat completes C-Band spectrum clearing for 5G DeploymentMcLean VA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity, will receive nearly $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter a ... more  
Present and future of satellite navigationMadrid, Spain (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 The 14th ESA/JRC International Summer School on GNSS, organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), took place in July in Kiruna, Sweden. The Summer School, spons ... more
RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Swarm test launchLafayette CO (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announces successful launch and initial contact with CubeSats for the NASA Starling missi ... 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 |
 SwRI micropatch algorithm improves ground-to-spacecraft software update efficiency  
GHGSat taps Spire Global for four more 16U CubeSatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), has clinched another major contract with GHGSat. Spire will undertake the responsibility of building, launching, and operating an additional quartet of 16U CubeSats. Each ... more |
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Putting the S in the first Meteosat Third Generation SounderParis (ESA) Aug 15, 2023 Following on from the launch of the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite, MTG-I1, last December, the focus is now on getting its partner satellite, MTG-S1, ready for liftoff next year - ... more  
China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five new satellitesBeijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2023 China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Monday afternoon at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing five communication satellites in space, according to the China Aer ... more 
Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in ItalyWashington (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Elon Musk said Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a "great charity event." ... more  
KBR JV awarded $719M contract to aid NASA's development of space orbital systemsHouston TX (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 KBR (NYSE: KBR) is pleased to announce NASA's award to the Space and Technology Solutions team, a KBR joint venture with Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW), to provide multidisciplinary engine ... 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 
Enjoying the Climb: Sols 3916-3918Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 15, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, August 11, 2023: In this weekend's plan, Curiosity is behaving much as you would as you climb a mountain. You pause occasionally to look around at what lies beneath your ... 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 |
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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  
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 
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 |
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  
Viasat Real-Time Earth opens ground station in JapanCarlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), today announced the opening of a Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground station in Hokkaido, Japan, now enabling RTE customers the ability to downlink Ka-band payload data in the n ... more 
Planet completes acquisition of Sinergise; Set to Expand Planet's Earth Data PlatformLjubljana, Slovenia (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Earlier this month, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has now completed its previously announced acquisition of the business of Holding Sinergise d.o.o. ("Sinergise"), a leading developer platform for Earth ... more  
Rocket Lab to launch NASA Arctic ice caps satellitesLong Beach CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a double-launch deal with NASA to deliver the Agency's climate change research-focused mission, PREFIRE, to low Earth orbit in 2024. The two dedi ... more |
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Oldest extant plant has adapted to extremes and is threatened by climate changeFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The rare moss Takakia has adapted over millions of years to a life at high altitudes. An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski from the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Yikun H ... more  
NASA study reveals compounding climate risks at two degrees of warmingMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 If global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously. Th ... more  
Spanish city shatters heat record; NASA spots fierce surface temps during Phoenix heatwavePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have created a series of maps showing land-surface temperatures in the Phoenix area in July 2023, when the city experienced a record-breaking run of h ... more  
Seventeen years later satellite return home for first timeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 On Aug. 12, 2023, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The visit home brings a special chance for the spac ... more |
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