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  Moscow (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday. Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said. According to preliminary findings, the lander "has ceased to exist following a collision with the Moon's surface". "Measures taken on August 19 and 20 to locate the craft and make contact with it were unsuccessful," the sp ... read more |
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Chandrayaan-3 Lunar orbit updateBengaluru, India (SPX) Aug 19, 2023 The Chandrayaan-3 mission continues to make significant strides as its Lander Module has now achieved an orbit of 113 km x 157 km around the Moon. This crucial development was shared by the Indian S ... more 
One giant step: Moon race heats upParis (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 The crash landing on the Moon of Russia's Luna-25 probe is the latest twist in an international push to return to the Earth's natural satellite that has drawn in the world's top powers and new players. ... more  
The Road to Jupiter: Two decades of trajectory optimizationSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 The intricate multi-body dynamic environment stemming from Jupiter and its four prominent Galilean moons complicates trajectory design and optimization. Coupled with the formidable radiation surroun ... more  
Scientists proposed to adapt a Mars ISRU system to the changing Mars environmentSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 Human missions to Mars necessitate an efficient launch system to ascend from the planet and rendezvous with Earth-bound return vehicles. The critical component for this ambitious task? Oxygen. Not o ... more |
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  Rocket Lab inks dedicated launch deal with Japanese EO company iQPS 
Cruising to the Contact: Sols 3921-3922Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 16, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023: Curiosity had a successful drive on Monday and is now positioned at the transition between lighter and darker-toned materials with a myriad of exciti ... more |
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New type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetarsMunich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don't know exactly how they form. ... more 
Scientists use FAST to discover a new population of 'dwarf' pulsesBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof. HAN Jinlin from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) ... more 
Talking with Webb using the Deep Space NetworkBaltimore MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is nearly 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometer) away from Earth, orbiting around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2. How do we send commands and receive telemetry - t ... more 
Neptune's Disappearing Clouds Linked to the Solar CycleBaltimore MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2023 Weather forecast for Neptune: After sunny weather for the past few Earth years, we'll see increasingly more clouds over the next few years. In 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft provided the fi ... more |
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  True Anomaly opens GravityWorks; gains federal clearances for space operations  
From rice to quantum gas: China's targets pioneering space researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 China's orbiting Tiangong space station is now fully operational and has embarked on a mission that aims to achieve groundbreaking scientific discoveries, according to the China Manned Space Agency ... more |
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Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Baja CaliforniaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 Hurricane Hilary, a category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean, approached the Baja California peninsula on August 18, 2023. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 sat ... more
Chandrayaan-3 nears landing with successful orbital adjustmentsSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbit to 153 km x 163 km, as reported by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today. This precise maneuvering is a pivotal step as ... more  
Could artificially dimming the sun prevent ice meltBern, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 With methods of so-called geoengineering, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Bernese researchers have now investigated whether it would be possible to prevent the ... more  
Satellite data offers new insights into phytoplanktonBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Satellite technology is providing a unique perspective on a fundamental question of marine biology - the nutrient limitations of phytoplankton, the microscopic plants that influence ocean life and t ... more |
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Wine grape disease spotted from skies above CaliforniaPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye. Withering molds, root-rotting bacteria, viruses, and ... more |
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Durable Parker Solar Probe going strong after first five yearsLaurel MD (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 On Aug. 12, 2018 - five years ago this week - NASA's Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a powerful Delta IV rocket from what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The predawn launch into the s ... more 
XRISM spacecraft will open new window on the x-ray cosmosGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 The upcoming XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced "crism") spacecraft will study the universe's hottest regions, largest structures, and objects with the strongest gravity. ... more  
Atlas Credit Partners provides $100M strategic financing to AST SpaceMobileHouston TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Atlas Credit Partners ("ACP"), an asset management firm specializing in investing and partnering with businesses on a direct basis, has announced a $100 million strategic financing to AST SpaceMobil ... more  
NASA challenges students to fly Earth and Space experimentsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challe ... more |
Delight at Dream LakePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2023 The rover has left behind the boulder field at "Fall River Pass" for now, and we're currently investigating an enigmatic sedimentary rock unit that was first spotted by Ingenuity during its 52nd fli ... more 
A 'Blissful' Martian Rock Paradise, Straight Ahead: Sols 3919-3920Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2023 Earth planning day: Monday, August 14, 2023: The Gediz Vallis Ridge represents a hugely interesting and enigmatic feature, one that we have been talking about since landing (and probably well before ... more 
NASA's Europa probe gets a hotline to EarthPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 16, 2023 The addition of a high-gain antenna will enable the agency's Europa Clipper spacecraft - set to launch in October 2024 - to communicate with mission controllers hundreds of millions of miles away. N ... more  
Tough memory device aims for space missionsThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Among the many hazards encountered by space probes, exposure to radiation and huge temperature swings pose particular challenges for their electronic circuits. Now KAUST researchers have invented th ... more |
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Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key stepNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 India's latest space mission completed a key step in the country's second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section on Thursday. ... more 
A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar InfrastructureWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Anticipating a burgeoning cislunar and lunar economy of scientific research and commercial development in the coming decade, DARPA is soliciting innovative and revolutionary technical approaches to ... more 
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer gets final payload water huntPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2023 The spacecraft's Lunar Thermal Mapper science instrument will work with an imaging spectrometer to help researchers understand the nature of water on the Moon's surface. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is ... more  
Mil-Aero 6 GHz Link: ViaLite's answer to Japan's demanding satcom needsLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Tokyo's satellite communication industry has seen the recent introduction of ViaLite's Mil-Aero 6 GHz Link Pair, an advanced piece of technology designed to meet high-grade requirements for C-band R ... more |
 
Japan's space system utilizes AWS Snowcone for Space-to-Earth data deliveryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Approximately 400 kilometers above the Earth's surface, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) used an AWS Snowcone SSD onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to quickly and autonomou ... more 
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:3 ... more  
NASA's $985 million Psyche mission to all-metal asteroid nears liftoffWashington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2023 Preparations are proceeding for the early October launch of a NASA orbiter that uses futuristic electric propulsion technology for a rendezvous with 16 Psyche, the heart of a demolished planet belie ... 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 |
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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 
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  
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  
US Space Force boosts resilience with Capella Federal's satellite services contractSan Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2023 The satellite realm experienced a significant development as Capella Federal, a prominent subsidiary of Capella Space, secured a contract for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services (P ... more |
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