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  Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service. The Atlas V rocket carrying the satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 2:06 pm local time (6:06 pm GMT). The launch was carried out by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) industrial group, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Once up and running, the company founded by Jeff Bezos says its Project Kuiper will provide "fast ... read more |
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Amazon's Project Kuiper takes flight with first satellite launchSpace Coast FL (SPX) Oct 06, 2023 Amazon's expansive ambitions to delve into satellite-based broadband have taken a concrete form. On October 6, 2023, the e-commerce behemoth successfully launched KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, the in ... more  
E-Space demos novel LEO space capabilities during Space Force field testSaratoga CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, has completed its U.S. Department of Defense contract with its su ... more 
Iran hits back at Britain over satellite launchTehran (AFP) Oct 4, 2023 Iran on Wednesday condemned Britain for criticising the Islamic republic over the launch of its latest military satellite into orbit. ... more  
Rocket Lab opens engine development center in Long BeachLong Beach CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support ... more |
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RTX develops solid-state circuit breaker for NASA's hybrid-electric aircraftRockford IL (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 RTX (NYSE: RTX) has successfully demonstrated the operation of a solid-state circuit breaker to support hybrid-electric propulsion systems in future aircraft, a key part of the aviation industry's e ... more |
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Hawaii gets $8M for new space tech to measure Earth's chemical compositionManoa HI (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Due to its launch expertise, University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) secured an $8 million technology demonstration mission funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology ... more 
NASA selects Umbra for their CSDA ProgramWashington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a commercial provider for its Commercial Satellite D ... more 
Ozone hole goes large againParis (ESA) Oct 05, 2023 Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year's ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an 'ozone depleting a ... more  
Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the UniverseCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe expands, and although we know approximately how fast, the two primary ways to measure this expansion ... more |
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  Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggests  
CfA-SwRI heliophysics mission selected for Phase A mission definition studySan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 NASA has selected a new SwRI-managed heliophysics mission focused on investigating the Sun's middle corona - an enigmatic region of the Sun's atmosphere driving solar activity - for a Phase A, missi ... more |
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Last September was hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin: EU monitorParis (AFP) Oct 5, 2023 Last month was the hottest September on record by an "extraordinary" margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said on Thursday. ... more  
Instant evolution: AI designs new robot from scratch in secondsEvanston IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch. To test the new AI, the resear ... more  
Superconductivity at room temperature remains elusiveWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 by David D. Nolte | Professor - Physics and Astronomy, Purdue On April 8, 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes scribbled in pencil an almost unintelligible note into a kitchen notebook ... more  
Simulations reveal the atomic-scale story of qubitsChicago IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Researchers led by Giulia Galli at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering report a computational study that predicts the conditions to create specific spin defects in silic ... more |
  Massive low earth orbit communications satellites could disrupt astronomy  
Global team recommends ethical rules for human research in commercial spaceflightGarrison NY (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 The first ethical framework for conducting human research on commercial spaceflight was proposed in an article in Science by an international team that included Hastings Center president Vardit Ravi ... more |
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Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost Lunar Lander StructureCedar Park TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, has completed the development and assembly of its Blue Ghost lander structure and fluid systems, a critical milestone for Firefly's fir ... more 
New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecastsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 A new center led by CU Boulder will undertake research to make the region of space between Earth and the moon a little safer-potentially helping satellites navigate through this tumultuous and somet ... more 
Law professor calls for ethical approach to human experiments in spaceOxford MS (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 University of Mississippi law professor Michelle Hanlon co-authored an article published (Sept. 28) in the journal Science that offers best practices for human research in space. Each time ast ... more 
Orbit Fab appoints Chief Engineer, advances refueling system test capabilitiesLafayette CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Orbit Fab, the leading provider of on-orbit refueling services, has named industry veteran Kevin Smith as the company's Chief Engineer, who will lead the Systems, Electrical, Fluids, and Mechanical ... more |
 
A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the LevantSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago as a fragmented comet slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. The explosion and subsequent environmental changes forced hunter-gatherers in the ... more  
Light rocks on deck, gray rocks in the hole: Sols 3966-3697Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 04, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, October 2, 2023: HiRISE images of Gale crater show that Curiosity is driving through a section of layered rocks on Mt. Sharp, and the layers consist of alternating ba ... more 
Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawnEvanston IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) first images of the universe's earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and too mature ... more  
Keysight launches phased array antenna control and calibration solutionSanta Rosa CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduces the new Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration solution, a breakthrough over-the-air (OTA) calibration and characterization solution that en ... more |
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Momentus announces $4M direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rulesSan Jose CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 2,000,000 shares of common stock (or common stock equi ... more 
NASA awards Outpost Phase 2 Ignite SBIR Contract for cargo return studiesSanta Monica CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 Outpost Technologies Corporation ("Outpost"), a sustainable space company that is spearheading a new wave of development in Earth Return and Reusable Satellites, announced that it has been awarded a ... more  
Vega's ESTCube-2 tether to the futureParis (ESA) Oct 04, 2023 Estonia's next satellite will fly aboard Europe's Vega VV23 launcher later this week. While largely designed and built by undergraduate students, the shoebox-sized ESTCube-2 has ambitious goals in m ... more 
DLA Energy supports space missions from coast to coastWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 From coast to coast, Defense Logistics Agency Energy is helping launch rockets and equipment into space. The DLA Energy Aerospace team fueled two space missions this month: the first launch fr ... more |
Iron atoms discovered on the move in Earth's solid inner coreAustin TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 The iron atoms that make up the Earth's solid inner core are tightly jammed together by astronomically high pressures - the highest on the planet. But even here, there's space for wiggle room, ... more 
NASA announces launch services for pair of space weather satellitesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satelli ... more  
Large mound structures on Kuiper belt object Arrokoth may have common originSan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Planetary Scientist and Associate Vice President Dr. Alan Stern posits that the large, approximately 5-kilometer-long mounds that dominate the ... more 
Scientists figured out what causes Earth's strongest lightningJerusalem (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Superbolts are more likely to strike the closer a storm cloud's electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean's surface, a new study finds. These conditions are responsible for superbolt "hotspot ... more |
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Study quantifies satellite brightness, challenges ground-based astronomyChampaign IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 The ability to have access to the Internet or use a mobile phone anywhere in the world is taken more and more for granted, but the brightness of Internet and telecommunications satellites that enabl ... more 
China invites Chang'e-8 lunar probe mission global collaborationBeijing (XNA) Oct 04, 2023 The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is offering opportunities for international cooperation on payloads that will piggyback on the country's Chang'e-8 lunar exploration mission, slated fo ... more 
SwRI scientists use Webb, Sofia telescopes to observe metallic asteroidSan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Southwest Research Institute scientists are using telescopes to observe the asteroid Psyche in the infrared, providing context for NASA's upcoming Psyche mission. Dr. Stephanie Jarmak is using the J ... more 
Lunar ambitions boost space funding as investment set to reach $33 billion by 2032Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Lunar exploration is the catalyst behind an unprecedented surge in the space exploration sector which saw global government investment rise to an impressive $26 billion during 2023. Ambitious lunar ... more |
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