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  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 We've learned a lot about the Universe from telescopes that are sensitive to anything from high-energy gamma waves to visible light to low-energy radio waves. But detecting such electromagnetic waves has limitations. Using PSC's Bridges-2 system to simulate signals in their Antarctic IceCube detector, an international collaboration of scientists has now made the first map of the Milky Way galaxy using particles called neutrinos - the first map of a cosmic structure that didn't depend on electromagnetic ... read more |
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NASA, Pacific Disaster Center increase landslide hazard awarenessMaui HI (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 After years of development and testing, NASA's Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness model (LHASA) has been integrated into the Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) multi-hazard monitorin ... more  
NASA's InSPA Aims to Stimulate Commercial Manufacturing in Low Earth OrbitLos Angeles C (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 NASA has outlined a comprehensive strategy for its In Space Production Applications (InSPA), aimed at stimulating commercial manufacturing initiatives in low Earth orbit (LEO). This program employs ... more  
Data from NASA's WISE used to preview Lucy mission to Asteroid DinkineshPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2023 Researchers have utilized infrared survey data to refine the asteroid's size and surface brightness in support of the Nov. 1 encounter by NASA's Lucy mission. NASA's Lucy mission will soon have its ... more  
CGI pilots integrated satellite and terrestrial networks for seamless broadband on trainsSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 In an ambitious initiative to modernize and improve the United Kingdom's rail network, technology solutions firm CGI, satellite operator Eutelsat OneWeb, and connectivity solutions provider Icomera ... more |
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AI-enhanced LizzieSat satellite by Sidus Space clears crucial environmental testsCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 Sidus Space, listed on the NASDAQ as SIDU, has reached a key juncture in its satellite development timeline. The company recently concluded environmental testing on its LizzieSat satellite bus, sett ... more |
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InSPA collaborates with multi-sector partners to fast-track space commercializationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 Aiming to bring commercial manufacturing in space closer to reality, NASA's Inter-Agency Space Platform for Advanced (InSPA) portfolio is rallying support from diverse sectors. NASA is engaging with ... more 
MDA acquires SatixFy's Digital Payload Division in $60 Million dealSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 In a significant move, SatixFy Communications Ltd. has concluded its $60 million strategic transaction with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), according to a company announcement. Both ... more 
Daily Minor Planet volunteers spot an asteroid passing close to EarthWashington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 Volunteers working with The Daily Minor Planet have made the project's first big discovery: an asteroid passing very near planet Earth. On the night of October 3rd, a telescope for the Catalina Sky ... more  
Scientists discover molten layer covering Martian coreCollege Park MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 NASA's InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars' internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints about its tumultuous formation. Bu ... more |
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Physicists embark on six-year hunt for dark matter particleEspoo, Finland (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 In the pitch dark of the cosmos lurks an invisible kind of matter. Its presence is seen in the rippling ebb and flow of galaxies, but it's never been directly observed. What secrets lie beneath the ... more |
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Why the Roman Space Telescope will study the flickering lights of the Milky WayGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of stars in search of tell-t ... more  
Chinese astronauts return to Earth with fruitful experimental resultsJiuquan (XNA) Nov 01, 2023 The Shenzhou XVI crew consisting of three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Tuesday, after completing a five-month space station mission. Shenzhou XVI's return capsule, carrying a ... more 
Private sector actively competing for involvement in China's space station, manned lunar missionsJiuquan (XNA) Oct 31, 2023 China's private space enterprises are hopeful that commercial rockets developed by them will be involved in the launch missions of the low-cost cargo transport vehicle for the country's space statio ... more 
Shenzhou XVI crew return after 'very cool journey'Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2023 The Shenzhou XVI crew returned to Earth on Tuesday morning, concluding a historic, five-month mission that also involved China's first civilian astronaut. The spaceship's reentry capsule, carr ... more |
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USound and Physical Synthesis to send the tiniest speaker to spaceGraz, Austria (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 In a move that demonstrates the increasingly multi-disciplinary nature of space ventures USound and Physical Synthesis are teaming up to deploy a specialized zero-gravity musical synthesizer dubbed the "Blue Marble Synthesizer" - into space. ... more |
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NASA is locating ice on Mars with this new mapPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2023 Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars, serving as drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel. But it would also be a major scientific target: Astronau ... more  
SpinLaunch announces new leadership rolesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 SpinLaunch, a pioneering space company enabling rapid and sustainable low-cost access to space, has announced major executive appointments that will provide the company with additional expertise in ... more  
Australian school students are experimenting with 'space veggies' in a NASA initiativeMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 A pink glow is shining on the faces of enthusiastic students as they tend to plants in purpose-built grow boxes for space stations. These students are the first in Australia to experience Grow ... more 
Lucy Ready for first Asteroid encounterPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2023 NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on track for its first asteroid encounter on Nov. 1. Lucy's optical navigation team has confirmed that the latest trajectory correction maneuver on Sept 29 accurately set t ... more |
The first 'birder's guide' to meteor showersMountain View CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 The SETI Institute is proud to announce a new book by SETI Institute meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. Called "Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers," this comprehensive guide describes over 500 met ... more 
Bewitched Battery: Sols 3994-3995Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, October 30, 2023: Mondays are scary enough, so the team was extra spooked when the morning's downlink showed our incoming power state as lower than what we planned. Ghos ... more  
Giant planets cast a deadly pallRiverside CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around other stars. New studies show, in some planetary systems, the giants tend to kick smaller planet ... more 
Webb Telescope improves simulation softwareGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 The James Webb Space Telescope truly explores the unknown, displaying stunning images of previously unseen corners of the universe only possible because of the telescope's 21-foot segmented mirror t ... more |
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Gate to the dark EuclidParis (ESA) Nov 01, 2023 ESA's Euclid mission is on a quest to unveil the nature of two elusive 'dark' entities. As the renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking remarked in 2013, "The missing link in cosmology is the ... more 
New technologies for the future of European spaceParis (ESA) Oct 31, 2023 What do bacteria-based food production, avalanche monitoring and the mapping of Venus have in common? They can all be found among the topics of the 47 research and development activities funded by E ... more  
Dinosaurs likely brought down by dust, not asteroid, researchers sayWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2023 A new study suggests that a prolonged dust cloud may have played a larger role than previously thought in the extinction of dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago. ... more 
Smithsonian set to open Asteroid Bennu sample displayWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will unveil the first public display of a sample of Bennu-a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid-to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3. The rocky fragment wa ... more |
 
European Service Module for Artemis II connected to Orion vehicleParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2023 The second European Service Module was connected to the rest of the Orion spacecraft which will be used in the Artemis II mission that will bring astronauts around the Moon and back for the first ti ... more 
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink Internet satellites after aborted missionWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2023 SpaceX launched 23 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday in its second attempt after aborting the mission Sunday. ... more 
Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worldsLeicester UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet of Uranus has been confirmed for the first time by University of Leicester astronomers. The discovery could shed light on the myste ... more 
Salts and organics observed on Ganymede's surface by JunePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2023 Data collected by NASA's Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the surface on Jupiter's largest moon. NASA's Juno mission has observed mineral salts and organic compounds on the sur ... more |
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Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggestsProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Venus, a scorching wasteland of a planet according to scientists, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth, a new study found. The finding ... more 
NSF awards up to $21.4M for design of next-gen telescopes to capture earliest moments of universeChicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 The National Science Foundation has awarded $3.7 million to the University of Chicago for the first year of a grant that may provide up to $21.4 million for the final designs for a next-generation s ... more 
Ultracompact: The Black Hole at the center of our Milky WayMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 Every now and then, luminous gas is seen swirling around Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Now, astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE ... more 
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 'successful' missionBeijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after five months in orbit at the country's space station, state media reported. ... more |
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