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  Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2023 The White House on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea over its space launch, calling it a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions that could destabilize the region. The launch "raises tensions, and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region and beyond," National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. North Korean state media reported early Wednesday local time that the country had succeeded in putting a reconnaissance satellite in orbit. A rocket car ... read more |
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Earth bacteria could make lunar soil more habitable for plantsBeijing (XNA) Nov 21, 2023 A series of planned crewed lunar missions worldwide have inspired a new wave of research in growing plants on the moon to sustain life. A new study by Chinese agricultural scientists found that bact ... more  
Australians vote on name for home-made Moon roverSydney (AFP) Nov 20, 2023 Australians began voting Monday on a name for the country's first home-made Moon rover, with a shortlist including "Mateship", "Roo-ver" and "Kakirra" - an Indigenous word for the Earth's satellite. ... more 
CAPSTONE marks one year in near rectilinear halo orbitBoca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) mars the one-year milestone of the CAPSTONE mission in a lunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). CAPSTONE, designed, built, and integrated by Terran Orbital ... more  
Juice burns hard towards first-ever Earth-Moon flybyParis (ESA) Nov 17, 2023 ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) launched from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on 14 April 2023. It's on a mission to make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its thr ... more |
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  Hubble measures the size of the nearest transiting Earth-sized planet  
Investigating the contribution of gamma-ray blazar flares to neutrino fluxTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2023 Blazars belong to the family of active galactic nuclei called quasars. What differentiates them from quasars is that the flares ejected out of these active galactic nuclei are pointed toward the Ear ... more |
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University of Helsinki researchers solve cosmic conundrumHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 21, 2023 Our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger formation, the local Supercluster structure, which contains several massive galaxy clusters and thousands of individual galaxies. Due to its pancake ... more 
Webb reveals new features in heart of the Milky WayParis (ESA) Nov 21, 2023 The latest image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense centre of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet ... more  
Galileo Second Generation satellite aces first hardware testsParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2023 The new Galileo satellite model from Thales Alenia Space underwent mechanical and signal performance testing this summer at ESA's ESTEC Test Centre. Structural models resisted launch-like noise and ... more  
OpenAI stands by decision to fire Sam Altman despite pressureSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 20, 2023 The board of ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Sunday rejected pressure from Microsoft and other major investors to reverse its stunning decision to fire CEO Sam Altman, US media reported. ... more |
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  SDI Announces New Tech Demo Competition for Government Modernization  
Nobody wants a Musk monopoly on satellite internet: Eutelsat bossParis (AFP) Nov 15, 2023 The boss of European satellite operator Eutelsat knows her task will not be easy: to forge a competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink and provide superfast internet from space. ... more |
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Starship Test Flies Higher: SpaceX Marks Progress Despite Late Test IncidentStarbase TX (SPX) Nov 19, 2023 In a significant advancement for SpaceX's ambitious space program, the company successfully conducted the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, aimed at future missions to Mars. Despite a largely successful flight, the test faced a challenge at the eight-minute mark. ... more 
Webb observes the glowing embers of colliding neutron starsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 Gamma-ray bursts are brief flashes of the most energetic form of light, reaching us from the distant Universe. They have their origin in stellar explosions, but the exact circumstances are still deb ... more  
Cube Quest concludes: Wins an lessons learned from Centennial ChallengeWashington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Artemis I launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new era of space exploration and inching the agency closer to sending the first woman and first person of c ... more  
NASA's Cold Atom Lab sets stage for quantum chemistry in spacePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 16, 2023 The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us. For the first time in ... more |
 GreenOnyx's Wanna Greens Makes Space Debut Aboard SpaceX CRS-29 Mission  
Globalsat Group will provide IoT and broadband connectivity solutions over ARSAT's capacityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 In a significant advancement for regional telecommunications, Globalsat Group has forged a strategic alliance with ARSAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anonima), a key player ... more |
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China's BeiDou and Fengyun Satellites Elevate Global Weather Forecasting CapabilitiesSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 In a significant step for space-based weather forecasting, China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has emerged as a pivotal player. Sun Yueqiang, the director of the Key Laboratory for Spac ... more 
Advanced Space's CAPSTONE operates one year at the MoonWestminster CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has succe ... more  
Innovative antimicrobial coating by Boeing and Queensland University trialled on ISSWashington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 In an ambitious effort to enhance the safety and hygiene of long-term space missions, Boeing, a global aerospace leader, has initiated a groundbreaking project on the International Space Station (IS ... more 
Heat Shield demo passes the test dubbed 'Just flawless'Langley Research Center Hampton VA (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than 18,000 mph, reaching temperatures of nearly 2,700 degrees Fahrenh ... more |
Physicists answer question of Supergalactic Plane's absent spiral galaxiesDurham UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2023 Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane. The Supergalac ... more  
Instruments led by IRF selected for ESA potential future mission to either Mars or Earth's OrbitParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2023 The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the selection of three prospective space missions. Among these missions, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) takes the lead in managing the sci ... more
Sam Altman: the 'super optimistic' star of AISan Francisco (AFP) Nov 20, 2023 By recruiting former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman following his surprise ouster by ChatGPT's parent company, Microsoft is hiring a tech industry star at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution. ... more 
Pennsylvania Invests Millions in Astrobotic TechnologyWashington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 Astrobotic Technology, a leading space exploration company, is expanding its presence in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an ambitious plan to create a 'space campus'. This move is set to bolster the ... more |
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Arctic Weather Satellite in shapeParis (ESA) Nov 21, 2023 Embracing the New Space approach, it has taken just 36 months to develop and build ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite. Now complete, this remarkable microsatellite has been shipped from OHB in Sweden to ... more 
Maritime Launch reports non-brokered private placement of convertible debenturesHalifax, Canada (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) has reported a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") for minimum gross proceeds of $2,000,000 ... more 
Maxar hands over JUPITER 3, to EchoStarPalo Alto CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Maxar Space Systems today announced that it had successfully handed over operations of the largest commercial communications satellite ever manufactured in their Palo Alto, California facility, the ... more  
MetOp Second Generation weather satellite pair show offParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2023 Having satellites in different types of orbit is essential to delivering data to forecast the weather accurately. With the first Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite safely in geostationary or ... more |
OLS using Eutelsat for maritime connectivity off Brazilian coastParis, France (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Eutelsat has reported that Offshore Link Sat (OLS) has expanded its capacity on EUTELSAT 8 West B for GEO maritime connectivity services off the Brazilian coast. OLS, a Brazilian telecommunica ... more  
PSI unveils Mercury's hidden glaciers, suggesting new astrobiological insightsTucson AZ (SPX) Nov 18, 2023 Scientists from the Planetary Science Institute have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in astrobiology by revealing a volatile environment that might e ... more  
Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the SunParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2023 The space between Earth and Mars is usually buzzing with science data, telemetry and commands racing to and from almost a dozen missions at the Red Planet. But for roughly one and a half days this N ... more  
Virtual Observatory provides first look at the Solar polesBoulder CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2023 Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to view the Sun's poles - or at least produce an educated guess of what the Sun's poles might look like, since they've never been observed befo ... more |
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NASA telescope data becomes music you can playBoston MA (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 For millennia, musicians have looked to the heavens for inspiration. Now a new collaboration is enabling actual data from NASA telescopes to be used as the basis for original music that can be playe ... more 
Deep learning speeds up galactic calculationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 Supernovae, exploding stars, play a critical role in the formation and evolution of galaxies. However, key aspects of them are notoriously difficult to simulate accurately in reasonably short amount ... more 
Gemini North peers deeper into the dust with new instrumentWashington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2023 Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, is now peering deeper into the dusty dwellings of young stars with its new IGRINS-2 instrument. This next-ge ... more  
Using eclipses to calculate the transparency of Saturn's ringsLancaster UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2023 A Lancaster University PhD student has measured the optical depth of Saturn's rings using a new method based on how much sunlight reached the Cassini spacecraft while it was in the shadow of the rin ... more |
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