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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 SpaceX has announced a revised schedule for the Falcon Heavy's launch of the USSF-52 mission. Initially planned for December 10, the mission is now set for Monday, December 11 at 8:14 p.m. ET. This change is due to weather conditions affecting the planned lift-off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available at the same time on Tuesday, December 12, ensuring flexibility in the mission schedule. The live webcast of this mission will b ... read more |
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Was going to space a good ideaAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the Encyclopaedia Britannica posed a question to five eminent thinkers of the day: "Ha ... more  
Artificial Intelligence and NASA's First Robotic Lunar RoverMoffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 When NASA's VIPER (short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lands on the surface of the Moon on a mission to better understand the environment where NASA plans to send astronauts a ... more  
Magnetization by laser pulseDresden, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 In the world of materials science, discoveries that challenge established norms often lead to groundbreaking innovations. Such is the case with a fascinating development involving laser-induced magn ... more  
Maritime Launch secures additional funding for Canada's first commercial spaceportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF), a key player in the development of Canada's first commercial spaceport, recently announced a significant financial milestone. The company has ... more |
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Observatory to unravel universe's mysteriesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Deep beneath a hill in the rural Kaiping area of Jiangmen, China's largest underground laboratory, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), is on the verge of completing a decade-long c ... more |
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Ovzon 3 Satellite Launch with SpaceX Set for December 15, 2023Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Ovzon, a prominent player in mobile satellite communication, is on the cusp of a significant milestone with its latest project, Ovzon 3. This satellite, poised for launch no earlier than December 15 ... more  
Satellogic and Uzma Join Forces to Revolutionize Geospatial Services in Southeast AsiaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Uzma (BURSA:7250.KL), a Malaysian-based energy and technology firm, has joined forces with Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a pioneer in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, ... more  
Tekniam and Rivada Collaborate to Enhance Emergency Communications and Disaster RecoveryMunich, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 In a strategic alliance aimed at bolstering emergency communications and disaster recovery efforts, Tekniam, a US-based company specializing in emergency connectivity solutions, is joining forces wi ... more  
More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaursMontreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stag ... more |
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  Should I Stay or Should I Go Now: Sols 4028-4029  
Shedding light on the synthesis of sugars before the origin of lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life ... more |
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Ancient stars made extraordinarily heavy elementsRaleigh NC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the ... more 
Astronomers determine the age of three mysterious baby stars at the heart of the Milky WayLund, Sweden (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Through analysis of high-resolution data from a ten-metre telescope in Hawaii, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in generating new knowledge about three stars at the very heart ... more 
NASA clears Hubble Space Telescope to go back to work after gyroscope issueWashington DC (UPI) Dec 7, 2023 NASA will put the Hubble Space Telescope back to work Friday, after a weeklong delay in its mission to investigate one of the spacecraft's steering devices, the agency announced Thursday. ... more 
Unlocking neutron star rotation anomalies: Insights from quantum simulationInnsbruck, Austria (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Neutron stars have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the first detected signature in 1967. Known for their periodic flashes of light and rapid rotation, ... more |
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Mysteries of Earth's ancient mass extinction event revealedDornsife CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Startling new insights into the catastrophic impact of one of the most devastating events in Earth's history have been revealed by a team led by researchers with the USC Dornsife College of Letters, ... more |
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Study reshapes understanding of mass extinction in Late Devonian eraBloomington IN (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 Diverse and full of sea life, the Earth's Devonian era - taking place more than 370 million years ago - saw the emergence of the first seed-bearing plants, which spread as large forests across the c ... more 
Unique CU Boulder, NSO collaboration allows journey into varied solar physics research pathsBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 10, 2023 A new group of graduate students and postdocs are hard at work this fall with full freedom to explore a variety of solar and space physics research paths because of a unique fellowship program start ... more 
Psyche gamma-ray instrument hums to life, marking next generation for space explorationBaltimore MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Set 6.5 feet (2 meters) away from NASA's Psyche spacecraft on the tip of a boom, the mission's gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) hummed to life on Nov. 6 for the first time since launch in mid-October. T ... more  
Scholars say it's time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'lunar Anthropocene'Lawrence KS (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Human beings first disturbed moon dust on Sept. 13, 1959, when the USSR's unmanned spacecraft Luna 2 alighted on the lunar surface. In the following decades, more than a hundred other spacecraft hav ... more |
How Rocks Say Don't Touch: Sols 4032-4034Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, December 8, 2023: As we climb through the terrain, which is beautiful to look at with its steep topography, we are on the lookout for all the differences in the rocks. A ... more 
Amateur Astronomers Help Discover Cosmic CrashPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2023 Astronomers found what looks like a glowing cloud of dust from a massive planetary pile-up-and NASA volunteers helped make the discovery! A recent paper in Nature describes how an international grou ... more  
Advanced Botany, Biology Promoting Health on Earth and in SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Space botany, human research, and bioprinting were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 septet also focused on lab hardware and cargo ope ... more 
Lost tomato found aboard International Space Station after eight monthsMiami FL (UPI) Dec 11, 2023 Members of an International Space Station crew said astronaut Frank Rubio has now been cleared of allegations he ate one of the first tomatos harvested in space. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli ... more |
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NASA Stennis Achieves Major Milestone for In-Flight Software MissionWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 The Autonomous Systems Laboratory team at NASA's Stennis Space Center recently cleared a major milestone for a historic in-flight mission to demonstrate the capabilities of a site-developed autonomo ... more 
First hints of nuclear fission in cosmos revealed by models, observationsLos Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 The elements above iron on the periodic table are thought to be created in cataclysmic explosions like the merger of two neutron stars or in rare classes of supernovae. New research suggests fission ... more 
Researchers Develop Advanced Algorithm Pandora for Exomoon HuntGottingen, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 In the vast cosmos, where planets orbit distant stars, the existence of moons around exoplanets has been a topic of intrigue. Only two of the more than 5300 known exoplanets have so far provided evi ... more 
A Great Year for the GeminidsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 It's December and that means one of the best celestial events will grace the skies. The Geminid meteor shower should peak in a moonless sky between Wednesday and Thursday, December 13-14. On W ... more |
An incredible pace of SpaceX launch cadence continues with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocketSpace Coast FL (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 SpaceX sent up 23 Starlink satellites during a mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). Liftoff from Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) occurred at 12:07 a.m. EST (0507 UTC) on Spac ... more 
HyperScout H Readies for ESA's Hera MissionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 HyperScout H, developed by cosine, has a rich history in Earth observation, but its origins lie in planetary science. Now, it's returning to its roots as an integral part of the European Space Agenc ... more 
Galactic winds discovered in ancient star-forming galaxiesParis, France (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 In a groundbreaking discovery, an international research team, led by a CNRS scientist, has unveiled the role of galactic winds in regulating the growth of galaxies, including those over 7 billion y ... more 
Mapping Mars: Deep Learning Could Help Identify Jezero Crater Landing SiteWashington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Preparations for a safe landing on Earth, such as finding the most even terrain and equipping the appropriate landing gear, are also crucial for Mars missions. Thus, landing a rover on Mars re ... more |
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CubeSats deployer flight model now integrated to HeraParis (ESA) Dec 06, 2023 For the first time in Europe two CubeSats will venture deep into the Solar System carried onboard Hera. But current deployers used to release cubesats from their mothercraft are unsuitable for the p ... more 
Ariel moves from drawing board to construction phaseParis (ESA) Dec 06, 2023 Today, the preliminary spacecraft design of ESA's future exoplanet mission Ariel got approval from the ESA review board and passed the Preliminary Design Review with flying colours. This concl ... more 
NASA's Psyche Delivers First Images and Other DataWashington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, stream ... more 
NASA Engineers Push Limits of Physics to Focus LightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 A pair of precision-orbiting small satellites will attempt to capture the first views ever of small-scale features near the surface of the Sun that scientists believe drive the heating and accelerat ... more |
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