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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2023 Rocket Lab returned its Electron rocket into space for the first time since September with a successful New Zealand flight on Friday that released a Japanese satellite into orbit. The payload, the QPS-SAR-5, or Tsukuyomi-1 satellite, reached orbit about 57 minutes after launching from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1. The Japanese company iQPS develops and operates small SAR satellites and works toward creating a world with quasi-real-time maps. "Tsukuyomi-1 has been deployed to its new hom ... read more |
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Huge solar flare, strongest since 2017, disrupts Earth radio communicationsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2023 A huge solar flare, the biggest since 2017, disrupted radio communication for two hours on Earth Thursday. It was detected by a NASA telescope. ... more  
Apex satellite factory aiming to produce 50 units annuallyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company Apex recently announced the opening of its new headquarters, Factory One, in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. Factory One, a blend of o ... more 
China's Shenlong space plane embarks on another secretive mission in spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 In a significant advancement for China's space technology, the successful launch of a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's vast Gobi Desert has ... more  
Planet Labs Integrates Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub for Enhanced Earth ObservationSan Francisco FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a trailblazer in daily Earth data and insights, has recently announced the integration of its Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub. This integration marks a significant ... more |
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Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North AmericaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Deep Sand Technology (DST), a leader in affordable autosteering and GPS guidance for agricultural equipment, has announced a significant advancement in precision agriculture through its partnership ... more |
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Watch Your Step: Sols 4037-4038Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023: With the colder months upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, some may be thinking about warmer times ahead, be it the return of spring, or a ... more  
Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon - 5 essential reads on modern lunar missionsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 The year 2023 proved a big one for lunar science. India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed near the south pole of the Moon, a huge accomplishment for a country relatively new to the space scene, espe ... more 
Create your own sky map, find the weirdest stars and explore the surface of the Moon with the EXPLORE astronomy toolkitStrasbourg, France (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 A new set of tools for astronomers and planetary explorers use interactive visual analytics and machine learning to reveal and contrast properties of objects in our galaxy. From identifying the 'wei ... more  
NEOWISE space telescope marks 10 Years on orbit as End of Mission loomsPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 14, 2023 NASA's NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than 3,000 near-Earth objects ... more |
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 Some Icy Exoplanets May Have Habitable Oceans and Geysers 
Design the patch for Hera's Milani CubeSatParis (ESA) Dec 14, 2023 Milani needs you! This is your chance to design a mission patch for the Milani CubeSat which will fly with ESA's Hera planetary defence spacecraft to the Didymos binary asteroid system. ESA is ... more |
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Chinese scientists build largest-ever neutral hydrogen catalog in deep spaceBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, or the "China Sky Eye," a team of Chinese astronomers built the largest-ever high-quality catalog of neutral hydrogen (HI) sources be ... more 
Satellite-based method measures carbon in peat bogsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Peat bogs in the tropics store vast amounts of carbon, but logging, plantations, road building, and other activities have destroyed large swaths of these ecosystems in places like Indonesia and Mala ... more  
China's space programme: Five things to knowBeijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2023 When Chang'e-3 became the first Chinese craft to land on the Moon 10 years ago, it kicked off nationwide celebrations - and a decade of major successes for a rapidly accelerating space programme. ... more 
Plasma instability study unveils cosmic ray dynamics, altering perceptions of galaxy evolutionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered a new plasma instability that could dramatically reshape our understanding of cosmic rays and their influence on ga ... more |
 14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about 'hot Jupiters' 
A Rinse and Repeat Kind of Plan: Sols 4035-4036Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, December 11, 2023: Today's 2-sol plan was a "Touch and Go" plan, where we do some short science activities (ChemCam and/or MAHLI and APXS) in our workspace early in the ... more |
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Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet ImagesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 First there was a gloriously dusty disk. Then the traceable tracks of "exocomets." But 15 years ago this fall, the star system Beta Pictoris yielded one of the most iconic pictures in astrophysics: ... more  
Rail industry urged to consider safety risks of space weatherLancaster UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2023 Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather. Solar storms can trigger powerful magnet ... 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 
US launch of new Vulcan Centaur rocket delayed until JanuaryWashington (AFP) Dec 14, 2023 The maiden liftoff of a new American rocket called Vulcan Centaur has been delayed from Christmas Eve to January 8, United Launch Alliance, the company developing it, said Thursday. ... more |
New rockets set to launch in 2024Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2023 Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations. ... more  
NASA: Let's Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato ResearchHouston TX (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Growing food aboard the International Space Station is one of the many research investigations ripe for long duration spaceflight missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio rece ... more 
Artificial Intelligence and NASA's First Robotic Lunar Rover: Part 2Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 In our last post, we described how VIPER, NASA's first robotic Moon rover, is using artificial intelligence to create several options for the VIPER team to plan the rover's path during its mission t ... more 
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at EnceladusPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023 Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, ... more |
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Astronomers discover first population of binary stripped starsToronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, publis ... more 
Binary star interactions key to solving hydrogen-poor supernova mysteryKlosterneuburg, Austria (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor supernovae than astrophysicists can explain. Now, a new Assist ... more 
eROSITA finds hot gas all around the Milky Way - closer than expectedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 A new all-sky map by the eROSITA telescope reveals X-rays emitted by million-degree hot plasma in and around the Milky Way. Analysing this data, the team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrest ... more 
Unlocking the Secrets of Fast Radio Bursts: Scientists Find More Pieces to the Puzzle of Mysterious Space SignalsMountain View, CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 A team of SETI Institute scientists have unveiled new insights into a cosmic mystery known as Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). The discovery and detailed observation of the repeating FRB 20220912A, made at ... more |
 
Kymeta Hawk u8: A Milestone in LEO Satellite Connectivity for Land MobilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 Kymeta Corporation, a leader in the development of flat panel antennas, and satellite communications giant Eutelsat Group have jointly announced a significant advancement in land mobile connectivity ... more 
ESA leads the way towards a Zero Debris futureParis (ESA) Dec 15, 2023 Earth is surrounded by spacecraft carrying out vital work to study our changing climate, deliver global communication and navigation services and help us answer important scientific questions. But i ... more 
Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for iQPS's 'The Moon God Awakens' MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 In a significant development in the realm of space launches and Earth observation, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB), a global leader in launch services, is gearing up for its 42nd Electron missio ... more 
UK's Orbex secures funding for carbon-neutral spaceport developmentForres, UK (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 In a significant step towards advancing sustainable spaceflight, UK-based Orbex has secured a GBP3.3 million grant from the UK Space Agency as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Boost! initia ... more |
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Unlocking Lunar Mysteries: Chang'e-5 Mission Sheds Light on Moon's Surface WeatheringSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 In a groundbreaking development, scientists from the China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, in collaboration with researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii, have successfully m ... more 
NASA's Commercial Partners Continue Progress on New Space StationsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 Three NASA-funded commercial space station partners are on track for the design and development of their orbital destinations and the transition of agency's low Earth orbit needs from the Internatio ... more 
NASA's Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarfUniversity Park PA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the new record-holder for the smallest object that forms like a star: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf with only three to four t ... more 
Eutelsat OneWeb set to revolutionize Libyan telecommunication servicesLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 Eutelsat Group (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL), a global satellite communications leader and the first to operate both Geostationary (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, has announced a groundbreaking ... more |
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