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  Louisville CO (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit of life on Earth, has delivered the first Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, to NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Dream Chaser, the world's only commercial spaceplane, has entered the final testing phase ahead of its first flight in 2024. The testing campaign will confirm the spacecraft's resilience to the challenges of launch and the demanding co ... read more |
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Measuring how space creates jobs and prosperity on EarthParis (ESA) Dec 18, 2023 Space is becoming ever more important to life on Earth - from managing climate change to responding to emergencies to digitalising the economy. To help policymakers and businesses take informed deci ... more  
Tyvak's Milani nanosat advances in Hera mission with successful test readiness reviewBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 Tyvak International has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Milani nano spacecraft, a vital component of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera planetary defense mission. This ... more  
China's commercial space sector achieves milestones with series of successful launchesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 China's space industry, long known for its state-driven Long March rocket series, is now witnessing a rapid expansion in its commercial sector. The Long March family celebrated its 500th spaceflight ... more 
Rocket Lab puts Japanese satellite into orbitWashington 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. ... more |
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Diamond Light Source Prepares for In-Depth Analysis of Bennu SamplesLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 Diamond Light Source, the United Kingdom's national synchrotron science facility, is set to embark on a novel analysis of samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, using its unique Dual Imaging an ... more |
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A Soliday Before the Holidays Sols 4039-4040Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, December 15, 2023: Planning can often be a very careful balancing act, and today was certainly no exception. Because we are heading into the weekend, we'd usually get th ... more  
Scientists measure the distance to stars by their musicLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 For most of us, the countless bright spots in the nighttime sky all seem to be stars. But in fact, some of those spots are actually planets, or distant suns, or even entire galaxies located billions ... more  
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  
AI scientist, founder of China's SenseTime suddenly diesBeijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2023 The founder of leading Chinese AI firm SenseTime and an influential computer scientist has suddenly passed away, the company said in a statement Saturday. ... more |
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  D-Orbit and TelePIX announce contract for the in-orbit testing of Tetraplex 
A computer scientist pushes the boundaries of geometryBoston MA (SPX) Dec 18, 2023 More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid, known to many as the father of geometry, changed the way we think about shapes. Building off those ancient foundations and millennia ... more |
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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 
NASA Partners with Commercial Space Firms for Expanded CubeSat Launch ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 NASA is actively collaborating with several prominent commercial space companies under its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This initiative marks ... more |
  Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North America 
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 |
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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 
Some Icy Exoplanets May Have Habitable Oceans and GeysersPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 14, 2023 A NASA study expands the search for life beyond our solar system by indicating that 17 exoplanets (worlds outside our solar system) could have oceans of liquid water, an essential ingredient for lif ... more |
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Design the patch for Hera's Milani CubeSat Paris (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 
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 |
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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'Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2023 A spacecraft the size of a cereal box has collected precise measurements of the atmospheres of large and puffy planets called "hot Jupiters." The findings, led by a team from the University of Color ... more 
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 
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 |
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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 
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 |
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