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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2023 SpaceX has successfully launched the USSF-52 mission using its Falcon Heavy rocket, marking a significant achievement in the ongoing collaboration between Space Systems Command (SSC) and SpaceX. The launch occurred at 8:07 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, demonstrating the capabilities and resilience of the Falcon Heavy rocket. This successful launch represents the fifth mission for the Falcon Heavy's current set of side boosters, which have a proven track r ... read more |
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NASA's Juno spacecraft prepares for Jupiter moon Io close flybyWashington DC (UPI) Dec 28, 2021 NASA's Juno spacecraft is preparing for a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, which scientists hope will lend insight into the structure of the volcanically active moon. ... more 
SpaceX successfully launches two rockets hours apartWashington DC (UPI) Dec 28, 2023 Less than three hours after the launch of a mysterious space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX launched a second launch Thursday night, at 11:01 p.m. EST, deploying its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. ... more  
Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025Moscow (AFP) Dec 28, 2023 Russian and US space agencies have agreed to keep working together to deliver crews to the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2025, Russian corporation Roscosmos said Thursday. ... more  
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to DuskPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 29, 2023 When NASA's Curiosity Mars rover isn't on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos recorded on Nov. 8, the 4,002nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The ... more |
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 Japan sets third launch attempt of next-gen rocket for February  
Shenzhou XVII crew conducts 1st spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023 Shenzhou XVII crew members conducted their first spacewalk on Thursday, completing a host of tasks outside the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency sa ... more |
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China advances space capabilities with Long March 11 Sea LaunchSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 In a recent advancement in China's burgeoning space program, a Long March 11 carrier rocket was successfully launched from the South China Sea on Tuesday morning. This launch, which took place off t ... more 
GMV Leads In-Space Refueling Tech Development with UK Space Agency FundingLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 In a significant boost to the UK's space technology sector, GMV, a leader in aerospace and defense systems, has been selected by the UK Space Agency for a substantial project in the realm of in-orbi ... more 
Jupiter was targeted by exoplanet hunterLisbon, Portugal (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 For the first time, an instrument to find planets light years away was used on an object in the Solar System, in a study on Jupiter's winds. We find ourselves at a time when it has become almost com ... more  
NASA asteroid sampling mission renamed OSIRIS-APEX for new journeyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn't happened since the dawn of record ... more |
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SpaceX returns vital life science research to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Dec 22, 2023 SpaceX returned more than 30 research payloads, many of which were vital life science investigations, from the ISS National Laboratory to Earth Friday. ... more |
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Studying Combustion and Fire SafetyWashington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 Research on the International Space Station is helping scientists to understand how fire spreads and behaves in different environments and learn how to prevent and ... more 
AWS Ground Station expands to Alaska, enhancing global satellite networkLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2023 Amazon Web Services (AWS), a leader in cloud computing and a subsidiary of Amazon, has announced an expansion of its AWS Ground Station service. The company has launched its 12th antenna location in ... more 
China's 63rd rocket launch of year puts four satellites into orbitBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023 China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Monday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern Gobi Desert, placing four satellites in orbit, China Aerospace Sc ... more  
Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA's WebbWashington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 On Dec. 25, NASA will celebrate the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope - the largest and most powerful space observatory in history. The clarity of its images has inspired ... more |
 Rocket arrives at launch site for Tianzhou-7 cargo mission  
Satellites launched to upgrade Beidou networkBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023 China launched two satellites into orbit on Tuesday morning for its Beidou Navigation Satellite System, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office. The satellites were carried by a Lon ... more |
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Spacewalk completes repairs, marks milestone for young astronautBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023 China's Shenzhou XVII astronauts successfully completed their first spacewalk on Thursday, conducting repairs and setting a record for the nation's youngest astronaut to venture outside the Tiangong ... more  
YPSat gift wrapped for Ariane 6 flightParis (ESA) Dec 27, 2023 Wrapping presents is all part of the Christmas experience - here's a notable example from ESA's technical centre ESTEC. This is the ESA Young Professionals Satellite, YPSat, seen fully wrapped in mu ... more  
Russia space agency official held over multi-million euro fraudMoscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2023 Police on Friday detained the deputy director of Russia's space agency Roscosmos over the suspected embezzlement of 4.3 million euros from the crisis-hit sector. ... more  
Japan moon lander enters lunar orbitTokyo (AFP) Dec 25, 2023 Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month. ... more |
SpaceX launches Starlink, Sarah-2 missionsWashington DC (UPI) Dec 25, 2021 Elon Musk's SpaceX launched two rockets on Saturday and Sunday, one carrying Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit and another with two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military. ... more 
Pancake stack of films on a balloon most accurate gamma-ray telescopeKobe, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 A pancake stack of radioactivity-sensitive films carried through the sky by a balloon was able to take the world's most accurate picture of a neutron star's gamma ray beam. To achieve this, Kobe Uni ... more 
Astronomers detect seismic ripples in ancient galactic diskCanberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 A new snapshot of an ancient, far-off galaxy could help scientists understand how it formed and the origins of our own Milky Way. At more than 12 billion years old, BRI 1335-0417 is the oldest ... more 
Cosmic lights in the forestAustin TX (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 Like a celestial beacon, distant quasars make the brightest light in the universe. They emit more light than our entire Milky Way galaxy. The light comes from matter ripped apart as it is swallowed ... more |
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Gaia's decade of discoveries: unravelling the intricacies of our galaxyParis (ESA) Dec 26, 2023 Despite our many years spent observing the cosmos with ever-more powerful telescopes, there remains much to learn about the Milky Way. We cannot leave our galaxy to get a full outside view of its sh ... more  
Hubble watches 'Spoke Season' on SaturnWashington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble's ultra-sharp vision reveals a phen ... more 
Innovative X-ray lobster-eye mission set to launchParis (ESA) Dec 26, 2023 The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft Einstein Probe is ready to launch in January 2024. Equipped with a new generation of X-ray instruments with high sensitivity and a very wide view, th ... more 
Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of spacePerth, Australia (SPX) 2622, 2023 Analysis of organic compounds - called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite has found that certain PAHs likely formed in the cold areas ... more |
Still hanging in there: Sols 4043-4044:Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023: It was a bit of deja vu today as we arrived to find that we weren't successful in getting out of the wheelie. In fact, we're in almost exactly the ... more  
NASA Selects Ball Aerospace for ECCCO Mission Concept StudyBroomfield CO (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 Ball Aerospace was selected to conduct a Phase A study for NASA's proposed Extreme ultraviolet Coronal Mass Ejection and Coronal Connectivity Observatory (ECCCO), a mission that would provide astron ... more 
Telescope Dismantled and Heading to New Mission in ChilePasadena CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2023 At nearly 14,000 feet, Maunakea is the tallest mountain in Hawai'i, and the second tallest on any island on Earth. Clouds often settle below the mountain's barren, dark-brown summit, making the site ... more 
NASA astronauts test SpaceX's new elevator for upcoming Artemis Lunar landingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2023 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug "Wheels" Wheelock have recently tested a sub-scale mockup of an innovative elevator system designed for SpaceX's Starship human landing system. This system is ea ... more |
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GMV reinforces satellite expertise with new Galileo Operations Center in MadridMadrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 21, 2023 In a significant step for Europe's satellite navigation capabilities, GMV, the main contractor for the Galileo program's ground control segment, has recently inaugurated a replica of the Galileo ope ... more  
Blue Sky Network enhances SkyLink with Iridium Messaging Transport IntegrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2023 Blue Sky Network has announced that its dual-mode SkyLink solution now supports the Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) service, a novel development in satellite communications technology. The integra ... more 
NASA's Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray SkyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2023 The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Our Sun, occasionally flaring into prominence, serenely traces a ... more 
Nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threatsLivermore CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2023 Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid imp ... more |
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