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  Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 08, 2024 The United Launch Alliance (ULA) achieved a significant milestone early Monday morning, as its new Vulcan Centaur rocket flawlessly launched the first American spacecraft set to land on the Moon in over half a century. Departing from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:18 am (0718 GMT), the mission represents a pivotal moment in lunar exploration, spearheaded by private industry. Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander, nestled atop the Vulcan Centaur, embarked on its journey to the Moo ... read more |
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NASA Sending Five Payloads to Moon on Astrobotic's Peregrine LanderWashington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 NASA will kick off 2024 by sending five payloads to the Moon aboard Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One. The inaugural launch under the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Pa ... more  
NASA Revamps Contracts with Blue Origin and Starlab for LEO Station Projects Post-ISS EraLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 NASA has recently updated its agreements with two prominent commercial space station partners, marking a significant step in the development of low Earth orbit (LEO) destinations. This move is pivot ... more 
Exploring Venus and Beyond: NASA Funds Innovative Space Concepts for 2024Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 NASA has officially announced the selection of 13 innovative concepts for its 2024 Phase I awards under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. This program is renowned for funding ear ... more 
DTI Develops Innovative Plasma Engine for Spacecraft: Reduces Earth Fuel DependencyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI), based in Bedford, MA, has recently announced the development of a new spacecraft engine that promises to significantly alter the dynamics of space travel. The A ... more |
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  India's Sun probe reaches solar orbit  
Hubble observes a changing exoplanet atmosphereParis (ESA) Jan 08, 2024 An international team of astronomers has assembled and reprocessed observations of the exoplanet WASP-121 b that were collected with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in the years 2016, 2018 and 2 ... more |
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New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look likeLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green - but a new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in colour than typically thought. The correct shad ... more  
Sols 4059-4061: New Year, Old ChallengesPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 08, 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, January 5, 2024: Coming back after the new year celebrations it was my first Curiosity planning as Geology Science Team Lead (GeoSTL) today. Of course, I hoped for an ea ... more  
Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealedCambridge UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 What are the clouds of Venus made of? Scientists know it's mainly made of sulfuric acid droplets, with some water, chlorine, and iron. Their concentrations vary with height in the thick and hostile ... more  
Titan's "magic islands" likely honeycombed hydrocarbon icebergsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 Titan's "magic islands" are likely floating chunks of porous, frozen organic solids, a new study finds, pivoting from previous work suggesting they were gas bubbles. The study was published in Geoph ... more |
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  Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidden orbit secrets 
Hubble views a vast galactic neighborhoodBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller ... more |
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Unveiling Cosmic Secrets: Dark Matter's Role in Tracing Primordial Magnetic FieldsTrieste, Italy (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 In a novel exploration of the cosmos' hidden aspects, a recent theoretical study from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) has proposed a fresh approach to understanding the origins ... more  
South Korea's so-called artificial sun to burn at 100M degrees Celsius for half a minuteWashington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2023 South Korea's superconducting fusion device and so-called artificial sun, KSTAR, has received upgrades that will allow it to run for longer periods of time. ... more 
Rocket carrying American lunar lander arrives at launchpadCape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 5, 2024 Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry. ... more 
Navajo Nation opposes plans to send human remains to the moonWashington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2024 The Navajo Nation is protesting the planned delivery of human remains to the moon as part of an unmanned lunar launch scheduled for Monday. ... more |
 SpaceX sues to stop US hearing over fired workers
Privatised Moon landings: A new era of commercial lunar explorationBirmingham UK (SPX) Jan 04, 2024 Two commercial spacecraft are scheduled to launch to the Moon early in 2024 under a Nasa initiative called the Commercial Lunar Payload Service CLPS. This programme is intended to kickstart a commer ... more |
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30 Doradus B: NASA Telescopes Start the Year With a Double BangBoston MA (SPX) Jan 04, 2024 A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two, exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and ... more 
Sols 4056-4058 Blog: "Ringing" in a New YearPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 04, 2024 Earth planning date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024: Curiosity was busy over the holiday break, working independently through 11 pre-planned sols. As Earth transitioned into a new year, dawn broke once ag ... more  
First Batch of Starlink Satellites for Direct-to-Cell Service Launched by SpaceXLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2024 In a significant leap for mobile connectivity, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched the first set of Starlink satellites equipped with Direct to Cell capabilities, as reported by T-Mob ... more 
Astrobotic Readies for Historic Lunar Mission with Ansys TechnologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2024 In a significant advancement for lunar exploration, Astrobotic is set to embark on one of the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) deliveries to the Moon, utilizing Ansys' (NASDAQ: ANSS) s ... more |
FAST All Sky HI Survey Achieves Major Milestone in Extragalactic AstronomySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 04, 2024 The field of extragalactic astronomy has witnessed a significant advancement with the FAST All Sky HI survey (FASHI), a project designed to utilize the unique capabilities of the Five-hundred-meter ... more  
'Explosive' Quadrantids meteor shower heading into peakWashington DC (UPI) Jan 3, 2024 The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is expected to peak early Thursday, dazzling viewers where cloud cover allows across the United States. ... more 
Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology?Rochester NY (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 In the quest to understand the potential for life beyond Earth, researchers are widening their search to encompass not only biological markers, but also technological ones. While astrobiologists hav ... more 
Designing the 'perfect' meal to feed long-term space travelersWashington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Imagine blasting off on a multiyear voyage to Mars, fueled by a diet of bland, prepackaged meals. As space agencies plan for longer missions, they're grappling with the challenge of how to best feed ... more |
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Face to face with Sun-eclipsing Proba-3Paris (ESA) Jan 03, 2024 Through exquisite, millimetre-scale, formation flying, the dual satellites making up ESA's Proba-3 will accomplish what was previously a space mission impossible: cast a precisely held shadow from o ... more 
Terran Orbital Reports Key Payment from Rivada and Strong Year-End Cash PositionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has recently announced a significant financial update, confirming the receipt of a payment from Rivada Space Networks ("Rivada"). This payment, as per the com ... more  
India launches New Years rocket to study black holesNew Delhi (UPI) Jan 02, 2024 India's space agency successfully launched a rocket Monday from Sriharikota spaceport to help scientists improve their "knowledge of black holes." ... more 
It's all relativeParis (ESA) Jan 01, 2024 This Hubble Picture of the Week features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flan ... more |
New 1.5-billion-pixel ESO image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detailMunich, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2024 While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua, this year, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is bringing you a holiday chicken. The so-called Run ... more 
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planetsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 01, 2024 Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers' best chance of finding liquid water, and even life on other planets, is to look for the absence, rather than the ... more 
Innovative X-ray lobster-eye mission set to launchParis (ESA) Jan 01, 2024 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  
Above: Space advances propulsion system for 2024 free flying orbital missionHuntsville AL (SPX) Jan 01, 2024 Above: Space Development Corp., which designs and develops adaptable, space-based microgravity platforms for government and commercial customers, has announced the successful test of its proprietary ... more |
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Scientists discover new way to identify liquid water on exoplanetsBirmingham UK (SPX) Jan 01, 2024 Scientists have devised a new way to identify habitable planets and potentially inhabited planets, by comparing the amount of carbon dioxide in their atmosphere, to neighbouring planets. An in ... more 
Sodium's high-pressure transformation can tell us about the interiors of stars, planetsBuffalo NY (SPX) Jan 01, 2024 Travel deep enough below Earth's surface or inside the center of the Sun, and matter changes on an atomic level. The mounting pressure within stars and planets can cause metals to become nonco ... more  
SSC and Microsoft building space simulation and wargaming platform for Space ForceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 Space Systems Command (SSC), a pivotal entity within the U.S. Space Force, recently announced the continuation of its partnership with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bolster Space Force mis ... more 
USSF Conducts First Exercise RED SKIES, Elevating Orbital Warfare ReadinessLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 In a significant advancement for the United States Space Force (USSF), the inaugural Exercise RED SKIES, conducted from December 11-15, marked a new era in space operations and readiness. This exerc ... more |
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