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January 14, 2024
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket maker working on medium-lift model



Beijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2024
CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is working on the development of its new carrier rocket, Kinetica 2, and plans to conduct the new type's maiden flight in 2025, according to the company. The Kinetica 2 is a medium-lift, liquid-fuel rocket and the second launch vehicle developed by CAS Space, following the Kinetica 1, formerly known as ZK 1A. Yang Haoliang, vice-president of CAS Space, said on Friday that the 53-meter model will consist of a mu ... read more

TECH SPACE
NASA's Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter. Many of these activities require new technologies and processes ... more
SPACEWAR
Indonesian MoD Partners with BlackSky for Advanced Space-Based Intelligence Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY), a leader in real-time geospatial intelligence and satellite imaging, has recently announced its significant contract win from PT Len, exceeding $1 million, to ... more
SPACEWAR
Japan successfully launches spy satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 12, 2024
Japan on Friday successfully launched a rocket with a payload of an intelligence-gathering satellite to improve its abilities to monitor North Korea and natural disasters, as several Asian nations seek to put spy orbitals into space. ... more
MOON DAILY
Doomed US lunar lander's space odyssey continues...for now
Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2024
Is it the little spaceship that could? ... more
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TIME AND SPACE


A Big Cosmological Mystery

EXO WORLDS
ASU talk will examine ethical questions surrounding life in space
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
What is the impact of extended space travel on the human body? Can space travel bring life-threatening extraterrestrial contaminants back to Earth? Do we spend money on space exploration and researc ... more
EXO WORLDS
Earth-sized planet discovered in 'our solar backyard'
Madison WI (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
A team of astronomers have discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth-sized world yet identified. It's a remarkably hot world whose proximity to our own planet and to a star like ou ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust-the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial buil ... more
SPACEMART
MEASAT Partners with SpaceX as Official Reseller for Starlink Services in Key Markets
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
In a significant move to expand its satellite service offerings, MEASAT Global Berhad, Malaysia's leading satellite solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Space Exploratio ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft to return to Earth
Beijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2024
The Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft departed from the Tiangong space station on Friday afternoon and is set to return to Earth soon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in ... more

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EXO WORLDS


Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of Years
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
These four images represent a sample of galaxy clusters that are part of the largest and most complete study to learn what triggers stars to form in the universe's biggest galaxies. This research, m ... more
EXO WORLDS
Discovery Alert: Earth-sized Planet Has a 'Lava Hemisphere'
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
A team of astronomers analyzed this system using data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), which spots "transits," or instances where planets cross in front of their star as the ... more
EXO WORLDS
Old stars may be the best places to search for life, new study suggests
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
In 1995, Swiss astronomers Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz announced the first discovery of a planet outside our solar system, orbiting a distant Sun-like star known as 51 Pegasi. Since then, more t ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air tr ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Ax-3: A Step Forward in Long-Duration Space Missions with Advanced Tech Experiments
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Axiom Space, a key player in the burgeoning field of private space exploration, is set to launch its third private astronaut mission, Ax-3, to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for li ... more
DRAGON SPACE


Tianxing 1B satellite launched by Kuaizhou 1A to conduct space environment survey

ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Gravity 1 sets record for solid rocket fuels in maiden launch
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Orienspace, a Beijing-based private company, has marked a significant milestone in China's burgeoning space industry with the successful maiden flight of the Gravity 1 rocket, now recognized as the ... more
TECH SPACE
Spire Global sets to revolutionize space traffic management with Northstar's SSA satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) in collaboration with NorthStar Earth and Space, is set to launch the first commercial SSA satellite constellation, marking a significant milestone in space safety an ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Tidal disruption events and what they can reveal about black holes in distant galaxies
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
At the center of most large galaxies lives a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The Milky Way has Sagittarius A*, a mostly dormant SMBH whose mass is around 4.3 million times that of the sun. But if yo ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Our surprising magnetic galaxy
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Previous studies on galactic m ... more
MARSDAILY
Potential solvents identified for building on Moon and Mars
Pullman WA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-te ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's Fermi Detects Surprise Gamma-Ray Feature Beyond Our Galaxy
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Astronomers analyzing 13 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found an unexpected and as yet unexplained feature outside of our galaxy. "It is a completely serendipitous di ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Starliner parachute system upgrade tested before crewed flight
Yuma AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
A modified parachute system for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was tested over the Arizona desert on Jan. 9. Parachute deployment and a soft landing of the test art ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA's PACE To Investigate Oceans, Atmospheres in Changing Climate
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Earth's oceans and atmosphere are changing as the planet warms. Some ocean waters become greener as more microscopic organisms bloom. In the atmosphere, dust storms born on one continent affect the ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA's CHAPEA mission reaches 200-Day milestone in Mars Analog Study
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
The first crew involved in NASA's groundbreaking Mars analog mission, CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), has successfully crossed the halfway mark of their year-long mission. A ... more
ICE WORLD
This US-Indian Satellite Will Monitor Earth's Changing Frozen Regions
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 11, 2024
NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of wetlands to ground deformation by v ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Team Clears Hurdle to Access Remaining Bennu Sample
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Curation team members at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston have successfully removed the two fasteners from the sampler head that had prevented the remainder of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid Bennu samp ... more
SPACEWAR
The Battle Beyond: Strategies for Space Warfare
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
In an era where the final frontier is no longer just a realm for exploration but also a potential battleground, "The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space" emerges as a crucial ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Revolutionizing Space Habitats: Aurelia Institute's TESSERAE for Biotech Studies
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
The Aurelia Institute has taken a significant step in space habitat design with its TESSERAE project, offering a fresh perspective on life in space. TESSERAE, a departure from conventional design, i ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Blob-like home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies
Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed. And coming from a location that dates halfway back to the Big Bang, it also was the farthest known FRB sp ... more
EXO WORLDS
WASP-69b has comet-like tail that's very long
Maunakea HI (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
New data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai?i Island confirms exoplanet WASP-69b, known for its escaping atmosphere, is forming a comet-like tail that is even longer than previously obse ... more
EXO WORLDS
Unlocking the secrets of a "hot Saturn" and its spotted star
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
Led by researchers from Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), a team of astronomers has harnessed the power of the revolutionary James Webb Space Webb Telesc ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industry
Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
New developments on a nearly century-old concept for a 'self-eating' rocket engine capable of flight beyond the Earth's atmosphere could help the UK take a bigger bite of the space industry. U ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager Space and Airbus forge new path with Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
Voyager Space (Voyager) and Airbus have officially completed the formation of Starlab Space LLC. This new transatlantic joint venture is set to design, build, and operate the Starlab commercial spac ... more
TECH SPACE
Researchers release open-source space debris model
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
MIT's Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab) announced the public beta release of the MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool (MOCAT) during the 2023 Organization for Economic ... more
MOON DAILY
China's Chang'e 6 set for historic Lunar Sample Return mission from far side
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2024
China is set to make space exploration history with its upcoming Chang'e 6 mission, which aims to be the first to collect samples from the far side of the moon. The China National Space Administrati ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Completes 18th Close Approach to the Sun
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on Dec. 28, 2023, matching its own distance record by skimming just about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the ... more
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