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  Miama FL (UPI) Jan 15, 2024 Amid a thick column of red hot flame, SpaceX launched the second of two Falcon 9 rockets Sunday night on an unmanned mission to deliver more Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit. SpaceX pushed back the target liftoff time to 8:52 p.m. EST to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 will deploy a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites. Space X confirmed the success of the launch on the social media platform X. Th ... read more |
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Rocket maker working on medium-lift modelBeijing (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 flig ... more  
NASA's Cryo Efforts Beyond the AtmosphereWashington 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  
Indonesian MoD Partners with BlackSky for Advanced Space-Based Intelligence ServicesLos 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 
Japan successfully launches spy satelliteWashington 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 |
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A Big Cosmological MysteryPreston UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2024 The discovery of a second ultra-large structure in the remote universe has further challenged some of the basic assumptions about cosmology. The Big Ring on the Sky is 9.2 billion light-years ... more |
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ASU talk will examine ethical questions surrounding life in spaceTempe 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 
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  
New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA missionBoulder 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  
MEASAT Partners with SpaceX as Official Reseller for Starlink Services in Key MarketsSydney, 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 |
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  Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft to return to Earth 
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discoveryCoventry UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive outer companion - shedding light on the formation of planets like Earth. The findings include a planet with ... more |
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Astronomers Find Spark of Star Birth Across Billions of YearsBoston 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 
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 
Old stars may be the best places to search for life, new study suggestsNew 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  
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic AircraftLos 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 |
  Ax-3: A Step Forward in Long-Duration Space Missions with Advanced Tech Experiments 
Tianxing 1B satellite launched by Kuaizhou 1A to conduct space environment surveySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 China's Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket successfully launched an experimental satellite, Tianxing 1B, into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert. The launch, whic ... more |
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China's Gravity 1 sets record for solid rocket fuels in maiden launchSydney, 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 
Spire Global sets to revolutionize space traffic management with Northstar's SSA satellitesLos 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 
Tidal disruption events and what they can reveal about black holes in distant galaxiesSyracuse 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 
Our surprising magnetic galaxyTokyo, 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 |
 
Potential solvents identified for building on Moon and MarsPullman 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 
NASA's Fermi Detects Surprise Gamma-Ray Feature Beyond Our GalaxyGreenbelt 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 
Starliner parachute system upgrade tested before crewed flightYuma 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  
NASA's PACE To Investigate Oceans, Atmospheres in Changing ClimateGreenbelt 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 |
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NASA's CHAPEA mission reaches 200-Day milestone in Mars Analog StudyLos 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  
This US-Indian Satellite Will Monitor Earth's Changing Frozen RegionsPasadena 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  
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Team Clears Hurdle to Access Remaining Bennu SampleHouston 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 
The Battle Beyond: Strategies for Space WarfareSydney, 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 |
Revolutionizing Space Habitats: Aurelia Institute's TESSERAE for Biotech StudiesSydney, 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 
Blob-like home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxiesEvanston 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 
WASP-69b has comet-like tail that's very longMaunakea 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 
Unlocking the secrets of a "hot Saturn" and its spotted starMontreal, 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 |
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Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industryGlasgow, 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 
Voyager Space and Airbus forge new path with Starlab Space LLC Joint VentureLos 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 
Researchers release open-source space debris modelBoston 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 
China's Chang'e 6 set for historic Lunar Sample Return mission from far sideSydney, 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 |
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