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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 NASA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, is initiating an innovative program aimed at fostering small satellite development skills among higher education institutions. This collaborative effort seeks to provide comprehensive systems engineering training to faculty and students, enhancing their proficiency in small satellite technology. As part of the University Nanosatellite Program Mission Concepts 2024 Summer Series, selected teams will undergo a series of hands-on lear ... read more |
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Mexico Set for Space Sector Boost with New National Rocket and Space Center by Merida AerospaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 Merida Aerospace, a Tampa-based aerospace company, is set to make a substantial contribution to the space exploration and education landscape in Mexico. Drawing inspiration from the renowned U.S. Sp ... more  
High hopes for Japan's 'Moon Sniper' missionTokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft will attempt a historic touchdown on the lunar surface this weekend using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed. ... more  
Momentus secures $4M through direct stock offering to institutional investorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) recently announced a registered direct offering that will raise approximately $4 million. This move underscores the company's ongoing efforts to strengthen its financial ... more 
Sidus Space Partners with ASPINA for Satellite Technology Demonstration on LizzieSat MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced a significant collaboration with ASPINA, a Japanese technology company, for its upcoming LizzieSat mission. Scheduled for launch with SpaceX in the second qu ... more |
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  China Prepares to Launch Tianzhou 7 Cargo Ship to Tiangong Space Station  
Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Pioneer IPFS Technology in SpaceDavos, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 The Filecoin Foundation (FF) has recently made a significant stride in space communication technology by successfully deploying the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in space, marking a first-of-its ... more |
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Turkey's first astronaut brandishes Erdogan's ambitionsIstanbul (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 When Turkey's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's outsized geopolitical ambitions. ... more 
Moon age daydream: modern lunar explorationTokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon. ... more  
Sols 4066-4070: Cracking UpPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 17, 2024 Earth planning date: Friday, January 12, 2024: Cracking up - not Curiosity, but the rocks! It is all about the cracks and fractures in the workspace for this 4-sol plan. We have observed resistant, ... more  
Calibrating from the cosmosUpton NY (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 A unique "passenger" is joining an upcoming mission to the moon. In 2026, physicists are planning to operate a radio telescope on the far side of the moon-an unforgiving environment that poses treme ... more |
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 NASA's IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize 'Microquasar' Findings  
A new way to swiftly eliminate micropollutants from waterBoston MA (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 "Zwitterionic" might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it's a word that's central to the technology his group is ... more |
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Could diamonds drive Neptune and Uranus' magnetic fieldsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 Diamonds could form in the relatively shallow interiors of planets like Neptune and Uranus and travel downward, driving the ice giants' magnetic fields, according to new research from an internation ... more  
New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US?Golden CO (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers. This was one of several key finding ... more  
Space solar power project ends first in-space mission with successes and lessonsPasadena CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 One year ago, Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) launched into space to demonstrate and test three technological innovations that are among those necessary to make space solar power a ... more 
IDEFIX Rover Set to Embark on Pioneering Journey to Martian Moon PhobosBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, under the leadership of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is gearing up for a historic endeavor with the German-French rover IDEFIX poised t ... more |
 Tianzhou 7 mission set to enhance operations at China's Tiangong Space Station 
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 |
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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 
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  
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 |
 
Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springsNewcastle UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2024 Newcastle University research turns to ancient hot springs to explore the origins of life on Earth. The research team, funded by the UK's Natural Environmental Research Council, investigated how the ... more 
Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geologyBristol UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unravell ... more 
Water may have flowed through Martian Valleys countless timesTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 Using impact craters as a dating tool, Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Alexander Morgan has determined maximum timescales for the formation of Martian valley networks shaped by runnin ... more 
SpaceX completes second launch Sunday, sends more satellites into orbitMiama 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. ... 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 
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 
Doomed US lunar lander's space odyssey continues...for nowWashington (AFP) Jan 12, 2024 Is it the little spaceship that could? ... more 
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 |
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 
Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft to return to EarthBeijing (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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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 
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 |
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