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May 22, 2024
TECH SPACE
NASA analyzes cost-effective methods to manage orbital debris



Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
New data from NASA and its partners suggests more cost-effective strategies for addressing orbital debris. A report by NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) offers new insights into measuring the risks from orbital debris. "Growing activity in Earth's orbit has brought us everything from faster terrestrial communications to a better understanding of our changing climate," said Charity Weeden, leader of NASA's OTPS. "These blossoming opportunities are resulting in a more cr ... read more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Complete Stellar Collapse: Unusual Star System Shows Quiet Death of Stars
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2024
University of Copenhagen astrophysicists have presented evidence that massive stars can collapse into black holes without a supernova explosion. Their study focused on a binary star system, VFTS 243 ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway Planets
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2024
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image. The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Gra ... more
EXO WORLDS
ASU researchers address methane mystery of exoplanet
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
In the effort to understand a warm gas-giant exoplanet, Arizona State University researchers have helped uncover its secrets. WASP-107b has puzzled astronomers for some time, but recent findin ... more
SPACEWAR
Russia accuses US of seeking to place weapons in space
Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2024
Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations. ... more
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Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 14 years on treason charges
Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2024
A Russian court on Tuesday jailed a 77-year-old scientist for 14 years on treason charges after he was accused of sharing top secret data related to Russia's hypersonic missile programme with Germany. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Macquarie Capital invests in earth resources technology
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2024
Macquarie Capital has invested in Earth Resources Technology (ERT), a data systems and technology company serving US Federal Government agencies with scientific, engineering, environmental, and IT s ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite to study clouds' impact on climate change
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024
A new satellite aiming to enhance our understanding of clouds and aerosol particles in climate change is set to launch after over 30 years of planning. The EarthCARE satellite, developed by th ... more
MARSDAILY
Redwire to lead Mars imaging study for NASA
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure, has been awarded a NASA/JPL contract to study a Redwire-led commercial Mars spacecraft. The project will use Redwire's spacecraft t ... more

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INTERNET SPACE


First trial of China's low-orbit broadband satellite internet in Thailand

SPACEMART
Karman Space and Defense launches new website and tagline*
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
Karman Space and Defense ("Karman"), a solutions provider for complex industry challenges, announces the launch of its redesigned website and new tagline "Impossible Ends Here." The new site feature ... more
TECH SPACE
Security considerations in flight launcher software
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024
When Latitude began creating their small satellite launcher, Zephyr, they recognized the importance of selecting the correct programming language and development tools to support their efforts. They chose to work with high-integrity software experts AdaCore. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
New Horizons expand research with unique observations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024
Scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission are pursuing new research goals and making unique astrophysical and heliospheric observations with the suite of instruments onboard the New Horizons space ... more
MARSDAILY
Astrobotic to conduct NASA JPL studies for Mars missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024
Astrobotic has been selected by NASA's Mars Exploration Program for two studies of commercial services aimed at supporting cost-effective, frequent missions to Mars. The studies will explore commerc ... more
EXO WORLDS
Webb reveals details of exoplanet's interior
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024
A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core have been discovered within the planet WASP-107 b. Data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide the first measurements of an exo ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE


China establishes advanced radar network for global space weather monitoring

EXO WORLDS
Researchers Discover New Insights into Carbene Formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
A team led by University of Maryland chemists has found a new method to create carbenes, highly reactive molecules essential for many chemical reactions, including those that produce carbohydrates. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA and Sierra Space deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024
As part of NASA's efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space's uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the Inte ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA announces $6BN in contracts for Spacecraft Acquisition Services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024
NASA has awarded contracts to four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including the acquisition of spacecraft components and equipment, for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in G ... more
TIME AND SPACE
What is "time" for quantum particles
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2024
Physicists from Darmstadt propose a new method to measure the time it takes for particles to tunnel, challenging previous experiments that suggested particles could move faster than the speed of lig ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
AAC Clyde Space secures order for 16U satellite
London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024
AAC Clyde Space has secured its first order for its 16U EPIC satellite, set for delivery and commissioning by June 2026. The contract is valued at EUR 2.3 M (approx. SEK 27.0 M). The satellite ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Zebrafish on China's space station reported to be in good condition
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 21, 2024
The four zebrafish aboard China's Tiangong space station, orbiting about 400 km above Earth, are in good condition, according to experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Experts sha ... more
MILPLEX
Military spending pushes Russian economic growth up
Moscow (AFP) May 17, 2024
Russia's economy grew 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, official statistics published Friday showed, as President Vladimir Putin denied military spending on his Ukraine offensive was reaching unsustainable levels. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Looking to the Stars: The Science Behind Different Solar Eclipses
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2024
For the keen-eyed astronomers among us, it's rapidly approaching eclipse season. With a total lunar eclipse set to occur in North America on April 8, 2024, there's never been a better time to learn ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut
Washington (AFP) May 20, 2024
After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to space on Sunday, including a former Air Force pilot who was denied the chance to be the United States' first Black astronaut decades ago. ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA and ESA Collaborate on ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
NASA and ESA announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA's work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. ... more
MERCURY RISING
Glitch hampers bepicolombo mission to mercury
Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power. BepiColombo consists of two scientific ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera tests CubeSat communication for asteroid mission
Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
The Juventas CubeSat, equipped with radar, is partially deployed from its Hera mission mothership inside ESA's Maxwell chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing. The foam pyramids arou ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Orbex partners with MSP for automated component production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
Orbex has announced a partnership with MSP to enhance the automation of component production for its orbital launch services from the UK. MSP will supply technology to automate the production ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner postponed again
Washington (AFP) May 17, 2024
The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station has been delayed again due to a technical issue, NASA said Friday. ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA, ESA will search for 'signs of life' on Mars
Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2024
NASA and the European Space Agency will search together for signs of life on Mars, the U.S. space administration announced Thursday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 6 will launch 3D Printing technology into space
Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024
Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch, carrying multiple space missions. One notable mission is Replicator, a project by Orbital Matter, which will demonstrate new 3D printing technolog ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers detect rare neutral atomic-carbon absorbers with a deep neural network
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 20, 2024
Recently, an international team led by Prof. GE Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used deep learning neural networks to search for rare weak signals ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Danger behind the beauty': more solar storms could be heading our way
Paris (AFP) May 18, 2024
Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around the world simply had to look up to see these colourful displays dance across the sky. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 20, 2024
May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of cha ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Solar Storm's Impact Detected in Deep Sea Observatories
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
The solar storm that recently drove the aurora borealis was also affecting compasses deep in the ocean, according to new findings by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
LeoLabs secures NOAA contract to advance space traffic coordination
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024
LeoLabs has received a second Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) to support the development of the civil-led U.S. Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) ... more
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