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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 11, 2024 NASA astronauts will venture into space Thursday to scrape microorganisms from the outside of the International Space Station and study the origins of life. Their live-streamed spacewalk also will include some repairs. NASA plans to steam "U.S. Spacewalk 90," which is estimated to start at 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday and last about six and a half hours, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, as well as on the space agency's website. "We're putting space on demand and at your ... read more |
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Crater 2's Unique Characteristics Explained by Self-Interacting Dark MatterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface brightn ... more  
Intuitive Machines Achieves Lunar Landing with Sciaky EBAM ComponentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Sciaky has extended its pioneering work in additive manufacturing to lunar exploration by producing a critical part for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission to the Moon. Using a refractory alloy and one ... more 
NASA satellite detects smaller object in black hole pair for the first timeLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Several international research groups have confirmed that two black holes exist at the center of the distant galaxy OJ 287, a theory first suggested by astronomers at the University of Turku, Finlan ... more 
NASA Swift Satellite and AI Improve Measurement of Gamma-Ray BurstsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Astronomers are utilizing AI to measure the expansion of the universe. Two studies led by Maria Dainotti, a visiting professor with UNLV's Nevada Center for Astrophysics and assistant professor at t ... more |
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  Planet Labs Teams Up with NVIDIA for Enhanced Satellite Insights  
New turbulence transition discovered in fusion plasmasTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Fusion energy is that released when two light nuclei combine to form a single heavier one (nuclear fusion reaction). Fusion energy-based power generation (fusion power plant) uses the energy generat ... more |
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Water frost discovered on Mars' tallest volcanoesParis, France (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Water frost has been detected on Mars' colossal volcanoes, marking the first observation of this phenomenon on the largest mountains in the Solar System. The international team, led by the Universit ... more 
In new experiment, scientists record Earth's radio waves from the moonBoulder CO (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the moon's South Pole and popped out four antennas to record radio waves around the surface-a moment CU Boulder astrophysicist Jack Burns ... more 
NASA's Gateway space station Halo module moves closer to launchWashington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2024 NASA's Gateway space station is moving closer to a launch after welding recently was completed on a module in Turin, Italy, the agency said Monday. ... more  
Yahsat Contracts Airbus for New Al Yah SatellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has contracted Airbus Defence and Space for its new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 ("AY4") and Al Yah 5 ("AY5"). Th ... more |
 Clemson grad student's study sheds light on planet formation in infant stars  
NASA and Boeing Advance Starliner Tests with Crew at Space StationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are testing Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station. This mission aims to collect data for NASA certification of the Starline ... more |
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Earth and space share similar turbulence dynamicsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have discovered that turbulence in the thermosphere follows the same physical laws as wind in the lower atmosphere. Additionally, wi ... more 
Earth's Climate May Have Been Affected by Interstellar Clouds 2 Million Years AgoBoston MA (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Around two million years ago, Earth experienced multiple ice ages, coinciding with significant climatic changes. Scientists propose that these ice ages were caused by factors such as the planet's ti ... more  
Ten make the cut for China's fourth batch of astronautsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 Ten candidates, including eight space pilots and two payload specialists, have been selected for China's fourth batch of astronauts, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday. ... more 
First Camera Integrated for Plato Exoplanet ExplorerBremen, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 The integration of Plato's cameras has commenced at OHB's Space Centre and Optics facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The first of 26 cameras has been successfully attached to Plato's optical ben ... more |
Origins of fast radio bursts examined using polarized lightToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by astronomers at the University of Toronto. The myste ... more  
New Database to Improve Astronaut Health Could Benefit EarthlingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 As space travel becomes more frequent, a new biomarker tool was developed by an international team of researchers to help improve the growing field of aerospace medicine and the health of astronauts ... more 
Immune System Changes During Space Travel Could Affect Aging on EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 As long as humans have been traveling into space, astronauts have experienced significant health effects from the extreme conditions of space flight, notably the reduction of gravity. Two Buck ... more 
NASA's Webb Reveals Supernovae in the Early UniverseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its curre ... more |
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Small, cool and sulfurous exoplanet may help write recipe for planetary formationMadison WI (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 A surprising yellow haze of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of a gas "dwarf" exoplanet about 96 light years away from our own solar system makes the planet a prime target for scientists trying to u ... more 
Webb Telescope Reveals Asteroid Collision In Neighboring Star SystemBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 Astronomers have captured what appears to be a snapshot of a massive collision of giant asteroids in Beta Pictoris, a neighboring star system known for its early age and tumultuous planet-forming ac ... more  
European Consortium Receives euro 15M for Inflatable Heat Shield DevelopmentMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 A European consortium, led by Spanish mission and system integrator Elecnor Deimos ("Deimos"), is working to develop an inflatable heat shield (IHS) for recovering rocket stages from space. This sys ... more 
Frost discovered on top of giant Mars volcanoesParis (AFP) June 10, 2024 Early morning frost has been detected on the peaks of massive volcanoes on Mars, an unexpected discovery about the dispersal of water on Mars that could one day prove essential for human exploration, scientists said. ... more |
NASA Observes Mars Illuminated During Major Solar StormLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet. Mars scientists have been anticipating ... more 
GMU Leads $19.5 Million Landolt Space Mission to Study Dark EnergyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 George Mason University will be the home of the $19.5 million recently approved Landolt NASA Space Mission that will put an artificial "star" in orbit around the Earth. This artificial star will all ... more 
Many nearby young star clusters formed in three massive regionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 An international team of astronomers led by the University of Vienna has deciphered the formation history of young star clusters. The team, led by Cameren Swiggum and Joao Alves from the University ... more  
Understanding Cyclones on Jupiter Through OceanographyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 New research led by Lia Siegelman, a physical oceanographer at UC San Diego"s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, indicates that the turbulent storms at Jupiter"s polar regions are influenced by pr ... more |
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Planet-forming Disks Around Low-mass Stars Show Unique CharacteristicsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 Planets form in disks of gas and dust orbiting young stars. The MIRI Mid-INfrared Disk Survey (MINDS), led by Thomas Henning from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany ... more 
Exotic black holes could be a byproduct of dark matterBoston MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 For every kilogram of matter that we can see - from the computer on your desk to distant stars and galaxies - there are 5 kilograms of invisible matter that suffuse our surroundings. This "dark matt ... more 
Virgin Galactic completes final spaceflight before two-year pauseWashington (AFP) June 8, 2024 Virgin Galactic on Saturday successfully completed its last spaceflight before heading into a two-year pause on commercial operations to upgrade its fleet, as the space tourism company seeks to finally turn a profit. ... more 
Ohio State students to test space food solutions for NASAColumbus OH (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge kicks off its final eight-week demonstration this month, and a new crew is running the show. NASA's partner for the Deep Space Food Challenge, the Methuselah F ... more |
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