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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2024 SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink broadband satellites early Saturday morning, marking its return to flight operations after a brief hiatus due to a recent anomaly. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 a.m. EDT, right within its planned four-hour launch window. SpaceX provided a live stream of the event, showcasing the rocket's journey to space. Approximately eight minutes post-launch, the reusable Falcon 9 first stage completed its missio ... read more |
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Gilmour Space to Start Hypersonic Flight Tests in 2025Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2024 Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian launch services company, has announced a new suborbital flight test service targeted at commercial and defense customers needing hypersonic speeds above Mac ... more 
NASA continues to delay return of Boeing Starliner, astronauts from ISSWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2024 There still is no return date set for the Starliner astronauts aboard the International Space Station, officials with NASA and Boeing said Thursday. ... more  
Star Catcher Secures $12.25M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Space EnergyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 Star Catcher Industries, Inc. ("Star Catcher"), a leader in space-based energy generation, has successfully closed a $12.25 million seed funding round. The funding round was co-led by Initialized Ca ... more  
From Garuda to Pioneering Nepal's Space-Tech IndustrySydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 In the Himalayan nation of Nepal, two innovators, Mohan Tamang and Akrit Dhungel, are making history with Mach24Orbitals, the country's first space-tech startup. Previously, Dhungel and Tamang ... more |
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  NASA Achieves Milestone in 4K Video Streaming from Aircraft to ISS and Back 
NASA funds research on orbital debris and Lunar sustainabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 To support responsible space exploration, NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) is sponsoring research from five university teams. These teams will examine critical economic, soci ... more |
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Terran Orbital Secures Up to $98 Million via ATM ProgramLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions for the aerospace and defense industries, has announced an at-the-market (ATM) offering program. This program wi ... more  
Dark Matter Races Ahead in Galaxy Cluster CollisionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 Astronomers have analyzed a complex collision between two massive galaxy clusters, revealing that the dark matter within these clusters has moved ahead of the normal matter. The clusters, each conta ... more  
Stellar magnetism may influence exoplanet habitabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 The pursuit of discovering life beyond our solar system has heightened interest in Earth-like planets within the habitable zone of their stars. However, the habitability of these exoplanets is affec ... more  
A new insight into Jupiter's shrinking Great Red SpotLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the largest windstorm in the solar system, is shrinking, and a recent study offers a potential explanation. Situated in Jupiter's southern hemisphere, the Great Red S ... more |
  Designing space exploration with the human in mind  
Magnetrons poised to revolutionize particle acceleratorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 The humble magnetron, a device commonly found in microwave ovens, could soon power the next generation of particle accelerators, thanks to research at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facil ... more |
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Scientists discover first of its kind energy peak -- or 'jet' -- from gamma ray burstWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2024 Scientists have announced a never-before-seen energy peak that resulted from the largest gamma ray burst in history, NASA announced Thursday. ... more 
Webb Spots Closest Super-Jupiter Paving Way for New Exoplanet ResearchBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 "We were excited when we realised we had imaged this new planet," said Elisabeth Matthews, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. She is the main author of th ... more  
Leicester Team to Minimize AI Algorithms for Enhanced Spacecraft IntelligenceLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2024 University of Leicester scientists are developing a method to miniaturize artificial intelligence algorithms, paving the way for smarter spacecraft. This initiative is part of over 20 national space ... more 
Morpheus Space unveils new mass production facility in DresdenBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 Morpheus Space, a leading provider of space mobility solutions, has inaugurated its first mass production facility for space systems in Dresden, Germany. The new "Reloaded" factory will begin by pro ... more |
 
Chinese lunar probe finds water in Moon samplesShanghai (AFP) July 23, 2024 A Chinese lunar probe found traces of water in samples of the Moon's soil, scientists have said, as the country pushes its ambitious space programme into high gear. ... more  
Solar storm may cause northern lights to be visible from New York to IdahoWashington DC (UPI) Jul 23, 2024 A solar storm could bring the northern lights to the northern United States this week, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said. ... more  
UAH Teams shine in 2024 International CanSat CompetitionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 Three teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville's (UAH) Space Hardware Club (SHC) have achieved top national rankings in the 2024 International CanSat competition. The UAH student teams Sho ... more 
YPSat captures Ariane 6 inaugural launchParis, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2024 If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe's Ariane 6, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight, captured by the YPSat payloa ... more |
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PariSat returns first images of EarthParis, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2024 Earth's beauty has been captured by some of the youngest space operators. The PariSat experiment, part of Ariane 6's inaugural flight, was developed by young enthusiasts aged 15 to 25 from the GAREF ... more 
NASA ranks top civil space technology challenges for 2024Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 This spring, NASA published a comprehensive document identifying nearly 200 technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs. The aerospace ... more  
Key technologies driving NASA's Mars exploration discussed at conferenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 NASA continues to advance the frontiers of space exploration with its Mars mission. At a recent Mars conference, ten groundbreaking technologies were highlighted, each playing a crucial role in the ... more 
UK Space Agency selects finalists for Lunar Water Purification technologiesLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 Ten teams of engineers and scientists have been chosen as finalists in the Aqualunar Challenge, aimed at developing technologies to provide sustainable water supplies for a permanent Moon base. ... more |
Hubble Observes Possible Galactic CollisionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238, situated 14.5 million light-years away in the Canes Venatici constellation. This galaxy, resembling ... more 
ICON mission ends with critical breakthroughs on Earth, space weatherWashington DC (UPI) Jul 24, 2024 Nearly five years after it launched, NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer - or ICON - mission has officially come to an end, the space agency announced Wednesday. ... more  
Gilat secures over $9M in contracts for satellite communications solutionsParis, France (SPX) Jul 24, 2024 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a global leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that the company has received over $9 million in cumulative ... more 
New Magnetic Criteria Suggest Only Two Exoplanets Potentially HabitableLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 Interest in Earth-like planets within the habitable zone of their stars has surged, driven by the quest to find life beyond our solar system. However, the potential habitability of such planets, kno ... more |
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Queen's University Belfast Researchers Investigate Mysterious Brightening of ChironLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 Planetary astronomers at Queen's University Belfast have delved into one of the Solar System's enduring enigmas: the unusual behavior of Chiron. Discovered in 1977 and initially classified as ... more 
NASA picks next 4 crew members for simulated Mars mission in TexasWashington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2024 The third volunteer research team to participate in NASA's simulated mission to Mars has been picked as the United States aims to better understand how humans will react during a deep-space mission, the space agency said Monday. ... more 
BAE Systems and Stellar Blu Complete Certification for In-Flight Connectivity AntennaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 BAE Systems' (LON: BA) partner Stellar Blu Solutions has successfully completed the qualification and received supplemental type certification for the multi-orbit Sidewinder aero terminal. This term ... more  
Shenzhou XVIII Crew Conducts Emergency Drill on Tiangong Space StationSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 23, 2024 Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station, part of the Shenzhou XVIII mission, have completed numerous tasks, including an emergency response drill, as reported by China Central Television (C ... more |
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