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  Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 The SpaceX crew that will ferry back in February two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station docked with the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, a live stream of the mission showed. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, with the Crew-9 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft making contact with the ISS at 5:30 pm Sunday. After docking was completed, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov boarded the station j ... read more |
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Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orbWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ... more  
Cosmic-ray ionization rate in Milky Way significantly lower than estimatedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A team of astrophysicists led by Marta Obolentseva, Alexei Ivlev, Kedron Silsbee, and Paola Caselli from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has re-evaluated the cosmic-ray i ... more  
Europe en route for Moon with new simulator, says astronaut PesquetParis (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP. ... more  
Radian Aerospace Successfully Completes First Taxi Tests for Prototype Flight VehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Radian Aerospace (Radian), known for developing the world's first fully reusable, horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane, has successfully completed the initial roun ... more |
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New EO platform on ISS to boost climate and environmental researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 The International Space Station (ISS) is poised to enhance its environmental monitoring capabilities with a new payload supported by the ISS National Laboratory and developed by Airbus U.S. Space an ... more |
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OSIRIS-REx, 1 year laterTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 It's been a year since NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully delivered the largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Since then, intriguing clues about the early solar syste ... more  
Martian rocks shed light on planet's ancient climateLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Mars' ancient landscape was shaped by wind and water, with these forces sculpting the planet's sand and sediment into patterns such as dunes and ripples, known as bedforms. Over billions of years, m ... more 
Robots prepare to handle cargo on Moon as part of Artemis programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 As NASA advances toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon through the Artemis campaign, the ability to move cargo from landers to the lunar surface autonomously has become a critical nee ... more  
Webb Telescope Discovers Possible Link to Early Star FormationParis, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 In a remarkable discovery, astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have identified a galaxy with an unusual light pattern, which may offer critical insights into the evolution ... more |
 
Exoplanet map reveals Neptunian Ridge separating planetary regionsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Scientists from the University of Warwick have revealed a detailed "map" of distant planets, highlighting a newly identified area in deep space called the Neptunian Ridge. This ridge separates two d ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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NASA's Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes MissionWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 NASA's TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft - the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) - have completed their technology demonstration. The TBIRD payload ... more  
Inmarsat to incorporate Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO network into maritime servicesParis, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has announced that Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, will incorporate Eutelsat's OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) net ... more  
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in subtractive nanoparticles called NaNots, has been chosen to participate in the first-ever SPACE-H Accelerator program. This initiative, a co ... more 
Unveiling charging and particle behavior of Chang'e-5 Lunar samples in electric fieldSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A significant study published in 'Engineering' has revealed new insights into the behavior of lunar regolith particles when exposed to an external electric field. This discovery has potential implic ... more |
Asteroid Ryugu's formation region may be closer than previously thoughtBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 In December 2020, the Hayabusa 2 space probe returned with samples from asteroid Ryugu. Since then, the few grams of material have undergone extensive analysis at laboratories worldwide, including t ... more 
This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth - 8 billion years from nowBerkeley CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned i ... more 
Key gravitational structures unveiled in new cosmic researchParis, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A group of international scientists has made significant strides in understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe by identifying critical gravitational regions, termed "basins of attractio ... more 
Cosmic neighborhood may be vastly larger than previously thoughtLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, in collaboration with international researchers, have unveiled findings that suggest our cosmic neighborhood may be significantly lar ... more |
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Method for predicting sunspot numbers and magnetic synoptic maps developedSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 A new study led by Prof. Jiansen He's team at Peking University, in collaboration with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduces a novel approach for predicting solar activities. ... more 
NASA funds Starfish Space's satellite debris inspection missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 NASA has awarded Starfish Space a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to advance the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission. Based in Seattle ... more 
Rocket Lab delivers 2nd Pioneer Spacecraft to Varda for In-Space manufacturingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully completed the integration and testing of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. ("Varda"). Varda is pioneering in-space p ... more 
Sentinel-2C satellite captures detailed lunar image during calibrationParis, France (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured a remarkable image of the Moon by executing a sideways roll. While Sentinel-2C is primarily intended for observing Earth, this particul ... more |
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Veteran Ventures Capital invests in Agile Space IndustriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC), a firm focused on investing in dual-use national security technology companies led by veterans, announced a strategic investment in Agile Space Industries. Agile spec ... more |
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ISS Crew-9 will conduct research into genetics, cardiac health, and space farmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 NASA's Crew-9 mission, part of its Commercial Crew Program, is preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, September 28, 2024. During their five-month stay, the crew wi ... more 
When manned crew lifts off for ISS this weekend, public can take part interactivelyWashington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2024 NASA on Thursday invited the public to be virtual guests to view the Crew 9 launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday morning. ... more 
Chinese scientists analyze Lunar Farside samples collected by Chang'e-6Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 A team of Chinese scientists has conducted a detailed study of the first lunar samples retrieved from the Moon's farside by the Chang'e-6 mission. ... more 
Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to ... more |
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