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  Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 SpaceX on Sunday successfully flew the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket back to the launch pad after a test flight, a technical tour de force that furthers the company's quest for rapid reusability. The "super heavy booster" had blasted off attached to the uncrewed Starship rocket minutes earlier, then made a picture-perfect controlled return to the same pad in Texas, where a pair of huge mechanical "chopsticks" reached out from the launch tower to bring the slowly descending booster t ... read more |
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Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigateCape Canaveral (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out. ... more  
Inside-out Galaxy Growth Spotted in Early Universe with Webb TelescopeLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have observed the earliest instance of 'inside-out' galaxy growth, dating back just 700 million years after the Big Bang. This discov ... more 
NASA and SpaceX Set for Europa Clipper Launch on October 14Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2024 NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Monday, October 14, 2024, for the launch of the Europa Clipper mission. Following the impact of Hurricane Milton, teams have been carrying out system checks to ensu ... more  
Space Business Insights Explored in New BookBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A new book titled 'Space Business: Emerging Theory and Practice', edited by Professor Arto Ojala from the University of Vaasa, Finland, and Professor William W. Baber from the University of Kyoto, p ... more |
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The ZEUS Project to harness solar energy in space with nanowire technologyMadrid, Spain (SPXR) Oct 10, 2024 The University of Malaga (UMA) is collaborating in an international consortium to advance the collection and transmission of solar energy in space through the 'ZEUS' project, part of the Horizon EIC ... more |
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Musk unveils robotaxi, pledges it 'before 2027'Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027 - about a decade after he first promised an autonomous vehicle. ... more  
Journey Through Stars with NASA in New Minecraft GameWashington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA invites gamers, educators, and students to grab their pickaxe and check out its latest collaboration with Minecraft exploring a new world inspired by the agency's James Webb Space Telescope. Th ... more  
Anti-dust shield advancements in China's lunar exploration effortsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 China has entered the critical phase of its manned lunar exploration program, aiming for a manned lunar landing by 2030. A significant challenge that researchers face in this endeavor is the managem ... more 
Does a Volcanic Moon Orbit a Distant Exoplanet Like Jupiter's Io?Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 While moons beyond our solar system have yet to be directly confirmed, a NASA-led study may offer indirect evidence suggesting the presence of a volcanic moon orbiting a distant planet 635 light-yea ... more |
Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ballGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises - especially when NASA's ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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SwRI's UVS Instrument on Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Passes Critical In-Flight TestLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 As the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft completed its gravity assist maneuver around the Earth and Moon in August, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)- ... more 
NASA's Hubble, New Horizons team up for a simultaneous look at UranusGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different vi ... more  
Getting closer to understanding giant planet formation around M-dwarf starsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 The discovery of a giant planet orbiting the M-dwarf star TOI-6383A has offered fresh insights into the formation of giant planets around these cool, low-mass stars. TOI-6383A, less than half the ma ... more  
Gilat to enhance rural connectivity in Latin AmericaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced a contract worth approximately $4 million to deliver rural connectivity services, including support for banking transactions, i ... more |
Sail with NASA's Solar Sail Tech in Real-Time SimulationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 NASA is offering the public an opportunity to virtually experience the journey of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) through the "Eyes on the Solar System" tool. This interactive simula ... more 
Momentus chosen by NASA for upcoming launch missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a company specializing in satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, including transportation and hosted payloads, has been selected by NASA to provide launc ... more  
SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening SkyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view during the spacecraft's ne ... more  
Controlled Propulsion for Gentle LandingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 The Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers continue to provide a wealth of information about the Red Planet. This was made possible in part by the sky crane landin ... more |
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Cryptic Mars landscape revealed as ice thaws in southern hemisphereParis, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 ESA's Mars Express has unveiled a striking collection of landforms as winter frost melts in Mars' southern polar region. Some of these darker features, emerging from the ice, have been dubbed "crypt ... more 
Hera mission begins its journey toward Didymos asteroid systemParis, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 The European Space Agency's Hera mission has successfully launched and is now en route to the Didymos binary asteroid system, despite initial concerns about weather conditions. With an 85% chance of ... more 
Lichens Found Thriving at Mars Analog Research StationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 Lichens, those resilient organisms made up of fungi and photosynthetic partners, are found just about everywhere on Earth, thriving on surfaces like rocks, trees, and even buildings. Known from all ... more 
NASA says comet expected to put on show in Earth fly-byWashington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2024 A comet just discovered last year by observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and gases visible to the naked eye, NASA said. ... more |
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Black Hole Devours Star, Slams Remnants Into AnotherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, alongside several other telescopes, has uncovered a rare cosmic phenomenon-a black hole destroying a star and using the resulting debris to batter another celestial ... more |
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Main reflector installed for 40-meter radio telescope in ShigatseSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 The main reflector for the 40-meter-aperture radio telescope's antenna system was successfully installed on Monday in Shigatse, located in the Xizang autonomous region of Southwest China, according ... more  
Researchers find clues to the mysterious heating of the sun's atmospherePlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 There is a profound mystery in our sun. While the sun's surface temperature measures around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona, measures more like 2 million d ... more 
A new machine learning model sharpens view of the Milky Way using Gaia dataMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have applied advanced machine learning tech ... more 
'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora showParis (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 Scientist Jim Wild has travelled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster. ... more |
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