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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 In July 2024, five experimental capsules built by university students endured the intense heat of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, providing critical data that could advance spacecraft heat shield technology. The capsules were part of the Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE-2), and researchers are now analyzing the results to refine heat shield designs used in space missions. The KREPE-2 mission, designed to test different heat shield materials under real re-entry conditions, featured capsu ... read more |
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NASA engages commercial food industry in advancing space nutritionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 NASA recently hosted over 50 companies from the commercial food and space sectors to explore innovations in space food systems that support human spaceflight. The gathering at Johnson Space Center i ... more 
ISS Crew unloads latest research kits after Dragon Cargo dockingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2024 The crew aboard the International Space Station is busy unpacking a new set of scientific experiments and research samples delivered by the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on Tuesday. This activity f ... more 
Get Involved with NASA Research OpportunitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 NASA is opening doors for individuals interested in contributing to its scientific research and space missions. From students and educators to citizen scientists, numerous opportunities are availabl ... more 
Centaur Upper Stage Exhibit Honors Longstanding Contributions to Space ProgramLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2024 An exhibit spotlighting the essential role of the Centaur upper stage in U.S. space operations was introduced with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 18 at Los Angeles Air Force Base, the home of ... more |
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Florida university consortium designated Space Research LeaderLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 Space Florida's Board of Directors has officially designated the Florida University Space Research Consortium as the state's primary space research body, solidifying its role in facilitating NASA re ... more |
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MSP technology powers accurate manufacturing for space industryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 Demand is rising sharply within the space sector for MSP's advanced CNC manufacturing technology, which ensures precise, error-free production of parts for rockets, satellites, and launch equipment. ... more 
Horizon Technology Finance approves $10M loan for Ursa Space Systems expansionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) has extended a $10 million venture loan facility to Ursa Space Systems Inc. ("Ursa Space") to support the satellite intelligence company's growt ... more  
NASA to transform in-space manufacturing with laser beam welding collaborationHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon and eventually explore Mars, a laser beam welding collaboration between NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and The Ohio State ... more  
NASA-funded research explores tidal impacts on planetary and lunar interiorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 NASA-backed researchers have devised a novel approach to calculating how tidal forces influence the internal structures of planets and moons. Crucially, this research departs from the typical assump ... more |
 
Scientists harvest nutrient-rich rice grown in spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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NASA opens Power Systems essay contest for K12 studentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 NASA has launched the fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge, inviting U.S. students from kindergarten through 12th grade to submit essays envisioning new nuclear-powered missions to any m ... more 
SpaceX launches another 23 satellites into low-Earth orbitWashington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2024 SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday afternoon. ... more  
Optimal Learning Rates Revealed in New Study on AdaptationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub and Santa Fe Institute have unveiled a new model designed to determine how quickly or slowly an organism should adapt to changing environments. According to ... more 
Wooden bricks set to sea off Denmark to track plastic wasteCopenhagen (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 Some 500 wooden bricks were dropped into the waters of Lemvig in northwest Denmark on Thursday for a project aimed at mapping how rubbish moves about in the world's seas. ... more |
 
Space could revolutionize stem cell research for treating diseaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Stem cell research conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is revealing promising therapeutic potential that could transform biotherapies for complex diseases, according to two Mayo C ... more 
Oxford space lab sends first human tissue samples to ISS for ageing studyLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) are now en route to the International Space Station (ISS) to support a study examining how space microgravity influences human ... more  
Small wooden satellite heads to International Space StationWashington DC (UPI) Nov 6, 2024 The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space. ... more  
Asteroid grains shed light on the outer Solar System's originsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2024 Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have ... more |
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Argonne to help drive AI revolution in astronomy with new institute led by Northwestern UniversityLemont IL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 The U.S. National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation have selected a group of institutions, including Argonne, to receive funding to establish an AI and astronomy institute called the NSF-Simo ... more  
NEOWISE concludes mission with re-entry but data continues to fuel discoveryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA's NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission concluded as planned on Friday night when the spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere, burning up after nearly 15 year ... more 
Voyager 1 nearly 'one light day' out from EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has recently resumed communication with Earth following a brief pause that drew attention to the mission's ongoing challenges and remarkable resilience. On Oct. 24, engin ... more  
BeiDou remote sensing experiment enhances ecological monitoring in Yellow RiverSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 A large-scale integrated space-air-ground experiment, as part of the "BeiDou-enabled Remote Sensing Application Pilot Program," was conducted between July 20 and August 15 at the Yellow River Delta ... more |
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Curtin and NASA unlock ocean secrets from spacePerth, Australia (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Curtin University has joined forces with NASA, University of Miami, San Jose State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a new-generation satellite mission to study th ... more |
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Nearly EUR 10 Million Awarded for European Gravitational Wave and Particle Physics InitiativeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2024 The University of Bonn and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), in partnership with the Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE) in Spain and Italy's Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (INFN-L ... more  
30 Years On, NASA's Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first ... more 
Health research on the ISS aims to uncover impacts of spaceflight on bloodLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2024 The International Space Station (ISS) showcases remarkable engineering that sustains human life in the extreme environment of space. However, it cannot fully counter the health risks posed by zero g ... more  
Australia axes $7bn military satellite projectBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 In a significant blow to Australia's defence capabilities, the federal government is cancelling what would have been the nation's largest-ever space project: a A$7 billion military satellite communi ... more |
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