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  Kourou (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago, an AFP correspondent said. After days of delays, the rocket took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme. It is the first blastoff for the lightweight rocket since December 2022, when it failed to reach orbit in its maiden commercial flight and lost two satellites, delivering a fresh blow to a co ... read more |
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China launches third batch of 18 communication satellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 China launched a group of 18 communication satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province on Thursday afternoon, deploying the third batch of space-based assets of the Spaces ... more 
ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipseWashington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024 The European Space Agency said that two spacecraft were launched from India on Thursday designed to form a single ship that will create an artificial solar eclipse while in orbit. ... more 
SpaceX reaches milestone with 300th successful booster landingWashington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024 SpaceX reached another milestone for the reusability of its first-stage boosters as it launched another round of Starlink satellites from California. ... more  
NASA delays crewed Artemis II launch to April 2026 after heat shield issuesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 5, 2024 NASA said Thursday it has pushed back the next two launches in its delay-plagued Artemis moon landing program after studying the causes of unexpected charring to the heat shield of Artemis I in 2022. ... more |
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SpaceX sets record launching Falcon 9 first-stage booster 24 timesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2024 SpaceX set a record for the most launches by a first-stage booster Wednesday morning when one of its Falcon 9 rockets lifted a new round of Starlink satellites into space. ... more |
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Maxar secures $290M 5-year contract with NGA for Luno ALos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Maxar Intelligence has been chosen by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to support its Luno A program, a $290 million, five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contr ... more 
New rocket debuts at Hainan spaceport with advanced designSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 China's space ambitions took another step forward as the Long March 12 rocket completed its inaugural flight Saturday night, launching from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in Hainan provin ... more  
Sierra Space expands partnerships to advance microgravity manufacturingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 Sierra Space, a leader in commercial space innovation and defense technology, announced two significant agreements aimed at advancing manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). These collaborations hig ... more 
Primary investigation highlights potential of Ram-Rotor Detonation EngineLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Detonation, a supersonic combustion wave driven by shock waves and chemical energy, is a powerful means of converting chemical energy into thrust. This method has long been explored to enhance aeros ... more |
 
Towards independent robotic exploration of ocean worldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 NASA is advancing autonomous exploration to tackle one of its foremost goals - investigating the potential for life and habitability on ocean worlds. These missions focus on targets like Jupiter's E ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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A star's surface reveals chaotic nonperiodic dynamoBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 A 16-year study conducted by the STELLA observatory in Tenerife has unveiled unprecedented insights into the chaotic nature of star spot behavior on XX Trianguli. Using advanced robotic spectroscopy ... more 
FibreCoat raises 20m euro to advance coated fiber technology in space and defense sectorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 FibreCoat, a leading innovator in materials technology, has successfully raised nearly euro 20 million in a Series B funding round. The investment was co-led by NewSpace Capital and Goose Capital, ... more 
India launches European 'artifical eclipse' satellitesMumbai (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 India on Thursday successfully launched into space a pair of European satellites that will create artificial solar eclipses to help scientists catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere. ... more  
PSI researchers confirm new main-belt cometTucson AZ (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 A mysterious object discovered in the main asteroid belt in 2021 was determined to be a main-belt comet by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Henry Hsieh, Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie In ... more |
 
Researchers conclude Venus was never suitable for liquid water or lifeLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 A study led by astronomers at the University of Cambridge has determined that Venus has likely remained a dry, inhospitable planet for its entire history, countering long-standing speculation that t ... more 
Veteran Ventures Capital invests in Turion Space to drive advanced space technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC), a venture capital firm dedicated to supporting dual-use national security technology led by veteran entrepreneurs, has announced a strategic investment in Turion Spac ... more  
BAE Systems completes key testing for NASA's SPHEREx Observatory missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 BAE Systems (LON: BA) has finalized environmental testing for NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) Observatory. This mission, ... more  
New gravitational wave maps reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structuresMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology have led an international effort to produce the most detailed maps of gravitational waves in the universe. This research has also resulted in the ... more |
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Searching for evidence of primordial black holes in planets and everyday materialsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 The formation of black holes is often associated with massive stars collapsing under their own gravity. However, new research suggests the chaotic conditions of the early universe may have enabled t ... more  
China's Tianwen-1 probe reveals new insights into Martian internal gravity wavesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 Internal gravity waves, key drivers of energy and momentum transfer within planetary atmospheres, significantly shape atmospheric dynamics on Mars. These waves, which propagate vertically from the l ... more 
Massive asteroid strikes left no lasting impact on Earth's climateLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 A new study led by researchers from University College London reveals that two massive asteroid impacts that occurred approximately 35.65 million years ago had no long-term effect on Earth's climate ... more  
Satellite analysis connects climate change to elephant deaths in BotswanaLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 New research from King's College London has strengthened the link between climate change and the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana's Okavango Delta in 2020. The study highlights how a surg ... more |
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Vega-C set for launch marking its return to serviceParis, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 ESA's Vega-C rocket has been fully assembled at Europe's Spaceport and is prepared for liftoff. The final component, including the Sentinel-1C satellite payload, was placed atop the 35-meter rocket ... more |
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Long March 3B reaches 100th launch milestoneSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 China successfully launched a Long March 3B rocket on Tuesday afternoon from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, delivering an experimental satellite, Communication Technology D ... more 
New planet in Kepler-51 system unveiled with JWST observationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Astronomers have identified a fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, a discovery led by researchers at Penn State and Osaka University using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The s ... more 
Astronomers uncover key clues to the formation of giant galaxiesLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 Astronomers are making significant progress in solving the mystery of how the universe's largest galaxies were formed, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades. A recent study by res ... more 
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 SupernovaePasadena CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 In the 1930s, Caltech astronomer Fritz Zwicky would brave the chill atop Palomar Mountain near San Diego to peer through a small survey telescope in search of eruptions in the night sky. In the 1940 ... more |
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