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December 22, 2024
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Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Have you ever wanted to find all your favorite NASA technology in one place? NASA stakeholders did, too! We listened to your feedback, brainstormed user-focused features, and created the most robust technology system to date. NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate is excited to announce the release of TechPort version 4.0 - your gateway into our technology community. NASA tuned into feedback from the public, industry, academia, and our internal audiences to make significant updates to the Tec ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX scrubs launch from Florida, but one lifts off from California
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 21, 2024
One of two scheduled Falcon 9 rocket launches lifted off early Saturday with one going up in California but aborted in Florida. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Vast and SpaceX to launch two human spaceflight missions to ISS
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
Vast has announced an agreement with SpaceX to conduct two human spaceflight missions to the International Space Station (ISS) using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The missions, dep ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Mars Orbiter captures dust-covered InSight Lander
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently captured an image of the retired InSight lander, offering insights into dust accumulation on Mars. Taken on Oct. 23 using the orbiter's High-Resolut ... more
MARSDAILY
Perseverance blasts past the top of Jezero Crater rim
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 23, 2024
I have always loved the mountains. Growing up on the flat plains of Midwestern USA, every summer I looked forward to spending a few days on alpine trails while on vacation. Climbing upward from the ... more
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VENUSIAN HEAT
NASA DAVINCI Mission's Many 'Firsts' to Unlock Venus' Hidden Secrets
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA's DAVINCI - Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging - mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famo ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Aurora mapping across North America
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
As seen across North America at sometimes surprisingly low latitudes, brilliant auroral displays provide evidence of solar activity in the night sky. More is going on than the familiar visible light ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Parker Solar Probe begins record-setting closest approach to the Sun
Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is in good health and operating normally as it speeds toward its closest-ever flight around the Sun on Christmas Eve. Mission operators at the Johns Hopkins Applied P ... more
SPACEMART
T-Mobile opens Beta Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
T-Mobile has launched registration for its beta program of T-Mobile Starlink, a new direct-to-cell satellite service set to eliminate cellular dead zones by covering the 500,000 square miles in the ... more

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MOON DAILY
Australia's Lunar rover advances with Swinburne technology at the core
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Swinburne University of Technology has been chosen to provide essential technology for a groundbreaking national mission: Australia's first lunar rover. As part of the $42 million Australian S ... more
MOON DAILY
ispace and Magna Petra collaborate on future Lunar resources exploration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global leader in lunar exploration, and Magna Petra, a pioneering company focused on the extraction and return of helium-3 isotopes from the Moon, have signed ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's CERES 1 rocket launches satellites from sea
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
Galactic Energy, a Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, successfully conducted its fourth sea-based launch of the Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Thursday. According to the company, the rocket ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Plextek's cutting-edge mmWave technology for space operations and sensing
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Plextek, a leading consultancy recognized for its expertise in low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) sensing technology, has published its latest innovation in the field of in-orbit space operations and sensing. ... more
EXO WORLDS
ALMA observes dust clump where a new planet may form
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered critical details about planetary system formation by detecting a dense concentration of dust grains outside the orbits of two kn ... more
EXO WORLDS
Planet-forming discs persist longer in early Universe environments
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
New findings from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope challenge our understanding of planet formation by confirming a longstanding puzzle initially uncovered by the Hubble Space Telescope ov ... more
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EXO WORLDS
The light of TRAPPIST-1 b analyzed at two wavelengths reveals key insights into its nature
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
New observations of TRAPPIST-1 b using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provide fresh insights into the challenge of detecting atmospheres around rocky planets with broadband thermal emission d ... more
SPACEMART
Globalstar announces milestone 5G data call on band n53 spectrum
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), a leader in satellite and communication services, has successfully completed its first 5G data call using its proprietary Band n53 spectrum. Achieving downloa ... more
ICE WORLD
ESA and NASA collaborate to track Greenland ice sheet melting
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
As global warming accelerates the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, its contribution to rising sea levels and disruptions in global weather patterns underscores the need for precise monitoring. Fo ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth AI unveils new gold discovery near molybdenum project at Willow Glen
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
Earth AI, a pioneer in AI-driven mineral exploration, has identified a significant gold system within its Willow Glen molybdenum-gold project in New South Wales, Australia. Using proprietary AI soft ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Digital Earth Africa launches coastal monitoring tool for informed decision making
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Africa's coastlines are undergoing significant transformations due to rising sea levels, climate-induced extreme weather, urbanization, and growing coastal populations. These changes pose major chal ... more
CHIP TECH
Frontgrade Gaisler to integrate BrainChip Akida IP for AI chips in space applications
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), a global leader in ultra-low power, digital neuromorphic AI solutions, has announced that Frontgrade Gaisler, a top provider of radiation ... more
SPACEMART
Guerrilla RF achieves 125% growth in satellite communication business
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
Guerrilla RF, Inc. (OTCQX: GUER), a leading provider of RF solutions for the communications sector, has announced a 125% year-over-year growth in its satellite communication (Satcom) business. This ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
2 Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2024
Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to install an experiment package on one of the modules on Thursday morning. ... more
IRON AND ICE
How to find a comet before it hits Earth
Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Q: How do you find a comet that could pose a threat to Earth but hasn't passed our planet in the last 200 years or more? A: You look for its footprint. This is the basis of research led ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space journey continues apace
Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
The first-ever samples retrieved from the moon's far side, an iconic feat achieved by China's most recent lunar expedition, Chang'e 6, were on display at the 15th China International Aviation and Ae ... more
IRON AND ICE
Webb offers best glimpse ever into the icy planetesimals of the early solar system
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
New studies led by researchers at the University of Central Florida offer for the first time a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian o ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Smallsat market grows steadily amid Starlink and Starshield challenges driven by government demand
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
The small satellite (smallsat) industry is set to achieve significant growth, with Novaspace's latest market intelligence report projecting the sector to reach a market value of $113.3 billion over ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Venus Aerospace ignites VDR2 engine in major milestone
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
Venus Aerospace, a prominent innovator in hypersonic technology, has successfully ignited its VDR2 engine, achieving a critical milestone in its development of advanced high-speed propulsion. The VD ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
New simulation method reveals deeper insights into Earths core
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
How does Earth produce its magnetic field? While the general mechanism of the geodynamo effect is understood, critical details remain unresolved. A collaboration of scientists from the Center for Ad ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Gardens
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
As NASA plans missions to the Moon and Mars, one challenge is figuring out how to provide crew members with enough healthy food. Bringing along a supply for months or even years in space is impracti ... more
SPACEWAR
Space component commands highlight warfighting efforts at Spacepower Conference
Orlando, FL (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Space component field command leadership came together to discuss successes and challenges and provide insights into their missions during a panel at the Spacepower Conference in Orlando. As a ... more
MOON DAILY
A swarm of sensors and robots showcases Moon exploration potential
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
A unique lunar research initiative is underway in the LUNA hall, where the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is advancing exploration technologies for the Moon. At the core of the project is a swarm nav ... more
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