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  Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 The world's richest man Elon Musk got into a heated row Thursday with a Danish astronaut who criticized the tech billionaire's claim that former president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Andreas "Andy" Mogensen had shared on X a Fox News clip featuring Musk and his boss, US President Donald Trump, where Musk claimed NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were left stranded on the orbital outpost for "political reasons" by Biden, and t ... read more |
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Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under TrumpWashington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? ... more  
Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA. ... more 
Dark Skies Enable New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Reducing Impact ProbabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 With the return of darker skies following a period of bright full moon conditions, astronomers have resumed tracking asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes rely on dark skies to detect asteroids ... more  
First 3D Atmospheric Mapping of an Exoplanet Reveals Extreme Weather PatternsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 For the first time, astronomers have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere, uncovering extreme weather conditions driven by powerful jet streams. By utilizing the full ... more |
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Musk furious as critics push back at DOGE's blind destruction of S&T research fundingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving full steam ahead with its aggressive cost-cutting measures, drawing sharp criticism from the scientific and medical communities. With ... more |
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Ultra-low-noise Infrared Detectors Advance Exoplanet ImagingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 One of the foremost objectives in astrophysics is the identification of Earth-like exoplanets that could potentially support life. Although thousands of exoplanets have been detected, most of these ... more  
Einstein Probe captures elusive X-ray pairParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Einstein Probe satellite, utilizing its innovative lobster-eye X-ray optics, has detected a rare cosmic phenomenon-an intense X-ray burst from an unusual binary star system. This discovery highl ... more 
Flickering Light Show: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Emits Continuous FlaresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is proving to be a relentless source of cosmic activity, continuously producing bursts of light with no apparent pattern, according t ... more  
Long-Term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation Highlights Emission ImpactsSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A new study led by Dr. Fengfei Song and Dr. Lixin Wu from the Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and the Physical Oceanography Laboratory at Ocean University of Chi ... more |
Mystery Surrounds Newly Discovered Cosmic Explosion Hidden for YearsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A powerful cosmic explosion from an unidentified object beyond our galaxy has intrigued astronomers after being unearthed in decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This extraordinar ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Solar Orbiter prepares for unprecedented Venus flybyParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 ESA's Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission with NASA, is poised for its closest-ever approach to Venus, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to study the Sun's polar regions. The spacecra ... more  
Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level RiseParis, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A recent study underscores the accelerating loss of glacial ice worldwide, depleting regional freshwater reserves and significantly contributing to rising global sea levels. Conducted as part of the ... more  
Defence Trailblazer backs space intelligence project to enhance orbital securityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A new collaborative initiative, spearheaded by Space Machines Company and backed by funding from Defence Trailblazer's Accelerating Sovereign Industrial Capabilities (ASIC) program, is set to develo ... more  
Unlocking the future of satellite navigation with smart techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 A recent study has unveiled advanced techniques for enhancing orbit determination (OD) in large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. By leveraging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS ... more |
Do look up: How Earth can defend itself against asteroidParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say. ... more  
Lunar Space Station Module Prepares for US Transport Ahead of Artemis IVLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 A key component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station has completed rigorous environmental tests and is now in the cleanroom for final preparations before its journey to the United States. Whe ... more 
SpaceX debris enters atmosphere over Poland: agencyWarsaw (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off in the United States on February 1 entered the Earth's atmosphere over Poland on Wednesday, the Polish space agency said. ... more  
Lado Okhotnikov - A Successful Entrepreneur Who Turned His Life Philosophy into Profitable VenturesDubai, United Arab Emirates (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 Lado Okhotnikov is a recognized entrepreneur known for his innovative startups in health and technology. His projects attract investors and like-minded professionals. "Success comes when you pursue ... more |
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Researchers confirm existence of habitable zone exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 An international team of astronomers has validated the discovery of a super-Earth positioned within the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. Initially detected two years ago by Oxford Universit ... more  
Tidal energy data aids SwRI scientists in unraveling Titan's composition and orbital shiftsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are examining Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to determine its tidal dissipation rate-the energy lost as it interacts with Saturn's immense gravitati ... more  
University of Barcelona team theorizes singularity-free black holes through gravitational effectsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Traditional models of black holes, as predicted by Einstein's General Relativity, feature singularities-regions where physical laws cease to function. Understanding how these singularities might be ... more 
Brown astronomers develop innovative method to filter interference in radio telescopesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Astronomers analyzing data from the Murchison Widefield Array, a radio telescope in Western Australia, encountered an unexpected anomaly. Instead of deep-space radio signals from over 13 billion yea ... more |
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Names of Chinese Lunar Rover and Spacesuits AnnouncedSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 China has officially revealed the names of its new spacesuits and manned rover, which will be used in upcoming lunar missions. The China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday that astronauts walki ... more |
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Greetings from the Fourth DimensionParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 In April 1982, Professor Dan Shechtman of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology made a groundbreaking discovery that would later earn him the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: the quasiperiodic c ... more  
ESA advances HydRON project for next-generation space communicationsParis, France (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken a significant step in advancing space-based optical communications by signing a contract with Thales Alenia Space to develop Element #2 of the High-throughp ... more  
Karman Completes Expanded IPO with Full Over-Allotment Option ExerciseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 Karman Holdings Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical systems for defense and space applications, has successfully closed its initial public offering (IPO), raising significant capital throug ... more  
Rocket Lab chalks up 60th Electron launch, initiates new BlackSky deploymentSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 19, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a prominent provider of launch services and space systems, has launched its 60th Electron rocket, marking a key milestone in its mission history. This latest lau ... more |
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