September 30, 2023

Record-breaking launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellites Space Coast FL (SPX) Sep 30, 2023 SpaceX pushed back the launch time from the original T-0 of 6:49 p.m. EDT (2249 UTC Sep. 30) more than three hours later due to the weather condition. At 10:00 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC Sep. 30), a Falcon ... more

Eutelsat investors approve OneWeb merger for satellite internet Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Shareholders of European satellite operator Eutelsat approved Thursday a $3.4 billion merger deal with Britain's OneWeb, with the new entity out to become a global broadband internet champion to rival the likes of Elon Musk's Starlink. ... more

Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings Paris (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 Spain's trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe's next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit - in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the three ... more

Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base - along with the spacecraft that will c ... more

Hera takes wing Paris (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence seen with one of its two solar wings added, during its continuing test campaign at the ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. The van-sized spacecraf ... more

Likely asteroid debris found upon opening of returned NASA probe Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying the largest asteroid samples ever brought back to Earth, finding black debris. ... more

Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the Moon Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 There are unexplored regions of the universe - and there are also unexplored times. In fact, there's a nearly 400-million-year gap in our universe's history that we've never seen: a time before star ... more

Monitoring of radio galaxy M87 confirms black hole spin Shanghai, China (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The nearby radio galaxy M87, located 55 million light-years from the Earth and harboring a black hole 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun, exhibits an oscillating jet that swings up and down ... more

New Simulations Shed Light on Origins of Saturn's Rings and Icy Moons Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 On a clear night, with a decent amateur telescope, Saturn and its series of remarkable rings can be seen from Earth's surface. But how did those rings come to be? And what can they tell us about Sat ... more Chandra rewinds story of Great Eruption of the 1840s Boston MA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 A new movie made from over two decades of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a famous star system changing with time, as described in our latest press release. Eta Carinae contains two ... more Seeking Euclid's hidden stars: commissioning looks up Paris (ESA) Sep 27, 2023 The Universe doesn't give up its secrets easily. There's a reason dark energy and dark matter have their names - although they (allegedly) make up 95% of the Universe, they do not emit, absorb or re ... more ANSRs to Hard AI Questions Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 How can we build robust, assured, and therefore trustworthy AI-based systems? That question lies at the heart of DARPA's Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning (ANSR) program. "Informal ... more Artel partners with Rivada for US Space Force contract Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from t ... more Evergreen Innovations manages All-Domain Network at Northern Strike Exercise Timnith CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Evergreen Innovations LLC ("Evergreen"), a tactical communications integrator, reports it has successfully managed the All-Domain Network (ADN) during the Northern Strike 23-2 reserve component read ... more Intelsat expands Brazil infrastructure, delivers new services McLean VA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has launched new services in Brazil that combine l ... more Space Systems Command's TAP Lab to accelerate innovation in space domain awareness Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Space Force (USSF) field command, has opened a Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab in Colorado Springs to address critical challenges in space ... more Moon and Mars test site for robotic missions Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The Moon and Mars are stated targets of European and international space exploration. However, before humans embark on these journeys, robots will explore inhospitable areas, develop local resources ... more NASA-led study pinpoints areas of New York City sinking, rising Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 28, 2023 Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have found. While the elevatio ... more