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  Paris, France (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 Leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released its highly anticipated "Government Space Programs" report for 2021. The highlight of this year's findings is a continued, even accelerated, volume of governmental investment in the space sector, driven by two major drivers: ambitious space exploration programmes by leading space countries, and rivalries driving the militarization of space. A highly anticipated annual industry study, Euroconsult's "Government Space Progr ... read more |
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NASA to host coverage for Webb Telescope's final unfoldingWashington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 NASA will provide live coverage and host a media briefing Saturday, Jan. 8, for the conclusion of the James Webb Space Telescope's major spacecraft deployments. Beginning no earlier than 9 a.m. EST, ... more  
Life could be thriving in the clouds of VenusMadison WI (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 by Eric Verbeten for WISC News Is there life on Venus? For more than a century, scientists have pondered this question. Now, there is renewed interest in Venus as a place that could support living ... more  
FAU scientist aims to ensure microbe-free Mars samplesBoca Raton FL (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is collecting samples in search of signs of ancient microbial life, which would advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The samples are set to ... more 
Loft Orbital extends production agreement with LeoStellaSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. (Loft Orbital), a leading space infrastructure-as-a-service provider, and LeoStella, Inc., a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, have e ... more |
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Debris from failed Russian rocket falls into sea near French PolynesiaWashington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2021 The upper stage of a failed Russian Angara A5 rocket plummeted uncontrolled to Earth, crashing into open sea near French Polynesia. ... more  
New research questions 'whiff of oxygen' in Earth's early historyHanover NH (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 Evidence arguing for a "whiff of oxygen" before the Earth's Great Oxygenation Event 2.3 billion years ago are chemical signatures that were probably introduced at a much later time, according to res ... more  
Japan space tourist eyes Mariana Trench trip after ISSTokyo (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday his trip into space had given him a new appreciation for Earth, and he now hopes to plunge into the ocean's forbidding Mariana Trench. ... more  
North Korea says it tested hypersonic missileSeoul (AFP) Jan 6, 2022 North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test by the nuclear-armed nation this year. ... more  
Tiangong's robotic arm performs well in testBeijing (XNA) Jan 07, 2022 China's Tiangong space station conducted a test using its robotic arm to reposition the Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship on Thursday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency. In a stateme ... more |
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FAST detects coherent interstellar magnetic field with a technique conceived at AreciboBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 Magnetic fields are the essential, but often "secret" ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process of making stars. The secrecy shrouding interstellar magnetic fields can be attributed to ... more 
SwRI scientist helps simulate how our solar system formed from ringsSan Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 A Southwest Research Institute scientist contributed to a new solar system formation model that explains the existing inner planetary distribution and the asteroid belt between the inner and outer s ... more 
MIRI Instrument Marks a First Milestone in SpaceWashington DC (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 While the Webb team was tensioning the sunshield, other activities were also taking place among the instruments. One milestone: unlocking the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) Contamination Control Cov ... more
Webb Secondary Mirror Deployment ConfirmedWashington DC (SPX) Jan 06, 2022 The Webb teams has deployed the observatory's secondary mirror support structure. When light from the distant universe hits Webb's iconic 18 gold primary mirrors, it will reflect off and hit the sma ... more  
Scalable, high-speed avionics for safety-critical space applicationsVienna, Austria (SPX) Jan 03, 2022 The exploitation and exploration of space opens the door to improvements of life on earth, new discoveries and new research opportunities. However, space flight also provides a unique range of chall ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday his trip into space had given him a new appreciation for Earth, and he now hopes to plunge into the ocean's forbidding Mariana Trench.
Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano spent 12 days on the International Space Station last month, where they documented life in space for one million YouTube subscribers.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2021 
SpaceX kicked off a surge in launch activity Thursday with the successful launch of 49 of the company's Starlink communications satellites from Florida, heading south along the state's coastline.
Five SpaceX missions may launch in the next month on the southern polar trajectory, flying closer to the Florida coast toward Miami than most launches, according to the U.S. Space Force.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 
The China National Space Administration published on Saturday four pictures taken by its Tianwen 1 Mars mission, including the first full photo of the mission orbiter.
The color pictures show the orbiter flying around the Red Planet in an orbit, the ice cover on Mars' north pole and a scene of a barren Martian plain.
The orbiter's full picture was taken by a camera released by the cr ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 03, 2022 
From hosting a children's art gallery in space to answering questions about manned spaceflight, the three astronauts onboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the New Year by cultivating science and inspiration in the country's youth.
On Saturday afternoon, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu hosted a live video call and interacted with college students at venues in ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 
Leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released its highly anticipated "Government Space Programs" report for 2021. The highlight of this year's findings is a continued, even accelerated, volume of governmental investment in the space sector, driven by two major drivers: ambitious space exploration programmes by leading space countries, and rivalries driving the mi ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2022 
A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show.
"What is the metaverse if you can't feel it?" asked Jose Fuertes, founder of the Spain-based startup Owo, which made the jacket. "It's just avatars."
The "metaverse" - a parallel universe where ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by SITAEL, with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as the final customer, to orbit PLATiNO 1 and 2 satellites, between 2022 and 2024 on Vega and Vega C.
PLATiNO 1 and 2 are Earth observation small satellites operating on Sun-synchronous orbits. PLATiNO 1 will embark a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), operating in the X band, while PLATiNO 2 will ca ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 31, 2021 
New Horizons remains healthy and continues to send valuable data from deep in the Kuiper Belt - more than 5 billion miles away - even as it speeds farther and farther from the Earth and Sun.
As 2021 winds down, I want to recount what the New Horizons project has accomplished this year, and also look ahead to tell you about our plans for 2022.
During a busy and productive 2021, our sc ... more |
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 Odense, Denmark (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 
There is more going on in the deep, dark ocean waters than you may think: Uncountable numbers of invisible microorganisms go about their daily lives in the water columns, and now researchers have discovered that some of them produce oxygen in an unexpected way.
Oxygen is vital for life on Earth, and is mainly produced by plants, algae and cyanobacteria via photosynthesis. A few microbes ar ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 09, 2021 
Europe's largest satellite constellation has grown even bigger, following the launch of two more Galileo navigation satellites by Soyuz launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites 27-28 add to an existing 26-satellite constellation in orbit, providing the world's most precise satnav positioning to more than 2.3 billion users around the globe.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 05, 2022 
In the early morning of November 24, 2020, the Chang'E 5 lunar probe was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center and successfully executed a 23-day journey of lunar sample return (LSR) mission. In a review paper recently published in Space: Science and Technology, Dr. Zhong-Sheng Wang and his colleagues from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, addresses three key orbit ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 3, 2022 
The Quandrantid meteor shower helped kick off the first workday of the new year on Monday, with the peak somewhat tough to see in North America - but the rest of the world got a good show.
The "Quads" as they are nicknamed, are slated to peak around 4 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) on Monday, according to Margaret Campbell-Brown and Peter Brown in the 2022 version of the Observer's Handbook of th ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 30, 2021 
China launched the Tianhui 4 satellite into space on Wednesday evening from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space contractor said the satellite was deployed by a Long March 2D carrier rocket that blasted off at 7:13 pm and has entered orbit.
Tianhui 4, built by the compa ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere - the corona - and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.
The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science. Just as landing on the Moon allowed scientists to understand how it was formed, touching ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 07, 2022 
As NASA's James Webb Space Telescope makes its way out to its intended orbit, ground teams monitor its vitals using a comprehensive set of sensors located throughout the entire spacecraft. Mechanical, thermal, and electrical sensors provide a wide array of critical information on the current state and performance of Webb while it is in space.
A system of surveillance cameras to watch deplo ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 05, 2022 
Black holes really are giant fuzzballs, a new study says. The study attempts to put to rest the debate over Stephen Hawking's famous information paradox, the problem created by Hawking's conclusion that any data that enters a black hole can never leave. This conclusion accorded with the laws of thermodynamics, but opposed the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics.
"What we found from strin ... more |
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