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  Washington DC (UPI) Jan 19, 2021 NASA's James Webb telescope completed alignment all 18 of its primary mirror segments and the secondary mirror on Wednesday, the agency reported. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shared the news, tipping his hat to the crew on Twitter. "Congratulations to the teams that have been working tirelessly since launch to get to this point. Soon, Webb will arrive at its new home, L2," wrote Nelson. "(The term) L2 is short-hand for the second Lagrange Point, a wonderful accident of gravity a ... read more |
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Cosmonauts complete first spacewalk of 2022 to prepare Russian ISS segmentWashington DC (UPI) Jan 19, 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts completed the first spacewalk of 2022 outside the International Space Station to perform tasks that will allow spacecraft to dock with a new Russian segment. ... more  
Private investment in space infrastructure hit record $14.5B in 2021Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2021 Private investment in space infrastructure companies hit a record-breaking $14.5 billion last year, according to a report Tuesday by New York City-based firm Space Capital. ... more  
Martian Meteorite's organic materials origin not biologicalWashington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and rocks that occurred on the Red Planet about 4 billion years ago, accordi ... more 
Grounded: First Flight Delay Due to Inclement Weather on Another WorldPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 20, 2022 The atmosphere of Mars is much less dense than Earth's; however, the Mars climate shares many similarities to Earth: seasons, changing winds, ice clouds, and dust storms, among others. Predicting we ... more |
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Being in space destroys more red blood cellsOttawa, Canada (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis of 14 astronauts showed their bodies destroyed 54 percent more red blood cell ... more  
HGC offers ultra-low latency Eyeball-as-a-Service across AsiaHong Kong, China (SPX) Jan 18, 2022 HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC), a fully-fledged ICT service provider and network operator with extensive global coverage, and Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific), a next-generation ... more  
IMDO, MDA complete flight tests for the Arrow Weapon System and Arrow 3 InterceptorWashington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of the Defense Research and Development (DDR and D) at Israel's Ministry of Defense, together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency ( ... more  
'Slushy' magma ocean led to formation of the Moon's crustCambridge UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 Scientists have shown how the freezing of a 'slushy' ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon's crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole n ... more 
Sol 3361: Keeping the Dog LeashedGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 Our initial plan was to conduct a MAHLI "dog's eye" imaging sequence on the beautiful Panari outcrop that we are parked before. During a dog's eye sequence, the rover's arm walks the MAHLI cam ... more |
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NASA's Spitzer illuminates exoplanets in Astronomical Society briefingPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 14, 2022 Two new studies using data from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope shed light on giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs, objects that aren't quite stars but aren't quite planets either. Both studies ... more 
Ironing out the interiors of exoplanetsLivermore CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 The discovery of more than 4,500 extra-solar planets has created a need for modelling their interior structure and dynamics. As it turns out, iron plays a key role. Lawrence Livermore National ... more  
SwRI scientist uncovers evidence for an internal ocean in small Saturn moonSan Antonio, TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 A Southwest Research Institute scientist set out to prove that the tiny, innermost moon of Saturn was a frozen inert satellite and instead discovered compelling evidence that Mimas has a liquid inte ... more 
Team of astronomers finds widest separation of brown dwarf pair to dateTempe AZ (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 A team of astronomers, led by Arizona State University undergraduate student Emma Softich, has discovered a rare pair of brown dwarfs that has the widest separation of any brown dwarf binary system ... more  
New research may help scientists unravel the physics of the solar windMinneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 18, 2022 A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, using data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe, provides insight into what generates and accelerates the solar wind, a stream of charge ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 20, 2022 
Russia launched the multipurpose laboratory module "Nauka" from the Baikonur cosmodrome on 21 July and it docked at the ISS on 29 July.
Watch a live broadcast from the International Space Station (ISS) as Roscosmos astronauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov are performing a spacewalk to integrate the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module into the Russian segment of the ISS.
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
Satellite launch from Spaceport Cornwall is a step closer following Virgin Orbit's successful 'Above the Clouds' mission in the US.
The UK Space Agency welcomes the news that Virgin Orbit successfully completed its third mission from California on Thursday 13 January, launching several satellites into orbit from beneath the wing of a 747.
The UK Space Agency and Cornwall Council are ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 20, 2022 
The atmosphere of Mars is much less dense than Earth's; however, the Mars climate shares many similarities to Earth: seasons, changing winds, ice clouds, and dust storms, among others. Predicting weather events, as is true for Earth, is always an uncertain endeavor. In preparing for Flight 19, we found out that unexpected Mars weather can result in a familiar and unfortunate scenario here on Ear ... more |
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 Dalian (XNA) Jan 20, 2022 
Who would ever have thought that technology used on China's largest carrier rocket would be used to improve the safety of skiers?
Chinese scientists have developed a strong ski helmet with space technology originally used on the Long March-5 rocket, the country's heaviest launch vehicle and the carrier of Mars probe Tianwen-1.
The helmet, designed by a team from the Dalian University ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
GalaxySpace will launch six satellites to verify broadband internet technologies GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker based in Beijing, plans to deploy six satellites into low-Earth orbits before the end of March to establish a space-based internet network, the company said on Tuesday.
The six communication satellites were recently transported to the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Si ... more |
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 Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
What do you call a broken satellite? Today, it's a multimillion-dollar piece of dangerous space junk. But a new collision-avoidance system developed by students at the University of Cincinnati is getting engineers closer to developing robots that can fix broken satellites or spacecraft in orbit.
UC College of Engineering and Applied Science doctoral students Daegyun Choi and Anirudh Chhabr ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
The SETI Institute teamed up with Louisiana State University (LSU) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to help students design the science program for AstronetX PBC's first lunar-based camera (L-CAM 1). The scientific program planning is funded by a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant to AstronetX. Additional funding for student participation is provided by the National Science Foundation ... more |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2022 
Planets like Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn with global magnetic fields of their own are surrounded by so-called radiation belts: Trapped in the magnetic field, fast moving charged particles such as electrons, protons, and heavier ions whiz around thus forming the invisible, torus-shaped radiation belts. With their high velocities reaching almost the speed of light, the particles can ionize other mo ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 
A new study led by teams of the Faculty of Biology, the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona, and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) of Barcelona has revealed that marine heatwaves associated with the climate crisis are bringing down the populations of coral in the Mediterranean, the biomass of which in some cases has been reduced by 80 to 90%.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2022 
Arianespace will launch the first two satellites in 2022, leading to the Full Operational Capability of Galileo open service. Then, three successive launches on Ariane 62 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, will finalize the launch of the first generation of Galileo satellites and will increase the constellation resilience.
These will be the 13th to 16th Galileo missions by Arianespace, which has orbi ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
Scientists have shown how the freezing of a 'slushy' ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon's crust.
The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole normale superieure de Lyon, have proposed a new model of crystallisation, where crystals remained suspended in liquid magma over hundreds of millions of years as the lunar 'slush' froze and solidified. ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Jan 10, 2022 
On November 29, 2021, an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Starfire Optical Range (SOR)* telescope on Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, New Mexico, recorded an image of asteroid (22) Kalliope, and its natural satellite Linus. A confirming image was taken four nights later. What is unique about these observations is the small size of the telescope used, only 1.5 meters in diameter.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 13, 2022 
Euroconsult, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its eagerly awaited ''Earth Observation Satellite Systems Market'' report, providing a sweeping review analysis of the Earth Observation (EO) upstream ecosystem and breaking down government and commercial programs in exhaustive details.
With the Earth Observation manufacturing market gearing up for another ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
The Proba-3 program, spearheaded by SENER Aeroespacial, the project's prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), has accomplished several relevant milestones in the integration of the two satellites that will, for the first time, demonstrate a high- precision formation flight in space.
In the future, spacecraft formation flying technology will be used to replace bulky structures ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 
Spirals are some of the most captivating shapes in the universe. They appear in intricate seashells, carefully constructed spider webs, and even in the curls of ocean waves. Spirals on cosmic scales - as seen in galaxies - are even more arresting, not only for their beauty, but also for the overwhelming amount of information they contain. How do stars and star clusters form? Until recently, a co ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 
Often portrayed as destructive monsters that hold light captive, black holes take on a less villainous role in the latest research from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. A black hole at the heart of the dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10 is creating stars rather than gobbling them up. The black hole is apparently contributing to the firestorm of new star formation taking place in the galaxy. The dwarf galaxy ... more |
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