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  Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The nucleus is about 50 times larger than found at the heart of most known comets. Its mass is estimated to be a staggering 500 trillion tons, a hundred thousand times greater than the mass of a typical comet found much closer to the Sun. The behemoth comet, C/2014 UN271 (Bernardine ... read more |
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Rocket Lab Breaks Ground on Neutron Production Complex in Wallops, VirginiaWallops Island VA (SPX) Apr 12, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) today broke ground on the construction of a state-of-the-art rocket production complex where the Company's Neutron launch vehicle will be manufactured. The 2 ... more 
Elon Musk urges cadet researchers to keep innovating, make rocket launches 'boring'USAF Academy CO (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk motivated cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy to keep the research industry on its toes by fighting complacency and working overtime to break boundaries. "We want to take ... more  
Space Perspective unveils luxurious balloon-launched spaceflight experienceWashington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2021 Want to be a space tourist but can't spend tens of millions of dollars? ... more 
AFRL completes series of 1 newton ascent monopropellant thruster testingEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 The Chemical Propulsion Flight Programs Group at the Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully completed the Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic Propellant (ASCENT) monopropellant 1 Newto ... more |
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Checking in on the Cameras of NASA's Asteroids-Bound Lucy SpacecraftSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 On Feb. 14, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, which is in the first few months of its journey to the Trojan asteroids, obtained a series of calibration images with its four visible-light cameras. The fi ... more 
A water-rich world in the inner solar system-that isn't EarthWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Dwarf planet Ceres is becoming a new research focus in the recent field of ocean worlds science. It is the only large, water-rich body that has been characterized to an extraordinary level of detail ... more  
NASA and UAE to share Mars mission datasetsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 NASA's MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters. A new partners ... more 
New home for Earth's protectorsParis (ESA) Apr 12, 2022 ESA's new Space Safety Centre is a hub for activities protecting our planet from a raging star, risky asteroids and defunct satellites. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher inaugurated the Ce ... more |
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Divide and conquer: Mars rovers to be superseded by swarms of two-wheeled robotsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new system described in an Acta Astronautica paper consists of fou ... more 
Sols 3442-3443: Deoch-an-DorisPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2022 In Scots Gaelic, "deoch-an-doris" loosely means "one for the road." Today we planned one more set of investigations on the fascinating Feorachas outcrop before we leave it behind forever. We f ... more  
Space balloon company offers first look at luxury cabinsWashington (AFP) April 12, 2022 A new entrant in the space tourism market promises customers views of the Earth's curvature from the comfort of a luxury cabin, lifted to the upper atmosphere with a giant balloon. ... more  
Four billion-year-old relic from early solar system heading our wayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 An enormous comet - approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island - is heading our way at 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system. Fortunately, it will nev ... more |
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ESO telescope captures surprising changes in Neptune's temperaturesMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 An international team of astronomers have used ground-based telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), to track Neptune's atmospheric temperatures ov ... more  
Astronomers find freaky stars covered in helium burning ashesBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 A German team of astronomers from the Universities of Tubingen and Potsdam, led by Prof. Klaus Werner, have discovered a new type of weird stars. The spectra of the star sample, obtained by La ... more  
NASA's New Material Built to Withstand Extreme ConditionsHampton VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 NASA innovators recently developed a new metal alloy using a 3D printing process that dramatically improves the strength and durability of the components and parts used in aviation and space explora ... more  
Intelsat supports programmers with cloud connect mediaMclean VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 Intelsat - operator of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and a leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC) - has announced its latest service offering: Cloud Conne ... more 
Race is on for China's first domestic satellite listed firmBeijing (XNA) Apr 13, 2022 China's commercial aerospace sector has embraced a wave of IPO plans recently, as private enterprises hasten to "aim for the stars" and become the country's first domestically listed aerospace compa ... more |
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 Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
When the first four civilians travel to the International Space Station April 8 they will be working with a team of University of Central Florida doctors to study how space travel affects the human body, particularly the eyes and brain.
Three faculty physicians at UCF Health, the College of Medicine's clinical practice, are collaborating with Axiom Space and two Israeli medical centers - S ... more |
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 New Delhi, India (IANS) Apr 08, 2022 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch seven satellites during the current year and the expenditure towards the realisation of satellites is nearly Rs 490 crore, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
"ISRO has successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-4 onboard PSLV-C52 on February 14, 2022 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, along w ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
NASA's MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters.
A new partnership that encourages the sharing of data between NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) project and the Emirates Mars Mission's (EMM) Hope Probe will enhance scientific returns from both ... more |
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The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with launching the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft arrived at Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Monday, the China Manned Space Agency said.
Next, the rocket will be assembled and undergo ground tests with the robotic spaceship at the coastal launch complex, the agency said in a brief statement.
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 Mclean VA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
Intelsat - operator of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and a leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC) - has announced its latest service offering: Cloud Connect Media, a connectivity solution that provides programmers with secure access between the IntelsatOne Media Network and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Cloud Connect Media is designed to provide con ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded $117 million for option-year three of a U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command contract to continue maintaining and modernizing infrastructure to track objects in space. The Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program has an estimated contract value of $1.2 billion over 10 years.
L3Harris won the in ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
In studying a unique class of ultra-hot exoplanets, NASA Hubble Space Telescope astronomers may be in the mood for dancing to the Calypso party song "Hot, Hot, Hot." That's because these bloated Jupiter-sized worlds are so precariously close to their parent star they are being roasted at seething temperatures above 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That's hot enough to vaporize most metals, including ti ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
An enormous comet - approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island - is heading our way at 22,000 miles per hour from the edge of the solar system. Fortunately, it will never get closer than 1 billion miles from the sun, which is slightly farther from Earth than Saturn; that will be in 2031.
Comets, among the oldest objects in the solar system, are icy bodies that ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 12, 2022 
Climate change supercharged storms during the unprecedented North Atlantic hurricane season in 2020 by increasing the amount of extreme rainfall by up to 10 percent, according to new research published Tuesday.
At least 400 people were killed in the series of violent storms two years ago in Central America, the United States and the Caribbean, with torrential rain, ferocious winds and flood ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 06, 2022 
Wednesday was the annual 406 Day, celebrating the life-saving importance of emergency beacons, named for the radio frequency they operate on, as well as the satellites that relay their signals - with Europe's own Galileo constellation prominent among them. While Galileo's main purpose is satellite navigation, the system also picks up distress messages from across the globe and relays them to reg ... more |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
The face that the Moon shows to Earth looks far different from the one it hides on its far side. The nearside is dominated by the lunar mare - the vast, dark-colored remnants of ancient lava flows. The crater-pocked far side, on the other hand, is virtually devoid of large-scale mare features. Why the two sides are so different is one of the Moon's most enduring mysteries.
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2022 
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The nucleus is about 50 times larger than found at the heart of most known comets. Its mass is estimated to be a staggering 500 trillion tons, a hundred thousand times greater tha ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 
China launched a new Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.
The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully.
The satellite will be networked with the orbiting Gaofen-3 and Gaofen-3 02 satellites to form a land-sea radar satellite ... more |
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 Glasgow UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer.
A team of astrophysicists led by researchers from the University of Glasgow are the first to use observations from the ALMA observatory in Chile to estimate the temperature of a solar prominence.
Solar prominences are zones of plasma on the surface o ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 
The ongoing success of the multi-instrument optics alignment for NASA's Webb telescope's near-infrared instruments has moved the attention of the commissioning team to chill as we carefully monitor the cooling of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) down to its final operating temperature of less than 7 kelvins (-447 degrees Fahrenheit, or -266 degrees Celsius). We are continuing other activities ... more |
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 Hatfield UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
In fiction and in films such as Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, parallel universes - also called the multiverse - exist alongside our own, with anything from small differences in events to entirely different rules of physics. It is an exciting and fascinating idea. Physicists have given the question of whether parallel universes could exist a lot of thought - and have come up with quite a few ... more |
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