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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 Watching the skies for large asteroids that could pose a hazard to the Earth is a global endeavor. So, to test their operational readiness, the international planetary defense community will sometimes use a real asteroid's close approach as a mock encounter with a "new" potentially hazardous asteroid. The lessons learned could limit, or even prevent, global devastation should the scenario play out for real in the future. To that end, more than 100 astronomers from around the world participated in ... read more |
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MDA deploys a second set of cubesats in spaceWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 Building on the successful launch and deployment of its first two CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment (CNCE) Block 1 space vehicles last June, the Missile Defense Agency launched two CNCE Bl ... more  
Omnispace Spark-2 satellite launched into orbitTysons VA (SPX) May 31, 2022 Omnispace and Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), reports a successful launch and delivery of "Omnispace Spark-2" satellite into orbit. This marks the compl ... more  
Southern Launch receives further Government fundingAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 Australian spaceport and space mission provider, Southern Launch, has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant for their mobile launch rail. The almost $1 million grant will ... more  
Perseverance now selects its own targets to zapPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 Perseverance has continued into Hawksbill Gap, making remote sensing observations of small portions of outcropping rock layers in search of a good place to collect a sample. Since Perseverance is in ... more |
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NASA Moon Rover practices tricky drive off Lunar LanderMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 Once it arrives at the Moon's South Pole, NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will need to perform one of the trickiest parts of its 100-day mission: driving off the Astro ... more 
A steep but short climb: Sols 3491-3492Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 Today in tactical planning I was staffed as Surface Properties Scientist, which means I get to put my geology field experience hat on and work with the rover drivers to assess the terrain we'll cros ... more 
Asteroid Institute uses cloud-based astrodynamics platform to find and track asteroidsSan Francisco CO (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, has announced it is using a groundbreaking computational technique running on its Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) cloud-based ast ... more  
Gemini North Telescope Helps Explain Why Uranus and Neptune Are Different ColorsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, and the Hubb ... more |
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The Sun is spinning round againGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 All was amiss with the Sun! In the early 2000s, a new set of data brought down the chemical abundances at the surface of the Sun, contradicting the values predicted by the standard models used by as ... more  
Planet parade to grace the dawn sky this monthWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 The delightful view of all five naked-eye planets will greet early risers throughout the month of June. While seeing two or three planets close together (in what's known as a conjunction) is a rathe ... more  
NASA eyes November launch of NOAA's JPSS-2Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now targeting Nov. 1, 2022, as the new launch date for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite mission. Durin ... more  
Mitsubishi Electric develops innovative laser comms terminalTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 Mitsubishi Electric has developed the prototype of what is believed to be the world's first* optical receiver for use in laser communication terminals (LCTs), that integrates space optical communica ... more |
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Axiom Space signs MOU with Italy to expand commercial utilization of spaceHouston TX (SPX) May 31, 2022 Axiom Space, a leader in human spaceflight currently building the world's first commercial space station, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Italian government to further their ... more  
ILC Dover becomes a provider of spacesuits for Boeing's StarlinerNewark DE (SPX) May 31, 2022 ILC Dover, the leading provider of spacesuits since the Apollo era, has announced that it was selected to be one of two providers of Boeing's Ascent/Entry Suit (AES) for the company's Commercial Cre ... more 
Bern flies to JupiterBern, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2022 In spring 2023, the time will have come: The JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) space probe of the European Space Agency ESA will begin its journey into space. The Jupiter system is almost 780 milli ... more  
Solar Wind a Major Driver of Atmospheric Sodium at MercuryWashington DC (SPX) May 31, 2022 No object in the solar system experiences the Sun's solar wind more powerfully than Mercury. The planet's magnetic field deflects the Sun's stream of electrically charged particles at a distance of ... more 
Artificial Intelligence helps in the identification of astronomical objectsLisbon, Portugal (SPX) May 31, 2022 Classifying celestial objects is a long standing problem. With sources at near unimaginable distances, sometimes it's difficult for researchers to distinguish, for example, between stars, galaxies, ... more |
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 Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) May 26, 2022 
Gama, a French space startup, has contracted mission integrator NanoAvionics for a demonstration of Gama's solar sails propulsion system in low Earth orbit (LEO). Under the mission agreement, NanoAvionics will provide its 6U nanosatellite bus, payload integration services, a satellite testing campaign, launch services and satellite operations. The launch of the "Alpha" nanosatellite is scheduled ... more |
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 Decatur AL (SPX) May 26, 2022 
While the Artemis I team prepares for its upcoming mission, NASA and contractor teams are already building rockets to support future Artemis Moon missions. In United Launch Alliance's (ULA) factory in Decatur, Alabama, major components have been completed for the Artemis III interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) that will provide the power to send astronauts to the Moon.
The ICPS, whic ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 
Perseverance has continued into Hawksbill Gap, making remote sensing observations of small portions of outcropping rock layers in search of a good place to collect a sample. Since Perseverance is in the Shenandoah quadrangle, we are using target names from Shenandoah National Park.
Some of the names this past week included "Bald_Face_Mountain," "Little_Devil_Stairs," "Sunset_Hill," "Luck_H ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022 
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this voyage.
Yuanwang-3 has become the first ship of China's Yuanwang fleet to embrace its 100th mission.
Commissioned on May 18, 1995, Yuanwang-3 is a second-generation Chinese space tracking ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 27, 2022 
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation data collection, reports the launch of four additional satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
They were delivered to a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-5 mission on May 25, 2022 onboard the Falcon 9 reusable, two-stage rocket, under SpaceX's Rideshare program. All four sat ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2022 
NASA has selected hundreds of small businesses and dozens of research institutions to develop technology to help drive the future of space exploration, ranging from novel sensors and electronics to new types of software and cutting-edge materials. The newly awarded projects under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program also
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Baltimore MD (SPX) May 27, 2022
With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. Soon after the first observations are revealed this summer, Webb's in-depth science will begin.
Among the investigations planned for the first year are studies of two hot exoplanets cla ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2022 
In spring 2023, the time will have come: The JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) space probe of the European Space Agency ESA will begin its journey into space. The Jupiter system is almost 780 million kilometers away from the sun and an icy, dark world: The average temperature on the surface of the icy moons is below minus 140 degrees Celsius.
After an almost eight-year journey, JUICE will ... more |
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 Suva, Fiji (AFP) May 30, 2022  Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after sharp warnings the proposal would push the region into "Beijing's orbit".
A virtual summit of leaders and foreign ministers was expected to discuss proposals to radically increase China's involvement in the security, economy and politics of t ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 31, 2022 
Astrocast, a leading global nanosatellite IoT network operator, has announced the signature of an agreement to acquire Hiber, a Netherlands-based, IoT-as-a-Service provider. Under the agreement, Astrocast agreed to acquire all of Hiber's shares in exchange for the issuance of new Astrocast shares, representing 16.5% of Astrocast's share capital, calculated prior to its previously announced publi ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
Once it arrives at the Moon's South Pole, NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will need to perform one of the trickiest parts of its 100-day mission: driving off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the Moon's surface. After another successful round of testing this "egress" activity, VIPER is one step closer to being ready for launch.
VIPER has already co ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 
Watching the skies for large asteroids that could pose a hazard to the Earth is a global endeavor. So, to test their operational readiness, the international planetary defense community will sometimes use a real asteroid's close approach as a mock encounter with a "new" potentially hazardous asteroid. The lessons learned could limit, or even prevent, global devastation should the scenario play o ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now targeting Nov. 1, 2022, as the new launch date for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite mission. During recent tests of a key instrument designed to collect visible and infrared images, the team found and corrected an issue, which resulted in additional time needed to complete thermal vacuum testing. ... more |
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 Kunming, China (SPX) May 26, 2022 
Ph.D. candidate ZHANG Xiaojuan and Prof. DENG Linhua from Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the temporal variation of the hemispheric distribution of long-term sunspot activity during the time interval from 1939 to 2019.
This work was published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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 Manchester UK (SPX) May 31, 2022 
An international team of scientists have discovered a strange radio emitting neutron star, which rotates extremely slowly, completing one rotation every 76 seconds.
The team, led by members of the ERC-funded MeerTRAP (More Transients and Pulsars) group at The University of Manchester say it is a unique discovery as it resides in the neutron star graveyard where they do not expect to see an ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 27, 2022 
A theoretical breakthrough in understanding quantum chaos could open new paths into researching quantum information and quantum computing, many-body physics, black holes, and the still-elusive quantum to classical transition.
"By applying balanced energy gain and loss to an open quantum system, we found a way to overcome a previously held limitation that assumed interactions with the surro ... more |
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