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November 24, 2022
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European Space Agency names new astronauts, agrees record budget



Paris (AFP) Nov 23, 2022
The European Space Agency announced five new career astronauts as well as history's first astronaut recruit with a disability on Wednesday after adopting a record budget to fund its projects. The two female and three male career astronauts "will start working immediately," ESA director-general Josef Aschbacher told a ministerial council meeting in Paris. From more than 22,500 applicants, the agency chose France's Sophie Adenot, Spain's Pablo Alvarez Fernandez, Britain's Rosemary Coogan, Belgium' ... read more

MOON DAILY
Orion Exits the Lunar Sphere Of Influence
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
On the eighth day of its mission, Orion continues to travel farther away from the Moon as it prepares to enter a distant retrograde orbit. The orbit is "distant" in the sense that it's at a high alt ... more
MARSDAILY
A picture is worth a thousand words
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
From the image Perseverance recently took at Yori Pass, we can see that there are gray rocks scattered on top of a tan colored rock surface below. What do these different colors tell us? As planetar ... more
MOON DAILY
European Service Module powering Orion to the Moon and back
Paris (ESA) Nov 24, 2022
The European Service Module is powering Orion around the Moon and back, providing propulsion, temperature control, electricity as well as storage and delivery for essential supplies such as fuel, wa ... more
MOON DAILY
China to complete lunar outpost by 2028
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China will possibly complete the establishment of a lunar research outpost based on two robotic exploration missions by 2028 and send Chinese astronauts to the moon around 2030, according to the chi ... more
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EXO WORLDS
Detected: sulfur compound created by photochemistry in exoplanet atmosphere
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
JWST has captured the first-ever evidence of a compound in the atmosphere of an exoplanet-sulfur dioxide-created by a starlight-mediated chemical reaction. The discovery was announced by the mission ... more
MOON DAILY
CAPSTONE forges new path for NASA's future Artemis lunar mission
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed final maneuvers to place it in its target orbit around the Moon, refining its path in the orbit it arrived to last week. The spacecraft now is in the o ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New interactive map lets you scroll through the Universe
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2022
A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined ... more
EXO WORLDS
NASA's Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world's skies. While Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA's Hubble and Spi ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA temporarily loses communication with Orion spacecraft
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021
Communication between NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston and the Artemis I moon mission spacecraft was lost for 47 minutes Wednesday morning. It was resolved by a reconfiguration on the ground side, according to NASA. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021
A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
NASA's Europa Clipper gets its wheels for traveling in deep space
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented. Just as NASA's Mars rovers rely on robust wheels to roam the Red Planet and ... more
EXO WORLDS
Many planets could have atmospheres rich in helium, study finds
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
For centuries, no one knew if we were alone in the universe-or if there were even other planets like ours. But thanks to new telescopes and methods in the past decades, we now know there are t ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Astronomers observe intra-group light - the elusive glow between distant galaxies
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
An international team of astronomers have turned a new technique onto a group of galaxies and the faint light between them - known as 'intra-group light' - to characterise the stars that dwell there ... more
MARSDAILY
Reading the ripples at observation mountain
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2022
After spending over 600 sols (days on Mars) exploring the diverse geologic environment of Jezero Crater, collecting drilled rock cores (and one atmospheric sample) along the way, Perseverance recent ... more
IRON AND ICE
NASA program predicted impact of small asteroid over Ontario, Canada
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2022
2022 WJ1 was a tiny asteroid on a collision course with Earth. But astronomers saw it coming, and NASA's Scout impact hazard assessment system calculated where it would hit. In the early hours of Sa ... more
MARSDAILY
Thanksgiving Plan Part Two - Sols 3665-3666
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 23, 2022
Thanksgiving plan part two would of course include all the traditional pleasures we know - if you are in the US that is, if you are, like me, in Europe then we'll have to wait a few more weeks until ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has developed the most extensive inventory to date of the galaxies where short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) originate. Using several highly sensitive in ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE


NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS Mission

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Airbus and ArianeGroup sign Ariane 6 transition batch contract in Spain
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightw ... more
IRON AND ICE
New research reveals space debris, invisible meteors and near-Earth asteroids
Umea, Sweden (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
In a new thesis from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Umea University, unique methods for the analysis of radar data and simulations of meteoroids in the solar system are presented. The me ... more
EXO WORLDS
Milestone for JWST exoplanet observations: atmosphere properties in more detail than ever before
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Observations of the exoplanet WASP-39b with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have yielded a wealth of information about the planet's atmosphere - a whole new level of observational data, and a ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Sidus Space signs MOU with Capital C for maritime satellite development
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection, ... more
TECH SPACE
D-Orbit signs payload hosting contract with SpacePNT
Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
The space transportation and logistics company D-Orbit has announced the signing of a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT, a Swiss company specialized in the design and manufacturing of low cost h ... more
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With new supplies, space station astronauts to research mending broken bones
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 21, 2021
New research on the International Space Station will include implantable drug delivery devices and an adhesive that can stimulate bone growth. SpaceX will launch a resupply mission as early as Tuesday to deliver a payload of items developed by commercial companies that need to be tested in orbit. The launch window opens at 3:54 p.m. EST. It will be the 26th commercial resupply se ... more
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SpaceX Dragon supply ship launch scrubbed by bad weather
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2021
The launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station was scrubbed Tuesday afternoon because of bad weather, NASA officials said. The CRS-26 mission had been set to launch on a new Falcon 9 rocket at 3:54 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The attempt was reset to Saturday at 2:20 p.m. NASA engineers called a halt to the countdown at T-m ... more
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A picture is worth a thousand words
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
From the image Perseverance recently took at Yori Pass, we can see that there are gray rocks scattered on top of a tan colored rock surface below. What do these different colors tell us? As planetary geologists, our job is to figure out through physical and chemical observations the story that these rocks tell us about Yori Pass and its place within the delta in Jezero Crater. Color is one of th ... more
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+ An early start to a long weekend - Sols 3660-3664
+ Thanksgiving Plan Part Two - Sols 3665-3666
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Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soon
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F carrier rocket, which will haul the Shenzhou XV into space, was moved to a service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert on Monday. It will undergo final chec ... more
+ China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSA
+ Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in space
+ Xi: China open to space exchanges, cooperation
+ Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatellite
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European space sector commits: Earth is ours, we must cherish it
Paris (ESA) Nov 23, 2022
ESA and 22 other European space actors have come together to sign a "Statement for a Responsible Space Sector". Space exploration has allowed us to look back on our planet in a way that no human could imagine before, revealing a fragile world with limited resources. As today's statement explains, the responsibility to take care of our planet extends to and depends on, our actions in space. ... more
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'Sail' to de-orbit would-be space junk
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
As the number of rocket launches, planetary missions and satellite activities continues to grow, so does junk in space, and many have been pondering the question of how to reduce the amount of debris orbiting Earth. Now, China may have found a solution with its newly deployed "sail" technology. Hundreds of millions of items of human-made debris are continually circling Earth, including bro ... more
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NASA's Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world's skies. While Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA's Hubble and Spitzer, previously have revealed isolated ingredients of this broiling planet's atmosphere, the new readings from Webb provide a full menu of atoms, molecules, and even signs of active chemistry and clo ... more
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NASA's Europa Clipper gets its wheels for traveling in deep space
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented. Just as NASA's Mars rovers rely on robust wheels to roam the Red Planet and conduct science, some orbiters rely on wheels, too - in this case, reaction wheels - to stay pointed in the right direction. Engineers and technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sout ... more
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Barcelona to impose water restrictions due to drought
Barcelona (AFP) Nov 22, 2022
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USU leads international space mission to shed new light on Brazil's vexing GPS problem
Logan UT (SPX) Nov 16, 2022
In certain regions of Brazil, don't be surprised if your GPS device behaves erratically. For years, researchers have been scratching their heads, looking for a solution to the unreliable GPS signals in regions near the Amazon. The cause? Plasma bubbles in space. Next week, NASA will launch a joint U.S.-Brazil satellite that will be deployed from the International Space Station, with scient ... more
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Advanced Space leads first ever commercial mission to operate at the moon
Westminster CO (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, is the first commercial entity to own an operational satellite at the Moon. CAPSTONE, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, has finalized its insertion into a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). Now that history has been made, the small spacecraft is ready to begin operations ... more
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Andenes, Norway (SPX) Nov 17, 2022
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Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
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