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  Seoul (AFP) May 24, 2023 South Korea on Wednesday postponed the launch of its homegrown Nuri rocket after a technical glitch was detected just hours before lift-off, officials said. It was the third planned launch of Nuri, following a failed first attempt and a successful second mission last year. A communication error between the launch control computer and another computer managing the launch pad was detected during preparation, forcing officials to postpone, said Oh Tae-seog, vice minister of science and ICT. "It ... read more |
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Shenzhou XVI mission to launch in daysBeijing (XNA) May 24, 2023 China's next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVI, is scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. ... more 
Rocket Lab scoops up Virgin Orbit Long Beach California assetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 24, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected as a successful bidder and is finalizing an asset purchase agreement for the purchase of certain Long Beach California aerospace production and manufacturing a ... more  
Global team simulates message from extraterrestrial intelligence to EarthMountain View CA (SPX) May 24, 2023 What would happen if we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization? Daniela de Paulis, an established interdisciplinary artist and licensed radio operator who currently serves as Artis ... more  
OSIRIS-REx Recovery Team Motto: 'Practice, Practice, Practice'Denver CO (SPX) May 24, 2023 In anticipation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery this fall, the team held our first round of rehearsals April 17 to April 27. Our goal was to practice retrieving the spacecraft's sample ... more |
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First observation of a Polar Cyclone on UranusWashington DC (SPX) May 24, 2023 For the first time, NASA scientists have strong evidence of a polar cyclone on Uranus. By examining radio waves emitted from the ice giant, they detected the phenomenon at the planet's north pole. T ... more 
Research 'solves' mystery of Jupiter's stunning colour changesLeeds UK (SPX) May 24, 2023 Academics at the University of Leeds believe they could have found the answer to a long-running mystery behind Jupiter's famous "stripes". Pictures of the planet are characterised by bands of ... more  
Has Gaia found missing link in black hole evolutionParis (ESA) May 24, 2023 When ESA's Gaia spacecraft scanned the Scorpius constellation and its ancient globular star cluster Messier 4, it captured something strange: a huge dark blob at the cluster's centre, 800 times more ... more  
Iridium adds to constellation resilience with launch of spare satellitesMcLean VA (SPX) May 24, 2023 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced a key milestone in its long-term constellation resilience and redundancy planning, with the successful launch and deployment of five spare sa ... more |
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SmartSat targets Australian agricultural intelligence from spaceAdelaide, Australia w(SPX) May 24, 2023 SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's leading space research centre, has launched a new research program, 'Maya Nula', to develop Australian satellite Earth Observation (EO) capabi ... more  
Tonga underwater volcano disrupted satellite signals halfway around the worldNagoya, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2023 An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble ... more  
Planet announces AI Partnerships at GEOINT 2023San Francisco CA (SPX) May 24, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced new strategic partnerships with artificial intelligence (AI) analytics providers at the U.S. Geos ... more  
Mars rover Zhurong finds evidence of water at red planet's low latitudesBeijing (XNA) May 02, 2023 China's Mars rover Zhurong has provided key observational evidence of liquid water at low Martian latitudes, the warmest regions on the red planet, according to a new study published in the journal ... more |
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MAHLI works the night shift: Sols 3837-3838Pasadena CA (JPL) May 24, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, May 22, 2023- Curiosity successfully wrapped up the "Ubajara" drill campaign over the weekend with some imaging of the drill tailings. This Monday, we are planning two s ... more  
Light shining through a wall experiment searches for dark matterHamburg, Germany (SPX) May 24, 2023 An international research team is employing an innovative approach to detect elusive, extremely light new elementary particles, known as axions or axion-like particles, using the Any Light Particle ... more  
Heinrich Hertz mission ready for launchBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 24, 2023 As global communications bandwidth needs rapidly increase, so do the demands on communications satellites. Communications satellites capable of handling modern and future demands must therefore make ... more  
Instrument to measure asteroid gravity tested for spaceParis (ESA) May 24, 2023 The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA's Mechanical Systems Laboratory. The GRASS gravimeter will be landed on the surface ... more |
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NASA mission to study ice clouds, help observe our dynamic atmosphereWashington DC (SPX) May 24, 2023 NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth's dynamic atmosphere - specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The ... more  
Bringing safe surgery to patients everywhereBoston MA (SPX) May 24, 2023 In March, two vans filled with doctors and medical supplies crossed the Polish border into Ukraine and made their way to Kyiv as part of a humanitarian mission. Both vans were packed with traditiona ... more  
NASA's LRO views impact site of HAKUTO-R lunar landerGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 24, 2023 The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander was launched on Dec. 11, 2022, a privately funded spacecraft planned to land on the lunar surface. After a several-month journey to the Moon, the spacecraf ... more  
The Huginn mission - an overviewParis (ESA) May 24, 2023 ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen will fly to the International Space Station for his second mission called Huginn, in late summer of 2023. It will be a mission of firsts for both Andreas and ESA. ... more |
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