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  Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, there were about 470 artificial satellites orbiting Earth. By 2000, that number doubled. But by 2023, the rising number has grown almost exponentially to nearly 8,000 satellites. For Hubble this means that satellites photobomb about 10% of its exposures on celestial targets. But a typical satellite trail is very thin and will affect less than 0.5% of a single Hubble exposure. Nevertheless, these denizens leave annoying pencil-thin, white streak ... read more |
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SpaceDaily.com set to scrap all Network AdvertisingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 Digital advertising is changing course and SpaceDaily.com, with its 25 high-tech websites including SpaceWar.com, SolarDaily.com, GPSDaily.com, and RoboDaily.com, is onboard with this change. Simon ... more  
China questions whether there is a new moon race afootBeijing (XNA) Jun 06, 2023 The moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It is also the nearest celestial body to our planet, and selenology, or the study of the moon, is very important for scientists, as it can give them ... more  
Slippery Science: Sols 3851-3852Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2023 There's a special sort of hopeful-nervousness I feel on a weekend with a challenging drive. It's how I felt this last weekend, waiting for our rover to try and execute the 11 meter drive that was su ... more  
Webb Telescope reveals early universe crackled with bursts of star formationBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is already providing new insights into this question. One of the la ... more |
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China's main rocket engine for lunar crewed missions sets recordBeijing (XNA) Jun 06, 2023 In recent developments from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the primary rocket engine designed for future manned lunar missions has undergone its sixth trial run. This round ... more 
Terran Orbital developed CAPSTONE lunar probe completes primary missionBoca Raton FL (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 Terran Orbital Corporation, a premier player in the satellite-based solutions market, reported the successful accomplishment of the CAPSTONE's primary mission - navigating to and within the Near Rec ... more |
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Successful Launch and Deployment of Dragon into Orbit by SpaceXKennedy Space Center FL (UPI) Jun 06, 2023 After some delays over the weekend, SpaceX has successfully launched its Crew Resupply Mission 28 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The initial launch was postponed due to unfavorable weathe ... more  
LeoStella builds and delivers its 20th satelliteTukwila WA (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 LeoStella, the U.S.-based satellite manufacturer, has successfully delivered its twentieth satellite since its inception in 2019. This accomplishment signals a key milestone in the firm's growth tra ... more  
Astroscale working Share My Space to facilitate space risk identificationParis, France (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 In an effort to bolster the surveillance of space objects and mitigate the risks associated with increasing satellite population, Japanese in-orbit servicing company Astroscale has partnered with Fr ... more 
GomSpace and ESA cancel next phase of climate observation missionAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 In European space news, GomSpace and ESA have decided not to proceed to the next phase of the CubeMap mission, a climate observation initiative. The mission had been envisaged as a collaboration bet ... more |
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 RAND study calls for global space traffic management body 
Apogeo Space contracts Momentus to orbit 9 satellites for IoT constellationSan Jose CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 Momentus Inc., a public company trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker MNTS, is set to deliver nine satellites into orbit for Apogeo Space's Internet of Things (IoT) constellation. The move represen ... more  
Dying stars' cocoons could be new source of gravitational wavesEvanston IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 So far, astrophysicists have only detected gravitational waves from binary systems - the mergers of either two black holes, two neutron stars or one of each. Although astrophysicists theoretically s ... more |
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Scientific experimental samples brought back to Earth, delivered to scientistsBeijing (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 In a recent development from China's ambitious space program, the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth with a collection of experimental samples originating from the Tian ... more 
Xona Space Systems certifies Spirent's LEO SatNav constellation simulatorSalt Lake City UT (SPX) May 31, 2023 Spirent, the leading global provider of test and assurance solutions, is pleased to announce SimXona, an industry-first Xona satellite constellation simulator, has been fully certified by Xona Space ... more  
UCF College of Medicine joins partnership to study health impacts of space travelOrlando FL (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 As space travel becomes more accessible, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine is helping to answer questions about how time spent in space affects the body. The College of Med ... more 
Engineers test VIPER's very nimble gimbalMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 As VIPER, NASA's next Moon rover, wheels about atop Mons Mouton - a large flat-topped mountain on the Moon's South Pole - one small but mighty piece of hardware will be critical for the team of rove ... more |
 Frying Food in Space: A New Frontier in Astronaut Culinary Experience 
ESA launches major recruitment drive for 2023Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2023 In an unprecedented move, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it will be hiring over 200 new colleagues to join its teams in 2023. This large-scale recruitment drive aims to support E ... more  
Once hostile, NASA holds first public meeting on UFOsWashington (AFP) May 31, 2023 The truth is out there - but we're going to need to look harder. ... more |
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Mars in colour as never seen beforeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 Exactly 20 years ago, on 2 June 2003, the Mars Express spacecraft, the first European mission to explore another planet in the Solar System, launched on a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Baikonur Co ... more
Shenzhou XV crew lands in Inner MongoliaBeijing (XNA) Jun 02, 2023 Completing a six-month mission that included the successful completion of the Tiangong space station, the Shenzhou XV mission crew returned to Earth early Sunday morning. The crew's reentry ca ... more 
Webb peers behind barsParis (ESA) Jun 02, 2023 A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galax ... more 
Mysterious dashes revealed in Milky Way's centerEvanston IL (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 An international team of astrophysicists has discovered something wholly new, hidden in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. In the early 1980s, Northwestern University's Farhad Yusef-Zadeh dis ... more |
Weigh a quasar's galaxy with precisionLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 A team of researchers from EPFL have found a way to use the phenomenon of strong gravitational lensing to determine with precision - about 3 times more precise than any other technique - the mass of ... more 
Dream Chaser comes to lifeLouisville CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 In an important milestone for space travel technology, Sierra Space announced the successful power-up of its revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane. The test conducted by the company signifies the ac ... more 
Sidus Space Secures Additional NASA Subcontracts for Artemis ProgramCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a key player in the aerospace industry, recently announced that it had been granted additional hardware manufacturing subcontracts. ... more 
NASA marks significant milestone with successful SLS engine testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2023 NASA has recently made critical progress in the testing of its RS-25 engine, an integral component for upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon. On June 1st, the space agency successfully carried out t ... more |
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Asia's largest rocket engine test bench achieves dual 700-ton testing capacityBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 In a significant milestone for Asian space exploration, the Tongchuan Test Center at the 165th Institute of the Sixth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has successfully execute ... more 
Mars Express by the numbersParis (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 Exactly two decades ago, on 2 June 2003, ESA's Mars Express orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet - Europe's first ever mission to Mars. The spacecraft aimed to enter orbit around ... more 
20 years of Mars Express: Mars as never seen beforeParis (ESA) Jun 02, 2023 A new mosaic of Mars marks 20 years since the launch of ESA's Mars Express, and reveals the planet's colour and composition in spectacular detail. The mosaic was created using data from Mars Express ... more  
Catastrophic failure assessment of sealed cabin for ultra large manned spacecraftBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 Hypervelocity impacts of Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris (M/OD) seriously threaten the safety of manned spacecraft and astronauts in orbit. At present, M/OD above 10 cm, which can be monitored and ... more |
Shenzhou-16 spaceship transports seeds for breeding experimentsShanxi, China (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 Nine varieties of seeds, selected from north China's Shanxi Province, have been sent into space onboard the country's Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, according to the Science and Technology Daily on T ... more  
Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter atmosphereMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 01, 2023 There's an intriguing exoplanet out there - 400 light-years out there - that is so tantalising that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its ... more 
Momentus to deliver Lunasonde technology demonstration payload to orbitSan Jose CA (SPX) May 31, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Lunasonde to deliver the Picacho CubeSat to orbit.Lunasonde is a sub-surface imaging company with the goal of making underground resources - l ... more 
30 Kilometers and Counting: Sols 3845-3847Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2023 Earth planning date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023. What do you do when you are driving through challenging terrain? Well, hit a new record! Tosol we have passed the 30 kilometer mark! That's a Mars rover m ... more |
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Colorful Kuiper Belt puzzle solved by UH researchersHonolulu, HI (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 The Kuiper Belt is a massive disk of icy bodies, including Pluto, that is located just outside of Neptune's orbit in our solar system. Objects observed in the Kuiper Belt exhibit a unique color rang ... more 
Astrophysicists confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 An international research team led by UCLA astrophysicists has confirmed the existence of the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe. The galaxy, called JD1, is one of the most distant iden ... more 
Boeing's first crewed space launch delayed, againWashington (AFP) June 1, 2023 Boeing has once again delayed the first crewed flight of its Starliner space capsule after discovering new technical issues, officials said Thursday. ... more 
Eventually everything will evaporate, not only black holesNijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 New theoretical research by Michael Wondrak, Walter van Suijlekom and Heino Falcke of Radboud University has shown that Stephen Hawking was right about black holes, although not completely. Du ... more |
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