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August 31, 2023
SPACEMART
LeoStella and Hera Systems Establish Strategic Alliance



Tukwila WA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Focused on revolutionizing satellite manufacturing and diversifying customers' choices for multi-satellite solicitations, smallsat experts LeoStella and Hera Systems have announced a strategic manufacturing alliance. This collaboration will mitigate supply chain risks, increase the reliability of production and delivery schedules, and maintain competitive pricing for small satellite constellations. LeoStella, a small satellite manufacturing company transforming constellation construction, and Hera ... read more

TECH SPACE
Umbra selected by AFWERX for SBIR Phase II Contract
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on Space-Based Moving Target Indicati ... more
TECH SPACE
Northrop Grumman delivers mini laser to US Government
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser source to the U.S. government. The laser is ruggedized for field use and miniaturizing it allows for rapid pla ... more
SPACEWAR
Picogrid, building a more open defense ecosystem, clinches $950m Air Force IDIQ contract
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Picogrid has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leve ... more
MOON DAILY
Last 'Super Blue Moon' until 2037
Washington (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare "super blue Moon" that won't be seen again for more than a decade. ... more
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MOON DAILY


Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south pole

TECH SPACE
Investigation onboard ISS seeks new insights into cooling technology for electronics
Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
What if microgravity holds the key to preventing the overheating of advanced electronics? That's one idea behind an International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory-sponsored investigation that ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Momentus to provide hosted payload services for FOSSA Systems
San Jose CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA"), a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in-space services to provide ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Private rocket maker sends remote-sensing satellite into orbit
Changchun City, China (XNA) Aug 30, 2023
Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, carried out on Friday the eighth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket to deploy a remote-sensing satellite into orbit. The CERES 1 Y8 rocket ... more
UAV NEWS
NASA Armstrong supports wind study
Edawards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Wind affects all aircraft, particularly during takeoff and landing. It's especially critical for new types of transportation. A new NASA flight campaign studying wind aims to gather information to e ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sensing city night heat from space
Paris (ESA) Aug 25, 2023
Confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with high-impact weather continuing through August. These records are based on air temperatures, but me ... more

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SOLAR SCIENCE


PILOTing through the magnetosphere: Using mission design to advance science

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
New X-ray Detectors to Provide Unprecedented Vision of the Invisible Universe
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Very detailed information is now available from ultraviolet, optical, and submillimeter observations of the stellar, dust, and cold gas content of galaxies, and yet there is a dearth of understandin ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Dead stars cast long shadows: WVU astronomer hunts for the glowing ghosts of supernovas
Morgantown WV (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
A West Virginia University astronomer is searching the Milky Way for debris left behind by supernovas, the violent explosions that occur when massive stars die. After a supernova explosion, ma ... more
MARSDAILY
Sols 3932-3933: Touch and Go, Go, Go!
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 28, 2023
Earth planning date: Monday, August 28, 2023: Curiosity successfully navigated the numerous resistant, dark boulders (once included in the Gediz Vallis ridge deposit and the focus of our recent inve ... more
MOON DAILY
PSI study shows evidence of highly mobile lunar regolith
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Swirls are enigmatic albedo (light reflection) patterns on the lunar surface associated with local magnetic anomalies. The processes involved in their formation have been examined and debated since ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Benchmark Space Systems cracks code for viable ASCENT propellant
Burlington VT (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Tapped to help U.S. defense agencies deploy safer propellant alternatives to hydrazine, Benchmark Space Systems has announced a two-year, $2.81 million AFRL SPRINT (Space Propulsion Research and Inn ... more
AEROSPACE


Is a Mach 4 Passenger Jet Possible? NASA, Industry Explore Idea

ROBO SPACE
Swarm of small transportation vehicles carries 40 tons
Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Old production machinery has to be replaced due to changed requirements. However, high weight and limited space in plants often make it very difficult to assemble and disassemble big machines or to ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
After Moon landing, India eyes the Sun
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Days after becoming the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's largely unexplored south pole, India's space agency said on Monday it will launch a satellite to survey the Sun. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
In the service of planetary science, astrophysics and heliophysics
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
New Horizons is healthy, in active operations mode and speeding across the Kuiper Belt. Just as it did while hibernating from June 2022 through February 2023, the spacecraft is collecting round-the- ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' launch for third time
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to strong winds just half an hour before launch. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
How a cup of water can unlock the secrets of our Universe
London, UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. In their study published in Science Advances, they reveal, for the first t ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Producing superior graphene aerogel in space
Wallops Flight Facility VA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Graphene aerogel is a remarkable lightweight material that is both thermally insulating and electrically conductive. This makes it appealing for use in a wide variety of applications-from improved e ... more
MARSDAILY
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion for artificial carbon cycle at extraterrestrial sites
Dalian, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Today, space missions mainly rely on the transportation of basic needs from the Earth, which is extremely challenging and logistically impossible when we aim to develop stations or habitats on extra ... more
MOON DAILY
LRO data helping NASA prepare for Artemis astronauts on the Moon
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
When astronauts set off for a trip around the Moon in 2024 with NASA's Artemis II mission, they will go primed with knowledge of lunar landmarks gathered by one of the Agency's premiere robotic miss ... more
OUTER PLANETS
SwRI will lead Hubble, Webb observations of Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon
San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
The Space Telescope Science Institute recently awarded Southwest Research Institute a large project to use the Hubble and James Webb telescopes to remotely study Io, the most volcanically active bod ... more
EXO WORLDS
Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Of the more than 5,000 planets known to exist beyond our solar system, most orbit their stars at surprisingly close range. More than 80 percent of confirmed exoplanets have orbits shorter than 50 da ... more
EXO WORLDS
Thermometer molecule confirmed on exoplanet WASP-31b
Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 30, 2023
Chromium hydride (CrH), a molecule that's relatively rare and particularly sensitive to temperature, is useful as a "thermometer for stars," according to astronomer Laura Flagg, because it's abundan ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Webb captures a cosmic Whirlpool
Paris (ESA) Aug 30, 2023
The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Unlike the menagerie of weird and wonderful spiral galaxie ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Pulsar Fusion forms partnership with University of Michigan for electric propulsion
London, UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2023
Electric propulsion, with a specific focus on Hall effect thrusters, has long been recognized as a foundational technology for space missions. Recognizing its potential, the UK Space Agency has rece ... more
EXO WORLDS
Accretion disks: How big are they really?
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, astronomers have detected for the first time evidence of the presence of an accretion d ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
NASA's TEMPO sends first North American pollution data maps
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
The first data maps from a NASA pollution-monitoring instrument were released Thursday. NASA's TEMPO device creates visual representations of pollution and air quality over North America from 22,000 miles above the equator. ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Mysterious Neptune dark spot detected from Earth for the first time
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune's atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This is the first time a dark spot ... more
MOON DAILY
India's Moon mission a model for aspiring space powers: PM Modi
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2023
India's budget Moon landing is a model for other countries aspiring to develop their own space programmes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday while praising the scientists behind the successful mission. ... more
MOON DAILY
India and the global race to the Moon
Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
India made history as the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 lander on Aug. 23, 2023. This also makes it the first country to land on the Moon since China i ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
A multinational crew blasts off from Florida, heading for the International Space Station
Space Coast FL (SPX) Aug 26, 2023
Four astronauts from four different countries and agencies soared into orbit early Friday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endurance ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera asteroid spacecraft assembled
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
Hera is complete. ESA's asteroid mission for planetary defence was built and prepared in two halves, but now, through a painstaking operation, they have been mated together to make a single spacecra ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
How being in space impairs astronauts' immune system
Solna, Sweden (SPX) Aug 25, 2023
A new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results, which are published in the journal Scienc ... more
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