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  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 A team led by NASA in Utah's West Desert is in the final stages of preparing for the arrival of the first U.S. asteroid sample - slated to land on Earth in September. A mockup of NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) sample capsule was dropped Wednesday from an aircraft and landed at the drop zone at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range in the desert outside Salt Lake City. This was part of the mission's final ma ... read more |
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Hot Jupiter blows its topAustin TX (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 A planet about 950 light years from Earth could be the Looney Tunes' Yosemite Sam equivalent of planets, blowing its atmospheric 'top' in spectacular fashion. The planet called HAT-P-32b is lo ... more  
NASA's LRO observes crater likely from Luna 25 impactGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 NASA's LRO - the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - spacecraft imaged a new crater on the Moon's surface that is likely the impact site of Russia's Luna 25 mission. During its descent, Luna 25 experienc ... more 
New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisionsBristol UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash. TOI-1853b's ma ... more 
Renderings offer images of China's next-generation spacecraftBeijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023 China has published artist's renderings of the country's lunar landing module and its next-generation crew spacecraft, both of which will be central to the nation's grand goal of sending astronauts ... more |
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  SpaceX sends 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit in 60th launch of 2023  
Unprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jetEvanston IL (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Last year, Northwestern University researchers reported new observational evidence that long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can result from the merger of a neutron star with another compact object (either ... more |
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China continues to make strides in space breeding techniqueBeijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023 Upon a search for "space-bred seeds" on China's e-commerce giant JD.com, a stunning array of vegetables and fruits appears, each with remarkably positive user reviews. "My kid likes it a lot a ... more  
Mars helicopter Ingenuity completes 56th flightWashington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2023 Ingenuity, the tiny helicopter that has far surpassed expectations on Mars, has completed its 56th flight, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab announced Thursday. ... more  
Another successful hot-fire test for Ariane 6 upper stageLampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 On September 1 2023, teams from ArianeGroup, the German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed another hot-fire test on the test bench dedicated to the upper sta ... more  
Lockheed Martin's Transport Layer satellites launch as part SDA's Tranche 0Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA's T0TL ... more |
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  From the Moon to the Sun: India launches next space mission 
NASA spots new Moon crater, likely caused by crashed Russian probeWashington (AFP) Sept 1, 2023 NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago. ... more |
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Firefly and Millennium stand ready for Responsive mission for Space ForceVandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) small satellite constellation prime, have entered the hot standby phase ... more 
How is ESA supporting ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar missionParis, France (ESA) Sep 04, 2023 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched its Aditya-L1 solar observatory from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range (SDSC SHAR), India, at 11:50 IST (08:20 CEST) on 2 Sep ... more 
Copy and Paste at Gale Crater: Sols 3934-3935Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 30, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023: Earth to Mars? Due to a communications issue, Curiosity didn't receive its instructions on time on Monday, leading to Curiosity taking an extended we ... more  
How does "MAD" accretion form around a black hole?Shanghai, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 An international scientific team has revealed for the first time the magnetic field transport processes in the accretion flow of a black hole and the formation of a "MAD"-a magnetically arrested dis ... more |
 Scientists detect and validate the longest-period exoplanet found with TESS  
BlackSky images complex evacuation operation during first days of 2023 Sudan conflictHerndon VA (SPX) Aug 30, 2023 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) released a sixty-image collection captured over Khartoum, Sudan, showcasing the never-before-seen scale of operational complexity associated with the evacuation ... more |
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China launches three remote-sensing satellitesXichang, China (XNA) Sep 04, 2023 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Thursday to place a group of three remote sensing satellites in space. The three satellites of the Yaogan 39 family were launched at 3:36 pm (B ... more 
Picogrid, building a more open defense ecosystem, clinches $950m Air Force IDIQ contractEl 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 
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion for artificial carbon cycle at extraterrestrial sitesDalian, 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  
SwRI will lead Hubble, Webb observations of Io, Jupiter's volcanic moonSan 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 |
 
Producing superior graphene aerogel in spaceWallops 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  
China solicits names for manned lunar exploration vehiclesBeijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023 The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday began to solicit names for the new vehicles of future manned lunar exploration missions. The public is invited to suggest names for the new generatio ... more  
SatixFy announces strategic $60M transaction with MDARehovot, Israel (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX) reports a $60 million transaction with MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global s ... more  
A bigger, better space-ripple detectorBoston MA (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 The search for space-shaking ripples in the universe just got a big boost. An MIT-led effort to build a bigger, better gravitational-wave detector will receive $9 million dollars over the next three ... more |
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Satellites detect where locust infestations beginBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Locusts can destroy grain crops and pastures, threatening people's livelihoods. In an international project, researchers from the German Aerospace Center have now developed methods to help detect lo ... more  
A good night's sleep in orbitParis (ESA) Sep 04, 2023 During his Huginn mission, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will run two experiments focusing on sleeping in space: Circadian Light and Sleep in Orbit. Astronauts on the Space Station do a full ... more 
LRO data helping NASA prepare for Artemis astronauts on the MoonGreenbelt 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
Last 'Super Blue Moon' until 2037Washington (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 |
Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS missionBoston 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 
Thermometer molecule confirmed on exoplanet WASP-31bIthaca 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 
Webb captures a cosmic WhirlpoolParis (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 
Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south poleNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 30, 2023 India's Moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar south pole, the country's space agency said. ... more |
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Private rocket maker sends remote-sensing satellite into orbitChangchun 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 
PILOTing through the magnetosphere: Using mission design to advance scienceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2023 Not so long ago (2022), Advanced Space collaborated with a team of science and engineering organizations to help design a science mission to study the effects of the biggest space weather maker in t ... more 
New X-ray Detectors to Provide Unprecedented Vision of the Invisible UniverseWashington 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 
Dead stars cast long shadows: WVU astronomer hunts for the glowing ghosts of supernovasMorgantown 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 |
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