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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 On August 23 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, a location that has always been of particular interest to scientists due to the unique conditions created by the planet's extremities. The Moon rover, Chandrayaan-3, which recently completed its 14-day mission, made history by landing on the lunar south pole. Dr Laura McKemmish, an astrochemist from UNSW Sydney, explains the significance of the mission and what the future holds for ... read more |
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RIT collaboration with global team confirms, disproves distant galaxiesRochester NY (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have once again used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey to change the w ... more  
Soyuz hatch opens, Expedition 69 expands to 10 crewmatesHouston TX (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 The hatches between the International Space Station and the newly arrived Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft officially opened at 5:16 p.m. EDT. The arrival of three new crew members to the existing seven peopl ... more  
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida late Friday. ... more 
Rockets and Porsches: rich Russians flock to Baikonur spaceportBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Everyone should witness a rocket launch in their lifetime, says Yevgeniya Degtyarnikova as she watches the rollout of a Soyuz from its hangar in the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. ... more |
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Dusty Skies in the Cloudy Season: Sols 3950-3952Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 15, 2023 by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University Earth planning date: Friday, September 15, 2023: Some days, the process of preparing a plan to be uplinked to our intrepid rover goes beautifully ... more |
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Supermassive black holes alter galactic chemistryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 New research shows that the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the chemical distribution of the host galaxy. This provides another piece of the puzzle for ... more  
Exoplanet with a large iron core adds to puzzle of how planets formTurin, Italy (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 Over the past decades, astronomers have found several thousand extrasolar planets. Extrasolar planets orbit stars outside our solar system. The next frontier in this research field is to learn more ... more  
China to launch solar probe to unexplored L5 point in 2026Shanghai (XNA) Sep 18, 2023 China is planning to launch a solar exploration satellite to a previously unexplored orbit between the Earth and the sun in order to carry out solar probe and space weather monitoring. The app ... more  
Technology to boost high-speed satellite connectivityParis (ESA) Sep 18, 2023 British electronics specialist Filtronic is developing advanced technology that will enable next-generation satellite constellations to deliver high-speed broadband internet coverage. Backed b ... more |
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  Skyloom and Satellogic sign agreement for Multipath Optical Comms Data Transmission  
Intelsat delivers new reliable broadcast connectivity serviceMcLean, VA (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced a new content distribution system ... more |
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China builds new radio telescope to support lunar, deep-space missionsLhasa, China (XNA) Sep 18, 2023 China launched the construction of a 40-meter-aperture radio telescope in Shigatse, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, on Friday, to offer technical support for the country's lunar and deep- ... more  
Eutelsat and NationalChip deliver ground-breaking Sat.tv features on Popular Set-Top Box ChipsetParis, France (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and silicon chip maker NationalChip are bringing an enhanced Free-To-Air satellite TV viewing experience to millions of homes around the world, thanks t ... more  
Fitness tracker beyond EarthParis (ESA) Sep 18, 2023 One of the experiments during ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen's mission will track his health and body vital signs during his daily exercise in space. Understanding how the human body copes wit ... more 
Mini space thruster that runs on waterLondon, UK (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 This tiny fingernail-length space thruster chip runs on the greenest propellant of all: water. Designed to manoeuvre the smallest classes of satellite, the operation of this Iridium Catalysed Electr ... more |
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 Rocket Lab signs deal with Leidos to launch 4 HASTE missions 
Matter comprises of 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universeChiba, Japan (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 "Cosmologists believe that only about 20% of the total matter is made of regular or 'baryonic' matter, which includes stars, galaxies, atoms, and life," explains first author Dr. Mohamed Abdullah, a ... more |
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Webb confirms accuracy of Universe's expansion rate as measured by HubbleBaltimore MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 The rate at which the universe is expanding, known as the Hubble constant, is one of the fundamental parameters for understanding the evolution and ultimate fate of the cosmos. However, a persistent ... more 
NASA joins the still controversial search for UFOsWashington (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs - but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects. ... more 
DISA and US Space Force award Iridium PLEO satellite-based services contractMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has been awarded a five-year base Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one five-year option by the U.S. Space Force for Iridium Ce ... more 
GMV tests robot for assembly and maintenance of structures in Earth orbitMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Multinational technology company GMV has successfully concluded ground validation tests for a space robot designed to assemble structures in Earth's orbit as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA ... more |
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The Vostochny cosmodrome: symbol of Moscow's struggling space sectorMoscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome, where President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday, has become a symbol of lingering problems in Moscow's space sector: from lengthy delays to rampant corruption. ... more 
US astronaut sets record for stint in spaceWashington (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 The astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest in orbit mission by an American, spending more than 355 days aboard the International Space Station. ... more 
Alleged bodies of 'non-human beings' shown in Mexican CongressMexico City (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 The alleged bodies of two "non-human beings" were presented during a congressional hearing in Mexico, generating a mixture of surprise, disbelief and ridicule on social media on Wednesday. ... more  
Musk, Zuckerberg visit US congress to discuss AIWashington (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Big tech bigwigs including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their plans for artificial intelligence as the US prepares to draw up legislation to better control the technology. ... more |
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Maduro says Venezuelan astronauts could go to Moon in Chinese spaceshipBeijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country could send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing on Thursday a scientific cooperation agreement he reached with President Xi Jinping. ... more 
Sols 3948-3949: A Rocky Road, or Two!Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 13, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023: Our view out of the window, in this case the front hazard camera, is spectacular today, as you can see above. Regular readers of the mission updat ... more  
COSPAR new program seeks to build SmallSat capacity in Developing CountriesParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Capacity Building program through collaboration in the field of small satellites (Small Sats). Institutes and univ ... more 
Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startupFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Germany has blocked a complete Chinese takeover of a satellite startup on national security grounds, sources close to the matter told AFP Thursday, as Berlin takes an increasingly hard line against Beijing. ... more |
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SES introduces cruise industry's first integrated MEO-LEO service with StarlinkLuxembourg (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 For the first time ever, cruise operators can now depend on a single managed solution to reap the benefits of low-latency, high-throughput satellite connectivity services that are enabled by integra ... more 
Sidus contracts with HEO for non-Earth imaging payload data servicesCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced an agreement with HEO (USA), a subsidiary of HEO, an Australian space technology company specializing in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and in-orbit satellite inspe ... more  
Carbon atoms coming together in spaceSapporo, Japan (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal the chemical complexity in the universe. Uncovering t ... more  
NASA JPL Imaging Spectrometer Ready for Tanager 1 IntegrationSan Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced that an imaging spectrometer, developed by NASA JPL, has been handed off to its team for integration onto its Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite. This marks a ... more |
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EUMETSAT: A Forecasting Revolution on Its WayDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Sep 12, 2023 The preliminary data from the MTG-I1 satellite, the first of a new generation of meteorological satellites for the even better monitoring and forecasting of severe weather events, are breathtaking. ... more 
Marcus Wandt will fly to International Space Station on third Axiom Space missionParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) no earlier than January 2024. Axiom Space announced the four crew ... more 
Electrons from Earth may be forming water on the MoonManoa HI (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 A team of researchers, led by a University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa planetary scientist, discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the ... more 
The young age of permanently shadowed areas on the MoonTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Most of the Moon's permanently shadowed areas arose less than 2.2 billion years ago and some trapped ice during the recent past, research led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Norbert ... more |
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