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  Arlington, United States (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 Amazon's popular Alexa digital assistant is about to be supercharged with the powers of generative artificial intelligence, the company said on Wednesday, as the tech giant steps into the AI race dominated by ChatGPT, Google and Microsoft. Voice assistants like Alexa or Apple's Siri are often designated as perfect candidates to have their sometimes-glitchy and robot-like technology streamlined with capabilities of generative AI. Generative AI, such as used in the ChatGPT chatbot, delivers conten ... read more |
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Every Gram Counts: SCHOTT Launches Lightweight Microelectronic Packages for AerospaceRye Brook NY (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 In today's fast-paced commercial aerospace market, companies need materials that are both lightweight and durable enough to withstand hostile, demanding environments. SCHOTT's new lightweight microe ... more  
Intelsat Inflight Connectivity expanded to all Airbus aircraftMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has announced that its multi-orbit network offerin ... more 
Microsoft to offer OpenAI's Dall-E 3 in BingNew York (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Microsoft on Thursday said it would integrate OpenAI's soon to be released Dall-E 3 image creation tool into its Bing search engine, in its latest effort to use artificial intelligence to compete with the almighty Google. ... more  
First view of OSIRIS-REx returning with asteroid sampleParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2023 Is it a spacecraft? An asteroid? Well, both. This small central speck is the first image of a spacecraft on its way home, carrying with it a sample from an asteroid hundreds-of-millions, if-not-bill ... more |
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  New Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean 
NASA Releases Independent Review's Mars Sample Return ReportWashington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2023 An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA's current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond. In addition to bringing ... more |
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China releases first image captured by new wide-field survey telescopeXining (XNA) Sep 23, 2023 A wide-field telescope capable of surveying the entire Northern Hemisphere sky was put into operation on Sunday in northwest China's Qinghai Province, and its first image - the Andromeda Galaxy, loc ... more  
Parker observes powerful coronal mass ejection 'vacuum up' interplanetary dustLaurel MD (SPX) Sep 23, 2023 On Sept. 5, 2022, NASA's Parker Solar Probe soared gracefully through one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever recorded - not only an impressive feat of engineering, but a huge bo ... more 
Autonomous systems help NASA's Perseverance do more science on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2023 In about a third of the time it would have taken other NASA Mars rovers, Perseverance recently navigated its way through a field of boulders more than 1,700 feet wide (about a half-kilometer). While ... more 
Historic NASA asteroid mission set for perilous returnWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 NASA's first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample and return it to US soil is expected to reach a perilous finale on Sunday with a descent into the Utah desert. ... more |
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  NASA report looks at societal considerations for Artemis 
New milestones despite tricky bouldersPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 23, 2023 For the past couple of planning sols, Perseverance has been working on a complex navigation out of a boulder field on one of the lobes on top of the fan. The engineering team planned specific maneuv ... more |
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On the up and up, the view just keeps getting better: Sols 3953-3954Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 18, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, September 18, 2023: Coming in to planning today, we were greeted with another spectacular view back down Mt. Sharp and the distant crater rim visible through the haze (s ... more 
Reading the Rocks: The Importance of the Margin Carbonate Unit on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 23, 2023 After more than two and a half years of driving and exploring, Perseverance is closing in on an eagerly anticipated destination: the margin carbonate unit. The Mars 2020 scientists have been buzzing ... more  
Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter's moon EuropaParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2023 Jupiter's moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in our Solar System that could potentially harbour conditions suitable for life. Previous research has shown that beneath its water-ice crust lies ... more  
Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neuronsBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimetre-sized marine animal. Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona f ... more |
 The limits of nuclear stability change in stellar environments  
HawkEye 360 announces RFIQ product for a deeper look at RF activityHerndon VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2023 HawkEye 360 has announced its RFIQ product which introduces flexible spectrum collection options. Customers can use RFIQ unprocessed in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data to analyze signal characterist ... more |
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Rogue Space Ready for LiftoffGilford NH (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 Rogue Space Systems, creator of Orbots, autonomous AI robots, that provide in-space infrastructure and services, has successfully integrated their "Barry" (Barry-1) spacecraft into its deployer with ... more  
Space Systems Command awards contract for Responsive Launch to ABLLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space (AATS) office has awarded a $15 million contract to ABL Space Systems to demonstrate responsive launch capability. The Small Launch and Targets ... more  
NASA concludes wind studyEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The center's Dryden Remotely Operated ... more 
Astroscale wins Space Force contract for Space Mobility and Logistics capabilitiesCape Canaveral SFS FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space (AATS) Directorate, in collaboration with the Space Development Corps' Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), awarded a $25.5 million contract to Astrosc ... more |
 
Spending time in space can harm the human bodyGainesville FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record. With NASA and other federal space agencies planning more manned missions and commercial companies ... more  
Third Subscale Booster for future Artemis missions fires up at MarshallHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 23, 2023 Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, conducted a hot fire of a 24-inch subscale solid rocket motor Sept. 14. The test, conducted in Marshall's East Test Area, pro ... more 
Moon crew visits European powerhouseParis (ESA) Sep 23, 2023 From left: the Artemis II astronauts, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, visited the European Service Module (ESM) assembly hall at Airbus in Bremen, Germany, last week. ... more 
Hidden ocean the source of CO2 on Jupiter moonParis (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 Carbon dioxide detected on Jupiter's moon Europa comes from the vast ocean beneath its icy shell, research using James Webb Space Telescope data indicated on Thursday, potentially bolstering hopes the hidden water could harbour life. ... more |
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NASA team simulates a glimpse of our galaxy in gravitational wavesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 22, 2023 Astronomers using simulated data have produced a glimpse of the sky as it would appear in gravitational waves, cosmic ripples in space-time generated by orbiting objects. The image shows how space-b ... more 
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planetsMadison WI (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Life on a faraway planet - if it's out there - might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe's pantry, and only so many ways to mix them ... more 
Curiosity reaches Mars ridge where water left debris pileupPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2023 Three billion years ago, amid one of the last wet periods on Mars, powerful debris flows carried mud and boulders down the side of a hulking mountain. The debris spread into a fan that was later ero ... more 
OSIRIS-REx Makes Final Course Adjustment Before Sept. 24 Sample DeliveryWashington DC (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 On Sept. 17, NASA's OSIRIS-REx engineers slightly shifted the spacecraft's trajectory to refine the landing location of its sample capsule, which the spacecraft will deliver to Earth on Sept. 24. Th ... more |
Juice: why's it taking sooo longParis (ESA) Sep 20, 2023 At their closest point in orbit, Earth and Jupiter are separated by almost 600 million kilometres. At the time of writing, five months after launch, Juice has already travelled 370 million kilometre ... more  
Momentus to provide delivery service for Aarhus University payloadSAN JOSE, CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Aarhus University for transportation and orbital delivery services in late 2024. Aarhus University will be flying its DISCO-II payload designe ... more 
Terran Orbital announces pricing of Public OfferingBoca Raton FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of 23,214,290 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) a ... more  
China, S. Africa space ties promise wide scopeBeijing (XNA) Sep 20, 2023 There is huge potential and there will be big opportunities in the field of space cooperation between China and South Africa as the two nations have recently decided to enhance their collaboration i ... more |
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Within the MarginPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2023 This week on Mars, Perseverance officially kicked off the Margin Campaign by arriving at Mandu Wall and performing the first abrasion of a rock within the marginal carbonate unit! Reaching this dest ... more 
NASA to live stream asteroid sample's return to Earth this weekendWashington DC (UPI) Sep 20, 2023 NASA has scheduled coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to Earth. ... more 
'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flightMiami FL (UPI) Sep 20, 2023 A Rocket Lab launch of a next-generation radar satellite for Capella Space from New Zealand on Tuesday experienced an "anomaly" minutes into its flight, ending the mission. The issue occurred ... more 
Purdue scientist among first to examine asteroid pieces from OSIRIS-REx missionWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 To study the planets, someone has to go there: Either a human or a bot launches into space to physically explore other worlds. Scientists who study extraterrestrial materials can't usually bring the ... more |
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