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  Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete "21 corrective actions" before it can resume launches, closing a probe into an uncrewed crash last year that set back Jeff Bezos's space company. The Federal Aviation Administration report into the September 12, 2022 "mishap" said failure of an engine nozzle caused by higher-than-expected engine operating temperatures caused the New Shepard rocket to fall back to the ground shortly after liftoff, even as the capsule carrying resear ... read more |
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Plot thickens in the hunt for a ninth planetClinton, NY (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 How many planets are there in the solar system? What laws govern their motion? These questions of antiquity led to the birth of astronomy and the dawn of science. Even today in the twenty-first cent ... more  
Two Russians, American land back on Earth after ISS mission: MoscowMoscow (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut landed back on Earth Wednesday after spending a year at the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. ... more  
SSC partners with Johns Hopkins for software best practices in protected SATCOMLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $10M University-Affiliated Research Center laboratory contract to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Lab (APL) to ensure software and cyber best ... more  
Sierra Space increases total investment to $1.7B with $290M Series B FundingLouisville CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space with $3.4 billion in customer contracts, announced today it has clos ... more |
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  Government and industry collaboration leads to first air taxi delivery 
ISS National Lab and Privateer announce Data and Information Sharing PartnershipSeattle WA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory and Privateer Space, a leader in space decision intelligence and data infrastructure, announced a partnership to bring additional resources ... more |
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Phoenix assists ULA national security payload launchFitchburg WI (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Phoenix LLC, an industry leader in neutron imaging, recently played a vital role in ensuring the safety of the successful launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket, which was carrying ... more  
Exploring the existence of life at higher tempsSyracuse NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 There are an estimated 8.7 million eukaryotic species on the planet. These are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Although eukaryotes include the familiar a ... more 
Arlington Capital Partners to acquire Exostar from Thoma BravoWashington DC (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Arlington Capital Partners ("Arlington"), a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Exostar, LLC ("Exostar"), a leader in trusted, secure business collaboration in highly reg ... more  
Earth's crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists findUniversity Park PA (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Earth's crust continued a slow process of reworking for billions of years, rather than rapidly slowing its growth some 3 billion years ago, according to a Penn State-led research team. The new f ... more |
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  Water-watching satellite monitors warming ocean off California coast  
Trio of Sentinel satellites map methane super-emittersParis (ESA) Sep 26, 2023 In the quest to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, detecting methane leaks - a potent contributor to global warming - has become increasingly vital. Researchers are harnessi ... more |
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Extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant futureBristol UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time. The research, pu ... more 
The value of EO satellite data in tackling global threatsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The European Space Agency's (ESA) EO4MULTIHA (High-Impact Multi-Hazards Science) initiative, a two-year project taking place as part of the ESA-EC Earth System Science Initiative, held its kick-off ... more  
Using satellite data to enhance global food securityVienna, Austria (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Accurate estimates and forecasts of crop area and yield play an important role in guiding policy decisions related to food security, especially in light of the growing impacts of climate change. IIA ... more 
Big Earth Data can support sustainable development goalsBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Report on Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (2023) was released by the Chinese side at the High-level Meeting on Global Development Initiative Cooperation Outcomes h ... more |
 Chinese researchers reveal how vegetation structure biases satellite observation  
NASA tech lets scientists see snow-water through the treesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a satellite in orbit. Melting snow provides much of the water that the western Uni ... more |
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Does a brain in a dish have moral rights?Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 No longer limited to the realm of science fiction, bio-computing is here, so now is the time to start considering how to research and apply this technology responsibly, an international group of exp ... more  
Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the MoonBerkeley CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 There are unexplored regions of the universe - and there are also unexplored times. In fact, there's a nearly 400-million-year gap in our universe's history that we've never seen: a time before star ... more 
Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easyWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base - along with the spacecraft that will c ... more  
Hera takes wingParis (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence seen with one of its two solar wings added, during its continuing test campaign at the ESTEC Test Centre in the Netherlands. The van-sized spacecraf ... more |
Likely asteroid debris found upon opening of returned NASA probeWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying the largest asteroid samples ever brought back to Earth, finding black debris. ... more  
New Simulations Shed Light on Origins of Saturn's Rings and Icy MoonsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 On a clear night, with a decent amateur telescope, Saturn and its series of remarkable rings can be seen from Earth's surface. But how did those rings come to be? And what can they tell us about Sat ... more  
Monitoring of radio galaxy M87 confirms black hole spinShanghai, China (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The nearby radio galaxy M87, located 55 million light-years from the Earth and harboring a black hole 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun, exhibits an oscillating jet that swings up and down ... more  
Seeking Euclid's hidden stars: commissioning looks upParis (ESA) Sep 27, 2023 The Universe doesn't give up its secrets easily. There's a reason dark energy and dark matter have their names - although they (allegedly) make up 95% of the Universe, they do not emit, absorb or re ... more |
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Chandra rewinds story of Great Eruption of the 1840sBoston MA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 A new movie made from over two decades of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a famous star system changing with time, as described in our latest press release. Eta Carinae contains two ... more  
Moon and Mars test site for robotic missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The Moon and Mars are stated targets of European and international space exploration. However, before humans embark on these journeys, robots will explore inhospitable areas, develop local resources ... more 
Intelsat expands Brazil infrastructure, delivers new servicesMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has launched new services in Brazil that combine l ... more  
Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wingsParis (ESA) Sep 28, 2023 Spain's trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe's next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit - in more ways than one. Keeping in formation by following their leader, the three ... more |
The OSIRIS-REx sample canister lid is removedHouston TX (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 NASA scientists found black dust and debris on the avionics deck of the OSIRIS-REx science canister when the initial lid was removed today. The canister from the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule was ... more 
JWST's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planetAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 In a solar system called TRAPPIST-1, 40 light years from the sun, seven Earth-sized planets revolve around a cold star. Astronomers obtained new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on TR ... more 
Possible hints of life found on distant planet - how excited should we be?Nottingham UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organis ... more 
Study sheds new light on strange lava worldsColumbus OH (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Lava worlds, massive exoplanets home to sparkling skies and roiling volcanic seas called magma oceans, are distinctly unlike the planets in our solar system. To date, nearly 50% of all rocky e ... more |
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returning to Earth after record 371 days in spaceWashington DC (UPI) Sep 27, 2021 A Russian Soyuz spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, bringing an end to American astronaut Frank Rubio's U.S. record-setting 371-day mission in space. ... more 
New insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanetMontreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Astronomers led by a team at Universite de Montreal has made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, which was first discovered in 2016 amid speculation it ... more 
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration reviewGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) marked the completion of an important step on the path to spacecraft assembly, test, and launch operations this week at Johns Hopkins Applied P ... more  
Big Fan of Rock Bands: Sols 3960-3961Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 26, 2023 Earth planning date: September 25, 2023: Despite a few bumps in the road, Curiosity tenaciously pushed on and has finally arrived at the intriguing light- and dark-toned bands. I am sure that I can ... more |
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