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  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 The Space Age is leaving fingerprints on one of the most remote parts of the planet - the stratosphere - which has potential implications for climate, the ozone layer and the continued habitability of Earth. Using tools hitched to the nose cone of their research planes and sampling more than 11 miles above the planet's surface, researchers have discovered significant amounts of metals in aerosols in the atmosphere, likely from increasingly frequent launches and returns of spacecraft and satellites ... read more |
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Lucy continues approach to Asteroid Dinkinesh for November 1 encounterSan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 Since NASA's Lucy spacecraft first imaged the asteroid Dinkinesh on Sept. 3, 2023, Lucy has traveled over 33 million miles (54 million km) and is now 4.7 million miles (7.6 million km) away from the ... more  
Terran Orbital opens new printed circuit board assembly facilityBoca Raton FL (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced the official opening of two new advanced Printed Circu ... more 
Hypervelocity impact experiments probe the origin of organics on the dwarf planet CeresPittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 One of the most exciting findings from NASA's Dawn mission is that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, hosts complex organics. The discovery of aliphat ... more  
Simulations of 'backwards time travel' can improve scientific experimentsCambridge UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Physicists have shown that simulating models of hypothetical time travel can solve experimental problems that appear impossible to solve using standard physics. If gamblers, investors and quan ... more |
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  Eclipse on Earth, Exploration on Mars  
HALO Space successfully completes second battery of test flightsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 HALO Space, the space tourism company with which GMV collaborates, recently carried out the second round of test flights for its space tourism trips in the dry lake of Cuddeback (California, USA), a ... more |
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Cliffhangers go by the name of 'Stand By' in Mission Ops: Sols 3980-3981Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 17, 2023 Earth planning date: Monday, October 16, 2023: We are just at the first steps of the next drilling campaign, as regular readers of this blog will certainly have spotted already. The last plan had th ... more  
Accelerating interoperability standards for commercial lunar infrastructureWashington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Lunar exploration is expanding at a rapid pace, and a robust lunar economy within the next decade is coming quickly into focus. It's clear that many shareable, scalable commercial systems will be ne ... more 
Lab instrument now on two-billion-mile journey to the metallic asteroid PsycheLivermore CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 An instrument designed and built by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers departed Earth last week on a two-billion-mile, nearly six-year journey through space to explore a rare, ... more 
Beyond the Frigid Void: Per Wimmer's Adventures in the Shadows of the KnownLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2023 Imagine, if you dare, a realm where temperatures dive to an unearthly 55 degrees below Celsius. A place where every breath feels like a thousand icy needles, and the vast expanse of Earth seems an e ... more |
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 Taking a Rain Check: Sols 3977-3979  
Extreme habitats: Microbial life in Old Faithful GeyserPittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 An eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is a sight to behold. Indeed, millions of tourists flock to the park each year to see it. Hot water and steam are ejected in the air t ... more |
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Webb detects tiny quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giantWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 Catching a glimpse of one of the most common and familiar minerals on Earth rarely merits a Webb detects tiny quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giant. Quartz is found in beach sands, building sto ... more 
NASA seeks development of universal payload interfaceWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 NASA is calling on innovators to help solve some of the challenges in rapidly testing technology payloads across a wide range of commercial flight vehicles and test environments. As NASA explores th ... more  
Urban Sky announces $9.75M Series A funding roundDenver CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 Urban Sky, a stratospheric technology and remote sensing company, announced an over-subscribed $9.75 million Series A financing round co-led by New Legacy Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Lavrock Venture ... more  
BLACK SKIES 23-3: USSF conducts largest-ever joint space electromagnetic warfare exerciseColorado Springs CO (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 On Sept. 22, the U.S. Space Force successfully concluded BLACK SKIES 23-3, the third iteration of Space Training and Readiness Command's exercise series focused on tactical Space Electromagnetic War ... more |
  Lockheed Martin to deliver high-energy laser systems for US Army's IFPC-HEL Program 
Shield Capital closes $186M inaugural venture capital fundSan Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 Shield Capital announced the final closing of its inaugural fund focused on early stage venture capital investments. Shield Capital Fund I, L.P. closed oversubscribed at 55% above target with $186 m ... more |
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Army's JTAGS mission transfers to USSFBuckley SFB CO (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 The U.S. Army's Joint Tactical Ground Station missile warning system mission officially transferred to the US Space Force Oct. 1. This mission transfer from the Army to the Space Force follows the A ... more 
US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in spaceHouston (AFP) Oct 14, 2023 After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity. ... more  
Skygazers watch 'Ring of Fire' eclipse over Western HemisphereAlbuquerque, United States (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse. ... more 
NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbonHouston (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. ... more |
How to make roads on the MoonParis (ESA) Oct 13, 2023 When astronauts return to the lunar surface they are probably going to be doing more driving than walking - but to keep billowing moondust at bay they are going to need roads. An ESA project reporte ... more 
Preparing To Drill: Sols 3975-3976Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 13, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023: Planning today started 90 minutes later than usual thanks to the data downlink containing the information we needed to assemble the plan not arrivin ... more 
Work starts on telescope to assist lunar missionsChangchun, China (XNA) Oct 13, 2023 China on Wednesday started the construction of a 40-meter-aperture radio telescope in the Changbai Mountain area in the northeastern province of Jilin, to support future lunar and deep-space probe m ... more  
JWST uncovers the smallest stars in our Galaxy and helps solving star cluster mysteryPadua, Italy (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers led by Tuila Ziliotto, a PhD student at the University of Padova, analyzed the smallest stars of the anci ... more |
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The Universe's most energetic particlesOsaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 Showers in bathrooms bring us comfort; showers from space bring astrophysicists joy. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have observed, with their novel method, cosmic-ray extensive air showers ... more  
Momentus to provide delivery service for RIDE! SpaceSan Jose CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with RIDE! Space for tran ... more 
Sidus Space reports registered direct offering and concurrent private placement for $2MCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU)has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 2,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred S ... more  
NASA Tank Venting in Microgravity ChallengeWashington DC (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 As space travel extends to greater duration and distance, missions may require a propellant refill in space. To achieve this, spacecraft may require larger tanks and efficient refueling along with t ... more |
Asteroid samples from Bennu contain carbon and waterHouston TX (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the bu ... more 
With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to beginBoston MA (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 If all goes well, on Thursday morning a NASA mission with extensive connections to MIT will be headed to a metal world. Psyche, a van-sized spacecraft with winglike solar panels, is scheduled ... more 
Scientists raised key questions of solar wind-moon interactionBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 As the nearest celestial body to Earth, Moon's space environment is distinctive to Earth's mainly because of lack of a significant atmosphere/ionosphere and a global magnetic field. From a global pe ... more 
Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer spaceBristol UK (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 The study, published in Nature, reports the sighting of two ice giant exoplanets colliding around a sun-like star, creating a blaze of light and plumes of dust. Its findings show the bright heat aft ... more |
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"Starquakes" could explain mystery signalsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are an astronomical mystery, with their exact cause and origins still unconfirmed. These intense bursts of radio energy are invisible to the human eye, but show up bright ... more 
Relativity Space and Intelsat sign multi-launch agreement for Terran RLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 Relativity Space has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Intelsat, operator of the largest integrated space and terrestrial network in the world. Under the agreeme ... more 
Removal of magnetic spacecraft contamination within extraterrestrial samples easily carried outStanford CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2023 For decades, scientists have pondered the mystery of the moon's ancient magnetism. Based on analyses of lunar samples, its now-deceased magnetic field may have been active for more than 1.5 billion ... more 
Fly across Mars's 'labyrinth of night' with Mars ExpressParis (ESA) Oct 12, 2023 Nestled between the colossal martian 'Grand Canyon' (Valles Marineris) and the tallest volcanoes in the Solar System (the Tharsis region) lies Noctis Labyrinthus - a vast system of deep and steep va ... more |
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