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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2023 NASA's intrepid Voyager twins, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977, continue their unprecedented explorations of interstellar space. But as they reach farther distances from Earth-more than 15 billion miles for Voyager 1 and 12 billion for Voyager 2-keeping them operational requires strategic forethought. One pressing concern relates to the gradual buildup of propellant residue in the spacecraft thrusters, which are crucial for maintaining their antennas' Earthward orientation for data tran ... read more |
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India launches key test for manned orbital missionNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2023 India on Saturday successfully launched the first unmanned trial run of its upcoming crewed orbital mission, in the latest milestone for its spacefaring ambitions. ... more  
Next-generation rocket for China's manned space missions on trackSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 China's forthcoming rocket designed for manned space missions, Long March 10, is on course for its initial launch around 2027, says a senior designer from the project team. The advanced launch vehic ... more  
China prepares to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceshipJiuquan (XNA) Oct 20, 2023 The combination of the Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. According t ... more 
'No prospects': Russians slowly leaving legendary spaceport cityBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 20, 2023 Surrounded by the vast sand dunes of the Kazakh steppe, on satellite images the city of Baikonur looks like an oasis of glimmering lights in an otherwise dry desert. ... more |
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  NASA's Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter's Atmosphere  
Launch of Ovzon 3 targeted for as soon as December 2023Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 Swedish satellite company Ovzon, in collaboration with SpaceX and Maxar, is working towards a launch window of early December for its Ovzon 3 satellite. "The final assembly and testing of the ... more |
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Year 2075: Martian rovers saved from cyber attackDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 The scene was set: a research base on the Red Planet was struck by a cyberattack and eight teams on Earth had just a matter of hours to save it. Far from being a farfetched scenario, cyberattacks ar ... more  
$30 million in funding helps scientists study universe's oldest lightSan Diego CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 Everyone has an origin story, including the universe. The Big Bang Theory is the leading explanation for the universe's origin - one that began 13.8 billion years ago from an incomprehensibly dense, ... more  
Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst to dateMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 An international team has spotted a remote blast of cosmic radio waves lasting less than a millisecond. This 'fast radio burst' (FRB) is the most distant ever detected. Its source was pinned down by ... more 
Black holes could come in 'perfect pairs' in an ever expanding UniverseSouthampton UK (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 Researchers from the University of Southampton, together with colleagues from the universities of Cambridge and Barcelona, have shown it's theoretically possible for black holes to exist in perfectl ... more |
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  Heart Cells in Space Help Advance Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease  
Lucy preparing for its first asteroid flybyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 NASA's Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at an asteroid. On Nov. 1, it will fly by asteroid Dinkinesh and test its instruments in preparation for visits in the next decade to ... more |
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NASA's innovative rocket nozzle paves way for deep space missionsHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured - or 3D printed - rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep space f ... more 
Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the UniverseSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 In a paper published in Science, a global team led by Macquarie University's Dr Stuart Ryder and Swinburne University of Technology's Associate Professor Ryan Shannon, report on their discovery of t ... more  
Patterns in Sun's layers has implications for longstanding solar mysteryBelfast, Northern Ireland (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 Astronomers at ARC are one step closer to understanding an enduring solar mystery by capturing the most detailed representations to date of the magnetic field of the 'quiet Sun' - and discovering so ... more 
Welcome to the Drillhole Family, 'Sequoia': Sols 3982-3983: WelcomePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 20, 2023 Earth planning date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023: The target 'Sequoia' has been successfully drilled! The image today is one of my favourites - the shadow of the rover mast, and the perfectly drille ... more |
  Revolutionary atomic sensor redefines radio wave antenna  
Space Development Agency partners with SpiderOak for OrbitSecureWashington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2023 Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak has secured an Other Transactional Authority agreement with the Space Development Agency (SDA). The contract aims to explore the integration of SpiderOak's OrbitSe ... more |
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Rocket Lab Moves Into System Integration Phase for NASA's Mars MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has entered a crucial phase in its collaboration with NASA on the ESCAPADE mission, a project aiming to study Mars' hybrid magnetosphere. The company announced that the twin spa ... more 
Planetary Scientist Alan Stern Joins Virgin Galactic for Research MissionSan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 Dr. Alan Stern, a leading planetary scientist and the Associate Vice President of Southwest Research Institute's (SwRI) Space Science Division, will fly aboard the VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic's comme ... more  
TRIDENT drill integrated into VIPER lunar roverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, together with the team from Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California, are gearing up to incorporate the latest addition to NASA's first robotic ... more 
Searching for concentrated biosignatures in an ancient, Martian mud lakeTucson AZ (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 A landmark discovery by a collaborative team led by the Planetary Science Institute's Alexis Rodriguez has unveiled evidence of sedimentary plains created by aquifer drainage within Martian collapse ... more |
Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovaeDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced a similar sequence of spectroscopic features to an observed kilon ... more 
New Siena Galaxy Atlas delivers improved measurements of almost 400,000 nearby galaxiesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 Astronomers have created a detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. The Siena Galaxy Atlas was compiled using data from NSF's NOIRLab telescopes, and is designed to be t ... more 
PKU astronomers shed light on evolutionary paths of supermassive black holes and their host galaxiesBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 A new paper entitled "Evolutionary Paths of Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Host Galaxies," published on August 17, 2023, in Nature Astronomy, provides critical new insights on the co-evolution of ... more 
NASA conducts 1st hot fire of new RS-25 Certification Test SeriesBay St. Louis MS (SPX) Oct 19, 2023 NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launc ... more |
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India wants a space station by 2035, moon mission by 2040Washington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2023 The Indian government wants an Indian space station by the year 2035 and a crewed Indian mission to land on the moon by 2040. ... more 
New SwRI chamber simulates harsh acoustic environment of rocket launchesSan Antonio, TX (SPX) Oct 18, 2023 The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded its aerospace testing capabilities with a cutting-edge acoustic test chamber designed to mimic the grueling acoustic conditions experienced durin ... more 
India plans manned Moon mission, space stationNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 18, 2023 India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as the country ramps up its space programme. ... more 
International team reveals source of largest ever Mars quakeOxford UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2023 A global team of scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study, led by the University ... more |
Study reveals how supernovae collisions ignite the birth of stars and planets in the north celestial pole loopWashington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2023 In a study examining the dynamics of neutral hydrogen gas within the North Celestial Pole (NCP) Loop, scientists have uncovered an unforeseen revelation - a collision between two supernova shells ha ... 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 
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 
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 |
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Eclipse on Earth, Exploration on MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2023 On Saturday, October 14th, an annular eclipse will be visible across much of North, Central, and South America. Although Perseverance won't see this event from Mars, it's no stranger to Martian ecli ... more 
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 
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 |
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