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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024 New data from NASA and its partners suggests more cost-effective strategies for addressing orbital debris. A report by NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) offers new insights into measuring the risks from orbital debris. "Growing activity in Earth's orbit has brought us everything from faster terrestrial communications to a better understanding of our changing climate," said Charity Weeden, leader of NASA's OTPS. "These blossoming opportunities are resulting in a more cr ... read more |
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Complete Stellar Collapse: Unusual Star System Shows Quiet Death of StarsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2024 University of Copenhagen astrophysicists have presented evidence that massive stars can collapse into black holes without a supernova explosion. Their study focused on a binary star system, VFTS 243 ... more  
NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway PlanetsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2024 A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image. The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Gra ... more 
ASU researchers address methane mystery of exoplanetLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024 In the effort to understand a warm gas-giant exoplanet, Arizona State University researchers have helped uncover its secrets. WASP-107b has puzzled astronomers for some time, but recent findin ... more  
Russia accuses US of seeking to place weapons in spaceMoscow (AFP) May 21, 2024 Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations. ... more |
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  First trial of China's low-orbit broadband satellite internet in Thailand  
Karman Space and Defense launches new website and tagline*Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024 Karman Space and Defense ("Karman"), a solutions provider for complex industry challenges, announces the launch of its redesigned website and new tagline "Impossible Ends Here." The new site feature ... more |
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Security considerations in flight launcher softwareLondon, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024 When Latitude began creating their small satellite launcher, Zephyr, they recognized the importance of selecting the correct programming language and development tools to support their efforts. They chose to work with high-integrity software experts AdaCore. ... more  
New Horizons expand research with unique observationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 Scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission are pursuing new research goals and making unique astrophysical and heliospheric observations with the suite of instruments onboard the New Horizons space ... more  
Astrobotic to conduct NASA JPL studies for Mars missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 Astrobotic has been selected by NASA's Mars Exploration Program for two studies of commercial services aimed at supporting cost-effective, frequent missions to Mars. The studies will explore commerc ... more 
Webb reveals details of exoplanet's interiorLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core have been discovered within the planet WASP-107 b. Data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide the first measurements of an exo ... more |
  China establishes advanced radar network for global space weather monitoring 
Researchers Discover New Insights into Carbene FormationLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 A team led by University of Maryland chemists has found a new method to create carbenes, highly reactive molecules essential for many chemical reactions, including those that produce carbohydrates. ... more |
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NASA and Sierra Space deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 As part of NASA's efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space's uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the Inte ... more  
NASA announces $6BN in contracts for Spacecraft Acquisition ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2024 NASA has awarded contracts to four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including the acquisition of spacecraft components and equipment, for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in G ... more  
What is "time" for quantum particlesBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2024 Physicists from Darmstadt propose a new method to measure the time it takes for particles to tunnel, challenging previous experiments that suggested particles could move faster than the speed of lig ... more  
AAC Clyde Space secures order for 16U satelliteLondon, UK (SPX) May 21, 2024 AAC Clyde Space has secured its first order for its 16U EPIC satellite, set for delivery and commissioning by June 2026. The contract is valued at EUR 2.3 M (approx. SEK 27.0 M). The satellite ... more |
 
Zebrafish on China's space station reported to be in good conditionSydney, Australia (SPX) May 21, 2024 The four zebrafish aboard China's Tiangong space station, orbiting about 400 km above Earth, are in good condition, according to experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Experts sha ... more  
Military spending pushes Russian economic growth upMoscow (AFP) May 17, 2024 Russia's economy grew 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, official statistics published Friday showed, as President Vladimir Putin denied military spending on his Ukraine offensive was reaching unsustainable levels. ... more 
Looking to the Stars: The Science Behind Different Solar EclipsesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2024 For the keen-eyed astronomers among us, it's rapidly approaching eclipse season. With a total lunar eclipse set to occur in North America on April 8, 2024, there's never been a better time to learn ... more 
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronautWashington (AFP) May 20, 2024 After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to space on Sunday, including a former Air Force pilot who was denied the chance to be the United States' first Black astronaut decades ago. ... more |
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NASA and ESA Collaborate on ExoMars Rosalind Franklin RoverLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 NASA and ESA announced they signed an agreement to expand NASA's work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. ... more  
Glitch hampers bepicolombo mission to mercuryParis, France (SPX) May 20, 2024 BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power. BepiColombo consists of two scientific ... more  
Hera tests CubeSat communication for asteroid missionParis, France (SPX) May 20, 2024 The Juventas CubeSat, equipped with radar, is partially deployed from its Hera mission mothership inside ESA's Maxwell chamber for electromagnetic compatibility testing. The foam pyramids arou ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 Orbex has announced a partnership with MSP to enhance the automation of component production for its orbital launch services from the UK. MSP will supply technology to automate the production ... more |
First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner postponed againWashington (AFP) May 17, 2024 The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station has been delayed again due to a technical issue, NASA said Friday. ... more 
NASA, ESA will search for 'signs of life' on MarsWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2024 NASA and the European Space Agency will search together for signs of life on Mars, the U.S. space administration announced Thursday. ... more 
Ariane 6 will launch 3D Printing technology into spaceParis, France (SPX) May 20, 2024 Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch, carrying multiple space missions. One notable mission is Replicator, a project by Orbital Matter, which will demonstrate new 3D printing technolog ... more
Astronomers detect rare neutral atomic-carbon absorbers with a deep neural networkSydney, Australia (SPX) May 20, 2024 Recently, an international team led by Prof. GE Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used deep learning neural networks to search for rare weak signals ... more |
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'Danger behind the beauty': more solar storms could be heading our wayParis (AFP) May 18, 2024 Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around the world simply had to look up to see these colourful displays dance across the sky. ... more 
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in DecadesGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 20, 2024 May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of cha ... more 
Solar Storm's Impact Detected in Deep Sea ObservatoriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 The solar storm that recently drove the aurora borealis was also affecting compasses deep in the ocean, according to new findings by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative. ... more  
LeoLabs secures NOAA contract to advance space traffic coordinationLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024 LeoLabs has received a second Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce (OSC) to support the development of the civil-led U.S. Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) ... more |
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