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  Boston MA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton are investigating nearby stars to determine if they could host habitable exoplanets. This research will aid future telescopes in making the first images of Earth-like planets. Researchers examined stars close enough to Earth for future telescopes to capture images of planets in their habitable zones, where liquid water could exist. While future images of planets will be single points of light, their spectra will provide ... read more |
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Green light for Galileo 2nd Generation satellite designParis, France (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances as two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards confirm the satellite designs meet all mission and performance requirements. Th ... more  
Blue Canyon to supply spacecraft buses for NASA's PolSIR missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, has been chosen to construct two 12U CubeSat buses for NASA's PolSIR mission. This mission aim ... more  
Skyband chooses Hughes JUPITER for digital transformation of Saudi ArabiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announced that Luna Space Telecommunications Co. Ltd., a leading Saudi Arabia service provider under the Skyband Holding com ... more  
Satellite megaconstellations could impact ozone hole recoveryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's protective ozone layer. A new study finds these oxides hav ... more |
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Hughes Europe Enters Defense and Government Markets with Konnect VHTS ServicesParis, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Hughes Europe, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announces its strategic expansion into the military, defense, and government sectors across pan-Europe ... more |
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Drone tests radar system for planetary landingsParis, France (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 A drone took flight over Finland to evaluate the use of automotive radar technology for space applications. This technology, used in cars for automated cruise control, was tested for its potential i ... more  
CADvizor to design an advanced harness for GEO-KOMPSAT-3Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 CADvizor has been successfully adopted as the wiring harness design CAD tool for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)'s Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-3 (GEO-KOMPSA ... more 
NASA Selects Proposals for Space Weather StudyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and its connection to Earth's atmosphere. The thr ... more  
First Camera Integrated for Plato Exoplanet ExplorerBremen, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 The integration of Plato's cameras has commenced at OHB's Space Centre and Optics facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The first of 26 cameras has been successfully attached to Plato's optical ben ... more |
  New Database to Improve Astronaut Health Could Benefit Earthlings 
EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fightHelsinki (AFP) June 10, 2024 A software model of Earth, meant to simulate and monitor environmental hazards while findings ways to mitigate climate change, began its monitoring and predictive mission on Monday, the EU Commission said. ... more |
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Origins of fast radio bursts examined using polarized lightToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by astronomers at the University of Toronto. The myste ... more 
Immune System Changes During Space Travel Could Affect Aging on EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 As long as humans have been traveling into space, astronauts have experienced significant health effects from the extreme conditions of space flight, notably the reduction of gravity. Two Buck ... more 
NASA's Webb Reveals Supernovae in the Early UniverseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its curre ... more 
Small, cool and sulfurous exoplanet may help write recipe for planetary formationMadison WI (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 A surprising yellow haze of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of a gas "dwarf" exoplanet about 96 light years away from our own solar system makes the planet a prime target for scientists trying to u ... more |
Webb Telescope Reveals Asteroid Collision In Neighboring Star SystemBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 Astronomers have captured what appears to be a snapshot of a massive collision of giant asteroids in Beta Pictoris, a neighboring star system known for its early age and tumultuous planet-forming ac ... more 
ISS 90th spacewalk will retreive microorganisms from exterior of space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jun 11, 2024 NASA astronauts will venture into space Thursday to scrape microorganisms from the outside of the International Space Station and study the origins of life. ... more 
Crater 2's Unique Characteristics Explained by Self-Interacting Dark MatterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface brightn ... more  
Intuitive Machines Achieves Lunar Landing with Sciaky EBAM ComponentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Sciaky has extended its pioneering work in additive manufacturing to lunar exploration by producing a critical part for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission to the Moon. Using a refractory alloy and one ... more |
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NASA satellite detects smaller object in black hole pair for the first timeLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Several international research groups have confirmed that two black holes exist at the center of the distant galaxy OJ 287, a theory first suggested by astronomers at the University of Turku, Finlan ... more 
NASA Swift Satellite and AI Improve Measurement of Gamma-Ray BurstsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Astronomers are utilizing AI to measure the expansion of the universe. Two studies led by Maria Dainotti, a visiting professor with UNLV's Nevada Center for Astrophysics and assistant professor at t ... more 
Hainan Launch Center Completes Construction for First MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 Construction of the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center has been completed in Wenchang, Hainan province, after nearly two years of work, the center announced in a news release. ... more 
NASA's Repository Advances Research on Commercial Astronaut HealthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 NASA's Open Science Data Repository provides valuable information to researchers studying the impact of space on the human body. Nearly three years after the Inspiration4 commercial crew launch, bio ... more |
 
Water frost discovered on Mars' tallest volcanoesParis, France (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Water frost has been detected on Mars' colossal volcanoes, marking the first observation of this phenomenon on the largest mountains in the Solar System. The international team, led by the Universit ... more 
In new experiment, scientists record Earth's radio waves from the moonBoulder CO (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the moon's South Pole and popped out four antennas to record radio waves around the surface-a moment CU Boulder astrophysicist Jack Burns ... more 
NASA's Gateway space station Halo module moves closer to launchWashington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2024 NASA's Gateway space station is moving closer to a launch after welding recently was completed on a module in Turin, Italy, the agency said Monday. ... more 
Yahsat Contracts Airbus for New Al Yah SatellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) has contracted Airbus Defence and Space for its new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 ("AY4") and Al Yah 5 ("AY5"). Th ... more |
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Clemson grad student's study sheds light on planet formation in infant starsClemson SC (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 A little over three decades ago, we didn't know any planets existed in the universe except those that orbit our sun. But the advent of more powerful ground-based telescopes and new space-based ... more  
NASA and Boeing Advance Starliner Tests with Crew at Space StationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are testing Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station. This mission aims to collect data for NASA certification of the Starline ... more  
Earth and space share similar turbulence dynamicsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have discovered that turbulence in the thermosphere follows the same physical laws as wind in the lower atmosphere. Additionally, wi ... more 
Earth's Climate May Have Been Affected by Interstellar Clouds 2 Million Years AgoBoston MA (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 Around two million years ago, Earth experienced multiple ice ages, coinciding with significant climatic changes. Scientists propose that these ice ages were caused by factors such as the planet's ti ... more |
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