Space News from SpaceDaily.com
September 03, 2024
EXO WORLDS
Inside the 'golden age' of alien hunting at the Green Bank Telescope



Green Bank, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2024
Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning the cosmos for secrets. If intelligent life exists beyond Earth, there's a good chance the teams analyzing the data from the world's largest, fully steerable radio astronomy facility will be the first to know. "People have been asking themselves the question, 'Are we alone in the universe?' ever since they first gazed up at the night sky and wondered if t ... read more

MERCURY RISING
Q&A: 20 years since the MESSENGER mission
Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Twenty years ago the MESSENGER mission revolutionized our understanding of Mercury. We sat down with project head and former Carnegie Science director Sean Solomon to talk about how the mission came ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Air Force awards Outpost development contract for a scalable earth return vehicle
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Outpost Technologies Corporation (Outpost), a leader in multi-ton Earth return systems aimed at advancing the space economy, has been awarded a $33.2 million, four-year Strategic Funding Increase (S ... more
MOON DAILY
European drill and mini lab to explore lunar South Pole for resources
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package, which includes a drill and a miniaturized laboratory, will be heading to the Moon's South Pole as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera Asteroid Mission Departs ESA Test Centre for Final Launch Preparations
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
After a year of rigorous testing, ESA's Hera mission, designed for planetary defense, is set to leave Europe and make its way to its launch site in the USA. The spacecraft, along with its companion ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
China Achieves 12th Successful Sea-Based Satellite Launch
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Galactic Energy, a private rocket manufacturer based in Beijing, successfully completed the third sea-based launch of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon. To date, China has condu ... more
MERCURY RISING
Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo's new trajectory
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Teams from across ESA and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo's thrusters from operating at full power. The ESA/JAXA mission i ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Hughes and Boost Mobile Showcase Advanced Network Management for U.S. Navy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, in collaboration with Boost Mobile, both subsidiaries of EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), recently demonstrated advanced multi-transport network management capabilities designed to e ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Major progress repored in Next-Gen OPIR Missile Warning Program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Space Systems Command (SSC) has reached a significant milestone with the successful delivery of the first mission payload for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing ... more

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SPACEWAR


Northrop Grumman secures contract for second DARC installation

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Orbit Secures $6 Million Contract for Advanced Naval Satellite Communication Systems in Asia
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a key global supplier of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management syst ... more
SPACEWAR
SecAF completes strategic visit to strengthen ties with 7 European Nations
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall concluded a week-long trip aimed at reinforcing international partnerships and supporting Airmen and Guardians aligned with NATO's goals in the U.S. European ... more
SPACEWAR
USSPACECOM reflects on five years of Spacepower and future goals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) marked its fifth anniversary on August 29 with a review of its achievements and strategic objectives for the future. Senior leaders gathered for a panel discussion du ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Doughnut-shaped region deep within the Earth sheds light on magnetic field dynamics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a doughnut-shaped structure deep within Earth's liquid core, offering new insights into the mechanisms behind our planet's m ... more
ROBO SPACE
California lawmakers pass AI safety bill
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 29, 2024
A bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models passed California's legislature on Wednesday, despite outcry that it could kill the technology it seeks to control. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT


Digicel Pacific Enhances Tonga Disaster Recovery with SES Satellite Services

SOLAR SCIENCE
Starion to Develop ESA's New Space Weather Payload Data Centre
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Starion Group has secured a contract to spearhead the development of the ESA Space Weather Payload Data Centre, aiming to strengthen Europe's defense against the potentially severe impacts of solar ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Q&A: Astronomers await a "once-every-80-years" stellar explosion
Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
We sat down with Carnegie Science Observatories theoretical astrophysicist Tony Prio to talk aobut T Coronae Borealis, the stellar explosion that occurs once every 80 years and is due to light up in ... more
TECH SPACE
AiRANACULUS Expands NASA Contract for Innovative Space Communications Technology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
AiRANACULUS, a Massachusetts-based technology firm specializing in advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solutions, has announced an extension of its NASA Small Business In ... more
TECH SPACE
Bright Ascension and ERETS Forge Partnership to Boost Global Space Debris Solutions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading space software technology provider, has formalized a partnership agreement with ERETS Space, a company specializing in in-space debris removal services. This Memoran ... more
VSAT NEWS
Inmarsat's NexusWave Tested by Hapag-Lloyd for Improved Maritime Connectivity
London, UK (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Inmarsat Maritime, now a part of Viasat, has announced that Hapag-Lloyd, a leading global container liner shipping group, is among the first to trial NexusWave-a fully managed service offering a com ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China launches Yaogan 43B remote-sensing satellites from Xichang
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
On Tuesday morning, China successfully launched a group of remote-sensing satellites using a Long March 4B carrier rocket, as announced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The rocket lif ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink flights after FAA lifts ban on Falcon fleet
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2024
SpaceX carried out back-to-back launches of Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites into orbit early Saturday, just hours after U.S. officials lifted a temporary ban on the rocket fleet. ... more
SPACEMART
Global space industry to exceed $6.1 trillion by 2064
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
The space industry is expected to experience significant growth, with a market valuation projected to reach $6.1 trillion by 2064, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The report, titled ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Using observations from a NASA suborbital rocket, an international team of scientists has, for the first time, successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Eart ... more
ENERGY TECH
Bubbling, frothing and sloshing: Long-hypothesized plasma instabilities finally observed
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, ch ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Satellite Data Enhances Understanding of Solar Power Generation in Asia Pacific
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Amid the ongoing energy crisis and the growing threat of climate change, the need to harness renewable energy sources has become increasingly urgent. Solar energy, in particular, is emerging as a le ... more
ICE WORLD
Greenland's Accelerated Warming Linked to Clear-Sky Radiation and Atmospheric Dynamics
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Global warming, fueled by human activities, has led to rising average temperatures across the globe. However, Greenland is experiencing warming at a rate faster than the global average, causing its ... more
SOLAR DAILY
NASA's Europa Clipper Equipped with Massive Solar Arrays for Jupiter Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest ever built for planetary exploration, has been fitted with a set of gigantic solar arrays at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These arrays, each mea ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Galactic SpaceshipTwo crash litigation
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
The crash of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, known as VSS Enterprise, on October 31, 2014, marked a significant setback in the emerging commercial space industry. The spacecraft broke apart mid-fl ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
UAH TERMINUS student team launches NASA RockSat-X payload
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Team TERMINUS from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, successfully launched a student-developed payload aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute sou ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
It takes a long time for supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, to form. Typically, the birth of a black hole requires a giant star with the mass of at least 5 ... more
MOON DAILY
Researchers advance AI Models for Lunar science
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Chinese scientists have introduced the world's first professional multimodal large language model (LLM) tailored specifically for lunar science, promising a significant boost in the speed and effici ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA shares reduced Crew-9 team that will return stranded astronauts from ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2024
NASA on Friday shared the reduced crew for its upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station in order to accommodate the return of the stranded astronauts of the Boeing Starliner. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA says Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed on Sept. 6
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2024
NASA said Thursday that Boeing's technically troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth next week without stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni WIlliams. ... more
SPACEMART
Advanced Control Strategy Enables Effective Surrounding of Noncooperative Targets by Spacecraft Formations
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a sophisticated control strategy for spacecraft formations, enabling them to surround noncooperative targets effectively within a fi ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Scientists Uncover Key Source of Solar Wind Energy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024
Astronomers have long been puzzled by how the Sun's supersonic "solar wind" continues to receive energy as it travels through the Solar System. Now, leveraging the alignment of two spacecraft studyi ... more
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