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  Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 A pioneering private crew made history Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in the past 50 years, since the Apollo program. Then, with their Dragon spaceship's elliptical orbit reduced to a low point of roughly ... read more |
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Russia's Soyuz rocket launch to ISS called flawless for NASA veteran's first space trip in decadeWashington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2024 An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully launched Wednesday for a six-month mission to the International Space Station and the transition from one mission crew to another. ... more 
Continued success at NASA in jeopardy due to budget strains, aging infrastructure, and short-term focusLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 NASA's contributions to technological innovation and its ability to inspire future STEM leaders are at risk due to critical issues related to infrastructure, budgetary mismatches, and a focus on sho ... more 
Reusable spacecraft returns to Earth after 268-day missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 China's reusable experimental spacecraft successfully returned to Earth on Friday, following a 268-day orbital mission, as announced by the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This marks a significant ... more 
Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster SwapPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2024 Engineers working on NASA's Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft's thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands, se ... more |
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  OneWeb Technologies unveils Astra PNT Solution for GPS-Denied Environments  
Ramon.Space to develop next-gen digital onboard communication processors for UK constellationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Ramon.Space has been awarded a key program to develop next-generation digital onboard processors for large-scale communication constellations. Funded by the UK Space Agency, this program promotes co ... more |
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High-Speed Plasmonic Modulators Could Boost Space Communication CapabilitiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Researchers have successfully achieved data transmission rates of up to 424 Gbit/s across a 53-km free-space optical link using plasmonic modulators, which control optical signals through surface pl ... more  
PathFinder Digital Secures US Air Force Contract for Satellite TerminalsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 PathFinder Digital has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to supply its Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite terminals. PathFinder's BAT-GBS-85 terminal, a Ka/Ku band, airlin ... more  
ICEYE US Chosen by NASA to Provide Radar Data for Earth Science ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 ICEYE US, a leading provider of radar satellite imaging for Earth monitoring, announced its selection by NASA to supply synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisiti ... more 
ICEYE to provide SAR satellites and data for Greece's national satellite program in collaboration with ESALos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has signed a contract for the Greek National Satellite Space Project Axis 1.2. This agreement, involving the Greek Spac ... more |
 Planet to Continue Supplying Earth Observation Data for NASA CSDA Contract 
Spire Global Secures $3.8 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather DataLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a $3,832,500 contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deliver radio occultation (RO) data over a one-year period, ... more |
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China unveils asteroid defense plan following recent space eventSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 On Sept 5, Asteroid 2024 RW1 entered Earth's atmosphere, burning up about 25 kilometers above the Philippines. This event, coinciding with China's announcement of a new asteroid defense initiative, ... more  
Simulation Test Stand for China's lunar mission passes key milestoneSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 A newly-built high-altitude simulation test stand in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has successfully completed its test run, according to a report from China Space News on Wednesday. The test st ... more 
Astroscale secures major contract for UK Active Debris Removal missionLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Astroscale UK, the British arm of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has been awarded a GBP 1.95 million contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop its Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative ... more  
PLD Space opens SPARK Program to schools for free satellite launchesElche, Spain (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Primary, secondary, and vocational schools now have the chance to launch their projects into space through PLD Space's new SPARK Program. This initiative offers students, teachers, and researchers t ... more |
 
Keeping mold out of future space stationsColumbus OH (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread. Researchers created a pr ... more 
Debris from NASA's DART Mission Could Potentially Reach Earth and MarsParis, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission, which struck the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, has not only altered the asteroid's orbit but has also created a plume of debris that may eventually ... more 
Keeping the cosmos cleanBoston MA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Asked to describe his work for a lay audience, Allan Shtofenmakher responds with an unexpected question: "Have you ever seen the movie 'Wall-E?'" Recalling that the 2008 Disney-Pixar movie's view of ... more  
ChemCam Laser Hits 1 Million Zaps on Mars, Continues Data CollectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 The ChemCam instrument, developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory, has fired its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Positioned atop NASA's Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been key to scientific ... more |
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Find Me on the Moon: NASA Seeks Navigation Solutions for Lunar ExplorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 As part of the Artemis lunar exploration campaign, NASA aims to deepen its understanding of the moon's surface and prepare for future Mars missions. The Artemis missions will target the lunar south ... more 
Rover trials demonstrate autonomous sampling capabilities in UK quarryParis, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 European Space Agency (ESA) engineers are advancing the capabilities of autonomous Mars rovers, as demonstrated in recent trials conducted in a UK quarry. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, nickna ... more  
Mystery of Trans-Neptunian Orbits Solved by Stellar FlybyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Many imagine the solar system's edge is marked by Neptune, the furthest known planet. However, astrophysicist Susanne Pfalzner from Forschungszentrum Julich notes, "Several thousand celestial bodies ... more  
AI-Assisted Discovery Reveals How Microbial Proteins Adapt to Extreme PressuresLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Using a Google AI tool, scientists have revealed how proteins in a heat-loving microbe respond to intense pressure, similar to conditions found in the planet's deepest ocean trenches. This research ... more |
Formation of super-Earths proven limited near metal-poor starsColumbus OH (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger than Earth have difficulty forming near low-metallicity ... more  
Massive merger could explain origin of Milky Way's supermassive black holeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 The mystery of how supermassive black holes, which can be millions of times more massive than the sun and sit at the heart of most galaxies, came to exist is one of the great questions in astrophysi ... more 
NASA's Hubble, Chandra find supermassive black hole duoGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were det ... more  
AI distinguishes dark matter signals from cosmic noiseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Dark matter, an unseen force believed to hold the universe together, constitutes approximately 85% of all matter and 27% of the universe's content. Although its gravitational effects on galaxies and ... more |
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Blaze Star, if it Flares, Will Be Clearly VisibleCharlottesville, VA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Skywatchers may soon have a new phenomenon at which to look. Or not. T Corona Borealis, commonly known as the "Blaze Star," may flare up and be visible to the naked eye on Earth for the first time i ... more 
Galaxies May Be Larger Than Previously Thought, Study FindsSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 New research published in 'Nature Astronomy' suggests that our galaxy, the Milky Way, could already be interacting with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, offering a new perspective on where galaxies ... more 
Earth scientists take flight, set sail to verify PACE satellite dataGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same pla ... more 
ALMA observations reveal gravitational instability in planet-forming diskLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 Planet formation has traditionally been described as a "bottom-up" process, where dust grains gradually clump together over millions of years, forming larger structures step by step. However, a comp ... more |
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