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September 26, 2024
MARSDAILY
Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight



Boston MA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Mars wasn't always the cold desert we see today. There's increasing evidence that water once flowed on the Red Planet's surface, billions of years ago. And if there was water, there must also have been a thick atmosphere to keep that water from freezing. But sometime around 3.5 billion years ago, the water dried up, and the air, once heavy with carbon dioxide, dramatically thinned, leaving only the wisp of an atmosphere that clings to the planet today. Where exactly did Mars' atmosphere go? This q ... read more

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
How special is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago. Commenced in 2013, the Satellites Around Galactic An ... more
SPACEMART
BlackSky prices $40M Public Offering of Common Stock
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has announced the pricing of its upsized public offering, where it will sell 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $4.00 per share. This offering is ... more
TIME AND SPACE
SkAI Initiative aims to expand astrophysics research with AI
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2024
With a $20 million, five-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is partnering with academic ... more
MARSDAILY
Crew completes simulated Mars Mission at JSC
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
A volunteer crew recently "returned" from a simulated 45-day mission to Mars at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. The crew completed their stay in a small habitat, contributing to resear ... more
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NASA selects Firefly Aerospace for NOAA QuickSounder mission launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
NASA has chosen Firefly Aerospace, Inc., based in Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. This sele ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
US and South Korea Strengthen Aerospace Partnership
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
NASA and the Republic of Korea's newly established Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) have signed a joint statement of intent aimed at expanding cooperation in space exploration, science, and aer ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
China expands food options for deep-space missions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
China is preparing to offer a broader variety of food for astronauts in future deep-space exploration missions, as discussed at the Second Frontier Forum of Space Medicine in Hangzhou, Zhejiang prov ... more
SPACEMART
Vodafone and Intelsat Expand Satellite Connectivity for Remote Areas and Emergency Response
London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
Vodafone and Intelsat have announced an extended partnership to enhance satellite connectivity services for organizations operating in remote or challenging environments, including disaster zones. T ... more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Magnetic Halo in the Milky Way Tied to Powerful Galactic Outflows
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
A study led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), with contributions from Radboud University's Marijke Haverkorn, has provided critical new insights into the Milky Way. The research rev ... more
EXO WORLDS
WASP-107b reveals new atmospheric features thanks to Webb Telescope
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
New findings about the "popcorn planet" WASP-107b have emerged, thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This gas giant, previously noted for its exceptionally low density and puffed-up a ... more
INTERNET SPACE
The EU vs X: How big could the fines be for Musk?
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
Elon Musk's X is in hot water with the EU for allegedly breaking new content rules - and the world's richest man risks multibillion-dollar fines even he might find prohibitive. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera mission to unlock the secrets of Dimorphos asteroid
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
A new mystery in space is leading to a groundbreaking planetary defense mission aimed at making Earth safer. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera mission is now preparing to follow up on a critica ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Low gravity in space travel found to weaken and disrupt normal rhythm in heart muscle cells
Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who arranged for 48 human bioengineered heart tissue samples to spend 30 days at the International Space Station report evidence that the low gravity conditions in ... more
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TECH SPACE
Transistors and NASA's Radiation Challenge
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
The unique properties of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) highlight a complex issue in space exploration. While these transistors are highly effective for radiation detec ... more
SPACEWAR
Space Force awards four contracts for Resilient GPS design concepts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command has announced agreements with Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to develop design concepts for the Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation (LEA ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet launches AI-powered global forest carbon monitoring system
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of Earth observation data, has announced the release of its Forest Carbon Monitoring product. This tool delivers quarterly, 3-meter resolution measureme ... more
SPACEMART
Is Starlink Good for Gaming? What Player Experiences Reveal About SpaceX's Satellite Internet
Los Angeles CA (SMN) Sep 25, 2024
With the exponential growth in the gaming industry, internet speed has become a necessity. Many gamers live in rural areas where internet connectivity is challenged due to poor infrastructure. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager Space executes key Bishop Airlock operations in Starlab mission prep
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Voyager Space (Voyager) has announced the successful completion of commercial payload operations using the Bishop Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). This operation, done in partnershi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Leaf Space signs with Maritime Launch Services for Nova Scotia ground station
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Leaf Space, a leader in ground segment as-a-service (GSaaS) solutions, has announced a new contract to install and manage a cutting-edge ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada. This launc ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Chinese startup anticipates improved performance in upcoming rocket recovery tests
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Chinese rocket startup Deep Blue Aerospace (Deep Blue) has announced plans for another high-altitude vertical recovery test in November, following a recent setback with its reusable rocket, Nebula-1 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
CAS Space completes fourth successful Kinetica 1 rocket flight
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
CAS Space, a rocket manufacturing company owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has completed the fourth flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket model on Wednesday morning. The rocket, designated Kineti ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
New EO platform on ISS to boost climate and environmental research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) is poised to enhance its environmental monitoring capabilities with a new payload supported by the ISS National Laboratory and developed by Airbus U.S. Space an ... more
IRON AND ICE
OSIRIS-REx, 1 year later
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
It's been a year since NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully delivered the largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Since then, intriguing clues about the early solar syste ... more
MARSDAILY
Martian rocks shed light on planet's ancient climate
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Mars' ancient landscape was shaped by wind and water, with these forces sculpting the planet's sand and sediment into patterns such as dunes and ripples, known as bedforms. Over billions of years, m ... more
MOON DAILY
Robots prepare to handle cargo on Moon as part of Artemis program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
As NASA advances toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon through the Artemis campaign, the ability to move cargo from landers to the lunar surface autonomously has become a critical nee ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Radian Aerospace Successfully Completes First Taxi Tests for Prototype Flight Vehicle
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Radian Aerospace (Radian), known for developing the world's first fully reusable, horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane, has successfully completed the initial roun ... more
MOON DAILY
Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe's lunar life simulator
Cologne, Germany (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the Moon - without leaving Earth. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Webb Telescope Discovers Possible Link to Early Star Formation
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
In a remarkable discovery, astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have identified a galaxy with an unusual light pattern, which may offer critical insights into the evolution ... more
EXO WORLDS
Exoplanet map reveals Neptunian Ridge separating planetary regions
London, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Scientists from the University of Warwick have revealed a detailed "map" of distant planets, highlighting a newly identified area in deep space called the Neptunian Ridge. This ridge separates two d ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA's Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
NASA's TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft - the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) - have completed their technology demonstration. The TBIRD payload ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA funds Starfish Space's satellite debris inspection mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
NASA has awarded Starfish Space a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to advance the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission. Based in Seattle ... more
VSAT NEWS
Inmarsat to incorporate Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO network into maritime services
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has announced that Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, will incorporate Eutelsat's OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) net ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in subtractive nanoparticles called NaNots, has been chosen to participate in the first-ever SPACE-H Accelerator program. This initiative, a co ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China launches eight satellites using Smart Dragon 3 rocket
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2024
On Tuesday morning, China launched a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from the coast of Haiyang in Shandong province, successfully deploying eight satellites into space. According to the China Academy ... more
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