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September 27, 2024
MOON DAILY
Sentinel-2C satellite captures detailed lunar image during calibration



Paris, France (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured a remarkable image of the Moon by executing a sideways roll. While Sentinel-2C is primarily intended for observing Earth, this particular image - part of a calibration process - surpassed expectations. With a resolution of approximately 5 km, the image highlights significant lunar features, including the Copernicus Crater, Tycho Crater, and the lunar seas: Sea of Tranquillity, Sea of Moisture, and Sea of Clouds. This unexpected result ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Veteran Ventures Capital invests in Agile Space Industries
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC), a firm focused on investing in dual-use national security technology companies led by veterans, announced a strategic investment in Agile Space Industries. Agile spec ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS Crew-9 will conduct research into genetics, cardiac health, and space farming
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
NASA's Crew-9 mission, part of its Commercial Crew Program, is preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, September 28, 2024. During their five-month stay, the crew wi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
When manned crew lifts off for ISS this weekend, public can take part interactively
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2024
NASA on Thursday invited the public to be virtual guests to view the Crew 9 launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday morning. ... more
MOON DAILY
Chinese scientists analyze Lunar Farside samples collected by Chang'e-6
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
A team of Chinese scientists has conducted a detailed study of the first lunar samples retrieved from the Moon's farside by the Chang'e-6 mission. ... more
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Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptions
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
ESO telescope reveals the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
Astronomers have unveiled a massive infrared map of the Milky Way, the most detailed ever created, featuring over 1.5 billion celestial objects. The map was produced using the European Southern Obse ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
NASA studies solar radiation with BioSentinel as auroras dance across Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
In May 2024, Earth experienced a spectacular geomagnetic storm that produced brilliant auroras visible across the planet. These light displays result from coronal mass ejections, which are explosion ... more
TECH SPACE
NASA holds Stakeholder Workshops to chart LEO microgravity strategies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
NASA recently hosted two international workshops in London and Washington, D.C. on September 6 and 13, gathering input from global stakeholders. The sessions focused on refining NASA's low Earth orb ... more

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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
SPACEWAR
Government faces risk of inaction in first space hostage situation, warns think tank
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Piracy, and Governance (CSCPG), a nonpartisan research group, has released a report titled 'What Will Happen in the First Space Hostage Crisis?' that explore ... more
TECH SPACE
AFRL awards $7.2M contract to Packet Digital for advanced space power systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Packet Digital has been awarded a $7.2 million contract extension from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to develop scalable power systems for space applications. This follows an initial $8 million ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
GMV to lead development of communications hub for EU's GOVSATCOM program
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has awarded multinational technology firm GMV a key contract to lead a consortium responsible for designing, developing, and deploying the C ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Navigating the Legal Frontier of Space Tourism: Regulations, Risks, and Opportunities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
Space tourism is no longer a distant dream, floating on the horizon of human imagination; it is a tangible, rapidly evolving industry. Imagine a future where space travel is just another exotic vaca ... more
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Space ISAC initiates Phase II planning to strengthen global space threat monitoring

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
IRON AND ICE
Nuking a huge asteroid could save Earth, lab experiment suggests
Paris (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, according to scientists who tested the theory in the laboratory by blasting X-rays at a marble-sized "mock asteroid". ... more
WATER WORLD
NASA helps launch new Federal website for monitoring sea level rise
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
A new resource designed to assist communities in preparing for rising sea levels is now available with the launch of the U.S. Sea Level Change website. Unveiled on Sept. 23 by the U.S. Interagency T ... more
WOOD PILE
Researchers develop new method to track forest dieback through satellite imagery
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024
Forests cover about a third of Earth's surface and are vital for carbon storage, water regulation, timber production, soil protection, and biodiversity. Climate change has accelerated the decline of ... 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
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
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
EXO WORLDS
This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth - 8 billion years from now
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned i ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Method for predicting sunspot numbers and magnetic synoptic maps developed
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
A new study led by Prof. Jiansen He's team at Peking University, in collaboration with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduces a novel approach for predicting solar activities. ... 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
TECH SPACE
Rocket Lab delivers 2nd Pioneer Spacecraft to Varda for In-Space manufacturing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully completed the integration and testing of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. ("Varda"). Varda is pioneering in-space p ... 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
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