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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, Washington, Starfish Space will receive $15 million over the next three years to complete the mission, which aims to enable commercial inspection of defunct satellites in low Earth orbit - a key step towards repairing or removing these inoperable spacecraft. The SSPICY mission follows a prior Phase II ... read more |
Rocket Lab delivers 2nd Pioneer Spacecraft to Varda for In-Space manufacturingLos 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
BlackSky secures US Navy contract for Gen-3 Optical Intersatellite LinksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has been awarded a U.S. Navy research contract to explore the use of advanced optical intersatellite link terminals on its Gen-3 imaging satellites. This projec ... more
RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force researchRochester NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 RIT has been selected to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 (SSTI) research regarding advanced space power and propulsion, which includes ... more
Viasat partners with CYSEC for satellite cybersecurity solutionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global provider of satellite communications, announced its collaboration with CYSEC, a European cybersecurity company, under Viasat's ELEVATE program. The partnership ... more |
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Key gravitational structures unveiled in new cosmic researchParis, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A group of international scientists has made significant strides in understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe by identifying critical gravitational regions, termed "basins of attractio ... more |
This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth - 8 billion years from nowBerkeley 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
Method for predicting sunspot numbers and magnetic synoptic maps developedSydney, 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
Cosmic neighborhood may be vastly larger than previously thoughtLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, in collaboration with international researchers, have unveiled findings that suggest our cosmic neighborhood may be significantly lar ... more
China insists nuclear stance defensive after 'routine' ICBM launchBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 China said on Thursday that its launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean was "legitimate and routine", insisting that its nuclear stance remained defensive after the rare test prompted an outcry from countries in the region. ... more |
Using satellite data to expand understanding of river flow dynamicsSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Since 1953, an equation known as at-a-station hydraulic geometry (AHG) has been used to explain the relationship between river width, depth, velocity, and river discharge - the volume of water flowi ... more ![]() |
Longer satellite altimetry cycles could offer broader insights into inland watersSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Satellite observations have long been recognized for their efficiency in monitoring Earth's surface, especially in remote regions like rivers and lakes. Now, a group of international researchers sug ... more
Sunken ancient seafloor reveals insights into Earth's interiorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A team of scientists from the University of Maryland has uncovered evidence of a sunken ancient seafloor, dating back to the age of dinosaurs, deep within Earth. This discovery, located at the East ... more
A high-energy-density Mars battery designed for long-term missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 The extreme environmental conditions on Mars, with its 95.32% carbon dioxide atmosphere and significant temperature fluctuations, pose major challenges for energy storage systems on the planet. To o ... more
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orbWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ... more |
Cosmic-ray ionization rate in Milky Way significantly lower than estimatedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A team of astrophysicists led by Marta Obolentseva, Alexei Ivlev, Kedron Silsbee, and Paola Caselli from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has re-evaluated the cosmic-ray i ... more
Europe en route for Moon with new simulator, says astronaut PesquetParis (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP. ... more
Radian Aerospace Successfully Completes First Taxi Tests for Prototype Flight VehicleLos 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
Voyager Space executes key Bishop Airlock operations in Starlab mission prepLos 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 |
Leaf Space signs with Maritime Launch Services for Nova Scotia ground stationSydney, 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
Chinese startup anticipates improved performance in upcoming rocket recovery testsSydney, 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
CAS Space completes fourth successful Kinetica 1 rocket flightSydney, 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
New EO platform on ISS to boost climate and environmental researchLos 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 |
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OSIRIS-REx, 1 year laterTucson 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 |
Martian rocks shed light on planet's ancient climateLos 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
Robots prepare to handle cargo on Moon as part of Artemis programLos 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
Webb Telescope Discovers Possible Link to Early Star FormationParis, 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
Exoplanet map reveals Neptunian Ridge separating planetary regionsLondon, 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 |
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