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What is the Moon's true origin story![]() ![]() Erie PA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Over six missions to the moon, from 1969 to 1972, Apollo astronauts collected more than 800 pounds of lunar rock and soil. Chemical and isotopic analysis of that material showed that it was similar to the rock and soil on Earth: calcium-rich, basaltic and dating to about 60 million years after the solar system formed. Using that data, the planetary scientists who gathered at the Kona Conference in Hawaii in 1984 came to the consensus that the moon formed from debris after a collision on the young ... read more |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 They planned to fly for four years and to get as far as Jupiter and Saturn. But nearly half a century and 15 billion miles later, NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft have far exceeded their original miss ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Asteroids have long posed a potential threat to Earth, and the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera mission is set to explore ways to mitigate these risks. Hera, developed in Germany, will embark on a ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 A team of researchers led by Professor Shuo Yao from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and her doctoral student Hongyi Wang has revealed that magnetized magma intrusions are the source of tw ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 As NASA's Artemis missions approach, astronauts returning to the Moon will be equipped with a human-rated Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to enhance their exploration of the lunar surface. The unpressur ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 A research team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has made the first detection of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, using data from the Ja ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Scientists are delving deep into the origins of the universe, focusing on the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) - a pivotal time when the first stars and galaxies formed and ionized the primordial hydroge ... more ![]() ![]() Puerto San Julian, Argentina (AFP) Oct 2, 2024 Skygazers on the tip of South America were treated Wednesday to a spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse that was visible from Chile's Easter Island before heading to mainland Patagonia. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 CesiumAstro, a leader in advanced space connectivity solutions, has unveiled Element, a fully integrated satellite platform designed to revolutionize both defense and commercial space applications. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Impulse Space, a leader in in-space transportation services, has announced the completion of a $150 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation from return ... more |
![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Ramon.Space, a leader in space-resilient computing infrastructure, has entered into a major partnership with Radisys Corporation, a global provider of open telecom solutions, to jointly develop adva ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 China is set to launch the Shenzhou XIX spacecraft in late October, while the Shenzhou XVIII crew prepares for its return to Earth after celebrating China's National Day in orbit aboard the Tiangong ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, for the first time, research revealed on Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 A rare exoplanet smaller than Earth has been discovered orbiting one of the closest stars to the Sun, although its surface is far too hot to sustain life, astronomers said on Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is healthy and speeding across the Kuiper Belt. Today, we crossed a distance marker of note, passing 60 times as far from the Sun as Earth is. Put in perspective, that ... more |
![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Australian researchers have unveiled data from a large-scale stellar survey that has analyzed nearly one million stars in the Milky Way. The findings will serve as a foundation for years of research ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a vertically integrated satellite manufacturer and operator, has reached an important milestone with the successful completion of environmental testing for its LizzieSat- ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Morpheus Space has announced a major update to its JOURNEY platform, aimed at enhancing the analysis of ground station contacts and target collections. The update benefits both individual satellites ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Fleet Space Technologies, Australia's leading space exploration company, has announced its collaboration with Gold Fields to deploy the ExoSphere solution for advanced mineral exploration at the Sal ... more |
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![]() West 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 b ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() 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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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 The SpaceX crew that will ferry back in February two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station docked with the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, a live stream of the mission showed. ... more |
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