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  Paris, France (SPX) Oct 15, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially launched its Moonlight programme, aimed at creating a satellite constellation around the Moon to provide vital communications and navigation services. With over 400 lunar missions expected from both space agencies and private companies in the next two decades, Moonlight represents a major step towards sustainable lunar exploration and the broader development of a lunar economy. The Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) programm ... read more |
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NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moonKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. ... more 
Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigateCape Canaveral (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out. ... more  
How the Building Blocks of Life Arrived on Earth Through Primitive AsteroidsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 Recent research into the origins of Earth's volatile elements has revealed that without the contributions of unmelted primitive asteroids, the necessary compounds for life might not have been delive ... more  
China successfully retrieves first reusable test satellite Shijian-19Beijing (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 China has successfully retrieved its first reusable and returnable test satellite, Shijian-19, marking a significant achievement in the country's space program. According to the China National Space ... more |
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Momentus chosen by NASA for upcoming launch missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a company specializing in satellite buses and in-space infrastructure services, including transportation and hosted payloads, has been selected by NASA to provide launc ... more |
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Cryptic Mars landscape revealed as ice thaws in southern hemisphereParis, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 ESA's Mars Express has unveiled a striking collection of landforms as winter frost melts in Mars' southern polar region. Some of these darker features, emerging from the ice, have been dubbed "crypt ... more  
Islands of regularity emerge in the complex three-body problemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 When three massive objects encounter one another in space, their gravitational interactions are typically unpredictable and chaotic. However, a new discovery from a University of Copenhagen research ... more 
New quantum clock combines multiple atomic timekeepersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 Imagine a room filled with grandfather clocks, each ticking at a unique pace. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have crea ... more  
XDLINX Space Labs secures $7 million in seed funding led by Ashish KacholiaSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 XDLINX Space Labs, a key player in India's space technology sector, has successfully raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Ashish Kacholia of Lucky Investments, with additional sup ... more |
 
VISIMO to Test Autonomous AI System for Spacecraft Decision SupportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 VISIMO, a technology company based in Pittsburgh, PA, will test its autonomous AI system designed for decision support on an upcoming mission conducted by ABOVE Space Development Corporation, a comp ... more  |
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Microsatellite project to track space objects over Canada and AntarcticaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 span class="NL"> a href="http://www.magellan.aero" class="highlight">Magellan Aerospace Corporation /a> br> /span> A new collaboration between the University of Manitoba (UM) and Magellan Aerospac ... more  
GMV GSharp leads globally in precise GNSS correctionsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 GMV, a leader in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) services, has solidified its position at the forefront of real-time GNSS corrections for precise orbits and clocks through its solution, G ... more  
ViaSat-3 F1 Now Providing Services to Government CustomersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a leading provider of satellite communications, has announced that its ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) satellite is now delivering services to the U.S. Marine Corps. This milestone ... more  
Lightning storms unleash high-energy electrons into spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, led by undergraduate Max Feinland, has revealed a surprising link between ... more |
 
Carbon Mapper Shares First Methane and CO2 Emissions Data from Tanager-1 SatelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions data detected by the Tanager-1 satellite. This milestone is the result of years of collaboration between public and pr ... more  
SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening SkyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view during the spacecraft's ne ... more 
Controlled Propulsion for Gentle LandingsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 The Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers continue to provide a wealth of information about the Red Planet. This was made possible in part by the sky crane landin ... more 
Hera mission begins its journey toward Didymos asteroid systemParis, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 The European Space Agency's Hera mission has successfully launched and is now en route to the Didymos binary asteroid system, despite initial concerns about weather conditions. With an 85% chance of ... more |
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Lichens Found Thriving at Mars Analog Research StationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 Lichens, those resilient organisms made up of fungi and photosynthetic partners, are found just about everywhere on Earth, thriving on surfaces like rocks, trees, and even buildings. Known from all ... more 
NASA says comet expected to put on show in Earth fly-byWashington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2024 A comet just discovered last year by observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and gases visible to the naked eye, NASA said. ... more 
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifts off for Jupiter's icy moonKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 NASA probe Europa Clipper lifted off from the US Kennedy Space Center on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. ... more 
Black Hole Devours Star, Slams Remnants Into AnotherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, alongside several other telescopes, has uncovered a rare cosmic phenomenon-a black hole destroying a star and using the resulting debris to batter another celestial ... more |
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Main reflector installed for 40-meter radio telescope in ShigatseSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 The main reflector for the 40-meter-aperture radio telescope's antenna system was successfully installed on Monday in Shigatse, located in the Xizang autonomous region of Southwest China, according ... more |
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Researchers find clues to the mysterious heating of the sun's atmospherePlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 There is a profound mystery in our sun. While the sun's surface temperature measures around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona, measures more like 2 million d ... more 
A new machine learning model sharpens view of the Milky Way using Gaia dataMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have applied advanced machine learning tech ... more 
'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora showParis (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 Scientist Jim Wild has travelled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster. ... more  
Vector Space Biosciences and Advacam team up for AI-powered cubesat payloadsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 Advacam, a provider of advanced radiation detectors for mapping radiation aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and Vector Space Biosciences (crypto symbol: SBIO), a company specializing in ... more |
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