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November 26, 2024
MOON DAILY
Firefly Aerospace prepares Blue Ghost Lunar mission for launch



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Firefly Aerospace announced the successful completion of environmental testing for its Blue Ghost lunar lander, marking a significant milestone ahead of its maiden mission to the Moon under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The lander is scheduled to ship to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in mid-December for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a six-day launch window opening in mid-January 2025. "Blue Ghost aced environmental testing and proved the lander is performing ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab completes two launches in under 24 hours
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has achieved a significant milestone, completing its 56th Electron mission and deploying five satellites for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operato ... more
SPACEMART
Space transportation leader Isar Aerospace secures 15 million euros ESA contract
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Isar Aerospace has signed a new contract worth over 15 million euros with the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Boost! program. This funding strengthens the company's position as Europe's most w ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Top 10 free IP camera software for home security
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Home is where you should feel the safest. To ensure the security of your home, it is essential that you install an IP camera. IP camera monitoring software allows you to manage, monitor, and c ... more
TECH SPACE
Cosmic Slots: A Journey Across the Casino World
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024
Online slots are digital versions of classic spinning-reel games that have become extremely popular with operators worldwide. In online casinos, they're presented in various formats with vibrant the ... more
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OUTER PLANETS
Europa Clipper deploys instruments on journey to icy moon of Jupiter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, is well on its way to Jupiter's moon Europa, having already traveled 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. The mission, desig ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
WEAVE's first results illuminate galactic collisions in Stephan's Quintet
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
Using early observations from the William Herschel Telescope's Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE), a collaborative team of over 50 astronomers, led by Dr. Marina Arnaudova of the University of ... more
TECH SPACE
Nanoink and space printing technologies pave the way for space-based electronics production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
Researchers from Iowa State University have taken their innovative printing technologies to the skies - literally. Led by Shan Jiang, associate professor of materials science and engineering, and Ha ... more
SPACEWAR
Anduril secures contract to upgrade space surveillance network
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
Anduril has been awarded a $99.7 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, along with a five-year Program of Record designation, by the U.S. Space Systems Command to modernize ... more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
China unveils cloud platform to expand remote-sensing data access
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
China has officially launched the GEOVIS Cloud Open Platform, a public cloud service aimed at broadening access to aerospace information applications, including remote-sensing data. The platform, in ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
The Milky Way represents an outlier among similar galaxies
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But a trio of new studies raises questions about whether the Milky Way is truly representative of othe ... more
SPACEWAR
Lockheed Martin to launch LM 400 partner to revolutionize maritime communications
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has announced its latest technological advancement with the upcoming launch of the LM 400, a versatile mid-sized satellite designed for multi-mission capabilities. Followi ... more
VSAT NEWS
E3 Systems and Rivada partner to revolutionize maritime communications
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
Rivada Space Networks has joined forces with e3 Systems, a prominent maritime integrator specializing in Superyacht connectivity, to bring cutting-edge communications solutions to the maritime secto ... more
SPACEMART
Sidus Space and Reflex Aerospace partner to develop advanced satellite solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has entered a pivotal partnership with Reflex Aerospace, a European satellite manufacturing startup, to advance the development of dual-use satellite platforms. Announced ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Ready set action our Sun takes center stage in simulation advances
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
NASA's supercomputers are providing unprecedented insights into the Sun's dynamic and complex behavior. Drawing on data from a suite of solar observation spacecraft, researchers are using advanced s ... more
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Astronomers capture detailed image of distant dying star
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
"For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way," said Keiichi Ohnaka, an astrophysicist from Universidad Andres Bello in Chi ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Galaxy collision unveils violent shockwave in stunning detail
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2024
A galaxy traveling at an extraordinary speed of 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has collided with Stephan's Quintet, creating a dramatic shockwave now observed in unprecedented detail by one of Ear ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's Swift marks 20th anniversary with improved pointing mode
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
After two decades in space, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational strategy implemented earlier this year. The spacecraft has made great sci ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's Chandra and Hubble showcase fiery cosmic 'Guitar Nebula' in motion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have unveiled stunning new visuals of the "Guitar Nebula," a unique cosmic structure resembling a glowing, flame-throwin ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Unlocking the formation of early quasars with Super-Eddington growth
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
New research published in the journal 'Astronomy and Astrophysics' sheds light on how supermassive black holes - millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun - achieved their enormous size with ... more
EXO WORLDS
Discovery of a young exoplanet illuminates planet formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Astronomers have unveiled a rare glimpse of a newly formed planet, IRAS 04125+2902 b, just 3 million years old. This infant world, nestled in the Taurus Molecular Cloud 430 light-years away, is the ... more
WATER WORLD
ICTA-UAB expedition reveals the impact of Atlantic waters on Arctic ecosystems
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
The BIOCAL expedition, led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), has unveiled critical evidence of the "atlantification" of th ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
PLD Space partners with Deimos for MIURA 5 guidance system development
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
PLD Space has announced the selection of Deimos to co-lead the development of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) system for its MIURA 5 orbital launcher. Scheduled to commence its launch ca ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS National Lab Showcases Advances in Microgravity Physical Science Research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
A recent publication in 'Gravitational and Space Research' highlights significant findings from research conducted through the ISS National Laboratory, focusing on transport phenomena - key processe ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Large fire at Japan rocket test site, no injuries reported
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 26, 2024
A major fire erupted Tuesday at a Japan space agency site as it tested a solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket, television footage showed. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
HyImpulse secures funding to Advance Small Launcher 1
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH, a prominent European company specializing in launch systems for small satellite transportation, has announced the acquisition of euro 11.8 million in funding through th ... more
MARSDAILY
Scientists map complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons near Mars
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in Martian space research by constructing the first complete energy spectrum of high-energy solar protons during a solar eruptive event. This effort sheds ... more
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Ancient water on Mars suggests potential for past life
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
New research led by Curtin University has identified what may be the earliest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, highlighting the planet's potential habitability in its distant p ... more
IRON AND ICE
From space to atmosphere scientists unravel secrets of asteroid 2022 WJ1
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Scientists led by Lowell Observatory's Dr. Teddy Kareta have made remarkable strides in characterizing near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) by combining telescopic observations with fireball camera data. The ... more
IRON AND ICE
Earthbound asteroids may be tracked more precisely using new equation
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Tracking potentially hazardous asteroids with greater precision may now be achievable thanks to a novel equation for calculating their orbits more accurately. Building on concepts introduced b ... more
OUTER PLANETS
Uranus moons could hold clues to hidden oceans for future space missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
NASA's upcoming mission to Uranus aims to explore the icy moons first photographed by Voyager 2 in 1986, this time seeking evidence of subsurface oceans that could potentially harbor life. Researche ... more
OUTER PLANETS
A clue to what lies beneath the bland surfaces of Uranus and Neptune
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptu ... more
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