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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:21
Boeing says Starliner hot fire test on ISS went well with return date decision coming up
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As Boeing's Starliner nears two months in space, teams performed a hot fire test of thruster performance and helium leaks on the spacecraft over the weekend to help inform the decision of when the spacecraft will come home and if its two NASA astronaut passengers will be coming with it.
Boeing announced in a press release the test of the Starliner's Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters was performed Saturday afternoon while it was docked to the International Space Station. Teams with NASA and Boeing also monitored the helium system for the Crew Flight Test mission.
"Both teams were very happy with the results," said NASA's Starliner flight director Chloe Mehring in the press release.
The spacecraft arrived at the ISS on June 6 one day after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board.
Dubbed the Crew Flight Test mission, the astronauts are amid the first crewed flight of the spacecraft as part of Boeing's efforts to have it certified for use alongside SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the ISS as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 16:38
A new path to creating element 116 paves the way for heavier atoms
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2024
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have a notable history in element discovery, being credited with 16 of the 118 known elements. Recently, they've taken a critical step towards creating a new one: element 120.
An international team led by Berkeley Lab's Heavy Element Group announced the production of superheavy element 116 using a
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have a notable history in element discovery, being credited with 16 of the 118 known elements. Recently, they've taken a critical step towards creating a new one: element 120.
An international team led by Berkeley Lab's Heavy Element Group announced the production of superheavy element 116 using a
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 16:38
Scientists examine Earth's early life and environmental interactions over 500 million years
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
The atmosphere, ocean, and life on Earth have interacted over the past 500 million years, creating conditions that supported early organisms. An interdisciplinary team has detailed this co-evolutionary history in a perspective article published in the multidisciplinary open-access journal National Science Review (Oxford University Press, Impact Factor 20.7).
"One of our tasks was to summar
The atmosphere, ocean, and life on Earth have interacted over the past 500 million years, creating conditions that supported early organisms. An interdisciplinary team has detailed this co-evolutionary history in a perspective article published in the multidisciplinary open-access journal National Science Review (Oxford University Press, Impact Factor 20.7).
"One of our tasks was to summar
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 16:38
Azimuth Space Program Joins Special Warfare Orientation
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Colorado Springs CO (AFNS) Jul 28, 2024
As the largest commissioning source for the Space Force, the Academy offers an array of space-related programs. This summer, cadets joined their ROTC peers for the third consecutive year for the Azimuth space education and training program. During the three-week session, participants visited commercial industry partners, launched rockets with the Blue Horizon Rocketry Club, operated satellites w
As the largest commissioning source for the Space Force, the Academy offers an array of space-related programs. This summer, cadets joined their ROTC peers for the third consecutive year for the Azimuth space education and training program. During the three-week session, participants visited commercial industry partners, launched rockets with the Blue Horizon Rocketry Club, operated satellites w
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 16:38
SynMax lands NGA pilot project for advanced geospatial MDA tool Theia
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
SynMax, a leader in geospatial analytics, has secured a pilot project from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for its advanced Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tool, Theia. This state-of-the-art tool leverages extensive maritime data from Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) and integrates over ten key maritime data sources, powered by SynMax's proprietary AI.
"Theia marks a significan
SynMax, a leader in geospatial analytics, has secured a pilot project from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for its advanced Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tool, Theia. This state-of-the-art tool leverages extensive maritime data from Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) and integrates over ten key maritime data sources, powered by SynMax's proprietary AI.
"Theia marks a significan
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:54
Using AI to capture the invisible in dark matter detection
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
In the underground tunnel of the world's largest particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), beams of protons collide at nearly the speed of light, creating conditions reminiscent of the Big Bang. These collisions, occurring 350 feet beneath the France-Switzerland border, produce subatomic debris that could hold clues to the universe's "missing matter."
Duke University physicist As
In the underground tunnel of the world's largest particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), beams of protons collide at nearly the speed of light, creating conditions reminiscent of the Big Bang. These collisions, occurring 350 feet beneath the France-Switzerland border, produce subatomic debris that could hold clues to the universe's "missing matter."
Duke University physicist As
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:54
Florida universities collaborate to advance space manufacturing sector
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has joined forces with the University of Florida, Florida A and M University, and Florida Institute of Technology to form the Center for Science, or C-STARS. This new multi-site organization aims to propel the development of innovative medicines, electronics, and bioenergy systems in space, situated in the heart of Florida's thriving space sector. The Nationa
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has joined forces with the University of Florida, Florida A and M University, and Florida Institute of Technology to form the Center for Science, or C-STARS. This new multi-site organization aims to propel the development of innovative medicines, electronics, and bioenergy systems in space, situated in the heart of Florida's thriving space sector. The Nationa
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:54
UAH study sheds light on mystery of why the solar corona is super hot
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
In a new study published in the The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs) to provide fresh insights into an age-old heliophysics mystery. Syed Ayaz, a graduate research assistant at the UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic
In a new study published in the The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs) to provide fresh insights into an age-old heliophysics mystery. Syed Ayaz, a graduate research assistant at the UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic
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Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:54
Enhanced communication for Lunar Gateway through electric field testing
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have initiated electric field testing on communications hardware designed for the Gateway, the pioneering space station set to orbit the Moon.
Gateway will serve as an orbiting lab for deep space science and as a staging point for lunar exploration. This project will enable NASA and its international partners to maintain a human presence on and arou
Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have initiated electric field testing on communications hardware designed for the Gateway, the pioneering space station set to orbit the Moon.
Gateway will serve as an orbiting lab for deep space science and as a staging point for lunar exploration. This project will enable NASA and its international partners to maintain a human presence on and arou
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Lunar soil sample from Chang'e-5 showcased in Bangkok
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 30, 2024
A rare lunar soil sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission drew large crowds in Bangkok.
In collaboration with the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the lunar sample was a key feature at the Sci Power for Future Thailand Fair, which concluded on Sunday.
Displayed in a rotating crystal sphere, the 75-milligram
A rare lunar soil sample from China's Chang'e-5 mission drew large crowds in Bangkok.
In collaboration with the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the lunar sample was a key feature at the Sci Power for Future Thailand Fair, which concluded on Sunday.
Displayed in a rotating crystal sphere, the 75-milligram
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