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Sunday, 10 April 2022 10:39
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
Perth, Australia (SPX) Apr 08, 2022
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a 'megamaser', has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.
The record-breaking find is the most distant megamaser of its kind ever detected, at about five billion light years from Earth.
The light from the megamaser has travelled 58 thousand billion billion (58 followed by 21 zeros) kilometres to Earth.
The discovery was made
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a 'megamaser', has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.
The record-breaking find is the most distant megamaser of its kind ever detected, at about five billion light years from Earth.
The light from the megamaser has travelled 58 thousand billion billion (58 followed by 21 zeros) kilometres to Earth.
The discovery was made
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Sunday, 10 April 2022 10:39
Raymond praises Space Force achievements and purpose while noting ongoing threats, challenges
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022
Using language that was both stark and an urgent call to action, Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, said April 5 that the cornerstone to U.S. security and prosperity is keeping space "accessible, stable, and secure."
And while achieving that goal was once a foregone conclusion, it no longer is. That is why the U.S., its allies and most of all, the United States Space Fo
Using language that was both stark and an urgent call to action, Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, said April 5 that the cornerstone to U.S. security and prosperity is keeping space "accessible, stable, and secure."
And while achieving that goal was once a foregone conclusion, it no longer is. That is why the U.S., its allies and most of all, the United States Space Fo
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Kendall highlights space's importance, need to 'transform' operations and thinking for the domain
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2022
Presenting a robust case for operating in - and defending - space, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said April 5 that "transforming" without delay priorities, practices and spending for the domain is necessary to adequately adapt to a theater that is more volatile yet also increasingly essential to the nation's security and everyday life.
"Space is a warfighting domain now," Kendall blunt
Presenting a robust case for operating in - and defending - space, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said April 5 that "transforming" without delay priorities, practices and spending for the domain is necessary to adequately adapt to a theater that is more volatile yet also increasingly essential to the nation's security and everyday life.
"Space is a warfighting domain now," Kendall blunt
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Sunday, 10 April 2022 02:26
First all-private mission docks with ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 9, 2021
The crew from the first all-private mission to the International Space Station docked with the orbital outpost Saturday morning, a historic moment marked by a ceremonial welcome from astronauts on board.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavor docked at the ISS at 8:29 a.m. EDT and astronauts entered the orbital outpost at 10:13 a.m.
The docking process was held up for about 45 minutes aft
The crew from the first all-private mission to the International Space Station docked with the orbital outpost Saturday morning, a historic moment marked by a ceremonial welcome from astronauts on board.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavor docked at the ISS at 8:29 a.m. EDT and astronauts entered the orbital outpost at 10:13 a.m.
The docking process was held up for about 45 minutes aft
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Saturday, 09 April 2022 19:36
First private mission reaches International Space Station
The first fully private mission reached the International Space Station early Saturday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.
NASA has hailed the three-way partnership with Axiom and SpaceX as a key step towards commercializing the region of space known as "Low Earth Orbit," leaving the agency to focus on more ambitious voyages deeper into the cosmos.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor docked at 1229 GMT Saturday and the crew entered the space station nearly two hours later, after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.
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Saturday, 09 April 2022 04:04
Ten new gravitational waves found in LIGO-Virgo's O3a data
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 08, 2022
In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have detected 90 gravitational waves signals. Gravitational waves are perturbations in the fabric of spacetime that race outwards from cataclysmic events like the merger of binary black holes (BBH). In observations from the first half of the most recent experimental run, which continued for six months in 2019, the collabor
In the last seven years, scientists at the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have detected 90 gravitational waves signals. Gravitational waves are perturbations in the fabric of spacetime that race outwards from cataclysmic events like the merger of binary black holes (BBH). In observations from the first half of the most recent experimental run, which continued for six months in 2019, the collabor
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Saturday, 09 April 2022 04:04
US, Russia Should Cooperate on Leveraging Private Investment for Space Programs - Expert
Colorado Springs (Sputnik) Apr 08, 2022
Russia and the United States along with other countries should cooperate on leveraging private investment to develop human spaceflight programs as governments struggle with tight budgets, said Greg Autry, professor of space leadership at Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management.
"I think it is time for Russia to fully embrace the commercial future of space. With i
Russia and the United States along with other countries should cooperate on leveraging private investment to develop human spaceflight programs as governments struggle with tight budgets, said Greg Autry, professor of space leadership at Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management.
"I think it is time for Russia to fully embrace the commercial future of space. With i
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New Solar observations could help develop better solar thermometer
Glasgow UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2022
A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer.
A team of astrophysicists led by researchers from the University of Glasgow are the first to use observations from the ALMA observatory in Chile to estimate the temperature of a solar prominence.
Solar prominences are zones of plasma on the surface o
A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer.
A team of astrophysicists led by researchers from the University of Glasgow are the first to use observations from the ALMA observatory in Chile to estimate the temperature of a solar prominence.
Solar prominences are zones of plasma on the surface o
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Saturday, 09 April 2022 04:04
Eclipse Over Texas: Live From Waco To Celebrate April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2022
A total solar eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024 and Texas is an ideal location for viewing this rare celestial display. Lowell Observatory is teaming with the City of Waco, Baylor University, and Discovery on a public event, Eclipse Over Texas 2024. This will include an onsite celebration at Baylor University's McLane Stadium in Waco, as well as virtual programming that people around the
A total solar eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024 and Texas is an ideal location for viewing this rare celestial display. Lowell Observatory is teaming with the City of Waco, Baylor University, and Discovery on a public event, Eclipse Over Texas 2024. This will include an onsite celebration at Baylor University's McLane Stadium in Waco, as well as virtual programming that people around the
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Saturday, 09 April 2022 04:04
A Beacon in the Galaxy: Updated Arecibo Message for Potential FAST and SETI Projects
Mountain View CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2022
An updated, binary-coded message has been developed for transmission to extraterrestrial intelligences in the Milky Way galaxy. The proposed message includes basic mathematical and physical concepts to establish a universal means of communication followed by information on the biochemical composition of life on Earth, the Solar System's time-stamped position in the Milky Way relative to known gl
An updated, binary-coded message has been developed for transmission to extraterrestrial intelligences in the Milky Way galaxy. The proposed message includes basic mathematical and physical concepts to establish a universal means of communication followed by information on the biochemical composition of life on Earth, the Solar System's time-stamped position in the Milky Way relative to known gl
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