Navigate revisions to laws on hazardous chemicals in the EU
Thursday, 22 May 2025 06:30
Changes to regulations and processes will introduce new restrictions on the use of hazardous chemicals in the EU. These could impact space programmes, the space sector and its supply chains – PFAS, chromates and the REACH revision take centre stage. Register for ESA’s free workshop on 17 June providing clarification on these changes and join us for a panel discussion.
Revolutionary Passive Systems Transform Plant Watering in Microgravity
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025
NASA is advancing innovative microgravity fluid management technologies that pave the way for efficient plant watering in space-without the need for moving parts.
Feeding astronauts on deep space missions with fresh produce will require robust plant cultivation methods. However, watering plants in microgravity presents unique problems. Without gravity, bubbles don't rise and droplets don't
NASA is advancing innovative microgravity fluid management technologies that pave the way for efficient plant watering in space-without the need for moving parts.
Feeding astronauts on deep space missions with fresh produce will require robust plant cultivation methods. However, watering plants in microgravity presents unique problems. Without gravity, bubbles don't rise and droplets don't China places six satellites in orbit with latest Kinetica 1 mission
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025
CAS Space, a commercial aerospace firm under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, launched its Kinetica 1-Y7 solid-propellant rocket on Wednesday, successfully deploying six satellites into space.
The rocket lifted off at 12:05 pm local time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Onboard were three remote-sensing satellites, one radar satellite, a mini weather satellite,
CAS Space, a commercial aerospace firm under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, launched its Kinetica 1-Y7 solid-propellant rocket on Wednesday, successfully deploying six satellites into space.
The rocket lifted off at 12:05 pm local time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Onboard were three remote-sensing satellites, one radar satellite, a mini weather satellite, China opens international call for instruments on Tianwen-3 Mars mission
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025
China is encouraging international researchers to join its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission by proposing scientific payloads for inclusion on the spacecraft.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has issued a global call for proposals, welcoming submissions from institutions abroad, including those in Hong Kong and Macao, for the development of instruments to be used on the up
China is encouraging international researchers to join its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission by proposing scientific payloads for inclusion on the spacecraft.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has issued a global call for proposals, welcoming submissions from institutions abroad, including those in Hong Kong and Macao, for the development of instruments to be used on the up Rocky road geology reveals billion year story inside martian crater
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2025
A newly released image from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission reveals a crater layered with geological history and sculpted by ancient martian forces. Captured in October 2024 by the orbiter's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), the scene features Deuteronilus Cavus, a 120-kilometer-wide depression in Mars's mid-latitudes where planetary highlands meet lowlands.
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A newly released image from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission reveals a crater layered with geological history and sculpted by ancient martian forces. Captured in October 2024 by the orbiter's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), the scene features Deuteronilus Cavus, a 120-kilometer-wide depression in Mars's mid-latitudes where planetary highlands meet lowlands.
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Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2025
A swirling Martian dust devil made a surprise appearance in a selfie captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on May 10, commemorating its 1,500th sol on Mars. The photo was taken while the rover was paused at "Witch Hazel Hill," located along the rim of Jezero Crater, where it has been conducting scientific investigations for five months.
According to Justin Maki, imaging lead at NASA's Jet
A swirling Martian dust devil made a surprise appearance in a selfie captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on May 10, commemorating its 1,500th sol on Mars. The photo was taken while the rover was paused at "Witch Hazel Hill," located along the rim of Jezero Crater, where it has been conducting scientific investigations for five months.
According to Justin Maki, imaging lead at NASA's Jet Jupiter Was Formerly Twice Its Current Size and Had a Much Stronger Magnetic Field
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2025
Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct structure. Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar system, played a critical role in shaping the orbital paths of other planets and sculpting the disk of gas and dust from which they formed.
In a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy,
Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct structure. Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar system, played a critical role in shaping the orbital paths of other planets and sculpting the disk of gas and dust from which they formed.
In a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
University Park PA (SPX) May 22, 2025
The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State astronomers. The study leveraged the unparalleled capabilities of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and sophisticated thermochemical modeling to investigate a protoplanetary disk - the dust and
The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State astronomers. The study leveraged the unparalleled capabilities of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and sophisticated thermochemical modeling to investigate a protoplanetary disk - the dust and A rare planet may orbit brown dwarf pair at right angles
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025
A newly identified planetary system, labeled 2M1510, may be home to one of the most unusual planetary orbits ever observed. A candidate planet appears to loop above and below the poles of a pair of brown dwarfs-celestial bodies too massive to be planets yet too light to ignite like stars. These two brown dwarfs orbit each other closely, while a third brown dwarf circles them at a much greater di
A newly identified planetary system, labeled 2M1510, may be home to one of the most unusual planetary orbits ever observed. A candidate planet appears to loop above and below the poles of a pair of brown dwarfs-celestial bodies too massive to be planets yet too light to ignite like stars. These two brown dwarfs orbit each other closely, while a third brown dwarf circles them at a much greater di When lightning leaders collide gamma rays burst from Earth's atmosphere
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Osaka,Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025
Lightning has long captivated scientists, but a new study from The University of Osaka has shed unprecedented light on the high-energy physics behind it. Researchers have captured the first-ever detailed observation of a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF) occurring precisely in sync with a lightning discharge.
TGFs are extremely brief but intense bursts of gamma rays, lasting mere microseco
Lightning has long captivated scientists, but a new study from The University of Osaka has shed unprecedented light on the high-energy physics behind it. Researchers have captured the first-ever detailed observation of a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF) occurring precisely in sync with a lightning discharge.
TGFs are extremely brief but intense bursts of gamma rays, lasting mere microseco Solar Events Found to Accelerate Helium Pickup Ions Beyond Solar Wind Speeds
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025
New research from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that solar events significantly influence the velocity and behavior of helium pickup ions-particles that originate from neutral interstellar atoms and are later ionized within the heliosphere.
Led by Dr. Keiichi Ogasawara, the study shows that helium pickup ions play a crucial role in the formation of solar energetic particles (
New research from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that solar events significantly influence the velocity and behavior of helium pickup ions-particles that originate from neutral interstellar atoms and are later ionized within the heliosphere.
Led by Dr. Keiichi Ogasawara, the study shows that helium pickup ions play a crucial role in the formation of solar energetic particles ( Cosmic clash sees quasar-powered galaxy disrupt stellar birth in deep space
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2025
Astronomers have captured a rare cosmic encounter in which a galaxy armed with a powerful quasar bombards a companion, drastically altering its ability to form stars. The discovery, detailed in Nature, showcases a previously unseen phenomenon of quasar radiation interfering with galactic star formation.
Using data from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the
Astronomers have captured a rare cosmic encounter in which a galaxy armed with a powerful quasar bombards a companion, drastically altering its ability to form stars. The discovery, detailed in Nature, showcases a previously unseen phenomenon of quasar radiation interfering with galactic star formation.
Using data from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Why Small Satellites Fail More Often Than Expected
Thursday, 22 May 2025 04:50
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025
Small satellites have redefined access to space, enabling startups, academic teams, and emerging space programs to launch missions once limited to major players. Their low cost, compact size, and rapid development cycles make them ideal for today's fast-moving space sector. However, this democratization comes with a high price: a failure rate nearing 40% over the past two decades, according to N
Small satellites have redefined access to space, enabling startups, academic teams, and emerging space programs to launch missions once limited to major players. Their low cost, compact size, and rapid development cycles make them ideal for today's fast-moving space sector. However, this democratization comes with a high price: a failure rate nearing 40% over the past two decades, according to N SpaceX deploys 23 Starlink satellites in first launch for new Falcon 9 booster
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 23:35
Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2025
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida in the first launch of its new Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceX confirmed early Wednesday that the satellites were deployed into low-Earth orbit before the booster landed on a SpaceX drone ship positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.
The mission was slated for Monday, but the rocket auto-aborted two minutes and 28 seconds before
SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida in the first launch of its new Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceX confirmed early Wednesday that the satellites were deployed into low-Earth orbit before the booster landed on a SpaceX drone ship positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.
The mission was slated for Monday, but the rocket auto-aborted two minutes and 28 seconds before Connecting GEOINT innovation to the front lines
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 19:42
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