Why the space community should care about Arctic geopolitics
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Los Angeles ablaze
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Fanned by very strong winds, a wildfire is ripping through the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California. This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission vividly depicts the smoke billowing from the fire near Santa Monica on 7 January 2025, not long after the fire broke out. Pale Blue to flight test water thruster with D-Orbit
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SAN FRANCISCO – Japanese startup Pale Blue announced an agreement Jan. 8 with Italian transportation company D-Orbit to conduct two 2025 demonstrations of a tiny water-fueled thruster.
NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
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Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth.
Originally planned to deliver 30 sample tubes to Earth by the 2030s, the Mars Sample Return mission has faced rising expenses and delays, prompting the US space agency to explore more streamlined solutio
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth.
Originally planned to deliver 30 sample tubes to Earth by the 2030s, the Mars Sample Return mission has faced rising expenses and delays, prompting the US space agency to explore more streamlined solutio US company Firefly Aerospace to launch for Moon next week
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Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
US company Firefly Aerospace said Tuesday it is aiming to launch a lander to the Moon next week under an experimental NASA program that partners with the commercial sector to reduce costs.
If successful, it would mark only the second time an American robot has touched down on the lunar surface since the end of the Apollo era.
"Buckle up! Our road trip to the Moon is set to launch at 1:1
US company Firefly Aerospace said Tuesday it is aiming to launch a lander to the Moon next week under an experimental NASA program that partners with the commercial sector to reduce costs.
If successful, it would mark only the second time an American robot has touched down on the lunar surface since the end of the Apollo era.
"Buckle up! Our road trip to the Moon is set to launch at 1:1 Capture theory unveils how Pluto and Charon formed as a binary system
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025
New research from the University of Arizona reveals that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, likely formed through a unique "kiss and capture" event. Unlike previous theories that compared their formation to Earth's Moon, the study suggests that two icy bodies collided, briefly stuck together, and then separated to form the binary system we observe today.
"Pluto and Charon's formation has
New research from the University of Arizona reveals that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, likely formed through a unique "kiss and capture" event. Unlike previous theories that compared their formation to Earth's Moon, the study suggests that two icy bodies collided, briefly stuck together, and then separated to form the binary system we observe today.
"Pluto and Charon's formation has Citizen scientists help decipher Jupiter's cloud composition
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025
Citizen scientists and professional astronomers have collaborated to unveil key details about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Findings indicate the clouds are likely made of ammonium hydrosulphide mixed with smog, refuting previous theories suggesting they consisted of ammonia ice.
The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, was initiated by amateur astro
Citizen scientists and professional astronomers have collaborated to unveil key details about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Findings indicate the clouds are likely made of ammonium hydrosulphide mixed with smog, refuting previous theories suggesting they consisted of ammonia ice.
The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, was initiated by amateur astro Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy
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Madison WI (SPX) Jan 07, 2025
After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization.
In my work as a computational biologist, I research ways to get microbes to produce more useful chemicals, such as fuels and bioplastics, that can be used in the energy, agricultural or pharmaceutical industrie
After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization.
In my work as a computational biologist, I research ways to get microbes to produce more useful chemicals, such as fuels and bioplastics, that can be used in the energy, agricultural or pharmaceutical industrie Some bacteria evolve in seasonal cycles like clockwork
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2025
Bacteria in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota demonstrate a unique pattern of evolution, with species adapting to dramatic seasonal changes and then reverting genetically to prior states over time. According to a study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that hundreds of bacterial species evolve in response to shifting environmental conditions yet consistently return to near-identical gen
Bacteria in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota demonstrate a unique pattern of evolution, with species adapting to dramatic seasonal changes and then reverting genetically to prior states over time. According to a study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers found that hundreds of bacterial species evolve in response to shifting environmental conditions yet consistently return to near-identical gen China incorporates small commercial satellites into weather services
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2025
Two sets of small commercial satellites have been integrated into the China Meteorological Administration's (CMA) weather observation framework. This marks the first time CMA has utilized data from small commercial satellites for its weather services.
The Tianmu-1 constellation, consisting of 23 satellites, and the 12-satellite Yunyao-1 series began contributing data to the CMA on December
Two sets of small commercial satellites have been integrated into the China Meteorological Administration's (CMA) weather observation framework. This marks the first time CMA has utilized data from small commercial satellites for its weather services.
The Tianmu-1 constellation, consisting of 23 satellites, and the 12-satellite Yunyao-1 series began contributing data to the CMA on December How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 07, 2025
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters.
The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights about our planet's ever-changing surface.
The NISAR mission is a first-of-a-kind dua
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters.
The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights about our planet's ever-changing surface.
The NISAR mission is a first-of-a-kind dua N Space Tech partners with ISRO to launch SwetchaSAT-V0
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2025
N Space Tech, a defence and aerospace startup, has successfully launched its first payload in the SwetchaSAT-Vx series aboard ISRO's PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-4). This innovative platform, which converts the spent fourth stage of the PSLV rocket into a stable orbital environment, hosted the SwetchaSAT-V0 payload during its deployment from the SHAR centre at Sriharikota as part of IS
N Space Tech, a defence and aerospace startup, has successfully launched its first payload in the SwetchaSAT-Vx series aboard ISRO's PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-4). This innovative platform, which converts the spent fourth stage of the PSLV rocket into a stable orbital environment, hosted the SwetchaSAT-V0 payload during its deployment from the SHAR centre at Sriharikota as part of IS ISS crew prepares for spacewalks and advances scientific research
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025
The Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is starting the new year with preparations for an upcoming spacewalk aimed at servicing scientific instruments and installing communications equipment. In addition to spacewalk preparations, the crew is engaged in space agriculture experiments and cargo operations.
NASA astronauts are scheduled to exit the ISS's Quest airl
The Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is starting the new year with preparations for an upcoming spacewalk aimed at servicing scientific instruments and installing communications equipment. In addition to spacewalk preparations, the crew is engaged in space agriculture experiments and cargo operations.
NASA astronauts are scheduled to exit the ISS's Quest airl