Potential solvents identified for building on Moon and Mars
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Pullman WA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible.
Using machine learning and computational modeling, Washington State University researchers have found about half a dozen good candidates for solvents that can extract m
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible.
Using machine learning and computational modeling, Washington State University researchers have found about half a dozen good candidates for solvents that can extract m Starliner parachute system upgrade tested before crewed flight
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Yuma AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
A modified parachute system for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was tested over the Arizona desert on Jan. 9. Parachute deployment and a soft landing of the test article were visually confirmed. Preliminary data analysis of this two-parachute test suggest the primary test objectives were met. Engineering teams will continue to review the results, inspect the test
A modified parachute system for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was tested over the Arizona desert on Jan. 9. Parachute deployment and a soft landing of the test article were visually confirmed. Preliminary data analysis of this two-parachute test suggest the primary test objectives were met. Engineering teams will continue to review the results, inspect the test Tidal disruption events and what they can reveal about black holes in distant galaxies
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
At the center of most large galaxies lives a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The Milky Way has Sagittarius A*, a mostly dormant SMBH whose mass is around 4.3 million times that of the sun. But if you look deeper into the universe, there are vastly larger SMBHs with masses that can reach up to tens of billions of times the mass of our sun.
Black holes grow in mass by gravitationally consumi
At the center of most large galaxies lives a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The Milky Way has Sagittarius A*, a mostly dormant SMBH whose mass is around 4.3 million times that of the sun. But if you look deeper into the universe, there are vastly larger SMBHs with masses that can reach up to tens of billions of times the mass of our sun.
Black holes grow in mass by gravitationally consumi Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springs
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Newcastle UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
Newcastle University research turns to ancient hot springs to explore the origins of life on Earth. The research team, funded by the UK's Natural Environmental Research Council, investigated how the emergence of the first living systems from inert geological materials happened on the Earth, more than 3.5 billion years ago.
Scientists at Newcastle University found that by mixing hydrogen, b
Newcastle University research turns to ancient hot springs to explore the origins of life on Earth. The research team, funded by the UK's Natural Environmental Research Council, investigated how the emergence of the first living systems from inert geological materials happened on the Earth, more than 3.5 billion years ago.
Scientists at Newcastle University found that by mixing hydrogen, b Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Bristol UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unravelling a mystery which has long eluded scientists.
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, reveals a key step in the genesis of these distinctive magmas. A combination of high temperature labora
New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unravelling a mystery which has long eluded scientists.
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, reveals a key step in the genesis of these distinctive magmas. A combination of high temperature labora Water may have flowed through Martian Valleys countless times
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
Using impact craters as a dating tool, Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Alexander Morgan has determined maximum timescales for the formation of Martian valley networks shaped by running water.
"Mars today is a global desert, but its surface preserves extensive evidence of past flowing water, including what appear to be river valleys. The timescale over which these valleys for
Using impact craters as a dating tool, Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Alexander Morgan has determined maximum timescales for the formation of Martian valley networks shaped by running water.
"Mars today is a global desert, but its surface preserves extensive evidence of past flowing water, including what appear to be river valleys. The timescale over which these valleys for Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in fossils
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Perth, Australia (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
Curtin-led research has for the first time precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the world, helping to track a pivotal moment in the history of Earth when the seas began teeming with new lifeforms - after four billion years of containing only single-celled microbes.
Lead author PhD student Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group wi
Curtin-led research has for the first time precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the world, helping to track a pivotal moment in the history of Earth when the seas began teeming with new lifeforms - after four billion years of containing only single-celled microbes.
Lead author PhD student Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group wi SpaceX completes second launch Sunday, sends more satellites into orbit
Monday, 15 January 2024 15:42
Miama FL (UPI) Jan 15, 2024
Amid a thick column of red hot flame, SpaceX launched the second of two Falcon 9 rockets Sunday night on an unmanned mission to deliver more Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
SpaceX pushed back the target liftoff time to 8:52 p.m. EST to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Falcon 9 will deploy a batch of 23 Starlink i
Amid a thick column of red hot flame, SpaceX launched the second of two Falcon 9 rockets Sunday night on an unmanned mission to deliver more Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
SpaceX pushed back the target liftoff time to 8:52 p.m. EST to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Falcon 9 will deploy a batch of 23 Starlink i A warm welcome from Huginn to Muninn
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From the International Space Station to Earth, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen talks about what kind of person his fellow Scandinavian and ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt is. The Axiom-3 mission with Marcus onboard is planned to launch in mid-January 2024 to the International Space Station for a 14-day mission, where Marcus will join Andreas, marking the first time two Scandinavians are in space together.
Rocket maker working on medium-lift model
Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Beijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2024
CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is working on the development of its new carrier rocket, Kinetica 2, and plans to conduct the new type's maiden flight in 2025, according to the company.
The Kinetica 2 is a medium-lift, liquid-fuel rocket and the second launch vehicle developed by CAS Space, following the Kinetica 1, formerly known as ZK 1A.
CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is working on the development of its new carrier rocket, Kinetica 2, and plans to conduct the new type's maiden flight in 2025, according to the company.
The Kinetica 2 is a medium-lift, liquid-fuel rocket and the second launch vehicle developed by CAS Space, following the Kinetica 1, formerly known as ZK 1A. NASA's Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere
Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter. Many of these activities require new technologies and processes to ensure the agency is prepared for its ambitious Artemis missions and those beyond.
One of those challenges is working with cryogenic fluids, meaning fluids existing in a liquid state between
Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter. Many of these activities require new technologies and processes to ensure the agency is prepared for its ambitious Artemis missions and those beyond.
One of those challenges is working with cryogenic fluids, meaning fluids existing in a liquid state between Indonesian MoD Partners with BlackSky for Advanced Space-Based Intelligence Services
Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY), a leader in real-time geospatial intelligence and satellite imaging, has recently announced its significant contract win from PT Len, exceeding $1 million, to support the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. This multi-year agreement underscores the growing need for immediate, high-frequency imagery and analytics services in defense operations.
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BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY), a leader in real-time geospatial intelligence and satellite imaging, has recently announced its significant contract win from PT Len, exceeding $1 million, to support the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. This multi-year agreement underscores the growing need for immediate, high-frequency imagery and analytics services in defense operations.
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Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 12, 2024
Japan on Friday successfully launched a rocket with a payload of an intelligence-gathering satellite to improve its abilities to monitor North Korea and natural disasters, as several Asian nations seek to put spy orbitals into space.
The H2A rocket launched from the Tanegashima Space Center located on the southern Tanegashima Island at 1:44 p.m. local time Friday.
"The rocket fle
Japan on Friday successfully launched a rocket with a payload of an intelligence-gathering satellite to improve its abilities to monitor North Korea and natural disasters, as several Asian nations seek to put spy orbitals into space.
The H2A rocket launched from the Tanegashima Space Center located on the southern Tanegashima Island at 1:44 p.m. local time Friday.
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Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Preston UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
The discovery of a second ultra-large structure in the remote universe has further challenged some of the basic assumptions about cosmology.
The Big Ring on the Sky is 9.2 billion light-years from Earth. It has a diameter of about 1.3 billion light-years, and a circumference of about four billion light-years. If we could step outside and see it directly, the diameter of the Big Ring would
The discovery of a second ultra-large structure in the remote universe has further challenged some of the basic assumptions about cosmology.
The Big Ring on the Sky is 9.2 billion light-years from Earth. It has a diameter of about 1.3 billion light-years, and a circumference of about four billion light-years. If we could step outside and see it directly, the diameter of the Big Ring would ASU talk will examine ethical questions surrounding life in space
Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:30
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
What is the impact of extended space travel on the human body? Can space travel bring life-threatening extraterrestrial contaminants back to Earth? Do we spend money on space exploration and research when there are problems on Earth to solve?
These questions and more will be tackled at an upcoming BioEthics Breakfast Club talk titled "Life in Space." The event takes place from 9 to 10 a.m.
What is the impact of extended space travel on the human body? Can space travel bring life-threatening extraterrestrial contaminants back to Earth? Do we spend money on space exploration and research when there are problems on Earth to solve?
These questions and more will be tackled at an upcoming BioEthics Breakfast Club talk titled "Life in Space." The event takes place from 9 to 10 a.m.