Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere
Sunday, 04 August 2024 19:36
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Boston MA (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon's surface. This delicate atmosphere - technically known as an "exosphere" - is likely a product of some kind of space weathering. But exactly what those processes might be has been difficult to pin down with any certainty.
While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon's surface. This delicate atmosphere - technically known as an "exosphere" - is likely a product of some kind of space weathering. But exactly what those processes might be has been difficult to pin down with any certainty. NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory installs secondary mirror on Simonyi Survey Telescope
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
The 3.5-meter secondary mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been successfully installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile. Created by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies, this glass mirror is the first permanent element of the telescope's advanced wide-field optical system and will play a key role in advancing our understanding of the Unive
The 3.5-meter secondary mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been successfully installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile. Created by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies, this glass mirror is the first permanent element of the telescope's advanced wide-field optical system and will play a key role in advancing our understanding of the Unive Scientists reassess source of radioactive beryllium in early Solar System
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
Researchers have uncovered that a rare element found in ancient meteorites, initially believed to be created in supernova explosions, may predate these events, challenging established theories regarding its origin.
A team at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) investigated the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, present during the solar system's formation approxim
Researchers have uncovered that a rare element found in ancient meteorites, initially believed to be created in supernova explosions, may predate these events, challenging established theories regarding its origin.
A team at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) investigated the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, present during the solar system's formation approxim Royal Australian Air Force Receives First MQ-4C Triton Uncrewed Aircraft
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) celebrated the arrival of the first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. This high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft will provide Australia with an advanced maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capability.
The MQ-4C Triton arrived at RAAF
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) celebrated the arrival of the first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. This high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft will provide Australia with an advanced maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capability.
The MQ-4C Triton arrived at RAAF AFWERX, MTSI Evaluate Electric Vertical Takeoff, Landing Aircraft For Military Applications
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Springfield OH (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
As the sun rose over Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, a quiet hum from an unusual aircraft signaled the start of another day of flight testing.
Since mid-June, experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force's innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, have been working with Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc., or MTSI, to evalua
As the sun rose over Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, a quiet hum from an unusual aircraft signaled the start of another day of flight testing.
Since mid-June, experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force's innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, have been working with Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc., or MTSI, to evalua Andean Glaciers Reach Smallest Size in Over 11,700 Years Study Finds
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
Rocks newly exposed after millennia beneath ice reveal that tropical glaciers have shrunk to their smallest extent in over 11,700 years. This discovery indicates the tropics have warmed beyond levels seen in the early Holocene epoch, according to researchers from Boston College, whose findings were published in Science.
Scientists have anticipated that glaciers would retreat as tropical te
Rocks newly exposed after millennia beneath ice reveal that tropical glaciers have shrunk to their smallest extent in over 11,700 years. This discovery indicates the tropics have warmed beyond levels seen in the early Holocene epoch, according to researchers from Boston College, whose findings were published in Science.
Scientists have anticipated that glaciers would retreat as tropical te SpaceX delays resupply mission to International Space Station with bad weather
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Washington DC (UPI) Aug 3, 2024
SpaceX scrubbed plans to launch a re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday morning because of unfavorable weather conditions.
The Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:29 a.m. ET.
A backup launch opportunity is 11:02 a.m. ET Sunday. But the 45th Weather Squadron predicts only
SpaceX scrubbed plans to launch a re-supply mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday morning because of unfavorable weather conditions.
The Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:29 a.m. ET.
A backup launch opportunity is 11:02 a.m. ET Sunday. But the 45th Weather Squadron predicts only Space Force reshapes for a new era of competition
Sunday, 04 August 2024 14:00
Rocket Lab launches fifth StriX satellite for Synspective
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 03, 2024
Rocket Lab has launched its 51st Electron rocket, deploying a single satellite into low Earth orbit for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company.
The mission, named "Owl For One, One For Owl" in reference to Synspective's StriX satellites, which are named after the genus of owls, lifted off at 04:39 a.m., August 3rd NZT (16:39 UTC, August 2nd) from Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab's priva
Rocket Lab has launched its 51st Electron rocket, deploying a single satellite into low Earth orbit for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company.
The mission, named "Owl For One, One For Owl" in reference to Synspective's StriX satellites, which are named after the genus of owls, lifted off at 04:39 a.m., August 3rd NZT (16:39 UTC, August 2nd) from Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab's priva Artemis II Core Stage Delivered to Kennedy Space Center
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) core stage arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 24, 2024. The 65-meter-long core stage was transported by tugboats and towing vessels, covering a 1,448-kilometer journey from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where it was constructed.
In the coming months, NASA teams will integrate the core stage with the mobile launcher and
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) core stage arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 24, 2024. The 65-meter-long core stage was transported by tugboats and towing vessels, covering a 1,448-kilometer journey from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where it was constructed.
In the coming months, NASA teams will integrate the core stage with the mobile launcher and SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites; fourth takeoff in week
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Washington DC (UPI) Aug 2, 2024
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit early Friday morning from the Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A.
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 1 a.m., EDT, with the first stage returning to Earth to stick its Atlantic Ocean landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
SpaceX moved back the launch for nearly an hour into the launch window, which started at 12:19 a.m.
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit early Friday morning from the Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A.
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 1 a.m., EDT, with the first stage returning to Earth to stick its Atlantic Ocean landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
SpaceX moved back the launch for nearly an hour into the launch window, which started at 12:19 a.m. 
