Starfighters Space expands launch operations to Midland Texas Spaceport
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
Starfighters Space Inc, based at Kennedy Space Center and known for operating the only commercial fleet capable of sustained MACH 2+ speeds and mid-air payload launches, has announced the expansion of its launch capabilities to include a second facility at the Midland, Texas Spaceport.
Recent key developments include; The Midland Spaceport will become the home for Starfighters' hypersonic
Starfighters Space Inc, based at Kennedy Space Center and known for operating the only commercial fleet capable of sustained MACH 2+ speeds and mid-air payload launches, has announced the expansion of its launch capabilities to include a second facility at the Midland, Texas Spaceport.
Recent key developments include; The Midland Spaceport will become the home for Starfighters' hypersonic Public participation in machine learning bolsters extraterrestrial research
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much as possible before sending instruments on extraterrestrial journeys. One way to prepare for these exploration missions is by using machine learning techniques to develop algorithms with data from commercial instruments or from flight instruments on planetary missions.
For example, NASA uses mass spectrometer
When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much as possible before sending instruments on extraterrestrial journeys. One way to prepare for these exploration missions is by using machine learning techniques to develop algorithms with data from commercial instruments or from flight instruments on planetary missions.
For example, NASA uses mass spectrometer NASA launches Lunar Autonomy Challenge for US Students
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
NASA, in collaboration with several partners, has introduced the Lunar Autonomy Challenge, a competition for U.S. college and university students aimed at honing their software development skills in a virtual lunar environment. Participating teams will create an autonomous agent that can perform pre-set tasks on a simulated version of the Moon's surface without human assistance. The agents will
NASA, in collaboration with several partners, has introduced the Lunar Autonomy Challenge, a competition for U.S. college and university students aimed at honing their software development skills in a virtual lunar environment. Participating teams will create an autonomous agent that can perform pre-set tasks on a simulated version of the Moon's surface without human assistance. The agents will Cryptic Mars landscape revealed as ice thaws in southern hemisphere
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
ESA's Mars Express has unveiled a striking collection of landforms as winter frost melts in Mars' southern polar region. Some of these darker features, emerging from the ice, have been dubbed "cryptic terrain" due to their distinct contrast with the surrounding frost.
The polar caps on Mars consist mostly of carbon dioxide ice, with some water ice. During spring, the ice sublimates, releas
ESA's Mars Express has unveiled a striking collection of landforms as winter frost melts in Mars' southern polar region. Some of these darker features, emerging from the ice, have been dubbed "cryptic terrain" due to their distinct contrast with the surrounding frost.
The polar caps on Mars consist mostly of carbon dioxide ice, with some water ice. During spring, the ice sublimates, releas Hera mission begins its journey toward Didymos asteroid system
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
The European Space Agency's Hera mission has successfully launched and is now en route to the Didymos binary asteroid system, despite initial concerns about weather conditions. With an 85% chance of delay due to poor weather, the day ended with a successful launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 7, 2024, at 16:52 CEST (14:52 UTC).
After a smooth 76-minute asc
The European Space Agency's Hera mission has successfully launched and is now en route to the Didymos binary asteroid system, despite initial concerns about weather conditions. With an 85% chance of delay due to poor weather, the day ended with a successful launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 7, 2024, at 16:52 CEST (14:52 UTC).
After a smooth 76-minute asc Moon camera tested for future Artemis missions during PANGAEA training
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
A new camera designed for the Moon has become a key tool for astronauts during ESA's latest PANGAEA geology training session in Lanzarote, Spain. Engineers, scientists, and astronauts tested the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) as part of efforts to refine its design for NASA's Artemis missions to the Moon.
The international team evaluated various features of the camera, including te
A new camera designed for the Moon has become a key tool for astronauts during ESA's latest PANGAEA geology training session in Lanzarote, Spain. Engineers, scientists, and astronauts tested the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) as part of efforts to refine its design for NASA's Artemis missions to the Moon.
The international team evaluated various features of the camera, including te Does a Volcanic Moon Orbit a Distant Exoplanet Like Jupiter's Io?
Friday, 11 October 2024 15:44
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
While moons beyond our solar system have yet to be directly confirmed, a NASA-led study may offer indirect evidence suggesting the presence of a volcanic moon orbiting a distant planet 635 light-years away.
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified a significant clue - a sodium cloud - that may indicate the existence of a volcanic moon orbiting the Saturn-sized gas gi
While moons beyond our solar system have yet to be directly confirmed, a NASA-led study may offer indirect evidence suggesting the presence of a volcanic moon orbiting a distant planet 635 light-years away.
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified a significant clue - a sodium cloud - that may indicate the existence of a volcanic moon orbiting the Saturn-sized gas gi New insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life - with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface - to a surface that is inhospitable to terrestrial life as we know it.
Although the surface of Mars is frigid and hostile to life today, NASA's robotic explorers at
NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life - with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface - to a surface that is inhospitable to terrestrial life as we know it.
Although the surface of Mars is frigid and hostile to life today, NASA's robotic explorers at NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Williamsburg VA (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035. The trip will take about six to seven months each way and will cover up to 250 million miles (402 million kilometers) each way. The astronauts may spend as many as 500 days on the planet's surface before returning to Earth.
NASA's Artemis program plans to return humans to the Moon this decade to prac
NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035. The trip will take about six to seven months each way and will cover up to 250 million miles (402 million kilometers) each way. The astronauts may spend as many as 500 days on the planet's surface before returning to Earth.
NASA's Artemis program plans to return humans to the Moon this decade to prac Anti-dust shield advancements in China's lunar exploration efforts
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
China has entered the critical phase of its manned lunar exploration program, aiming for a manned lunar landing by 2030. A significant challenge that researchers face in this endeavor is the management of lunar dust, which poses considerable risks to the equipment and astronauts on the lunar surface.
Researchers from Xidian University have developed a promising anti-dust shield solution us
China has entered the critical phase of its manned lunar exploration program, aiming for a manned lunar landing by 2030. A significant challenge that researchers face in this endeavor is the management of lunar dust, which poses considerable risks to the equipment and astronauts on the lunar surface.
Researchers from Xidian University have developed a promising anti-dust shield solution us NASA seeks logistics designs for Artemis moon missions
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 8, 2024
Private industry in the United States will have an opportunity to provide NASA with designs for a lander and vehicle that will help supply future Artemis missions to the moon.
NASA in September announced its request for proposals for lunar vehicle designs to overcome deficiencies in its lunar mobility and provide logistics that are needed to support planned missions to the moon's surfac
Private industry in the United States will have an opportunity to provide NASA with designs for a lander and vehicle that will help supply future Artemis missions to the moon.
NASA in September announced its request for proposals for lunar vehicle designs to overcome deficiencies in its lunar mobility and provide logistics that are needed to support planned missions to the moon's surfac Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ball
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises - especially when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it.
Hubble's new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to March 2024, reveal that the GRS is not as stable
Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises - especially when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it.
Hubble's new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to March 2024, reveal that the GRS is not as stable SwRI's UVS Instrument on Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Passes Critical In-Flight Test
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
As the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft completed its gravity assist maneuver around the Earth and Moon in August, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instrument successfully captured ultraviolet emissions from both celestial bodies. This event marked an important milestone in validating the instrument's performanc
As the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft completed its gravity assist maneuver around the Earth and Moon in August, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instrument successfully captured ultraviolet emissions from both celestial bodies. This event marked an important milestone in validating the instrument's performanc NASA's Hubble, New Horizons team up for a simultaneous look at Uranus
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study like types of planets around other stars.
Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets,
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study like types of planets around other stars.
Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, Europa Clipper will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support life
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:13
Reading UK (SPX) Oct 07, 2024
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of habitability, that is, the potential for life to exist.
Nasa is doing just that: launching a spacecraft on October 10 to Europa, a moon of Jupite
Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won't come easy. Our starting point is to first search other worlds for signs of habitability, that is, the potential for life to exist.
Nasa is doing just that: launching a spacecraft on October 10 to Europa, a moon of Jupite