Czech Republic latest nation to sign on to NASA's moon-focused Artemis Accords
Thursday, 04 May 2023 09:49The Czech Republic on Wednesday became the 24th country to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, a set of principles for countries participating in the American space program to return astronauts to the moon. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský signed the agreement at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. The non-binding agreement establishes a set of guidelines to guide coop
New weather satellite reveals spectacular images of Earth
Thursday, 04 May 2023 07:00Europe’s latest weather satellite, the Meteosat Third Generation Imager, has just delivered its first view of Earth – revealing conditions over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic in remarkable detail.
Seraphim picks startups for eleventh accelerator program
Thursday, 04 May 2023 04:00British early-stage investor Seraphim Space announced May 4 the nine space startups taking part in its latest global accelerator program, which aims to help them raise funds despite a challenging macroeconomic outlook.
Czech Republic signs Artemis Accords
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 23:50The Czech Republic became the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords May 3, growing Europe’s presence in the U.S.
European company designs a space station with artificial gravity
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 18:20The International Space Station (ISS) is nearing the end of its service. While NASA and its partners have committed to keeping it in operation until 2030, plans are already in place for successor space stations that will carry on the ISS' legacy.
China plans to assume a leading role with Tiangong, while the India Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to deploy its own space station by mid-decade. NASA has also contracted with three aerospace companies to design commercial space stations, including Blue Origin's Orbital Reef, the Axiom Space Station (AxS), and Starlab.
Well, buckle up. The European multinational aerospace giant Airbus has thrown its hat into the ring. In a recently-released video, the company detailed its proposal for a Multi-Purpose Orbital Module (MPOP) called the Airbus LOOP.
This modular space segment contains three decks, a centrifuge, and enough volume for a crew of four, making it suitable for future space stations and long-duration missions to Mars. The LOOP builds on the company's long history of human spaceflight programs, like the ISS Columbus Module, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), and the Orion European Service Module (ESM).
Private equity firm closes $6.4 billion deal to acquire Maxar Technologies
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 16:56The $6.4 billion buyout of Maxar Technologies is complete and the company is now officially private.
NASA awards contracts for NOAA coronagraph studies
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 16:04NASA selected five organizations to conduct studies of coronagraphs to fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future space weather satellite.
Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communications
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 12:21The U.S. Space Force selected Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop competing ground systems for a next-generation space communications network that can survive a nuclear attack.
Can ET detect us
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00What would the Earth look like to an alien civilization located light years away? A team of researchers from Mauritius and Manchester University has used crowd-sourced data to simulate radio leakage from mobile towers and predict what an alien civilization might detect from various nearby stars, including Barnard's star, six light years away from Earth. Ramiro Saide, currently an intern at the S
Ground wide angle camera array detects prompt optical emission of gamma-ray burst
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00Researchers led by Dr. XIN Liping from the Space-based Multi-band Astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) research team, National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), have detected the prompt optical emission and its transition to the early afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB 201223A), using the Ground Wide Angle Camera Array (GWAC) located at Xinglong Obser
A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our Sun, a new study finds. A series of chemical experiments show how solar particles, colliding with gases in Earth's early atmosphere, can form amino acids and carboxylic acids, the basic building blocks of proteins and organic life. The findings were published in the journal Life. To understand the
Examining a Potential Drill Spot: Sols 3817-3818
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00Our weekend drive got us into a good position to attempt to examine a block we might attempt to drill. We don't dive right in; we have to make sure this is in fact where we want to drill. This means contact science on "Ubajara," which you can see on the left of the image above. The GEO team spent some time picking a special target name, which involved looking at pictures of national parks. Ubaja
Sidus Space and Lulav Space team up for navigation and control of lunar spacecraft
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, is pleased to announce it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lulav Space, an Israeli robotics company specializing in spa
Alberta researcher to help select samples to bring back from Mars
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00A University of Alberta researcher is among a group of scientists choosing which samples NASA's rover Perseverance will gather on Mars to bring back for analysis on Earth. For this mission, "return sample scientist" Chris Herd, a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and curator of the U of A's Meteorite Collection, will help determine which samples could answer the
NASA selects Emily Nelson as Chief Flight Director
Wednesday, 03 May 2023 11:00NASA has named Emily Nelson its new chief flight director, leading the group that directs human spaceflight missions from the Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Norm Knight, the agency's director of flight operations, selected Nelson to replace Holly Ridings, who held the position from 2018 to 2022, and now helps lead the agency's Gateway Program, an in