Webb unlocks secrets of primeval galaxy
Monday, 04 March 2024 14:00
	Looking deep into space and time, two teams using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old Universe was only about 430 million years old.
Space Force eyes smaller, cheaper GPS satellites to augment constellation
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:54

SpaceX set to launch new crew to ISS
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:52
	  	Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) March 4, 2024
 Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are due to blast off Sunday night from Florida for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. 
After an attempt was called off Saturday night due to strong winds, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift the travelers into orbit at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center. 
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 Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are due to blast off Sunday night from Florida for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. 
After an attempt was called off Saturday night due to strong winds, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to lift the travelers into orbit at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center. 
If forced to abort before launch agai	  SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:52
	  	Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) March 3, 2024
 A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to poor weather.  
SpaceX announced that the launch was delayed, and NASA said the agency would now target Sunday at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) for liftoff. 
The SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
 A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to poor weather.  
SpaceX announced that the launch was delayed, and NASA said the agency would now target Sunday at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) for liftoff. 
The SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket	  Musk sues OpenAI over 'betrayal' of mission
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:52
	  	San Francisco (AFP) March 1, 2024
 Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm he helped to set up in 2015, accusing its leaders of a "betrayal" of its founding mission. 
The tycoon, who left OpenAI in 2018, argued in documents filed in a San Francisco court late Thursday that the firm was always intended as a nonprofit entity. 
But he said recent boardroom changes meant OpenAI was now effectively a subs	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
 Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm he helped to set up in 2015, accusing its leaders of a "betrayal" of its founding mission. 
The tycoon, who left OpenAI in 2018, argued in documents filed in a San Francisco court late Thursday that the firm was always intended as a nonprofit entity. 
But he said recent boardroom changes meant OpenAI was now effectively a subs	  World resource extraction could surge 60% by 2060, UN warns
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:52
	  	Paris (AFP) March 1, 2024
 Extraction of Earth's natural resources could surge 60 percent by 2060, imperilling climate goals and economic prosperity, the UN said Friday, calling for dramatic changes in energy, food, transport and housing.  
Enormous expansion of infrastructure, energy demand and consumer consumption over the last half century, particularly in wealthier countries, has driven a tripling of the world's us	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
 Extraction of Earth's natural resources could surge 60 percent by 2060, imperilling climate goals and economic prosperity, the UN said Friday, calling for dramatic changes in energy, food, transport and housing.  
Enormous expansion of infrastructure, energy demand and consumer consumption over the last half century, particularly in wealthier countries, has driven a tripling of the world's us	  Astra warns of liquidation if proposal to go private falls through
Monday, 04 March 2024 11:41

Four new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay
Monday, 04 March 2024 07:55
Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their half-year stint.
SpaceX's Falcon rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA's Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps and Russia's Alexander Grebenkin.
The astronauts should reach the orbiting lab on Tuesday.
Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding
Sunday, 03 March 2024 22:28

NASA, SpaceX postpone Crew-8 mission to Sunday
Sunday, 03 March 2024 21:05
	  	Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2024
 NASA and SpaceX said they have postponed the launch of the Crew-8 mission to Sunday. 
 The manned mission to the International Space Station was initially scheduled to lift off Saturday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but SpaceX posted an update on X Saturday evening that it is standing down due to elevated winds at the launch site and in the flight track of the spacecr	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
 NASA and SpaceX said they have postponed the launch of the Crew-8 mission to Sunday. 
 The manned mission to the International Space Station was initially scheduled to lift off Saturday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but SpaceX posted an update on X Saturday evening that it is standing down due to elevated winds at the launch site and in the flight track of the spacecr	  NASA largely satisfied with Intuitive Machines lunar delivers despite 'challenges'
Sunday, 03 March 2024 21:05
	  	Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2024
In a significant milestone for lunar exploration, NASA has once again left its mark on the Moon, facilitated by the historic landing of Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, Odysseus. This event, occurring on February 22, 2024, not only underscores the evolving landscape of space exploration partnerships but also represents the resilience and innovative spirit driving the new era of lunar explorati	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
In a significant milestone for lunar exploration, NASA has once again left its mark on the Moon, facilitated by the historic landing of Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, Odysseus. This event, occurring on February 22, 2024, not only underscores the evolving landscape of space exploration partnerships but also represents the resilience and innovative spirit driving the new era of lunar explorati	  Sols 4114-4115: Bingo! It's Official - Curiosity's 40th Successful Drill Hole on Mars!
Sunday, 03 March 2024 21:05
	  	Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 04, 2024
Earth planning date: Friday, March 1, 2024: The "Mineral King" drill hole did not quite reach the target depth that we typically desire to ensure that we have enough sample in the drill stem to deliver to our internal CheMin and SAM instruments. 
However, based on the information we did have (see details in the Sol 4110 blog), we proceeded with delivery to CheMin, and got the good news yest	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
Earth planning date: Friday, March 1, 2024: The "Mineral King" drill hole did not quite reach the target depth that we typically desire to ensure that we have enough sample in the drill stem to deliver to our internal CheMin and SAM instruments. 
However, based on the information we did have (see details in the Sol 4110 blog), we proceeded with delivery to CheMin, and got the good news yest	  The Rosetta odyssey: first ever comet-chaser
Sunday, 03 March 2024 21:05
	  	Paris, France (SPX) Mar 04, 2024
Two decades ago, on March 2, 2004, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft embarked on an audacious journey that would push the boundaries of human knowledge and technology. Launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, Rosetta set off on a 7.9 billion-kilometer odyssey to rendezvous with and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a journey that would offer unprecedented in	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
Two decades ago, on March 2, 2004, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft embarked on an audacious journey that would push the boundaries of human knowledge and technology. Launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, Rosetta set off on a 7.9 billion-kilometer odyssey to rendezvous with and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a journey that would offer unprecedented in	  Scripps Research scientists reveal how first cells could have formed on Earth
Sunday, 03 March 2024 21:05
	  	La Jolla CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2024
Roughly 4 billion years ago, Earth was developing conditions suitable for life. Origin-of-life scientists often wonder if the type of chemistry found on the early Earth was similar to what life requires today. They know that spherical collections of fats, called protocells, were the precursor to cells during this emergence of life. But how did simple protocells first arise and diversify to event	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
Roughly 4 billion years ago, Earth was developing conditions suitable for life. Origin-of-life scientists often wonder if the type of chemistry found on the early Earth was similar to what life requires today. They know that spherical collections of fats, called protocells, were the precursor to cells during this emergence of life. But how did simple protocells first arise and diversify to event	  


