China's Long March 11 rocket conducts 16 consecutive successful launches
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 03:57
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China's Long March 11 carrier rocket has successfully carried out 16 consecutive launches as of Wednesday, according to its developer.
A Long March 11 rocket on Wednesday evening sent the Shiyan 19 satellite into space, marking the rocket's 16th successful launch since it was put into service in 2015, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology under the China Aerospace Sci NASA connects all major structures of Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage
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Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have fully integrated all five major structures of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon and return them home. Technicians joined the engine section to the rest of the rocket stage March 17. Next, teams will integrate the four RS-25 Geologists Love a Good Contact: Sols 3773-3775
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With a jam packed three-sol plan on her plate, Curiosity won't have time to kick back and relax this weekend! The rover is heading south across the Marker Band and is currently sitting in front of a lovely view that includes a contact between two types of bedrock.
The lower section of bedrock consists of very thin, horizontal layers, as though you were looking at the edge of a thick stack Spring Past the Marker Band: Sols 3776-3777
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Our Tapo Caparo drill campaign is officially concluded and our wheels are turning again! Specifically, we're back on the strategically-created route up Aeolis Mons (aka Mount Sharp), "paving" the path as we go. As a personal habit, when we leave a distinct area I like to look back at the road behind and all we've accomplished along the way. So, a quick sentimental summary... we drove our wheels The first bubble in the intergalactic stew
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Astrophysicists using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawai?i have discovered a galaxy protocluster in the early universe surrounded by gas that is surprisingly hot.
This scorching gas hugs a region that consists of a giant collection of galaxies called COSTCO-I. Observed when the universe was 11 billion years younger, COSTCO-I dates back to a time when the gas that filled most of th Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet's surface
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In the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing as oceans and rivers, much of a planet's water can be locked in rocks deep within its interior.
Scientists from the University of Cambridge now have a way to estimate how much water a rocky planet can store in its subterranean reser Powerful solar eruption on far side of Sun still impacted Earth
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A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on March 12, 2023.
The CME erupted from the side of the Sun opposite Earth. While resarchers are still gathering data to determine the source of the eruption, it is currently believed that the CME came from former active region AR3234. This active region was o Fermi captures dynamic gamma-ray sky in new animation
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Cosmic fireworks, invisible to our eyes, fill the night sky. We can get a glimpse of this elusive light show thanks to the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which observes the sky in gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light.
This animation shows the gamma-ray sky's frenzied activity during a year of observations from February 2022 to February 202 THE NEW GUYS: The Historic Class of Astronauts that Changed the Face of Space Travel
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The New Guys is a remarkable book that recounts the stories of the 1978 class of civilian astronauts, who were chosen by NASA to break the barriers of space travel. Meredith Bagby shares their never-before-told stories of pioneers who shattered glass ceilings, overcame racial barriers, and literally changed the face of space travel.
This class, nicknamed "The New Guys," consisted of Sally Industry sees missed opportunity in deorbiting ISS
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NASA’s plan to spend up to $1 billion on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station is a missed opportunity to instead repurpose or recycle the station, some in industry argue.
U.S. Space Force budget includes $60 million for ‘tactically responsive space’
Monday, 20 March 2023 21:05 Write a comment
The U.S. Space Force in budget documents submitted to Congress last week is seeking $60 million over the next two years for a program known as tactically responsive space
Astronomers sound alarm about light pollution from satellites
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Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an "unprecedented global threat to nature."
The number of satellites in low Earth orbit have more than doubled since 2019, when US company SpaceX launched the first "mega-constellation," which comprise thousands of satellites.
An armada of new internet constellations are planned to launch soon, adding thousands more satellites to the already congested area fewer than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) above Earth.
Each new satellite increases the risk that it will smash into another object orbiting Earth, creating yet more debris.
This can create a chain reaction in which cascading collisions create ever smaller fragments of debris, further adding to the cloud of "space junk" reflecting light back to Earth.
GMV partnership to bring revolutionary precise positioning services to Australia and New Zealand
Monday, 20 March 2023 19:46 Write a comment
These days, satellite positioning systems play a fundamental role in our society. We are constantly surrounded by this technology, and it has been fully integrated into our lives.
Mars exploration and the debate about planetary protection
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Could planetary protection considerations hinder our plans to send humans to Mars?
Earth observation supports latest UN climate report
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The final instalment of the sixth assessment report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been released today. The report warns that the planet has already warmed 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, resulting in more frequent and intense extreme weather events that are causing increasingly dangerous impacts on nature and people in every region of the world.
The report includes a greater contribution of Earth observation data than its previous iterations in providing the physical evidence of Earth’s changing climate system – from sea-level rise, growing greenhouse-gas emissions and melting sea ice.