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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
China successfully launched 18 new satellites on Thursday as part of the ongoing expansion of the Spacesail Constellation. The satellites were sent into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, utilizing a modified Long March 6 carrier rocket. The launch occurred at 1:15 pm Beijing Time, marking the sixth satellite deployment for the Spacesail Constellation. Each
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Paris, France (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
The European Space Agency's Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Test Facilities at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands have been pivotal in supporting Lithuanian company Blackswan Space in testing their autonomous satellite navigation technology. The collaboration focused on the use of the GRALS (Guidance, Navigation, and Control Rendezvous, Approach, and Landing Simulator), which i
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
The Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in China has begun the second phase of its development, which will feature two new launch pads specifically designed for liquid propellant rockets. The expansion is part of an effort to enhance the site's launch capabilities and meet the growing demand for commercial space missions in the country. The second phase will span over 133 hectares alo
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Blue Origin is preparing for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch on January 28 at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, known as NS-29, will simulate the Moon's gravity for the first time and carry 30 payloads, nearly all of which are focused on testing technologies crucial for lunar exploration. The webcast will begin 15 minutes before lif

A less 'clumpy,' more complex universe?

Sunday, 26 January 2025 09:05
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University Park PA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by Joshua Kim and Mathew Madhavacheril at the University of Pennsylvania and their collaborators at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests our universe has become "messier and more complicated" over the roughly 13.8 billion years it's b
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Rocket Lab is playing a key role in the 45-day journey of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft to the Moon, providing its advanced MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites. The company has also contributed three cutting-edge photovoltaic assemblies, featuring interconnected space-grade solar cells. These assemblies, strategically mounted on the spacecraft's top deck and sides, d
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
NASA has awarded a series of new study contracts aimed at advancing capabilities to support life and work on the Moon. These initiatives are part of the Artemis program, the agency's strategy for deep space exploration, and include contracts with nine U.S. companies across seven states. The Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix R contracts are focused on addressing
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Paris, France (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Einstein Probe has unveiled a fresh perspective on the distant X-ray Universe, enabling astronomers to investigate the origins of the farthest cosmic explosions. Just three months after its launch, the spacecraft detected an enigmatic X-ray burst that could challenge our understanding of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). On March 15, 2024, the spacecraft's Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) captured
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London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moon will pass through its phases from crescent to nearly full, creating a spectacular backdrop. More than 250 activities, including stargazing events, planetarium shows, and talks, are planned acr

ESA’s Civil Security from Space

Friday, 24 January 2025 17:00
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ESA’s Civil Security from Space programme aims to save lives and livelihoods by reinforcing terrestrial systems that can become compromised by natural disasters or malicious actions.

It aims to deliver a faster response than is presently possible by ensuring that real-time data is available anywhere through state-of-the-art space-enabled systems, making use of secure networks and reliable cloud computing to ensure the information is resilient and reliable. The programme also aims to enable governments and emergency services to act on an unfolding situation by using smart data gathering and intelligent processing to create a holistic awareness of the situation.

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Listen to the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft as it flew past Mercury on 8 January 2025. This sixth and final flyby used the little planet's gravity to steer the spacecraft on course for entering orbit around Mercury in 2026. 

What you can hear in the sonification soundtrack of this video are real spacecraft vibrations measured by the Italian Spring Accelerometer (ISA) instrument. The accelerometer data have been shifted in frequency to make them audible to human ears – one hour of measurements have been sped up to one minute of sound.  

BepiColombo is always shaking ever so

Week in images: 20-24 January 2025

Friday, 24 January 2025 12:56
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A Tarantula’s outskirts

Week in images: 20-24 January 2025

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Satellite ready for close-up

Friday, 24 January 2025 12:25
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
The near-Earth object 2024 PT5, a small asteroid discovered in 2024, has been identified as likely originating from the Moon. Scientists believe it was ejected into space thousands of years ago following a significant impact event, offering valuable opportunities to study both asteroid dynamics and lunar geology. The asteroid, approximately 33 feet (10 meters) wide, was first observed on A
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
A critical component of NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission has begun a rigorous testing phase at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Known as the instrument enclosure, the structure spans 12 feet (3.7 meters) in length and is designed to safeguard the spacecraft's infrared telescope while efficiently dissipating heat during its operations in space. Built by NASA's Jet Propuls
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