Magnetized dead star likely has solid surface
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
London, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2022
The study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the University of Padova, uses data from a NASA satellite, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which was launched last December. The satellite, a collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, provides a new way of looking at X-ray light in space by measuring its polarisation - the direction of the light w
The study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the University of Padova, uses data from a NASA satellite, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), which was launched last December. The satellite, a collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency, provides a new way of looking at X-ray light in space by measuring its polarisation - the direction of the light w Rocket Lab deploys 152nd satellite
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2022
Rocket Lab USA Inc, (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy its 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS satellite was deployed to its 585km circular orbit by Electron following lift-off at 17:27 UTC.
"Congratulations to the teams at OHB Sweden and the Swedish National Space Agency on their mission," sa
Rocket Lab USA Inc, (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy its 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS satellite was deployed to its 585km circular orbit by Electron following lift-off at 17:27 UTC.
"Congratulations to the teams at OHB Sweden and the Swedish National Space Agency on their mission," sa Next-gen space-based positioning tech planned
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022
China plans to establish a next-generation space-based navigation and positioning system by 2035, said a government official overseeing the sector. Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, said at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Friday in Beijing that the next-generation system, which has yet to be named, will be accessible to users anywhe
China plans to establish a next-generation space-based navigation and positioning system by 2035, said a government official overseeing the sector. Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, said at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Friday in Beijing that the next-generation system, which has yet to be named, will be accessible to users anywhe China's mightiest liquid-propellant rocket engine passes key test
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022
Engineers in China's space industry conducted a key test of the country's most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine on Saturday, marking a large stride in the development of a super-heavy carrier rocket.
Developed by the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology in Xi'an of Shaanxi province, the 500-metric ton-thrust engine's first ignition test took place at the academy's testing fac
Engineers in China's space industry conducted a key test of the country's most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine on Saturday, marking a large stride in the development of a super-heavy carrier rocket.
Developed by the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology in Xi'an of Shaanxi province, the 500-metric ton-thrust engine's first ignition test took place at the academy's testing fac Rocket Lab opens Archimedes Engine Test Stand at Stennis Space Center
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Nov 07, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Archimedes Test Complex will be home to engine testing for the 165,000 lbf engines to be used on Rocket Lab's reusable Neutron rocket.
The Archimedes Test Complex is located across a 1 million square foot
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Archimedes Test Complex will be home to engine testing for the 165,000 lbf engines to be used on Rocket Lab's reusable Neutron rocket.
The Archimedes Test Complex is located across a 1 million square foot Martian Sausages: Sols 3641-3642
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2022
We are perched just below the "Marker Band," a thin dark band whose origin is unclear. As Michelle noted yesterday, we found some amazing textured float rocks in our workspace but were not in a good position to do contact science here, so we moved back a little in order to get it today.
These float rocks appear to have originated in the Marker Band, which can be seen running from lower lef
We are perched just below the "Marker Band," a thin dark band whose origin is unclear. As Michelle noted yesterday, we found some amazing textured float rocks in our workspace but were not in a good position to do contact science here, so we moved back a little in order to get it today.
These float rocks appear to have originated in the Marker Band, which can be seen running from lower lef University of Southern Queensland scientist unveils further proof of salty water on Mars
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Toowoomba, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2022
It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base of polar deposits on Mars.
University of Southern Queensland's Professor Graziella Caprarelli is part of an international team investigating bright reflection signals below the Martian surface, first spotted in data acquired between 2010 and 2019 by the radar sounder MARSIS on board Mars Exp
It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base of polar deposits on Mars.
University of Southern Queensland's Professor Graziella Caprarelli is part of an international team investigating bright reflection signals below the Martian surface, first spotted in data acquired between 2010 and 2019 by the radar sounder MARSIS on board Mars Exp Perseverance seals up Sample tube 14.
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:42
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 07, 2022
The team is making progress identifying and implementing a fix that will allow a seal to cap off the rover's latest rock sample, which was collected at the base of Jezero's delta from an outcrop called "Amalik." The anomaly first appeared on Oct. 5 after the successful coring of the mission's 14th sample, called "Mageik," when the seal assigned to cap the rock-core-filled sample tube did not rel
The team is making progress identifying and implementing a fix that will allow a seal to cap off the rover's latest rock sample, which was collected at the base of Jezero's delta from an outcrop called "Amalik." The anomaly first appeared on Oct. 5 after the successful coring of the mission's 14th sample, called "Mageik," when the seal assigned to cap the rock-core-filled sample tube did not rel Maxar acquires another tech company as it pursues growth in gaming and media
Monday, 07 November 2022 07:00
Maxar is looking to turn its satellite imagery archive into new 3D products for gaming, media and other industries
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Iran says it successfully tested satellite launcher
Sunday, 06 November 2022 10:29
Tehran (AFP) Nov 5, 2022
Iran announced Saturday the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia.
The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology, extending to the potential delivery of nuclear warheads.
But Iran insists it is not seeking nuclear
Iran announced Saturday the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia.
The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology, extending to the potential delivery of nuclear warheads.
But Iran insists it is not seeking nuclear NASA rolls Artemis I mission rocket back to launch pad ahead of Nov. 14 launch
Sunday, 06 November 2022 10:29
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2021
NASA is making another run at launching the Artemis I spacecraft on its maiden voyage to the moon, rolling the $4.1 billion rocket back onto the launch pad Thursday at Kennedy Space Center after months of delays pushed the liftoff to Nov. 14.
The launch is scheduled a week from Monday at 12:07 a.m., but NASA was keeping an eye on a low-pressure system in the Caribbean that threatened to
NASA is making another run at launching the Artemis I spacecraft on its maiden voyage to the moon, rolling the $4.1 billion rocket back onto the launch pad Thursday at Kennedy Space Center after months of delays pushed the liftoff to Nov. 14.
The launch is scheduled a week from Monday at 12:07 a.m., but NASA was keeping an eye on a low-pressure system in the Caribbean that threatened to Chinese rocket re-enters Earth atmosphere uncontrolled over the Pacific Ocean
Sunday, 06 November 2022 10:29
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2021
Chinese rocket debris weighing 23 tons is crashing to Earth in an uncontrolled descent Friday.
U.S. Space Command tweeted a confirmation that the rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 4:01 a.m. Friday.
The rocket was launched on Oct. 31 carrying the third and final module for the Tiangong space station. Much of the debris is expected to
Chinese rocket debris weighing 23 tons is crashing to Earth in an uncontrolled descent Friday.
U.S. Space Command tweeted a confirmation that the rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 4:01 a.m. Friday.
The rocket was launched on Oct. 31 carrying the third and final module for the Tiangong space station. Much of the debris is expected to Space Force lays out timeline for 2023 rapid-response launch experiment
Sunday, 06 November 2022 09:48
The Space Force's 'Space Safari' office is laying out a timeline for a tactically responsive launch mission projected to launch in 2023
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German team wins $5 million ANA Avatar XPrize in space-themed competition
Saturday, 05 November 2022 22:09
Germany’s Team NimbRo took home the $5 million grand prize in the ANA Avatar XPrize finals Nov. 5, after completing a test course that showed how remote-control robots could contribute to space exploration.
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Psyche review finds institutional problems at JPL
Saturday, 05 November 2022 20:59
An independent review of problems that delayed the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission uncovered institutional issues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that led the agency to delay the launch of another mission being developed there.