Hubble finds that ghost light among galaxies stretches far back in time
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46
In giant clusters of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, innumerable stars wander among the galaxies like lost souls, emitting a ghostly haze of light. These stars are not gravitationally tied to any one galaxy in a cluster.
The nagging question for astronomers has been: how did the stars get so scattered throughout the cluster in the first place? Several competing theories include the poss Keysight, Qualcomm accelerate 5G non-terrestrial network communication services for remote areas
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced it has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to establish an end-to-end 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection. Based on this successful demonstration of call signaling and data transfer Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023
Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:46
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report.
The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a Raytheon selects Lockheed Martin bus for U.S. Space Force missile-tracking satellite
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 21:35
Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Jan. 4 it selected a Lockheed Martin bus to build a missile-tracking satellite for the U.S. Space Force.
Airbus joins Starlab commercial space station project
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 21:33
Airbus Defence and Space is joining a commercial space station project led by Voyager Space, a move that could potentially make it easier for European governments to use the station after the retirement of the International Space Station.
Bootcamp to help space startups clear regulatory hurdles
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 12:00
The first bootcamp aimed at helping startups navigate the space sector’s complex regulatory landscape is coming to New Mexico.
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China is expanding its Wenchang spaceport to host commercial and crewed moon launches
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:51
China is aiming to expand the use of its coastal Wenchang spaceport to both allow a greater overall launch rate and establish new facilities needed for crewed lunar missions.
A New Year on Mars and a Brand-New Workspace: Sols 3702-3704
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
The team came into our first day of planning for 2023 to learn that all our holiday activities had executed as expected! As Curiosity ages, we are thankful that she continues to do amazing science on Mars, and the holiday plans were no exception. We finished up our investigations at the Marker band (for now anyway), analyzed bright material revealed in a scuff just below the Marker band and drov SpaceX rocket carries 114 satellites in first launch of 2023
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
SpaceX's first rocket launch of 2023 blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 satellites into space that will provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scrutiny.
The Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-6 rideshare mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at about 9:56 a.m., EST.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket safely returned to Eart Spire Global launched 6 satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
Spire Global has seen six of its satellites successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 satellites into space. Spire's satellites will provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scrutiny. The satellites will demonstrate advancements and new capabilities for S Planet launches 36 SuperDoves on Transporter 6 mission
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today successfully launched 36 SuperDove satellites, its Flock 4y, to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Planet team has established contact with all 36 SuperDoves and has kicked off their automated commissioning process. This marks the company's 32nd successful launch, totaling over 500 satellites lau NSLComm's BeetleSat LEO satellite launched on SpaceX Transporter 6 mission
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
BeetleSat (the Company), formerly known as NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology start-up, today announced the successful launch of its second nanosatellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Now in Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at 550Km altitude, the nanosatellite will provide BeetleSat's public sector customer with store and forward, very high throughput NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Deploys 150th from Space Station
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released four CubeSats into low-Earth orbit Dec. 29, marking the 150th deployment for NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
The CubeSats, part of an educational launch satellite mission, include:
+ MARIO from the University of Michigan
+ petitSat from NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center
+ SPORT from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Momentus launches Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle on Transporter-6 Mission
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
Momentus has seen its second demonstration flight of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) launched into low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission earlier today. Momentus established contact with its Vigoride vehicle on its first orbital pass and confirmed that both solar arrays are deployed, and the vehicle is generating power and charging its batteries.
The Vigoride OS D-Orbit Launches two ION Satellite Carrier on its seventh orbital transportation mission
Wednesday, 04 January 2023 10:28
D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company, launched Second Star to the Right, the seventh commercial mission of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), D-Orbit's proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), and the first mission carrying to space two IONs on a single launch.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off today, January 3rd, 2023, at 9:56 a.m. ET (14:56 UTC) from the Space Launch 
