Sols 4488-4490: Progress Through the Ankle-Breaking Terrain
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 26, 2025
Earth planning date: Friday, March 21, 2025: It's the start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, but in Gale Crater on Mars our rover is still heading into the depths of Martian winter. We're just a few weeks away from Mars' aphelion - the time when it's farthest from the Sun. The Mars-Sun distance varies more significantly than the Earth-Sun distance because of the greater eccent
Earth planning date: Friday, March 21, 2025: It's the start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, but in Gale Crater on Mars our rover is still heading into the depths of Martian winter. We're just a few weeks away from Mars' aphelion - the time when it's farthest from the Sun. The Mars-Sun distance varies more significantly than the Earth-Sun distance because of the greater eccent Mars climate contrast deepens with new atmospheric wave study
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Atmospheric waves, which resemble ripples that spread across water surfaces, have long intrigued scientists for their role in planetary climate systems. A new international study titled "Atmospheric Gravity Waves in Mars' Lower Atmosphere: Nadir Observations From OMEGA/Mars Express Data" takes a deep dive into these features on Mars, uncovering major distinctions from Earth.
Leveraging dat
Atmospheric waves, which resemble ripples that spread across water surfaces, have long intrigued scientists for their role in planetary climate systems. A new international study titled "Atmospheric Gravity Waves in Mars' Lower Atmosphere: Nadir Observations From OMEGA/Mars Express Data" takes a deep dive into these features on Mars, uncovering major distinctions from Earth.
Leveraging dat Firefly taps Honeybee Robotics to deliver rover for 2028 Moon dome mission
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mission, supported by a NASA task order, will mark the first direct investigation of this unexplored lunar region.
Once Firefly's Blue Ghost lander touches down on the lunar surface, it will deplo
Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mission, supported by a NASA task order, will mark the first direct investigation of this unexplored lunar region.
Once Firefly's Blue Ghost lander touches down on the lunar surface, it will deplo ACES mission moves closer to launch from ISS
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has reached NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a pivotal step in its upcoming deployment to the International Space Station. This European-led mission is designed to explore the boundaries of fundamental physics by measuring time from orbit with extraordinary accuracy.
Earlier in March, the ACES payload departed Europe and made its w
ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has reached NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a pivotal step in its upcoming deployment to the International Space Station. This European-led mission is designed to explore the boundaries of fundamental physics by measuring time from orbit with extraordinary accuracy.
Earlier in March, the ACES payload departed Europe and made its w Dialing in the temperature needed for precise nuclear timekeeping
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics research, and tests of fundamental theories. But researchers at JILA, led by JILA and NIST Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder physics professor Jun Ye, in collaboration with the Technical University of Vienna, are pushing beyond atomic transitions to something potentia
For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics research, and tests of fundamental theories. But researchers at JILA, led by JILA and NIST Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder physics professor Jun Ye, in collaboration with the Technical University of Vienna, are pushing beyond atomic transitions to something potentia Were large soda lakes the cradle of life
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Phosphorus, alongside nitrogen and carbon, forms one of the fundamental building blocks for life on Earth. It is integral to DNA, RNA, and ATP-molecules essential for storing genetic information and fueling cellular processes. Yet despite its biological importance, phosphorus is comparatively scarce near Earth's surface, both today and in the distant past.
This scarcity presents a major qu
Phosphorus, alongside nitrogen and carbon, forms one of the fundamental building blocks for life on Earth. It is integral to DNA, RNA, and ATP-molecules essential for storing genetic information and fueling cellular processes. Yet despite its biological importance, phosphorus is comparatively scarce near Earth's surface, both today and in the distant past.
This scarcity presents a major qu FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matter
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Tallahassee, FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2025
For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitive detector - and even though it's still in the research and development phase, it's already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can't find.
Historically, most dark
For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitive detector - and even though it's still in the research and development phase, it's already been able to search for kinds of dark matter that other detectors can't find.
Historically, most dark NASA's Parker Solar Probe Completes 23rd Close Approach to Sun
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun on March 22, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface.
The close approach (known as perihelion) occurred at 22:42 UTC - or 6:42 p.m. EDT - with Parker Solar Probe moving 430,000 miles per hour (692,000 kilometers per hour) around the Sun, aga
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close approach to the Sun on March 22, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface.
The close approach (known as perihelion) occurred at 22:42 UTC - or 6:42 p.m. EDT - with Parker Solar Probe moving 430,000 miles per hour (692,000 kilometers per hour) around the Sun, aga Airbus adopts Astroscale Gen 2 docking plates for enhanced satellite sustainability
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Astroscale Limited ("Astroscale UK"), the UK arm of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has reached a significant milestone as Airbus Defence and Space becomes the first major commercial buyer of its second-generation docking plates. This landmark order reflects growing industry momentum toward more sustainable space operations.
As orbital debris poses increasing threats to both satellites and the s
Astroscale Limited ("Astroscale UK"), the UK arm of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has reached a significant milestone as Airbus Defence and Space becomes the first major commercial buyer of its second-generation docking plates. This landmark order reflects growing industry momentum toward more sustainable space operations.
As orbital debris poses increasing threats to both satellites and the s Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium and yttrium, are the backbone of industries that rely on unique properties such as luminescence, magnetism and catalytic ability. In fact, as our world moves toward more sustainable energy solutions an
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium and yttrium, are the backbone of industries that rely on unique properties such as luminescence, magnetism and catalytic ability. In fact, as our world moves toward more sustainable energy solutions an Maxar unveils Raptor software suite for GPS-free navigation in autonomous systems
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Maxar Intelligence has introduced Raptor, a next-generation software platform engineered to support autonomous drones with reliable navigation and precise ground coordinate extraction in GPS-denied environments. Designed to enhance operational resilience, the software empowers autonomous technologies used in military, humanitarian, and commercial missions globally.
Raptor integrates seamle
Maxar Intelligence has introduced Raptor, a next-generation software platform engineered to support autonomous drones with reliable navigation and precise ground coordinate extraction in GPS-denied environments. Designed to enhance operational resilience, the software empowers autonomous technologies used in military, humanitarian, and commercial missions globally.
Raptor integrates seamle Sidus Space Expands Presence in Asia With Orlaith AI and FeatherEdge Technology
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a dynamic and forward-looking provider of space mission solutions, has secured a new purchase order from a prominent research and development institution in Asia. This agreement marks Sidus Space's inaugural collaboration in the region and demonstrates the capabilities of its proprietary space-based artificial intelligence and edge computing ecosystem, Orlaith, which
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a dynamic and forward-looking provider of space mission solutions, has secured a new purchase order from a prominent research and development institution in Asia. This agreement marks Sidus Space's inaugural collaboration in the region and demonstrates the capabilities of its proprietary space-based artificial intelligence and edge computing ecosystem, Orlaith, which Planet selected to support California emissions tracking program with satellite data
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 11:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a prominent supplier of Earth observation data, has been named the lead subcontractor under California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Satellite Data Purchase Program (SDPP). The multi-year program, valued at $95 million, was awarded to Carbon Mapper, with Planet contributing methane monitoring data derived from its Tanager hyperspectral satellite series, alongside addit
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a prominent supplier of Earth observation data, has been named the lead subcontractor under California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Satellite Data Purchase Program (SDPP). The multi-year program, valued at $95 million, was awarded to Carbon Mapper, with Planet contributing methane monitoring data derived from its Tanager hyperspectral satellite series, alongside addit Intuitive Machines emphasizes diversification beyond lunar landers
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 10:47
After two hard landings on the moon, Intuitive Machines is outlining a more diversified future for the company, with a greater emphasis on data services.
White House nominates Autry to be NASA’s chief financial officer
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 09:24
The person nominated but not confirmed to be NASA’s CFO in the first Trump administration is getting another shot in the second administration.