US 'strongly condemns' N. Korean space launch
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 22:32
Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2023
The White House on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea over its space launch, calling it a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions that could destabilize the region.
The launch "raises tensions, and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region and beyond," National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
North Korean state media reported early Wednes

As military weather satellites near end of life, DoD turns to partners for data
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 21:27

Astrolab announces first customers for commercial lunar rover mission
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 19:41

Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 16:19
ArianeGroup begins testing prototype of multirole Susie upper stage
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 13:49

Earth bacteria could make lunar soil more habitable for plants
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 11:44
Beijing (XNA) Nov 21, 2023
A series of planned crewed lunar missions worldwide have inspired a new wave of research in growing plants on the moon to sustain life. A new study by Chinese agricultural scientists found that bacteria on Earth soil could offer a solution.
Published in the journal Communications Biology in early November, the study showed that three species of bacteria could increase the amount of phospho

CAPSTONE marks one year in near rectilinear halo orbit
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 11:44
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) mars the one-year milestone of the CAPSTONE mission in a lunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). CAPSTONE, designed, built, and integrated by Terran Orbital and owned by Advanced Space, has demonstrated significant achievements during its mission.
CAPSTONE accomplished its primary objective within the first six months in NRHO, successfully testing

Investigating the contribution of gamma-ray blazar flares to neutrino flux
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 11:44
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
Blazars belong to the family of active galactic nuclei called quasars. What differentiates them from quasars is that the flares ejected out of these active galactic nuclei are pointed toward the Earth. These flares contain high-energy cosmic rays which are released from the core of these galaxies as jets spanning many light years. Such cosmic rays can interact with photons to produce subatomic p

University of Helsinki researchers solve cosmic conundrum
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 11:44
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
Our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger formation, the local Supercluster structure, which contains several massive galaxy clusters and thousands of individual galaxies. Due to its pancake-like shape, which measures almost a billion light years across, it is also referred to as the Supergalactic Plane.
Most galaxies in the universe fall into one of two categories: firstly, ellipt

SDI Announces New Tech Demo Competition for Government Modernization
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 11:44
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2023
The Space and Defense Innovation (SDI) team has officially announced the launch of its Ignite Competition, a pivotal event designed to bridge the gap between groundbreaking technology and the federal sector's needs. This demo competition presents an unprecedented opportunity for tech companies to directly demonstrate their innovative solutions to key federal sector experts, furthering the U.S.'s

Cairt and Wivern Earth Explorer candidates go forward
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 10:52
ESA has reached a significant milestone in its commitment towards a deeper understanding of Earth's dynamic processes and addressing pressing environmental challenges with the selection of two new candidates – Cairt and Wivern – to progress to the next development phase as part of the process of realising the Agency’s eleventh Earth Explorer satellite mission.
NASA Mars smallsat mission to be on first New Glenn launch
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 10:42

Battle of the Bands: What’s at stake for space at WRC-23
Monday, 20 November 2023 21:12
