Dust's Pivotal Role in Dinosaur Extinction Highlighted by Study
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 06:17
A groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Geoscience introduces new evidence on the cataclysmic events following the infamous Chicxulub impact, suggesting that the fine dust from pulverized rock played a more significant role than previously thought in the mass extinction event that eliminated the dinosaurs and approximately 75% of species 66 million years ago.
Scientists from th Ancient planet Thiea that collided with Earth may lie deep within Earth
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 06:17
Researchers at Caltech have presented a compelling narrative that potentially resolves a longstanding enigma in planetary science. According to a recent study published in Nature, massive structures deep within Earth's mantle may be the long-lost remnants of Theia, an ancient planetesimal whose cataclysmic collision with Earth is hypothesized to have given birth to the Moon.
These structur Canadian government backs 2024 space accelerator in Southern California
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 03:38
LeoLabs data shows on-orbit maneuvers by Russian satellites
Monday, 06 November 2023 22:44
Europe to hold competition to build space cargo ship
Monday, 06 November 2023 20:39
The European Space Agency announced Monday it would hold a competition between firms to build a ship to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, in a potential first step towards independent missions carrying astronauts.
The ESA's 22 member states, whose space ministers were meeting at a two-day summit in the Spanish city of Seville, also agreed to provide financial support for Euro Early production continues on advanced upper stage for NASA moon rocket
Monday, 06 November 2023 19:40
Technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and moved to another part of the facility Oct. 24.
The weld confidence article forms part of the liquid oxygen tank for the SLS rocket's exploration upper stage and is the fifth of seven weld confidence articles engineers are manufacturing for the evolved SLS Block 1B configuration of the SLS rocket. Beginning with Artemis IV, SLS will evolve to its more powerful Block 1B configuration with the advanced upper stage that gives the rocket the capability to launch 40% more to the moon along with Artemis astronauts inside NASA's Orion spacecraft.
Teams use weld confidence articles to verify welding procedures, interfaces between the tooling and hardware, and structural integrity of the welds. The dome of the liquid oxygen tank weld confidence article was first welded to its structural ring at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, using friction stir welding tooling.
Space Summit 2023 Press Conference
Monday, 06 November 2023 17:40
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Government ministers representing ESA’s Member States, Associate States and Cooperating States met for a Council meeting on 6 November 2023 during the Space Summit in Seville, Spain. They resolved together to strengthen Europe’s space ambitions to better serve European citizens. At the same time, ESA will open a new era of modernising the implementation of its programmes, responding to growing commercialisation and privatisation of space activities, in particular in the fields of space transportation and space exploration. The opening of the meeting was followed by an introduction by ESA Director General and statements by Member, Associate and
Charting the Course: A Blueprint to Continued U.S. Leadership in Space
Monday, 06 November 2023 17:08
Ministers back Europe’s sustainable and competitive space ambitions
Monday, 06 November 2023 16:09
Europe will harness space for a greener future, take decisive steps in exploration, and ensure autonomous access to space while preparing a paradigm shift towards a more competitive next generation of launchers, following decisions taken today at the ESA Space Summit in Seville.
ESA Council at ministerial level - Part 1
Monday, 06 November 2023 14:00
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Government ministers representing ESA’s Member States, Associate States and Cooperating States met for a Council meeting on 6 November 2023 during the Space Summit in Seville, Spain. They resolved together to strengthen Europe’s space ambitions to better serve European citizens. At the same time, ESA will open a new era of modernising the implementation of its programmes, responding to growing commercialisation and privatisation of space activities, in particular in the fields of space transportation and space exploration. The opening of the meeting was followed by an introduction by ESA Director General and statements by Member, Associate and
Europe to decide its future in space at Seville summit
Monday, 06 November 2023 13:49
European ministers are meeting in the Spanish city of Seville on Monday and Tuesday to decide on the continent's future in space, including potential exploration missions and an ongoing rocket launcher crisis.
With delays to its new Ariane rocket, Europe has no independent way to blast its missions into space and faces growing competition as the United States, China and India all aim for the moon.
"In space, a lot is at stake, and my question literally is where does Europe want to go?" European Space Agency (ESA) chief Joseph Aschbacher said ahead of the summit.
Does Europe want to join in on the economic boom in the space sector, or be "a customer of services that others are offering?" he asked.
The first day of the summit is devoted to a meeting of ministers from the 22 ESA member states, which includes most European Union nations as well as the UK, Switzerland and Norway.
Tuesday will be dedicated to a joint EU-ESA meeting.
The member states are expected to reaffirm their commitment to Earth observation missions that collect climate change data as a priority for future funding.