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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory
Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe-not a flaw in telescope measurements-may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is expanding faster today than it did in its infancy billions of years ago.
The new data confirms Hubble Space Telescope measurements of distances between nearby stars and galaxies, offering a crucial c
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe-not a flaw in telescope measurements-may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is expanding faster today than it did in its infancy billions of years ago.
The new data confirms Hubble Space Telescope measurements of distances between nearby stars and galaxies, offering a crucial c
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
Beyond Gravity supplies thermal protection and navtech for Sentinel-1C
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
On December 5, the European environmental satellite Copernicus Sentinel-1C was successfully launched aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Kourou, South America. Beyond Gravity contributed critical technologies to this mission, including thermal insulation and a navigation receiver to ensure precise orbital positioning.
Oliver Grassmann, Executive Vice President Satellites at Beyond Gravity
On December 5, the European environmental satellite Copernicus Sentinel-1C was successfully launched aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Kourou, South America. Beyond Gravity contributed critical technologies to this mission, including thermal insulation and a navigation receiver to ensure precise orbital positioning.
Oliver Grassmann, Executive Vice President Satellites at Beyond Gravity
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
NASA's IXPE details shapes of structures at newly discovered black hole
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, and the shifting plasma region called the corona.
The stellar-mass black hole, part of the binary system Swift J1727.8-1613, was discovered in the summer of 2023 during an unusual brightening ev
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, and the shifting plasma region called the corona.
The stellar-mass black hole, part of the binary system Swift J1727.8-1613, was discovered in the summer of 2023 during an unusual brightening ev
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
China's new Long March rockets to enable lunar and Mars missions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 tonnes, according to Long Lehao, a prominent rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Long explained that the Long March 10 is specifically being designed to suppo
China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 tonnes, according to Long Lehao, a prominent rocket designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Long explained that the Long March 10 is specifically being designed to suppo
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
NASA administrator reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they're often not the most famous individual in the agency. More people probably know the names of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the astronauts currently "stranded" on the International Space Station, than Bill Nelson, the current NASA administrator.
Astronauts might be the people mo
Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they're often not the most famous individual in the agency. More people probably know the names of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the astronauts currently "stranded" on the International Space Station, than Bill Nelson, the current NASA administrator.
Astronauts might be the people mo
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
China observatory documents asteroid before entering Earth's atmosphere
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
An astronomical observatory in Yunnan Province, southwest China, has successfully documented the rare event of a near-Earth asteroid falling to Earth, according to an announcement by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The Lijiang branch of the CAS Yunnan Observatories detected asteroid 2024 XA1 at 13:55 Beijing time on December 3 using its advanced 2.4-meter telescope. Hours later, at
An astronomical observatory in Yunnan Province, southwest China, has successfully documented the rare event of a near-Earth asteroid falling to Earth, according to an announcement by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The Lijiang branch of the CAS Yunnan Observatories detected asteroid 2024 XA1 at 13:55 Beijing time on December 3 using its advanced 2.4-meter telescope. Hours later, at
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 00:53
3D printable bioreactor designs to support space nutrition
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024
NASA's Synthetic Biology Project is collaborating with the GrabCAD community to create innovative 3D-printable bioreactor designs. These bioreactors aim to reduce the mass and volume of supplies needed for extended space missions by enabling in-situ production of essential nutrients through reusable or recyclable solutions.
The project focuses on enhancing BioNutrient Production Packs, whi
NASA's Synthetic Biology Project is collaborating with the GrabCAD community to create innovative 3D-printable bioreactor designs. These bioreactors aim to reduce the mass and volume of supplies needed for extended space missions by enabling in-situ production of essential nutrients through reusable or recyclable solutions.
The project focuses on enhancing BioNutrient Production Packs, whi
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 17:02
What went wrong? NASA conducts first aircraft accident probe on another planet
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 19:50
Strategic alliance brings high-energy nuclear electric propulsion closer to reality
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 15:00
How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year
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