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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
SwRI study shows Europa's icy surface constantly reshaping
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations showing the moon's surface is not static but reshaped by a variety of external and internal forces.
Europa's surface ice varies in crystallinity depending on location,
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations showing the moon's surface is not static but reshaped by a variety of external and internal forces.
Europa's surface ice varies in crystallinity depending on location,
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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Sierra Space Wins NASA Contract to Advance Lunar Logistics Solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense technology leader, announced it has secured a NASA contract under the NextSTEP-2 Appendix R for Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies. The contract supports NASA's goal of developing innovative solutions for lunar surface logistics and mobility, as part of its broader moon to Mars Architecture.
The partnership positions Sierra Space to ad
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense technology leader, announced it has secured a NASA contract under the NextSTEP-2 Appendix R for Lunar Logistics and Mobility Studies. The contract supports NASA's goal of developing innovative solutions for lunar surface logistics and mobility, as part of its broader moon to Mars Architecture.
The partnership positions Sierra Space to ad
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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
NASA's MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars.
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars'
After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars.
Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, that water was present on Mars'
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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
High-definition Moon landing videos set to transform lunar exploration
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
)The next time astronauts step onto the Moon, viewers will experience it in stunning high-definition color and at up to 60 frames per second. This marks a significant leap forward from the grainy black-and-white images broadcast during the Apollo missions.
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar exped
)The next time astronauts step onto the Moon, viewers will experience it in stunning high-definition color and at up to 60 frames per second. This marks a significant leap forward from the grainy black-and-white images broadcast during the Apollo missions.
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar exped
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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
Momentus to Host Portal Space Systems' First In-space Tech Demo
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to host the company's first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology.
Momentus continues to support the advancement of next-generation space technology. Portal Space Systems emerged from s
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to host the company's first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology.
Momentus continues to support the advancement of next-generation space technology. Portal Space Systems emerged from s
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Monday, 02 June 2025 06:29
UAH Lab Investigates Microgravity Effects on Microbial Gene Transfer
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
On April 21 at 4:15 A.M. EDT, the Sysoeva Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched its samples aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, part of the Genetic Exchange in Microgravity for Biofilm Bioremediation (GEM-B2) experiment, aims to examine how microgravity influences the transfer of genes among microbial cells.
On April 21 at 4:15 A.M. EDT, the Sysoeva Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched its samples aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, part of the Genetic Exchange in Microgravity for Biofilm Bioremediation (GEM-B2) experiment, aims to examine how microgravity influences the transfer of genes among microbial cells.
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Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
NASA discovers phenomenon that could have led to water loss on Mars
Washington DC (UPI) May 29, 2025
NASA scientists have discovered evidence that could help answer questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars.
The new research comes after a decade of exploration by NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric Volatile Evolution) mission shows evidence of an escape process known as "sputtering," during which atoms are knocked out of the atmosphere by what are known as "charge particles,"
NASA scientists have discovered evidence that could help answer questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars.
The new research comes after a decade of exploration by NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric Volatile Evolution) mission shows evidence of an escape process known as "sputtering," during which atoms are knocked out of the atmosphere by what are known as "charge particles,"
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Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Vienna calling: Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space
Vienna (AFP) June 1, 2025
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".
But the world-famous waltz truly travelled among the stars on Saturday when the European Space Agency's antenna broadcast a live performance of it into space to celebrate the composer's 200th birthd
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey".
But the world-famous waltz truly travelled among the stars on Saturday when the European Space Agency's antenna broadcast a live performance of it into space to celebrate the composer's 200th birthd
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Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Next phase of NASA's Artemis II testing set to begin
Washington DC (UPI) May 29, 2025
The next phase of testing is set to begin for NASA's crewed Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon, the administration announced Thursday, and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars.
With a major phase of testing complete, teams will begin to ensure that the Artemis II's rocket and ground systems are working correctly.
"It will ensure different systems, i
The next phase of testing is set to begin for NASA's crewed Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon, the administration announced Thursday, and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars.
With a major phase of testing complete, teams will begin to ensure that the Artemis II's rocket and ground systems are working correctly.
"It will ensure different systems, i
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Sunday, 01 June 2025 04:06
Trump says withdrawing Musk ally as nominee to head NASA
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was withdrawing his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to lead space agency NASA.
Trump said last December, before returning to office, that he wanted the online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk to serve as the next head of NASA.
But on Saturday, he said on his T
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was withdrawing his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to lead space agency NASA.
Trump said last December, before returning to office, that he wanted the online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk to serve as the next head of NASA.
But on Saturday, he said on his T
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