Up and Soon, Away: Perseverance Continues Exploring the Upper Fan
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 21, 2023
After our exploration of a boulder field last week, Perseverance is continuing the Upper Fan campaign. We have driven to Echo Creek, from which we also have a view of Belva Crater. Along our journey, we have seen many interesting rocks. These include a lumpy rock that the team named "Blueberry Island", seen in the above Mastcam-Z image (Sol 765). This rock may be a conglomerate (sedimentary) roc
After our exploration of a boulder field last week, Perseverance is continuing the Upper Fan campaign. We have driven to Echo Creek, from which we also have a view of Belva Crater. Along our journey, we have seen many interesting rocks. These include a lumpy rock that the team named "Blueberry Island", seen in the above Mastcam-Z image (Sol 765). This rock may be a conglomerate (sedimentary) roc
New stellar danger to planets identified by Chandra
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 21, 2023
Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. This result, as outlined in our latest press release, has implication for the study of exoplanets and their habitability. This newly found threat co
Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. This result, as outlined in our latest press release, has implication for the study of exoplanets and their habitability. This newly found threat co
SuperBIT balloon telescope releases 1st research images
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2023
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) that launched on a scientific super pressure balloon April 16, 2023, local time from Wanaka, New Zealand, captured its first research images from this flight of the Tarantula Nebula and Antennae Galaxies. These images were captured on a balloon-borne telescope floating at 108,000 feet above Earth's surface, allowing scientists to view these
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) that launched on a scientific super pressure balloon April 16, 2023, local time from Wanaka, New Zealand, captured its first research images from this flight of the Tarantula Nebula and Antennae Galaxies. These images were captured on a balloon-borne telescope floating at 108,000 feet above Earth's surface, allowing scientists to view these
First research flight images from innovative balloon-borne telescope
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Durham UK (SPX) Apr 21, 2023
Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope which has begun capturing images of the Universe on its first research flight. The super pressure balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was flown to the edge of space by a helium-filled NASA scientific balloon the size of a football stadium where it will help researchers investigate the mystery of dark matter. SuperBIT h
Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope which has begun capturing images of the Universe on its first research flight. The super pressure balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was flown to the edge of space by a helium-filled NASA scientific balloon the size of a football stadium where it will help researchers investigate the mystery of dark matter. SuperBIT h
NASA marks Hubble's 33rd anniversary with detailed star-formation image
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2023
NASA astronomers marked 33 years since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope Thursday by releasing a high-quality image of the NGC 1333 star-forming region. "Hubble's colorful view showcased through its unique capability to obtain images from ultraviolet to near-infrared light unveils an effervescent cauldron of glowing gasses and pitch-black dust stirred up and blown around by sever
NASA astronomers marked 33 years since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope Thursday by releasing a high-quality image of the NGC 1333 star-forming region. "Hubble's colorful view showcased through its unique capability to obtain images from ultraviolet to near-infrared light unveils an effervescent cauldron of glowing gasses and pitch-black dust stirred up and blown around by sever
SwRI-led team observes Australian eclipse in preparation for 2024 US eclipse
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 21, 2023
Scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led a team in the unique Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) experiment to image the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, during a short solar eclipse on the opposite side of the Earth. Using four platforms in the northwest corner of Australia, the team successfully observed the million-degree solar corona at the April 20 eclip
Scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led a team in the unique Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) experiment to image the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, during a short solar eclipse on the opposite side of the Earth. Using four platforms in the northwest corner of Australia, the team successfully observed the million-degree solar corona at the April 20 eclip
Perovskite solar cells protecting the Earth
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Apr 21, 2023
Last summer, metropolitan areas of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unprecedented heavy rainfall, which inundated various locations. Similarly, torrential downpours engulfed about one-third of Pakistan, leading to widespread flooding. New York State was not spared as it experienced heavy snowstorms in December of last year, with snowfall of more than one meter. These events underscore
Last summer, metropolitan areas of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unprecedented heavy rainfall, which inundated various locations. Similarly, torrential downpours engulfed about one-third of Pakistan, leading to widespread flooding. New York State was not spared as it experienced heavy snowstorms in December of last year, with snowfall of more than one meter. These events underscore
ESA's technical centre expands
Friday, 21 April 2023 03:42
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Noordwijk, Netherlands at ESA
Paris (ESA) Apr 21, 2023 The current expansion of ESA's technical heart, nestled beside North Sea dunes on the Netherlands coast, as seen from the air. The European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, is ESA's single largest establishment and hub of Europe's space efforts. This is the place where European space missions are born, then guided through development while new technolo
Paris (ESA) Apr 21, 2023 The current expansion of ESA's technical heart, nestled beside North Sea dunes on the Netherlands coast, as seen from the air. The European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, is ESA's single largest establishment and hub of Europe's space efforts. This is the place where European space missions are born, then guided through development while new technolo
FCC adopts revised NGSO spectrum-sharing rules
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:57
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The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules April 20 governing how fixed-satellite service operators in non-geostationary orbit share spectrum amid an unprecedented flood of proposed constellations.
U.S. Space Command announces new cooperation agreements with allies
Thursday, 20 April 2023 23:46Space Force procurement command rebrands commercial space office
Thursday, 20 April 2023 23:18Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert
Thursday, 20 April 2023 18:59
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An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported Thursday.
Our pledge to diversify the space industry workforce continues | Open Letter
Thursday, 20 April 2023 14:04
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The results from the first year of Space Workforce 2030 activity are in and we are trending in a positive direction.
SpaceX Starship experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly 3 minutes after launch
Thursday, 20 April 2023 13:26
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Starbase, United States, (AFP) Apr 20, 2023
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on Thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The gigantic rocket successfully blasted off at 8:33 am Central Time (1333 GMT) from Starbase, the private SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship capsule had been scheduled to separate from t
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded on Thursday during the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The gigantic rocket successfully blasted off at 8:33 am Central Time (1333 GMT) from Starbase, the private SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship capsule had been scheduled to separate from t
Starship lifts off on first integrated test flight, breaks apart minutes later
Thursday, 20 April 2023 13:01
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SpaceX’s first integrated Starship vehicle lifted off on a long-anticipated test flight April 20, only to tumble and break apart minutes later.