SpaceX launches new Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites into orbit
Tuesday, 28 February 2023 04:35
SpaceX launched 21 upgraded "V2 Mini" Starlink Internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Monday, to boost capacity for the global broadband network.
SpaceX announced "Liftoff!" in a tweet at 6:16 p.m. EST, showing the Falcon 9 rocket lift off from pad 40 against the sunset. The launch was delayed earlier Monday to allow radiation levels to drop following a solar storm. Seeing triple
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This observation from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the massive galaxy cluster RX J2129. Due to Gravitational lensing, this observation contains three different images of the same supernova-hosting galaxy, which you can see in closer detail here. Gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime to bend the path of light travelling past or through it, almost like a vast lens. In this case, the lens is the galaxy cluster RX J2129, located around 3.2 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. Gravitational lensing can
U.S. Army extends Maxar’s contract for 3D geospatial data
Monday, 27 February 2023 20:09
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Heliophysics director named NASA associate administrator for science
Monday, 27 February 2023 19:28
NASA has selected the head of its heliophysics division as its new associate administrator for science, responsible for a $7.8 billion portfolio of more than 100 missions.
Air Force navigation satellite to launch on Vulcan’s first national security mission
Monday, 27 February 2023 18:46
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Mitsubishi makes strategic investment in Astroscale’s $76 million funding round
Monday, 27 February 2023 18:43
Astroscale said Feb. 27 it has raised $76 million from investors including satellite maker Mitsubishi Electric, which plans to add docking plates to Japanese national security spacecraft to make them compatible with the debris removal venture’s servicers.
Antarctic Peninsula glaciers on the run
Monday, 27 February 2023 15:00
Like many places, the Antarctic Peninsula is falling victim to rising temperatures. However, when scientists used radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission acquired between 2014 and 2021, they were taken aback to discover just how the fast 105 glaciers on the west coast are flowing in the summer months.
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Monday, 27 February 2023 14:00
#SocialSpace: Apply to join Juice launch at ESA mission control
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Aurora over Wales Technical issue scrubs SpaceX commercial crew launch
Monday, 27 February 2023 11:31
A last-minute problem with a rocket ignition system halted a Falcon 9 launch of a NASA commercial crew mission Feb.
China unveils lunar lander to put astronauts on the moon
Monday, 27 February 2023 10:44
China has revealed a concept for a lunar lander it hopes will put astronauts on the moon around the end of the decade.
Space helps everyone stay connected
Monday, 27 February 2023 10:34
Keeping connected always to everyone and everything whether in remote areas or travelling by car, boat or plane is crucial in today’s digital world.
ESA invites space firms to create lunar services
Monday, 27 February 2023 10:24
ESA is inviting private space companies in Europe and Canada to create a shared commercial telecommunication and navigation service for lunar missions by putting a constellation of satellites around the Moon.