NASA's Juno gets highest-resolution close-up of Jupiter's moon Europa
Sunday, 09 October 2022 10:15
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Observations from the spacecraft's pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery and unique science.
The highest-resolution photo NASA's Juno mission has ever taken of a specific portion of Jupiter's moon Europa reveals a detailed view of a puzzling region of the moon's heavily fractured icy crust.
The image cove Potential source of 'shock-darkened' meteorites has implications for asteroid deflection
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When the Chelyabinsk fireball exploded across Russian skies in 2013, it littered Earth with a relatively uncommon type of meteorite. What makes the Chelyabinsk meteorites and others like them special is their dark veins, created by a process called shock darkening. Yet, planetary scientists have been unable to pinpoint a nearby asteroid source of these kinds of meteorites - until now.
In a CAPSTONE attitude control restored
Saturday, 08 October 2022 18:31 Write a comment
Engineers have restored normal attitude control of a cubesat bound for the moon nearly a month after suffering a problem during a maneuver.
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SpaceX aborts launch of two communication satellites into orbit
Saturday, 08 October 2022 11:17 Write a comment
The launch of two SpaceX communications satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday was aborted again and is now scheduled for Saturday.
The Galaxy 33 and 34 satellites had been scheduled to lift off at 7:06 p.m. and to help the telecommunications company Intelsat maintain service in North America. However, the launch was bumped back a day to Saturday night.
Spac NASA to Provide Update on DART, World’s First Planetary Defense Test
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:34 Write a comment
NASA will host a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 11, to discuss the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and its intentional collision with its target asteroid, Dimorphos. Eutelsat says satellite jammers within Iran are disrupting foreign channels
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:31 Write a comment
Signals originating within Iran have been jamming two Eutelsat satellites that provide foreign broadcasts in the country since Sept. 26, the French operator said Oct. 7.
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Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload
Friday, 07 October 2022 18:26 Write a comment
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a satellite Oct. 7 carrying a payload for U.S. and French government agencies that will track wildlife and collect other sensor data.
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NASA had been designing lunar bases for decades before Armstrong first set foot on the moon
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It's only natural to look at the moon and wonder what it would be like to live there. Thanks to Buzz Aldrin who landed there in 1969, we know it's a magnificent desolation. Even before the Apollo missions science fiction writers and scientists knew how desolate the place was. But, as far back as the late 19th century, they also saw it as a natural outpost. So did NASA, the former Soviet Union, and their respective militaries. And, that led to people on both sides drawing up elaborate plans for moon bases.
Week in images: 03-07 October 2022
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Week in images: 03-07 October 2022
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Ariane 6 upper stage testing underway
Friday, 07 October 2022 11:21 Write a comment
ArianeGroup has started static-fire tests of the upper stage of the Ariane 6 rocket, a key step in the development of the vehicle whose first launch remains uncertain.
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Successful TEXUS 57 Launch - the weightless world above the Arctic Circle
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19 Write a comment
The TEXUS 57 sounding rocket was successfully launched on the first launch attempt on 1 October at 08:26 local time (06:26 UTC) from the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden to enable microgravity experiments in space. What is behind this long-lasting programme and what is its contribution to scientific research?
TEXUS (Technological Experiments in Zero Gravity) is the world's most successful an US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict rages
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19 Write a comment
A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine.
The Crew Dragon spaceship "Endurance" blasted off Wednesday from Florida and rendezvoused with the orbiting research outpost some 30 hours later, docking at 5:01 pm Eastern Time (2301 GMT).
"Crew-5 is happy to Rocket Lab to launch environmental monitoring satellite for General Atomics
Friday, 07 October 2022 10:19 Write a comment
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 31st Electron rocket and 151st satellite to orbit during a dedicated mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) on Friday, October 7 UTC.
The launch will take place from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens 17:09 UTC on October 7th (06:09 NZDT, October AFRL Commander moderates Future Of Propulsion Panel At AFA Air, Space, Cyber Conference
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Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, moderated a future of propulsion panel comprised of Air Force experts Sept. 21, 2022, during the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
"We're really proud to be a part of telling you about the future of propulsion Ottawa research demonstrates connection between climate and Earth's ability to renew
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Some 250 million years ago - long before dinosaurs roamed the earth - global warming and acid ocean caused by the rapid volcanic emission of the Siberian Traps led to the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, which resulted in the elimination of over 95 percent of marine and 70 percent of terrestrial life.
Then Mother Nature did what it does best - replenish itself. But why did it take her so