Cosmic targets for Webb Telescope’s first images announced
Friday, 08 July 2022 13:00
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will soon reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the Universe, with the upcoming release of its first full-colour images and spectroscopic data.
Three of the four instruments on NASA's Webb telescope ready for science
Friday, 08 July 2022 12:25
NASA mirrors on ESA pathfinder to enhance lunar navigation
Friday, 08 July 2022 12:23
NASA will supply the upcoming European Space Agency (ESA) Lunar Pathfinder satellite with an array of laser retroreflectors, mirrored devices that reflect light back at its source. The retroreflectors will validate navigation capabilities that will be critical to the Artemis missions and future lunar exploration.
Week in images: 04-08 July 2022
Friday, 08 July 2022 12:10
Week in images: 04-08 July 2022
Discover our week through the lens
A four-stroke engine for atoms
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jul 07, 2022
If you switch a bit in the memory of a computer and then switch it back again, you have restored the original state. There are only two states that can be called "0 and 1".
However, an amazing effect has now been discovered at TU Wien (Vienna): In a crystal based on oxides of gadolinium and manganese, an atomic switch was found that has to be switched back and forth not just once, but twic
If you switch a bit in the memory of a computer and then switch it back again, you have restored the original state. There are only two states that can be called "0 and 1".
However, an amazing effect has now been discovered at TU Wien (Vienna): In a crystal based on oxides of gadolinium and manganese, an atomic switch was found that has to be switched back and forth not just once, but twic NASA's CAPSTONE Pulls Off First Targeting Maneuver on Journey to the Moon
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2022
NASA's CAPSTONE successfully completed its first trajectory correction maneuver, which started at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday. This is the first in a series of thruster burns over the next few months to more accurately target CAPSTONE's transfer orbit to the Moon. The maneuver lasted just over 11 minutes and changed the spacecraft's velocity by about 45 miles per hour (about 20 meters per second). C
NASA's CAPSTONE successfully completed its first trajectory correction maneuver, which started at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday. This is the first in a series of thruster burns over the next few months to more accurately target CAPSTONE's transfer orbit to the Moon. The maneuver lasted just over 11 minutes and changed the spacecraft's velocity by about 45 miles per hour (about 20 meters per second). C SwRI-led study provides new insights about surface, structure of asteroid Bennu
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jul 08, 2022
When NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu's surface in 2020, forces measured during the interaction provided scientists with a direct test of the poorly understood near-subsurface physical properties of rubble-pile asteroids. Now, a Southwest Research Institute-led study has characterized the layer just below the asteroid's surface as composed of weakly bound rock f
When NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu's surface in 2020, forces measured during the interaction provided scientists with a direct test of the poorly understood near-subsurface physical properties of rubble-pile asteroids. Now, a Southwest Research Institute-led study has characterized the layer just below the asteroid's surface as composed of weakly bound rock f SpaceX ties record for reused Falcon 9 rocket on 50th Starlink launch
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2021
SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 13th time Thursday morning, tying a company record for the reusable rocket.
The California space exploration company's Falcon 9 rocket conducted a perfect launch, carrying 53 of its Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the 50th launch of Starlink satellites f
SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 13th time Thursday morning, tying a company record for the reusable rocket.
The California space exploration company's Falcon 9 rocket conducted a perfect launch, carrying 53 of its Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the 50th launch of Starlink satellites f CAPSTONE deploys from Rocket Lab Lunar Photon into Lunar Transfer Orbit
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 08, 2022
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the successful deployment of the CAPSTONE spacecraft from a Rocket Lab Lunar Photon into a Lunar Transfer Orbit.
The Terran Orbital designed, built, and integrated Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Op
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the successful deployment of the CAPSTONE spacecraft from a Rocket Lab Lunar Photon into a Lunar Transfer Orbit.
The Terran Orbital designed, built, and integrated Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Op Meet NASA's Orion Spacecraft
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2022
On NASA's Artemis missions, a unique spacecraft will take flight. Orion, NASA's newest spacecraft built for humans, is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a key part of eventually sending them on to Mars.
An uncrewed Orion will be tested on Artemis I and travel 40,000 miles past the Moon, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has gone before. This missio
On NASA's Artemis missions, a unique spacecraft will take flight. Orion, NASA's newest spacecraft built for humans, is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a key part of eventually sending them on to Mars.
An uncrewed Orion will be tested on Artemis I and travel 40,000 miles past the Moon, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has gone before. This missio Shenzhou-14 Taikonauts conduct in-orbit science experiments, prepare for space walks
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2022
Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe since entering it a month ago.
China's space station is designed to be a versatile space lab, capable of accommodating 25 experiment cabinets for scientific exploration. The China Manned Space Agen
Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe since entering it a month ago.
China's space station is designed to be a versatile space lab, capable of accommodating 25 experiment cabinets for scientific exploration. The China Manned Space Agen SwRI demonstrates machine learning tool to efficiently process complex solar data
Friday, 08 July 2022 10:53
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jul 07, 2022
Big data has become a big challenge for space scientists analyzing vast datasets from increasingly powerful space instrumentation. To address this, a Southwest Research Institute team has developed a machine learning tool to efficiently label large, complex datasets to allow deep learning models to sift through and identify potentially hazardous solar events. The new labeling tool can be applied
Big data has become a big challenge for space scientists analyzing vast datasets from increasingly powerful space instrumentation. To address this, a Southwest Research Institute team has developed a machine learning tool to efficiently label large, complex datasets to allow deep learning models to sift through and identify potentially hazardous solar events. The new labeling tool can be applied 
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Friday, 08 July 2022 08:00
ESA’s new Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its 13 July inaugural flight. You can follow live on ESA Web TV - EN or IT
Flight VV21 will now lift off as soon as 14:13 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch.
Broadcast is now live - EN or IT
14:13 CEST/13:13 BST/12:13 UTC/09:13 Kourou – liftoff
Vega-C: watch the launch 13 July
Friday, 08 July 2022 08:00
ESA’s new medium-lift Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight. You can follow live on ESA Web TV. Flight VV21 will lift off as soon as 13 July at 13:13 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch.
Broadcast begins 12:45 CEST/11:45 BST on ESA Web TV
13:13 CEST/12:13 BST – liftoff