Cathedral termite mounds inspire UArizona-designed lunar structures
Friday, 16 February 2024 21:35
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
NASA has big plans for its Artemis program - to return Americans to the moon for the first time since 1972 and establish a lunar base for humans by the end of the decade. With NASA funding, a team of University of Arizona engineers is using robot networks to create termite-inspired structures that will help astronauts survive the moon's harsh environment.
Associate professor Jekan Thanga a
NASA has big plans for its Artemis program - to return Americans to the moon for the first time since 1972 and establish a lunar base for humans by the end of the decade. With NASA funding, a team of University of Arizona engineers is using robot networks to create termite-inspired structures that will help astronauts survive the moon's harsh environment.
Associate professor Jekan Thanga a Saturn's largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
Friday, 16 February 2024 21:35
London, Canada (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan - the largest moon of Saturn - is most likely a non-habitable environment, meaning any hope of finding life in the icy world is dead in the water.
This discovery means it is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four 'giant' pla
A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan - the largest moon of Saturn - is most likely a non-habitable environment, meaning any hope of finding life in the icy world is dead in the water.
This discovery means it is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four 'giant' pla Tobago oil spill
Friday, 16 February 2024 11:28
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Before and after satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the scale of the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline earlier this week. Earth from Space: Côte d'Ivoire
Friday, 16 February 2024 08:00
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Côte d'Ivoire in western Africa. 
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines' lunar lander for NASA commercial services
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Kennedy Space Center FL (AFP) Feb 15, 2024
Intuitive Machines has been launched on its journey to the Moon, marking a significant milestone in private-sector space exploration. The company's Nova-C lander, aptly named "Odysseus," lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heralding a new dawn for lunar exploration and setting the stage for the United States to make its first soft landing on the lunar surface since the historic Apollo missions.
Intuitive Machines has been launched on its journey to the Moon, marking a significant milestone in private-sector space exploration. The company's Nova-C lander, aptly named "Odysseus," lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heralding a new dawn for lunar exploration and setting the stage for the United States to make its first soft landing on the lunar surface since the historic Apollo missions. Russia launches supply rocket to ISS
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2024
Russia on Thursday launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station, one of the rare Russia-US projects kept alive since Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Progress MS-26 cargo ship was launched at the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Russia's space agency said on its Telegram channel, showing a video of the lift-off.
The rocket was due to ar
Russia on Thursday launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station, one of the rare Russia-US projects kept alive since Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Progress MS-26 cargo ship was launched at the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, Russia's space agency said on its Telegram channel, showing a video of the lift-off.
The rocket was due to ar USSF-124 Mission: Successful Deployment of Security Satellites with SpaceX
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force, in coordination with SpaceX, has completed the successful launch of six critical satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This National Security Space Launch (NSSL), known as the USSF-124 mission, plays a crucial role in enhancing the United States' missile detection and defense capabilities.
The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force, in coordination with SpaceX, has completed the successful launch of six critical satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This National Security Space Launch (NSSL), known as the USSF-124 mission, plays a crucial role in enhancing the United States' missile detection and defense capabilities. Second Private US Moon Probe launches on a Falcon 9 rocket
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
Since the December 1972 Apollo 17 mission, NASA has not launched a spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the Moon. The mission, dubbed IM-1, was originally scheduled to launch in the early morning hours on Wednesday (Feb. 14), but was scrubbed due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load."
A 14-foot-tall moon lander built by a Houston-based company, Intuit
Since the December 1972 Apollo 17 mission, NASA has not launched a spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the Moon. The mission, dubbed IM-1, was originally scheduled to launch in the early morning hours on Wednesday (Feb. 14), but was scrubbed due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load."
A 14-foot-tall moon lander built by a Houston-based company, Intuit Partial Cover Malfunction on Perseverance's SHERLOC Instrument Impacts Mars Research
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has encountered a hiccup in its quest to uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. The rover's team is currently assessing an issue with the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument, crucial for detecting signs of past microbial life on Mars. A malfunction has left one of two dust covers intended to pr
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has encountered a hiccup in its quest to uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. The rover's team is currently assessing an issue with the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument, crucial for detecting signs of past microbial life on Mars. A malfunction has left one of two dust covers intended to pr Flawless Photonics to Test Groundbreaking In-Space Glass Fabrication on ISS
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has embarked on a groundbreaking mission to revolutionize optical glass manufacturing, leveraging the unique conditions of space to overcome terrestrial limitations. Sponsored by the ISS National Lab, the latest experiments launched aboard Northrop Grumman's 20th Commercial Resupply Services mission (NG-20) aim to test a novel approach de
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has embarked on a groundbreaking mission to revolutionize optical glass manufacturing, leveraging the unique conditions of space to overcome terrestrial limitations. Sponsored by the ISS National Lab, the latest experiments launched aboard Northrop Grumman's 20th Commercial Resupply Services mission (NG-20) aim to test a novel approach de Nova-C Lander Set to Deploy Six Crucial NASA Instruments to the Moon's South Pole
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
NASA is embarking on an ambitious journey to the Moon with the help of Intuitive Machines, a company selected under the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. This collaboration is part of NASA's larger Artemis campaign, aiming to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence there.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, set to launch aboard a SpaceX Fal
NASA is embarking on an ambitious journey to the Moon with the help of Intuitive Machines, a company selected under the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. This collaboration is part of NASA's larger Artemis campaign, aiming to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence there.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, set to launch aboard a SpaceX Fal TRIDENT Drill Integrated into NASA's VIPER Rover, Completing its Scientific Arsenal
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
NASA has successfully completed the integration of the TRIDENT drill, the final science instrument, into the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), marking a significant milestone in preparation for its lunar mission. The integration of TRIDENT-The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain-into VIPER's suite of scientific tools was executed by engineers at Honeybee Robotics
NASA has successfully completed the integration of the TRIDENT drill, the final science instrument, into the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), marking a significant milestone in preparation for its lunar mission. The integration of TRIDENT-The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain-into VIPER's suite of scientific tools was executed by engineers at Honeybee Robotics Scientists Unveil Free-Floating Planetary Giants in the Orion Nebula
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
In a remarkable advancement in the field of astronomy, researchers have unveiled findings that challenge our traditional understanding of planetary systems. A team of astronomers has discovered Jupiter-mass binary objects, termed JuMBOs, that are drawn into each other's orbit, devoid of a central star to anchor their path. This intriguing phenomenon was observed in the Orion Nebula, shedding lig
In a remarkable advancement in the field of astronomy, researchers have unveiled findings that challenge our traditional understanding of planetary systems. A team of astronomers has discovered Jupiter-mass binary objects, termed JuMBOs, that are drawn into each other's orbit, devoid of a central star to anchor their path. This intriguing phenomenon was observed in the Orion Nebula, shedding lig eROSITA relaxes cosmological tensions
Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:14
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 15, 2024
In a groundbreaking advancement in cosmological research, the German eROSITA consortium, spearheaded by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), has unveiled findings that refine our understanding of the universe's structure and composition. By analyzing the evolution of galaxy clusters over time, eROSITA has provided precise measurements of the universe's total matter and it
In a groundbreaking advancement in cosmological research, the German eROSITA consortium, spearheaded by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), has unveiled findings that refine our understanding of the universe's structure and composition. By analyzing the evolution of galaxy clusters over time, eROSITA has provided precise measurements of the universe's total matter and it