Space crew using robotic arm to inspect damaged capsule
Sunday, 18 December 2022 18:46
The crew of the International Space Station on Sunday was inspecting an attached Russian space capsule that may have been damaged by a micrometeorite, while ground controllers considered whether to send up a replacement spaceship to ferry some of them home.
Russia's space corporation, Roscosmos, said the crew was using a camera on a Canadian-built robotic arm to capture images of the Soyuz MS-22 where a coolant leak was detected last Wednesday night, U.S. time. After the images are transmitted to the ground on Monday, space officials will analyze them—along with other data about the problem—by month's end and decide on next steps.
One option, Roscomos said, is to expedite the delivery of another Soyuz capsule to the space station. Workers at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan are preparing to launch Soyuz MS-23 to the space station next March with three crew members but could send it up sooner without a crew. That would allow some of the seven crew now on the space station to return home.
A Russian space official said last Thursday a micrometeorite could have caused the leak.
NASA signs spaceflight safety agreement with AST SpaceMobile
Sunday, 18 December 2022 18:10
NASA has signed an agreement with AST SpaceMobile to cooperate on spaceflight safety, even as astronomers grow increasingly concerned about the effects of that company’s satellites.
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SpaceX launches two broadband satellites for Luxembourg firm
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 16, 2021
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched two high-power broadband satellites for a Luxembourg firm's new communications system toward orbit Friday evening from Florida.
The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage was to place the first two O3b mPOWER satellites into orbit to join Luxembourg-based SES's 20 first-generation O3b Internet satellites.
SES is a satellite telecommunications network with 67 c
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched two high-power broadband satellites for a Luxembourg firm's new communications system toward orbit Friday evening from Florida.
The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage was to place the first two O3b mPOWER satellites into orbit to join Luxembourg-based SES's 20 first-generation O3b Internet satellites.
SES is a satellite telecommunications network with 67 c China launches one more space experiment satellite
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Beijing (XNA) Dec 18, 2022
China launched a Long March 11 carrier rocket early on Friday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor.
The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and soon placed the Shiyan 21 satellite into its preset o
China launched a Long March 11 carrier rocket early on Friday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor.
The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and soon placed the Shiyan 21 satellite into its preset o GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ariane 6 launchers, to be produced from now until 2025.
GKN Aerospace, at its Trollhattan site in Sweden, is currently focused on industrializing and integrating novel, innovative technology into
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ariane 6 launchers, to be produced from now until 2025.
GKN Aerospace, at its Trollhattan site in Sweden, is currently focused on industrializing and integrating novel, innovative technology into NASA conducts first test of redesigned Lunar rocket engine at Stennis
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
The hot fire test was shut down early by a non-flight system used to monitor the engine. NASA and Space Launch System lead engi
NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
The hot fire test was shut down early by a non-flight system used to monitor the engine. NASA and Space Launch System lead engi AstroAccess successfully completes first weightless research flight with international disabled crew
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, announced the successful completion of its first formal research flight 'AA2' onboard Zero-G Corporation's aircraft. The flight included 14 disabled crew members from five different countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the US.
The Zero-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 25,000 feet, at which point
AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in space, announced the successful completion of its first formal research flight 'AA2' onboard Zero-G Corporation's aircraft. The flight included 14 disabled crew members from five different countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the US.
The Zero-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 25,000 feet, at which point Seismic waves revealed possible past meteoroid impact
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a massive object, such as a meteoroid. Previous data has suggested the past occurrence of a large impact, and the findings offer evidence that might support this hypothesis.
The research, led by UCLA planetary scientists and published in two papers in Geophysical Research L
The largest earthquake ever detected on Mars has revealed layers in its crust that could indicate past collision with a massive object, such as a meteoroid. Previous data has suggested the past occurrence of a large impact, and the findings offer evidence that might support this hypothesis.
The research, led by UCLA planetary scientists and published in two papers in Geophysical Research L NASA developing AI to steer using landmarks on the Moon
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's horizon to navigate across the lunar surface.
"For safety and science geotagging, it's important for explorers to know exactly where they are as they explore the lunar landscape," said Alvin Yew,
Much like how familiar landmarks can give travelers a sense of direction when their smart phones lose their lock on GPS signals, a NASA engineer is teaching a machine to use features on the Moon's horizon to navigate across the lunar surface.
"For safety and science geotagging, it's important for explorers to know exactly where they are as they explore the lunar landscape," said Alvin Yew, Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2022
In the coming days, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for closer study.
The depot-building process starts when the rover drops one of its titanium sample tubes carrying a chalk-size c
In the coming days, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for closer study.
The depot-building process starts when the rover drops one of its titanium sample tubes carrying a chalk-size c Comet impacts could bring ingredients for life to Europa's ocean
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Austin TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water - even if the impacts don't punch completely through the moon's icy shell.
The discovery comes from a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, where researchers developed a computer model to observe what happens afte
Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water - even if the impacts don't punch completely through the moon's icy shell.
The discovery comes from a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, where researchers developed a computer model to observe what happens afte ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the Sun
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
"Nature seems bent on showing us that Earth-like planets are very common. With these two we now know 7 in planetary systems quite near to the Sun" explains Alejandro Suarez Mascareno, an IAC researcher, who is the first author of the study accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The newly discovered planets orbit the star GJ 1002, which is at a distance of less than 16 ligh
"Nature seems bent on showing us that Earth-like planets are very common. With these two we now know 7 in planetary systems quite near to the Sun" explains Alejandro Suarez Mascareno, an IAC researcher, who is the first author of the study accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
The newly discovered planets orbit the star GJ 1002, which is at a distance of less than 16 ligh Two exoplanets may be mostly water, Hubble and Spitzer find
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds," where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet. These worlds, located in a planetary system 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, are unlike any planet found in our solar system.
The team, led by Caroline Piaulet of the Trottier
A team led by researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds," where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet. These worlds, located in a planetary system 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, are unlike any planet found in our solar system.
The team, led by Caroline Piaulet of the Trottier New study confirms the light from outside our galaxy brighter than expected
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:47
Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
Scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars are in the universe. Results of the study led by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have been posted to ArXiv and accepted for publication i
Scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars are in the universe. Results of the study led by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have been posted to ArXiv and accepted for publication i Perseverance prepares to deposit Mars sample cache
Sunday, 18 December 2022 01:44
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon start depositing a cache of samples that it has collected since landing last year as part of efforts to eventually return those samples to Earth.
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