Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest pass to Sun
Saturday, 28 December 2024 03:12
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 28, 2024
Operations teams have confirmed NASA's mission to "touch" the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour - faster than any human-made object has ever moved
Operations teams have confirmed NASA's mission to "touch" the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour - faster than any human-made object has ever moved Two new radio telescopes enhance China's deep space exploration
Saturday, 28 December 2024 03:12
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2024
Two advanced radio telescopes, each with a 40-meter-diameter antenna, have officially entered service to bolster China's deep space exploration and astronomical research efforts. The telescopes are situated on Changbai Mountain in Jilin province and in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory announced on Friday.
The telescopes enhance China's Very Long Bas
Two advanced radio telescopes, each with a 40-meter-diameter antenna, have officially entered service to bolster China's deep space exploration and astronomical research efforts. The telescopes are situated on Changbai Mountain in Jilin province and in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory announced on Friday.
The telescopes enhance China's Very Long Bas China's human spaceflight program achieves key milestones in 2024
Saturday, 28 December 2024 03:12
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2024
China concluded a busy year in its human spaceflight program with the launch of the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft on November 16, marking the completion of the country's 2024 space missions. This year featured several significant achievements, including advancements in orbital science, space station operations, and astronaut training.
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China concluded a busy year in its human spaceflight program with the launch of the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft on November 16, marking the completion of the country's 2024 space missions. This year featured several significant achievements, including advancements in orbital science, space station operations, and astronaut training.
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Friday, 27 December 2024 18:14
Slam Corp, the shell company founded by former MLB player Alex Rodriguez, extended its merger deadline with Lynk Global but must refund $81 million to investors who redeemed shares instead of seeking a stake in the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator.
Noisy booster landings can impede spaceflight progress. Congress was right to step in
Friday, 27 December 2024 15:51
The recent congressional approval of the first-ever acknowledgment of space launch noise impacts on nearby communities is a landmark moment for both the aerospace sector and the communities that host these transformative […]
NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface
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Spacecoin deploys first satellite for decentralized space connectivity
Friday, 27 December 2024 12:23
Spacecoin said it is successfully communicating with its recently launched debut connectivity satellite, designed to test technology for a decentralized space-based network shared by multiple investors.
Astronauts face unique visual challenges at lunar south pole
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A 'remelting' of lunar surface adds a wrinkle to mystery of Moon's true age
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Much about the Moon remains shrouded in mystery, including its age. Analyses of samples brought back from the lunar surface indicate our celestial sidekick could be about 4.35 billion years old, which means it came to be at about 200 million years after the formation of our solar system.
But that immense lag doesn't sit well with some scientists. During the solar system's early days, debri
Much about the Moon remains shrouded in mystery, including its age. Analyses of samples brought back from the lunar surface indicate our celestial sidekick could be about 4.35 billion years old, which means it came to be at about 200 million years after the formation of our solar system.
But that immense lag doesn't sit well with some scientists. During the solar system's early days, debri NASA cameras to capture interaction between Blue Ghost, Moon's surface
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Say cheese again, Moon. We're coming in for another close-up.
For the second time in less than a year, a NASA technology designed to collect data on the interaction between a Moon lander's rocket plume and the lunar surface is set to make the long journey to Earth's nearest celestial neighbor for the benefit of humanity.
Developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virgini
Say cheese again, Moon. We're coming in for another close-up.
For the second time in less than a year, a NASA technology designed to collect data on the interaction between a Moon lander's rocket plume and the lunar surface is set to make the long journey to Earth's nearest celestial neighbor for the benefit of humanity.
Developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virgini Study uncovers link between lunar water origins and Earth's early formation
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
A recent study has revealed groundbreaking insights into the origins of lunar water, connecting it to Earth's early history and cosmic interactions. Researchers analyzed nine samples from the Apollo lunar mission using a high-precision triple oxygen isotope technique. This approach, devised by Dr. Morgan Nunn Martinez of the University of California, San Diego, identified distinct water phases -
A recent study has revealed groundbreaking insights into the origins of lunar water, connecting it to Earth's early history and cosmic interactions. Researchers analyzed nine samples from the Apollo lunar mission using a high-precision triple oxygen isotope technique. This approach, devised by Dr. Morgan Nunn Martinez of the University of California, San Diego, identified distinct water phases - Uncovering a centaur's tracks: UCF scientists examine unique asteroid-comet hybrid
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Although our Solar System is billions of years old, we've only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic and captivating inhabitants known as (2060) Chiron.
Chiron belongs to the class of objects that astronomers call "Centaurs." Centaurs are space objects that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. They are akin to the mythological creature they borrow their name
Although our Solar System is billions of years old, we've only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic and captivating inhabitants known as (2060) Chiron.
Chiron belongs to the class of objects that astronomers call "Centaurs." Centaurs are space objects that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. They are akin to the mythological creature they borrow their name Texas A and M researchers illuminate the mysteries of icy ocean worlds
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
College Station TX (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
As NASA's Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A and M University's J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unveiled groundbreaking research that could transform our understanding of icy ocean worlds across the solar system. The study published in Nature Communications, co-authored with
As NASA's Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A and M University's J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unveiled groundbreaking research that could transform our understanding of icy ocean worlds across the solar system. The study published in Nature Communications, co-authored with Building safer and more accessible nuclear clocks
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Scientists are making significant strides in creating nuclear clocks, a new frontier in ultra-precise timekeeping. Unlike optical atomic clocks that depend on electronic transitions, nuclear clocks harness the energy transitions within atomic nuclei. These transitions are less influenced by external forces, offering potentially unparalleled timekeeping accuracy.
Despite their promise, nucl
Scientists are making significant strides in creating nuclear clocks, a new frontier in ultra-precise timekeeping. Unlike optical atomic clocks that depend on electronic transitions, nuclear clocks harness the energy transitions within atomic nuclei. These transitions are less influenced by external forces, offering potentially unparalleled timekeeping accuracy.
Despite their promise, nucl Living in the deep, dark, slow lane: Insights from the first global appraisal of microbiomes in Earth's subsurface environments
Friday, 27 December 2024 10:56
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Which microbes thrive below us in darkness - in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor - and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on land and sea?
The first global study to embrace this huge question, conducted at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, reveals astonishingly high microbial diversity in some subsurface env
Which microbes thrive below us in darkness - in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor - and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on land and sea?
The first global study to embrace this huge question, conducted at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, reveals astonishingly high microbial diversity in some subsurface env