Circumbinary planet discovered by TESS validates new detection technique
Friday, 12 November 2021 07:38
A new technique developed in part by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Nader Haghighipour has allowed astronomers to quickly detect a transiting circumbinary planet orbiting around two suns, according to a new Astronomical Journal paper on which Haghighipour is an author.
Circumbinary planets are planetary bodies that rotate around two stars. Although for years, they were merely Roman Space Telescope will help drive new era of cosmological discovery
Friday, 12 November 2021 07:38
A team of scientists has forecast the scientific impact of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's High Latitude Wide Area Survey on critical questions in cosmology. This observation program will consist of both imaging, which reveals the locations, shapes, sizes, and colors of objects like distant galaxies, and spectroscopy, which involves measuring the intensity of light from those objects at James Webb Space Telescope will reveal new insights into astrochemistry
Friday, 12 November 2021 07:38
On Dec. 18, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will launch from French Guiana to its destination almost a million miles from Earth. The telescope will give scientists unprecedented views of chemistry occurring throughout the universe. This information will provide new insights into how planetary systems form and whether life-sustaining conditions exist elsewhere in the universe, according to Crew-3 docking replay
Friday, 12 November 2021 07:30
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Relive the moment the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, docked to the International Space Station with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and his NASA colleagues Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron on board.
Docking took place at 23:32 GMT Thursday, 11 November/00:32 CET Friday, 12 November, around 22 hours after Crew-3 was launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
Crew Dragon docking is autonomous. Once docked, astronauts on Endurance and aboard the Space Station conducted standard leak checks and pressurisation before the hatch between the two spacecraft was opened at 01:25 GMT/02:25
Morpheus unveils Sphere product line for satellite constellations
Friday, 12 November 2021 05:08
Morpheus, a German propulsion startup that opened an office in Los Angeles earlier this year, unveiled a suite of products, called the Sphere ecosystem, that are designed to work together to reduce the cost and complexity of satellite constellation operations.
Crew-3 arrives at ISS
Thursday, 11 November 2021 23:29
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Nov. 11, less than 24 hours after its launch from Florida.
South Korea to develop reusable rocket with 100-ton thrust engines
Thursday, 11 November 2021 20:52
The plan to develop a reusable rocket came as a surprise because “reusability” was nowhere to be seen in the government’s budget request for 2022 — in which South Korea’s next-generation rocket was supposed to be an expendable rocket.
Space Force leader suggests education secretary should be on the National Space Council
Thursday, 11 November 2021 20:38
arly education about the value created by space technology should be a national priority, the top enlisted leader of the U.S. Space Force said Nov. 11.
Thomas during event from Space Station
Thursday, 11 November 2021 17:37
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Thomas during event from Space Station U.S. Space Force buys three new GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin
Thursday, 11 November 2021 17:16
The U.S. Space Force has ordered three GPS 3F satellites from Lockheed Martin for $737 million, a spokesperson said Nov. 11.
Chinese rocket firms make new moves toward launch
Thursday, 11 November 2021 16:35
A number of Chinese launch firms have taken steps towards realizing plans in recent days with a series of agreements, engine tests and launch vehicle deliveries.
Medical experiments in space
Thursday, 11 November 2021 14:22
The SpaceX carrier rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. early on Thursday morning, Central European Time. The 'Cosmic Kiss' mission's four crew members will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Crew Dragon capsule. They will remain on the ISS until April 2022. Joining his three NASA colleagues is ESA astronaut Dr. Matthias Maurer, the 12th German in space and the fourth German on the ISS. This will be the 51-year-old materials scientist's first-ever space flight, for which he has been training and preparing since April 2020.
During his mission, Dr. Maurer will conduct an array of experiments. Responsibility for the selection and coordination of the mission's German experiments rests with the German Space Agency at the DLR. All experiments have completed numerous testing stages, such as parabolic flights.
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RadCube reaches out Mapping our human footprint from space
Thursday, 11 November 2021 12:05
The world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs. Urban areas are already home to 55% of the world’s population and that figure is expected to grow to 68% by 2050. Rapid and unplanned urbanisation, combined with the challenges brought by climate change, can lead to an increase in air pollution, higher vulnerability to disasters, as well as issues related to the management of resources such as water, raw materials and energy.
To improve the understanding of current trends in global urbanisation, ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR),
Astroscale and New Zealand to partner on space sustainability projects
Thursday, 11 November 2021 11:28
Astroscale signed an agreement with the government of New Zealand Nov. 10 to study advanced concepts for orbital debris removal.