Lucy gears up for a busy year on route to the Jupiter Trojans
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10After its inaugural asteroid encounter last year, NASA's Lucy spacecraft is gearing up for pivotal events in 2024, marking significant progress in its journey to explore the enigmatic Jupiter Trojan asteroids. This ambitious mission, which seeks to unravel mysteries of the solar system's formation, is poised to enter a critical phase involving intricate deep space maneuvers and an Earth gravity
Revolutionizing Chemistry: Over 4 Billion Early-Life Reactions Simulated via Blockchain
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10In a groundbreaking utilization of blockchain technology, a team of chemists has successfully repurposed the computational process typically used in cryptocurrency mining to simulate an unprecedented network of chemical reactions, potentially linked to the origins of life on Earth. This study, published in the journal Chem on January 24, marks a novel intersection of chemistry, computer science,
Shenzhou 18 and 19 crews undertake intensive training for next missions
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10Crew members selected for China's upcoming manned space missions, Shenzhou XVIII and Shenzhou XIV, are currently engaged in rigorous training programs, as revealed by Yang Liwei, a prominent figure in the nation's space endeavors. Liwei, who earned distinction as China's first astronaut and now plays a pivotal role in the planning of the manned space program, recently shared these insights on Ch
Sidus ships LizzieSat to Vandenberg for upcoming SpaceX launch
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has reached a key moment with its LizzieSat satellite arriving at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as the company prepares for the satellite's planned launch on SpaceX' Transporter-10 mission, anticipated no earlier than March 2024. The arrival of LizzieSat at the base has set the stage for the final flight preparations before its integration with
Earth Blox prepares for growth in response to booming demand for nature and climate analytics
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10In a significant move to bolster its growth trajectory, Edinburgh-based Earth Blox, a prominent player in the nature and climate tech sector, has recently announced the doubling of its customer base over the past six months. This surge in clientele is attributed to the increasing demand from the finance industry and carbon markets for no-code access to extensive geospatial data, a crucial tool i
NOAA's GOES-U satellite set for April launch
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U), the last addition to NOAA's current generation of weather satellites, has officially touched down in Florida, marking a significant milestone in the United States' efforts to enhance its environmental monitoring and weather forecasting capabilities. This advanced satellite, part of the GOES-R Series, arrived via a United States Ai
Shrinking Moon Causing Moonquakes and Faults Near Lunar South Pole
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10As NASA continues to make progress toward sending astronauts to the lunar South Pole region with its Artemis campaign, data from a NASA-funded study is helping scientists better understand this strategic part of the Moon. The study presents evidence that moonquakes and faults generated as the Moon's interior gradually cools and shrinks are also found near and within some of the areas the agency
NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich atmospheres elsewhere in our galaxy. "This would be the first time that we can directly show through an atmospheric detection, that th
New Year, New images from Perseverance on Mars
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10Since parking at Airey Hill during Solar Conjunction back in November, Perseverance has been busy exploring. We drove north from Airey Hill to Flat Point, where we had the best views to conduct imaging using Mastcam-Z of some of the deepest parts of the Margin Unit. We then drove south-east, parallel to a ridge that shows apparent layering, and imaged targets including Burnt Island and Lil
Polka Dots and Sunbeams: Sol 4078
Friday, 26 January 2024 21:10Earth planning date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024: We arrived at a workspace with bedrock delightfully dotted with resistant features whose granular appearance and gray color were intriguing enough to warrant attention from APXS, ChemCam, and MAHLI. ChemCam will target one of these features, "Tehipite Dome," while MAHLI and APXS will target a different feature on the same block, "Sierra Col
Satellite communications for safer and greener aviation
Friday, 26 January 2024 13:18The first commercial flights of a programme that uses Iris satellite technology to help modernise air traffic management and reduce carbon emissions have taken place.
Week in images: 22-26 January 2024
Friday, 26 January 2024 13:15Week in images: 22-26 January 2024
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Earth views from Cupola by Marcus Wandt
Friday, 26 January 2024 12:00Join ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world".
The ESA - European Space Agency-built Cupola is the favourite place of many astronauts on the International Space Station. It serves not only as a unique photo spot, but also for observing robotic activities of the Canadian Space Agency's robotic arm Canadarm2, arriving spacecraft and spacewalks.
Marcus was launched to the International Space Station on the Dragon spacecraft as part of Axiom Mission 3 on 18 January 2024. His two-week mission on board is known as Muninn.
Follow Marcus’s journey on the