A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
Saturday, 06 April 2024 10:20
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A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station.
The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia's Oleg Novitsky, NASA's Loral O'Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 12:17 p.m.
Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event
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Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity.
The binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis—"northern crown"—is normally too dim to see with the naked eye.
But every 80 years or so, exchanges between its two stars, which are locked in a deadly embrace, spark a runaway nuclear explosion.
The light from the blast travels through the cosmos and makes it appear as if a new star—as bright as the North Star, according to NASA—has suddenly just popped up in our night sky for a few days.
Eclipse weather forecast points to clear skies in the Northeast and central US. Texas is iffy
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Some who hope to witness Monday's total solar eclipse may see the sun obscured by clouds instead of by the moon.
There's still some time for forecasts to change, but meteorologists predict that eclipse day storms could blanket parts of the path, which stretches from Mexico and Texas through Maine and parts of Canada.
If clouds don't get in the way, viewers in the path wearing eclipse glasses will see the moon begin to slowly cover the sun until it is completely blocked, a period of darkness called "totality" during which temperatures drop and the sun's corona will be visible.
What's the forecast along the eclipse's path?
Clouds are expected in much of the eclipse's path Monday thanks to storms that are moving across the central U.S.
European space consultancies merge to form Novaspace
Saturday, 06 April 2024 00:18
Evolving role of space policy in national security: From “hobby shop” to center stage
Friday, 05 April 2024 20:03
Voyager 1's Data Transmission Issue Traced to Memory Corruption, Fix in Progress
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After months of receiving gibberish data from Voyager 1, NASA engineers have isolated the problem to a corrupted memory segment in the spacecraft's computer. The anomaly, affecting the flight data subsystem (FDS)-integral for preparing the spacecraft's science and engineering data for Earth transmission-has hindered readable data transmissions since November last year.
In a diagnostic move NEOWISE Achieves a Decade of Asteroid and Comet Surveillance from Space
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Marking a significant milestone, NASA's NEOWISE mission has unveiled its tenth year of data collection, showcasing an ongoing infrared survey that sheds light on the dynamic changes of celestial bodies over extended periods. This survey, pivotal in the realm of time-domain astronomy, aids in observing the fluctuation in brightness of distant stars and the activities of remote black holes. Specif The PI's Perspective: Needles in the Cosmic Haystack
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New Horizons is healthy and speeding across the Kuiper Belt, nearing a distance of 60 times as far from the Sun as Earth is!
The spacecraft continues to collect round-the-clock data on our Sun's cocoon in the galaxy, called the heliosphere, and transmit that data, as well as the final data from our flyby of Kuiper Belt object (KBO) Arrokoth, back to Earth.
Since I last wrote in this DESI achieves unprecedented measurement of Universe's expansion
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by Lauren Biron for Berkeley News
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2024
A revolutionary view into the cosmos is now possible thanks to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and its array of 5,000 robotic observers perched atop a mountaintop telescope. These robotic eyes have made it possible to gaze 11 billion years back in time, offering unprecedented insights into the universe's early day NASA Schedules Trio of Rocket Launches to Study Eclipse Effects on Atmosphere
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In a significant event set for April 8, 2024, NASA will deploy three Black Brant IX sounding rockets from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to investigate the influence of solar eclipses on the upper atmosphere. The APEP mission seeks to examine the atmospheric response to the transient absence of sunlight. Launches are timed at 2:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., and 4:05 p.m. EDT, coinciding with stag D-Orbit and Plan-S Forge Strategic Partnership for Satellite Deployment
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In a significant step towards enhancing global IoT connectivity and Earth Observation, D-Orbit has sealed a launch agreement with Turkish New Space pioneer, Plan-S. The partnership entails the deployment of eight 6U satellites across two missions scheduled between late 2024 and early 2025, utilizing D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier for effective constellation placement.
Matteo Lorenzoni, D- Muon Space Launches Muon Halo, Securing Over $60M for LEO Satellite Missions
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Muon Space, a leader in space systems, today unveiled Muon Halo, a comprehensive solution designed to enhance the deployment and performance of low Earth orbit (LEO) small satellite constellations. This integrated hardware and software suite aims to streamline mission processes, from design to operation, ensuring quicker launches and improved functionality in space.
The company also disclo Sidus Space Launches Commercial Mission Control Center Services
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Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), known for its innovative Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite solutions, has announced the launch of its Mission Control Center (MCC), a new addition aimed at enriching its Space-Based Data Solutions segment. This initiative aligns with Sidus' commitment to expanding its revenue streams by catering to commercial enterprises.
Operating under four key divis Tyvak International wins EDA contract to develop VLEO satellite technology
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Tyvak International SRL, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) located in Torino, Italy, announced its role in a major European Defense Agency (EDA) initiative. As a leading European nano and microsatellite provider, Tyvak International has been awarded a service subcontract for the EDA's Hub for EU Defense Innovation (HEDI) proof-of-concept prototype for 2023. This project foc Looking back at Hinman Col: Sols 4146-4147
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Earth planning day: Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Today we planned a Touch and Go plan. Our workspace had abundant large, stable blocks - not always a given! - which made for a relatively easy planning process for the geology and mineralogy theme group (GEO).
The bedrock here is predominantly a pale coloured rock, massive (non-lineated) in appearance, but there are rare fragments of darker lay