Calibrating from the cosmos
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 18:54
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 17, 2024
A unique "passenger" is joining an upcoming mission to the moon. In 2026, physicists are planning to operate a radio telescope on the far side of the moon-an unforgiving environment that poses tremendous challenges for research equipment to survive, but also the promise of enormous scientific payoff. Called LuSEE-Night, the project aims to access lingering radio waves from the universe's ancient
A unique "passenger" is joining an upcoming mission to the moon. In 2026, physicists are planning to operate a radio telescope on the far side of the moon-an unforgiving environment that poses tremendous challenges for research equipment to survive, but also the promise of enormous scientific payoff. Called LuSEE-Night, the project aims to access lingering radio waves from the universe's ancient NASA's IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize 'Microquasar' Findings
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 18:54
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2024
The powerful gravity fields of black holes can devour whole planets' worth of matter - often so violently that they expel streams of particles traveling near the speed of light in formations known as jets. Scientists understand that these high-speed jets can accelerate these particles, called cosmic rays, but little is definitively known about that process.
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The powerful gravity fields of black holes can devour whole planets' worth of matter - often so violently that they expel streams of particles traveling near the speed of light in formations known as jets. Scientists understand that these high-speed jets can accelerate these particles, called cosmic rays, but little is definitively known about that process.
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 18:54
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
"Zwitterionic" might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it's a word that's central to the technology his group is developing to remove micropollutants from water. Derived from the German word "zwitter," meaning "hybrid," "zwitterionic" molecules are those with an equal number of positive and negative charges.
"Zwitterionic" might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it's a word that's central to the technology his group is developing to remove micropollutants from water. Derived from the German word "zwitter," meaning "hybrid," "zwitterionic" molecules are those with an equal number of positive and negative charges. Could diamonds drive Neptune and Uranus' magnetic fields
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 18:54
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2024
Diamonds could form in the relatively shallow interiors of planets like Neptune and Uranus and travel downward, driving the ice giants' magnetic fields, according to new research from an international team of scientists including Carnegie's Alexander Goncharov and Eric Edmund.
Published in Nature Astronomy, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory-led team's findings used the European XFEL
Diamonds could form in the relatively shallow interiors of planets like Neptune and Uranus and travel downward, driving the ice giants' magnetic fields, according to new research from an international team of scientists including Carnegie's Alexander Goncharov and Eric Edmund.
Published in Nature Astronomy, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory-led team's findings used the European XFEL New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US?
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 18:54
Golden CO (SPX) Jan 17, 2024
Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers. This was one of several key findings from the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). The model was used to create a color-coded map that pinpoints where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur based on insights from se
Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers. This was one of several key findings from the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). The model was used to create a color-coded map that pinpoints where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur based on insights from se Good advice for Marcus Wandt’s Muninn Mission
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 08:00
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ESA astronaut and commander of Expedition 70 Andreas Mogensen has some advice for Marcus Wandt, ESA’s first project astronaut, who will join him on the International Space Station on his Muninn mission. It will be the first time two Scandinavians are in space together, which fits perfectly with their mission names, Huginn and Muninn.
IDEFIX Rover Set to Embark on Pioneering Journey to Martian Moon Phobos
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, under the leadership of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is gearing up for a historic endeavor with the German-French rover IDEFIX poised to play a pivotal role. This ambitious mission aims to unravel the enigmatic origins of Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, marking a significant leap in our quest to understand the Martian system.
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The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, under the leadership of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is gearing up for a historic endeavor with the German-French rover IDEFIX poised to play a pivotal role. This ambitious mission aims to unravel the enigmatic origins of Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, marking a significant leap in our quest to understand the Martian system.
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Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
Pixxel has opened its first-ever spacecraft manufacturing facility, aptly named "MegaPixxel," in Bengaluru, India. The inauguration, which marks a new chapter in Pixxel's journey, was attended by Shri S Somanath, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), alongside other notable industry stakeholders and investors.
Spanning 30,000 square feet, the MegaPixxel facility in
Pixxel has opened its first-ever spacecraft manufacturing facility, aptly named "MegaPixxel," in Bengaluru, India. The inauguration, which marks a new chapter in Pixxel's journey, was attended by Shri S Somanath, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), alongside other notable industry stakeholders and investors.
Spanning 30,000 square feet, the MegaPixxel facility in Tianzhou 7 mission set to enhance operations at China's Tiangong Space Station
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Beijing (XNA) Jan 16, 2024
The latest mission in China's expanding space program, involving the Tianzhou 7 cargo spaceship, is underway at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency. This spacecraft is set to join the Tiangong space station, a significant step in China's ongoing efforts in space exploration and station maintenance.
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The latest mission in China's expanding space program, involving the Tianzhou 7 cargo spaceship, is underway at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency. This spacecraft is set to join the Tiangong space station, a significant step in China's ongoing efforts in space exploration and station maintenance.
Preparations for this critica Bill proposes protections for commercial airline workers to report UAP sightings
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 12, 2024
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would provide legal protection to civilian pilots who report UAP sightings.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif. and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., introduced the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, which aims to facilitate reporting of the unidentified aerial phenomena formerly called UFOs and to increase transparency of the reports coming
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would provide legal protection to civilian pilots who report UAP sightings.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif. and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., introduced the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, which aims to facilitate reporting of the unidentified aerial phenomena formerly called UFOs and to increase transparency of the reports coming Hicks: U.S. Aims to Prevent Conflict in Space, Other Domains Through Deterrence
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Russia and China are deploying capabilities that can target GPS and other vital space-based systems in an effort to degrade the military space advantage of the U.S. and its allies, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
Hicks made the remarks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as Army Gen. James H. Dickinson relinquished command of U.S. Space Command to Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiti
Russia and China are deploying capabilities that can target GPS and other vital space-based systems in an effort to degrade the military space advantage of the U.S. and its allies, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
Hicks made the remarks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as Army Gen. James H. Dickinson relinquished command of U.S. Space Command to Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiti NASA's Fermi Detects Surprise Gamma-Ray Feature Beyond Our Galaxy
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Astronomers analyzing 13 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found an unexpected and as yet unexplained feature outside of our galaxy. "It is a completely serendipitous discovery," said Alexander Kashlinsky, a cosmologist at the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, who presented the research at the 243rd meeting of the American As
Astronomers analyzing 13 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found an unexpected and as yet unexplained feature outside of our galaxy. "It is a completely serendipitous discovery," said Alexander Kashlinsky, a cosmologist at the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, who presented the research at the 243rd meeting of the American As Our surprising magnetic galaxy
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Previous studies on galactic magnetic fields only gave a very general picture, but the new study reveals that magnetic fields in the spiral arms of our galaxy break away from this general picture significantly and are tilted away
A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Previous studies on galactic magnetic fields only gave a very general picture, but the new study reveals that magnetic fields in the spiral arms of our galaxy break away from this general picture significantly and are tilted away Potential solvents identified for building on Moon and Mars
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Pullman WA (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible.
Using machine learning and computational modeling, Washington State University researchers have found about half a dozen good candidates for solvents that can extract m
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible.
Using machine learning and computational modeling, Washington State University researchers have found about half a dozen good candidates for solvents that can extract m Starliner parachute system upgrade tested before crewed flight
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:31
Yuma AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
A modified parachute system for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was tested over the Arizona desert on Jan. 9. Parachute deployment and a soft landing of the test article were visually confirmed. Preliminary data analysis of this two-parachute test suggest the primary test objectives were met. Engineering teams will continue to review the results, inspect the test
A modified parachute system for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was tested over the Arizona desert on Jan. 9. Parachute deployment and a soft landing of the test article were visually confirmed. Preliminary data analysis of this two-parachute test suggest the primary test objectives were met. Engineering teams will continue to review the results, inspect the test