Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2023
Tryptophan is one of the 20 amino acids considered essential for the formation of proteins, which are key macromolecules for the development of life on Earth. This amino acid has many spectral features in the infrared, as had been previously characterized by Susana Iglesias Groth, an IAC researcher. Using data from the Spitzer Space Observatory she identifies more than 10 emission bands of

Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2023
On Friday, May 19, 2023, Impossible Sensing, along with a team of scientists and engineers from SETI Institute, NASA JPL, University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory and other institutions onboard Ocean Exploration Trust's Exploration Vessel Nautilus expedition, successfully launched InVADER Mission's Laser Divebot into the deep waters surrounding Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll. This e

Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 21, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics has sold its third Mission Extension Pod (MEP), a propulsion "jet pack" that extends the life of legacy satellites, allowing them to operate longer and more profitably. Under a purchase agreement with Intelsat, SpaceLogistics' Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), a servicing spacecraft equipped with robotic arms, will install the jet pack

Space Coast FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
An issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve caused a one-day delay of ULA's first launch of 2023; the launch was originally scheduled for June 21. United Launch Alliance's (ULA) second-to-last flight of its Delta IV Heavy rocket lit the Florida Space Coast sky on the NROL-68 mission to haul a classified payload for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency, the National Reconnaissance

Watch Mercury appear from the shadows as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped by the planet’s night side during its 19 June 2023 close flyby, and enjoy a special flyover of geologically rich terrain, along with a bonus 3D scene.

Image: Ambassador Andreas for WILD Nature Foundation

Photo highlights from day 4 of the Paris Air Show 2023. Main focus of the day is on Applications, Earth Observation and Space Safety. The 54th edition of the Paris Air Show opened its doors on Monday and will continue till the 25 June.

ESA is taking part with an exhibition in the Space Pavilion alongside with CNES, the French National Space Agency. Throughout the week, the pavilion will host presentations, events and temporary exhibitions from both agencies, while several events will be held in the ESA/CNES shared area.

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Image: The Zero Debris Charter

Midland TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, announced it has achieved repeated successful download speeds above 10 Mbps during testing of BlueWalker 3. Space-based cellular communications at 4G speeds using unmodified smartphones is another world first telecommunications achievement

Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is far less luminous than other black holes at the centers of galaxies we can observe, which means our galaxy's central black hole has not been actively gobbling up material around it. Yet new evidence from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) telescope suggests the ancient sleeping giant woke recently