NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid.
Lucy will pass within 596 miles (960 km) of the 2-mile-wide asteroid on Apr
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid.
Lucy will pass within 596 miles (960 km) of the 2-mile-wide asteroid on Apr Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second attempt, determined to achieve a perfect touchdown.
Intuitive Machines' hexagonal-shaped lander, Athena, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a wind
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second attempt, determined to achieve a perfect touchdown.
Intuitive Machines' hexagonal-shaped lander, Athena, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a wind Laser-powered spectrometer tested on Earth may uncover microbial fossils on Mars
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum deposits, offering a promising approach for future Mars missions to confirm past life on the Red Planet.
"Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulf
The possibility that microbial life once thrived in ancient Martian waters has intrigued scientists for years. Now, researchers have demonstrated a method to detect fossilized microbes in gypsum deposits, offering a promising approach for future Mars missions to confirm past life on the Red Planet.
"Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulf Chance huge asteroid will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2025
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth - 3.1 percent according to NASA and 2.8 percent according to the ESA. The planetary defence community has been scanning the
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth - 3.1 percent according to NASA and 2.8 percent according to the ESA. The planetary defence community has been scanning the Asteroid 2024 YR4 No Longer a Significant Impact Threat
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office has significantly downgraded the risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, reducing its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 to a negligible 0.001%.
Initially detected on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the near-Earth asteroid was quickly flagged by ESA's automated warning system, Aegis, as having a small
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Planetary Defence Office has significantly downgraded the risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4, reducing its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 to a negligible 0.001%.
Initially detected on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the near-Earth asteroid was quickly flagged by ESA's automated warning system, Aegis, as having a small NASA's Europa Clipper Leverages Mars for Critical Gravity Assist
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will execute a close flyby of Mars, passing just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This maneuver, known as a gravity assist, will adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and prepare it for a crucial stage in its journey toward Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. In addition to refining its path, the flyby presents an opportunity for mission scientists to
On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will execute a close flyby of Mars, passing just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This maneuver, known as a gravity assist, will adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and prepare it for a crucial stage in its journey toward Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. In addition to refining its path, the flyby presents an opportunity for mission scientists to Today's forecast Partially cloudy skies on an ultra-hot Neptune
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 09:26
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025
New insights into the extreme atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot Neptune, have emerged from observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Led by Louis-Philippe Coulombe, a graduate researcher at Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx), the study sheds light on the planet's unique weather patterns and atmospheric composition.
New insights into the extreme atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot Neptune, have emerged from observations conducted using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Led by Louis-Philippe Coulombe, a graduate researcher at Universite de Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx), the study sheds light on the planet's unique weather patterns and atmospheric composition. ESA seeks companies to commercialise inventions
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 08:13
Year after year, ESA creates new technologies and applications, typically filing 10 new patent applications per year. As a result, ESA has built a portfolio of around 550 patents and patent applications to date. Now, through a permanent open call, companies and startups from around the world can submit their ideas on how they would mature these patents, paving the way for improved commercialisation of ESA's innovations.
Drilling into Mars
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 08:00
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The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will drill deeper than any other mission has ever attempted on the Red Planet.
The third episode in the series shows how the rover will extract, collect and analyse martian samples in a high-fidelity simulation.
Rosalind Franklin will be the first rover to reach a depth of up to two metres deep below the surface, acquiring samples that have been protected from harsh fsurface radiation and extreme temperatures.
The drill system combines multiple precission mechanisms in an intricate automated sequence. It uses three extension rods that connect tor form a two-metre “drill string”.
As the rover
SpaceX targeting Friday for next test of Starship megarocket
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Caribbean during its last trial.
A launch window from the company's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, opens at 5:30 PM (2330 GMT), pending regulatory approval.
It will mark the eighth test flight of Starship, the largest and most powerful ro
Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Caribbean during its last trial.
A launch window from the company's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, opens at 5:30 PM (2330 GMT), pending regulatory approval.
It will mark the eighth test flight of Starship, the largest and most powerful ro New evidence suggests gypsum deposits on Mars may hold signs of ancient life
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2025
A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study demonstrates the successful detection of fossil microorganisms in Messinian gypsum deposits in Algeria using the Bernese Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometer (LIMS). The findings suggest that LIMS coul
A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study demonstrates the successful detection of fossil microorganisms in Messinian gypsum deposits in Algeria using the Bernese Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometer (LIMS). The findings suggest that LIMS coul Moon-Exposed Grass Seeds to Be Cultivated on Earth
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025
Herders in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may soon have access to a unique variety of forage, as researchers are set to cultivate grass seeds that have undergone a journey to the moon. These seeds, having endured deep-space exposure, are expected to undergo genetic mutations that could yield superior plant varieties.
Carried aboard China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe, which embarked on its mis
Herders in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may soon have access to a unique variety of forage, as researchers are set to cultivate grass seeds that have undergone a journey to the moon. These seeds, having endured deep-space exposure, are expected to undergo genetic mutations that could yield superior plant varieties.
Carried aboard China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe, which embarked on its mis Deep Space advanced radar capability makes tremendous progress in first year
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
Just one year after signing a ground-breaking trilateral agreement, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership is completing facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors.
DARC is a partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, designed to create an all-weather, global system to tra
Just one year after signing a ground-breaking trilateral agreement, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership is completing facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors.
DARC is a partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, designed to create an all-weather, global system to tra Foreign Military Sales Conference Ushers in New Era for Space Systems Command
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Los Angeles CA (AFNS) Feb 24, 2025
In anticipation of what some in the defense industry are calling a "tidal wave" of new foreign military sales cases, Space Systems Command hosted a first-ever Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Enterprise Kick-Off conference Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
"Today, SSC is taking another step towards our vision for an FMS enterprise that successfully executes space FMS cases and effectively delivers cap
In anticipation of what some in the defense industry are calling a "tidal wave" of new foreign military sales cases, Space Systems Command hosted a first-ever Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Enterprise Kick-Off conference Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
"Today, SSC is taking another step towards our vision for an FMS enterprise that successfully executes space FMS cases and effectively delivers cap Kapta Space debuts metamaterials radar system for defense and earth observation
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:06
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
Kapta Space a Seattle-based space technology firm has emerged from stealth mode with a fresh 5 million seed round to drive the development of its breakthrough radar imaging system. The funding round was led by MetaVC Partners and joined by Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective and will support rapid on-orbit demonstrations.
Established in 2023 by Milton Perque formerly of Echodyne and Adam
Kapta Space a Seattle-based space technology firm has emerged from stealth mode with a fresh 5 million seed round to drive the development of its breakthrough radar imaging system. The funding round was led by MetaVC Partners and joined by Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective and will support rapid on-orbit demonstrations.
Established in 2023 by Milton Perque formerly of Echodyne and Adam