Tune in for first Mars livestream
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 13:00
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For one hour on Friday 2 June, join ESA on YouTube for a space first as live images stream down direct from Mars – this will be the closest you can get to a live view from the Red Planet.
North Korea’s spy satellite launch fails with second-stage malfunction
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A North Korean rocket failed shortly after liftoff May 31, plunging into the ocean with its spy satellite payload.
Satellite operators Viasat and Inmarsat complete merger deal
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Viasat said May 31 it closed the acquisition of Inmarsat it announced a year and a half ago after clearing all regulatory hurdles to consolidate the satellite operators.
China looks to expand scope of space operations with Shenzhou 16
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Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023
Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency arise in space.
Yet among the three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China's space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first
Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency arise in space.
Yet among the three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China's space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first Launch signals wider-opening space sector for China
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Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023
Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency arise in space.
Yet among the three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China's space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first
Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency arise in space.
Yet among the three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China's space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first China aims to make manned moon landing before 2030
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Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023
China plans to send astronauts to the moon before 2030, a space official said on Monday.
Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China that the country's space authorities have launched the manned lunar program.
"The overall goals are to realize China's first manned landing on the
China plans to send astronauts to the moon before 2030, a space official said on Monday.
Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China that the country's space authorities have launched the manned lunar program.
"The overall goals are to realize China's first manned landing on the BeetleSat conducts two-way data communication using proprietary expandable antenna
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Miami FL (SPX) May 31, 2023
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology company building the world's first global low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation optimized for premium point-to-point communications, has announced the successful software-defined radio (SDR) two-way data communication using its lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna.
"Successful data transmission between our satel
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology company building the world's first global low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation optimized for premium point-to-point communications, has announced the successful software-defined radio (SDR) two-way data communication using its lightweight, very high data rate, expandable antenna.
"Successful data transmission between our satel SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida
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Miami FL (UPI) May 31, 2023
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Space Ax-2 crew successfully returned to Earth late Tuesday night, splashing down off the coast of Florida following 10 days in space.
The Ax-2 crew undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning to make its 12-hour journey back to Earth, and splashed down at 11:04 p.m. ET in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Splashdown of Dragon confirmed
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Space Ax-2 crew successfully returned to Earth late Tuesday night, splashing down off the coast of Florida following 10 days in space.
The Ax-2 crew undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning to make its 12-hour journey back to Earth, and splashed down at 11:04 p.m. ET in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Splashdown of Dragon confirmed AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II Mission
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Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 31, 2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future missions to space.
"NASA came to us actually several years ago, to work with them on develo
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future missions to space.
"NASA came to us actually several years ago, to work with them on develo Quest for alien signals in the heart of the Milky Way takes off
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Mountain View CA (SPX) May 31, 2023
Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor - a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way called the Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS).
Such repetitive patterns could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of extraterrestrial intelligence in o
Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor - a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way called the Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS).
Such repetitive patterns could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of extraterrestrial intelligence in o New study provides novel insights into the cosmic evolution of amino acids
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Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2023
All biological amino acids on Earth appear exclusively in their left-handed form, but the reason underlying this observation is elusive. Recently, scientists from Japan uncovered new clues about the cosmic origin of this asymmetry. Based on the optical properties of amino acids found on the Murchison meteorite, they conducted physics-based simulations, revealing that the precursors to the biolog
All biological amino acids on Earth appear exclusively in their left-handed form, but the reason underlying this observation is elusive. Recently, scientists from Japan uncovered new clues about the cosmic origin of this asymmetry. Based on the optical properties of amino acids found on the Murchison meteorite, they conducted physics-based simulations, revealing that the precursors to the biolog One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone
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Gainesville FL (SPX) May 31, 2023
Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of our sun at most. Billions of planets orbit these common dwarf stars in our galaxy.
To capture enough warmth to be habitable, these planets would need to huddle very close to their small stars, which leaves them susceptible to
Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of our sun at most. Billions of planets orbit these common dwarf stars in our galaxy.
To capture enough warmth to be habitable, these planets would need to huddle very close to their small stars, which leaves them susceptible to Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths'
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Liege, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023
A study led by researchers of the University of Liege and the CSIC - using observations from NASA's TESS telescope - presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold star in a synchronized dance. Named TOI-2096, the system is located 150 light-years from Earth.
The discovery is the result of a close collaboration between European and American uni
A study led by researchers of the University of Liege and the CSIC - using observations from NASA's TESS telescope - presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold star in a synchronized dance. Named TOI-2096, the system is located 150 light-years from Earth.
The discovery is the result of a close collaboration between European and American uni Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope - a mysterious signal and its source galaxy
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Perth, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2023
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins.
Now, a study of the slow-moving, star-forming gas in the same galaxy found to host an FRB has been published in The Astrophysical Journal. This is only the fourth-ever publication on tw
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins.
Now, a study of the slow-moving, star-forming gas in the same galaxy found to host an FRB has been published in The Astrophysical Journal. This is only the fourth-ever publication on tw Helium nuclei research advances our understanding of cosmic ray origin and propagation
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2023
Much of our understanding of the Universe and its mysterious phenomena is based on theoretical interpretations. In order to deepen the understanding of distant objects and energetic phenomena, astronomers are looking at cosmic rays, which are high-energy charged particles composed of protons, electrons, atomic nuclei, and other subatomic particles. Such studies have revealed that cosmic rays con
Much of our understanding of the Universe and its mysterious phenomena is based on theoretical interpretations. In order to deepen the understanding of distant objects and energetic phenomena, astronomers are looking at cosmic rays, which are high-energy charged particles composed of protons, electrons, atomic nuclei, and other subatomic particles. Such studies have revealed that cosmic rays con