Monday, 22 February 2021 17:50
SpaceX blames failed Falcon 9 booster landing on heat damage
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 booster failed to land after its most recent launch Feb. 15 because of “heat damage” it sustained, but a SpaceX official said he was confident that the boosters can be reused 10 or more times.
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Monday, 22 February 2021 18:34
Youngest American to go into space is also a cancer survivor
By the end of the year, Hayley Arceneaux will be the youngest American in space and one of the first tourists to enter orbit unaccompanied by professional astronauts.
It is a feat made all the more remarkable by her battle to overcome a childhood cancer that robbed the 29 year old of her dream of becoming an astronaut herself.
Due to the bone cancer she overcame, Arceneaux has steel rods in her left leg—which until recently were enough to shatter her hopes of going into space.
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:00
The cost of avoiding collision
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Collision avoidance: what's the cost?
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Tianwen 1 probe enters preset parking orbit
Beijing (XNA) Feb 24, 2021
China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered its preset parking orbit above Mars on Wednesday and will fly in this orbit for about three months before releasing its landing capsule, said the China National Space Administration.
The spacecraft, which has entered a crucial stage in China's first interplanetary exploration mission after seven months of lengthy space voyage, conducted its third nea
China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered its preset parking orbit above Mars on Wednesday and will fly in this orbit for about three months before releasing its landing capsule, said the China National Space Administration.
The spacecraft, which has entered a crucial stage in China's first interplanetary exploration mission after seven months of lengthy space voyage, conducted its third nea
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Benchmark Space Systems and Orbit Fab Breaking Ground on Mobile Refueling Stations in Space
San Francisco CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space company, and Benchmark Space Systems (BSS), a leading provider of in-space mobility solutions, has announced a green, hydrogen-peroxide based refueling and servicing infrastructure partnership to extend satellite missions and provide the essential fuel for the evolving ecosystem in space.
As part of the teaming, Orbit Fab will bundle its RAFTI fluid tra
Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space company, and Benchmark Space Systems (BSS), a leading provider of in-space mobility solutions, has announced a green, hydrogen-peroxide based refueling and servicing infrastructure partnership to extend satellite missions and provide the essential fuel for the evolving ecosystem in space.
As part of the teaming, Orbit Fab will bundle its RAFTI fluid tra
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
NASA welds Confidence Article for next evolution of SLS
New Orleans FL (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) for future flights of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
The Exploration Upper Stage will be used on the second configuration of the SLS rocket, known as Block 1B, and will provide in-space p
Technicians are manufacturing and testing the first in a series of initial weld confidence articles for the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) for future flights of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
The Exploration Upper Stage will be used on the second configuration of the SLS rocket, known as Block 1B, and will provide in-space p
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
SwRI scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright flash above Jupiter's clouds last spring. The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) team studied the data and determined that they had captured a bolide, an extremely bright meteoroid explosion in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
"Jupiter undergoes a huge number of im
From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright flash above Jupiter's clouds last spring. The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) team studied the data and determined that they had captured a bolide, an extremely bright meteoroid explosion in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
"Jupiter undergoes a huge number of im
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their smaller neighbours
Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies.
In research published this week astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less 'molecular' gas at their centres.
Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars. Large galaxie
Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies.
In research published this week astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less 'molecular' gas at their centres.
Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars. Large galaxie
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Big Data to model the evolution of the cosmic web
La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) has led an international team which has developed an algorithm called COSMIC BIRTH to analyse large scale cosmic structures. This new computation method will permit the analysis of the evolution of the structure of dark matter from the early universe until the formation of present day galaxies. This work was recently published in the journal Monthly
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) has led an international team which has developed an algorithm called COSMIC BIRTH to analyse large scale cosmic structures. This new computation method will permit the analysis of the evolution of the structure of dark matter from the early universe until the formation of present day galaxies. This work was recently published in the journal Monthly
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Swift helps tie neutrino to star-shredding black hole
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, including NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, they traced the neutrino to a black hole tearing apart a star, a rare cataclysmic occurrence called a tidal disruption event.
"Astrophysicists have long theorized that
For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, including NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, they traced the neutrino to a black hole tearing apart a star, a rare cataclysmic occurrence called a tidal disruption event.
"Astrophysicists have long theorized that
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