Thursday, 16 January 2025 22:27
Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan.
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Thursday, 16 January 2025 19:52
Space weather forecast: Strong support from incoming administration
Space weather sector anticipates continued support from incoming administration.
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Friday, 17 January 2025 01:00
Bezos' Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit, a feat 15 years in the making
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Friday, 17 January 2025 05:22
SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.
In terms of sheer excitement, Elon Musk's company didn't disappoint, underscoring its technical prowess by catching the fir
Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.
In terms of sheer excitement, Elon Musk's company didn't disappoint, underscoring its technical prowess by catching the fir
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Seed-sized space chip
Friday, 17 January 2025 08:00
Earth from Space: Frozen borders
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the borders between North and South Dakota and Minnesota blanketed with snow and ice.
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Friday, 17 January 2025 10:13
Arweave Genesis Block embarks on Lunar preservation mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Arweave, recognized as the first permanent storage network globally, has achieved a significant milestone: the Arweave Genesis Block is now on its way to the moon. Transported as molecular storage encoded in synthetic DNA, the Genesis Block was launched on January 15 aboard a lunar lander. Upon reaching the lunar surface, it will be preserved indefinitely, safeguarding it for the entirety of hum
Arweave, recognized as the first permanent storage network globally, has achieved a significant milestone: the Arweave Genesis Block is now on its way to the moon. Transported as molecular storage encoded in synthetic DNA, the Genesis Block was launched on January 15 aboard a lunar lander. Upon reaching the lunar surface, it will be preserved indefinitely, safeguarding it for the entirety of hum
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Friday, 17 January 2025 10:13
How Many Black Holes Are Hidden Behind Clouds of Dust
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Multiple NASA telescopes have contributed to a new study exploring the prevalence of supermassive black holes, focusing on those obscured by dense clouds of gas and dust. This comprehensive survey stands out for its ability to detect these hidden cosmic giants alongside their more visible counterparts.
Scientists have long theorized that nearly every large galaxy houses a supermassive blac
Multiple NASA telescopes have contributed to a new study exploring the prevalence of supermassive black holes, focusing on those obscured by dense clouds of gas and dust. This comprehensive survey stands out for its ability to detect these hidden cosmic giants alongside their more visible counterparts.
Scientists have long theorized that nearly every large galaxy houses a supermassive blac
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Friday, 17 January 2025 10:13
Penn State center awarded NASA grant to search for alien civilizations
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Researchers at the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence (PSETI) Center have been awarded a three-year, $480,000 grant under the NASA Exoplanets Research Program to search for radio and laser signals from alien civilizations. The project is led by Pinchen Fan, a doctoral student in astronomy, astrophysics and astrobiology, under the supervision of her adviser, Jason Wright, professor of astro
Researchers at the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence (PSETI) Center have been awarded a three-year, $480,000 grant under the NASA Exoplanets Research Program to search for radio and laser signals from alien civilizations. The project is led by Pinchen Fan, a doctoral student in astronomy, astrophysics and astrobiology, under the supervision of her adviser, Jason Wright, professor of astro
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Friday, 17 January 2025 10:13
Webb observes expanding carbon-rich dust shells in star system
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Astronomers have made significant progress in understanding how carbon, an element vital for life, is dispersed throughout the cosmos. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have taken a closer look at Wolf-Rayet 140, a system of two massive stars in the Milky Way that serves as a dynamic source of carbon-rich dust.
When the stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 approach one another in thei
Astronomers have made significant progress in understanding how carbon, an element vital for life, is dispersed throughout the cosmos. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have taken a closer look at Wolf-Rayet 140, a system of two massive stars in the Milky Way that serves as a dynamic source of carbon-rich dust.
When the stars in Wolf-Rayet 140 approach one another in thei
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