Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
Beyond Gravity, a leading supplier to the space industry, will provide its constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) to Quantum Space's inaugural flight of its Ranger multi-purpose vehicle, which will take payloads to geostationary and cislunar orbits. Beyond Gravity, a leading supplier to the space industry, has announced it will provide its constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) to Quantum

Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
A world-class telescope in outback Western Australia is on the verge of unlocking more secrets from the start of the Universe as new technology upgrades are rolled out during its historic 10-year anniversary. The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) project, a powerful telescope made up of 8,192 antennas spread across more than 30sqkm on Wajarri Yamatji land, about 300km north-east of Geraldton, is c

Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
NASA's Artemis launch team conducted its first simulation for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, on July 20 inside the Launch Control Center at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As NASA teams prepare to send the crew of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and bring them back safely, they will participate in a wide range of simulations to ensure personn

Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 24, 2023
Earth planning date: Monday July 24, 2023: Today's single sol plan takes us further into our road trip through the Jau crater cluster. Like any road trip, we're taking frequent stops to take in the sights, and at this spot Curiosity gets to stretch its arm with a touch and go. It reminds me of being on family road trips with my geologist father - we were always pulling over to look at cool rocks

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all. The technologies range from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing, which will expand industry capabilities for a sustained human presence on the Moon through Artemis, as well as other NASA, government, and commercial mission

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In the month after its launch on 1 July, Euclid has travelled 1.5 million kilometres from Earth towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, meaning it has ‘arrived’ at its destination orbit.

This animation showcases the orbits of Euclid (green), the James Webb Space Telescope (blue), and the Gaia mission (yellow) around this unique position in space. The positions of the spacecraft in this animation don’t correspond to their current positions in space.

Located about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth in the opposite direction from the Sun, L2 is about four times further away than our Moon. Several other space missions

Week in images: 24-28 July 2023

Discover our week through the lens

Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Río de la Plata estuary between Argentina and Uruguay.

Hanover, NH (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
Trillions of miles from Earth, the violent and erratic shedding of a young planet's atmosphere could provide a rare glimpse into the tumultuous early life that besets most of the planets in our galaxy. A new study led by PhD candidate Keighley Rockcliffe, Guarini, and Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Elisabeth Newton found that a Neptune-sized gas planet known as AU Mic b exhib

Columbus OH (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what weather may be like on far-away exoplanets. Dubbed the extremely large telescopes (ELTs), these observatories, which include the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), and