Hubble goes hunting for small main-belt asteroids
Thursday, 18 April 2024 13:00
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Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to visually snag a largely unseen population of smaller asteroids in their tracks. The treasure hunt required pursuing 37 000 Hubble images spanning 19 years. The payoff was finding 1701 asteroid trails, with 1031 of those asteroids uncatalogued. About 400 of these uncatalogued asteroids are about below a km in size.
Sidus Space Joins Orbital Transports Partner Program to Broaden Market Presence
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a diversified satellite and data service provider, has entered the Orbital Transports Partner Program, aiming to broaden its reach in the global space sector. This program unites various industry players, including suppliers and subcontractors, to address challenges in space missions, offering Sidus an enhanced distribution channel through the Orbital Transports
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a diversified satellite and data service provider, has entered the Orbital Transports Partner Program, aiming to broaden its reach in the global space sector. This program unites various industry players, including suppliers and subcontractors, to address challenges in space missions, offering Sidus an enhanced distribution channel through the Orbital Transports NASA's Solar Sail Set for Space Voyage: Testing New Propulsion Method
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
NASA is poised to launch its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System next week, utilizing a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, the mission seeks to explore solar propulsion by deploying a CubeSat into orbit approximately 600 miles above Earth, a significant ascent from the orbit of the International Space Station.
NASA is poised to launch its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System next week, utilizing a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, the mission seeks to explore solar propulsion by deploying a CubeSat into orbit approximately 600 miles above Earth, a significant ascent from the orbit of the International Space Station. Knot theory aids in mapping efficient space routes
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London, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Scientists at the University of Surrey have devised a method to chart the most efficient routes for spacecraft, mirroring the way drivers use sat-nav to navigate on Earth. This new technique harnesses mathematics to outline potential paths from one orbit to another, sidestepping the need for extensive computational resources or trial-and-error approaches.
Danny Owen, from the Surrey Space
Scientists at the University of Surrey have devised a method to chart the most efficient routes for spacecraft, mirroring the way drivers use sat-nav to navigate on Earth. This new technique harnesses mathematics to outline potential paths from one orbit to another, sidestepping the need for extensive computational resources or trial-and-error approaches.
Danny Owen, from the Surrey Space Astronauts slated for repair mission on space station's NICER telescope
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
NASA has scheduled a spacewalk to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station, later this year. This marks the fourth instance of astronauts servicing a science observatory in orbit.
In May 2023, the NICER team identified a significant issue-a light leak allowing sunlight to penetrate and affect the telescope's se
NASA has scheduled a spacewalk to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station, later this year. This marks the fourth instance of astronauts servicing a science observatory in orbit.
In May 2023, the NICER team identified a significant issue-a light leak allowing sunlight to penetrate and affect the telescope's se Winchcombe meteorite's tumultuous space odyssey uncovered by nano-analysis
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London, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Detailed nano-analysis has revealed the Winchcombe meteorite underwent significant transformations involving water interaction and repeated fragmentations during its journey through space, finally resting in an English pasture in 2021.
The collaborative research effort included scientists from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the USA, employing a suite of advanced analytical methods typicall
Detailed nano-analysis has revealed the Winchcombe meteorite underwent significant transformations involving water interaction and repeated fragmentations during its journey through space, finally resting in an English pasture in 2021.
The collaborative research effort included scientists from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the USA, employing a suite of advanced analytical methods typicall Why Figuring Out How Potassium Is Destroyed in Stars Is Important to Understanding the Universe
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Raleigh, NC (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
If you want to know where elements come from, look to the stars. Almost every element heavier than helium is formed through nuclear reactions in stars. But which stellar processes are responsible for these elements? Can we find patterns in how much of each element we observe in different astrophysical environments, like stars, galaxies or globular clusters?
Recently, our team of NC State r
If you want to know where elements come from, look to the stars. Almost every element heavier than helium is formed through nuclear reactions in stars. But which stellar processes are responsible for these elements? Can we find patterns in how much of each element we observe in different astrophysical environments, like stars, galaxies or globular clusters?
Recently, our team of NC State r ICEYE secures substantial growth investment to bolster its SAR satellite fleet
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology for Earth Observation, has successfully closed an oversubscribed $93M funding round aimed at expanding its SAR satellite operations. This recent financial boost will support the enhancement of the largest SAR satellite constellation globally and the development of new data and subscription services. This round is a continuation of the
ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology for Earth Observation, has successfully closed an oversubscribed $93M funding round aimed at expanding its SAR satellite operations. This recent financial boost will support the enhancement of the largest SAR satellite constellation globally and the development of new data and subscription services. This round is a continuation of the China launches space collaboration forum with Latin America and the Caribbean
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Next week, Wuhan, Hubei province, will be the site of the first-ever China-Latin America and the Caribbean Space Cooperation Forum, as announced by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
This inaugural two-day event, a collaborative effort among the CNSA, the Foreign Ministry, and the government of Hubei province, is scheduled to begin on April 24, which is celebrated as China's S
Next week, Wuhan, Hubei province, will be the site of the first-ever China-Latin America and the Caribbean Space Cooperation Forum, as announced by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
This inaugural two-day event, a collaborative effort among the CNSA, the Foreign Ministry, and the government of Hubei province, is scheduled to begin on April 24, which is celebrated as China's S GDFAU joins NASA for university nanosatellite project
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been chosen as one of eight U.S. university teams to collaborate with NASA and the U.S. military. This partnership aims to boost innovation and expertise in the small satellite sector through the 2024 Mission Concept Program.
The program, a part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), involves cooperation wit
Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been chosen as one of eight U.S. university teams to collaborate with NASA and the U.S. military. This partnership aims to boost innovation and expertise in the small satellite sector through the 2024 Mission Concept Program.
The program, a part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), involves cooperation wit How to Tell Space Rocks from Space Junk
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
Upcoming surveys will find dozens of near-Earth objects each night, but some of those objects will be space junk rather than asteroids. How will we tell the difference?
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When humankind sent its first rocket toward the Moon 65 years ago, it marked the beginning of a long era of lunar exploration. Now, the cast-off rocket parts from decades of lunar missi
Upcoming surveys will find dozens of near-Earth objects each night, but some of those objects will be space junk rather than asteroids. How will we tell the difference?
b>Masquerading as Asteroids br> /b>
When humankind sent its first rocket toward the Moon 65 years ago, it marked the beginning of a long era of lunar exploration. Now, the cast-off rocket parts from decades of lunar missi China gears up for Shenzhou XVIII manned space mission
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2024
The China Manned Space Agency has announced that the Shenzhou XVIII mission is poised for launch in the upcoming days, aiming to deliver three astronauts to the Tiangong space station.
On Wednesday, the Shenzhou XVIII crew spacecraft, along with its Long March 2F rocket, was transferred to the service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi Desert of northwestern C
The China Manned Space Agency has announced that the Shenzhou XVIII mission is poised for launch in the upcoming days, aiming to deliver three astronauts to the Tiangong space station.
On Wednesday, the Shenzhou XVIII crew spacecraft, along with its Long March 2F rocket, was transferred to the service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi Desert of northwestern C Dubai floods seen from space
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Dubai floods seen from space SpaceX tallies 1st of two launches over two days from Space Coast
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SpaceX launched Wednesday evening the first of a pair of Space Coast rockets in two days, both carrying batches of the company's Starlink satellites.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the internet satellites for SpaceX's growing constellation lifted off at 5:26 p.m. Eastern time from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A amid clear blue skies.
This is the 12th flight of the first-stage booster that will aim for a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.
This was the 28th launch from the Space Coast in 2024, with launch No. 29 targeting Thursday evening from neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Another Falcon 9 carrying more Starlink satellites is aiming for liftoff during four-hour window from 6:40 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. at Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40 with a backup window Friday from 6:14 p.m. to 10:14 p.m.
Space Launch Delta 45's weather squadron forecasts a 90% chance for good conditions for that launch.
These will be the 157th and 158th overall Starlink launches since the first operational deployment of the internet satellites in 2019.