NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft adjusts course to get closer to Earth
Thursday, 27 July 2023 14:16
On July 26, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its engines for about 63 seconds to slightly thrust itself onto a course closer to Earth.
Preliminary tracking data indicates OSIRIS-REx changed its velocity, which includes speed and direction, by 1.3 miles, or 2 kilometers, per hour.
Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit
Thursday, 27 July 2023 13:22
China has conducted a pair of orbital missions to launch a commercially developed flat-panel communications satellite and a new batch of spy satellites.
Better SAFER than sorry
Thursday, 27 July 2023 12:00
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Astronaut Andreas Mogensen undergoing VR training for EVA emergencies Keeping your underwear clean on the Moon
Thursday, 27 July 2023 11:30
When astronauts return to the Moon they will be bringing along a new generation of spacesuits, designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the lunar surface. But in keeping their human occupants safe and comfortable, these suits might also become a fertile environment for harmful microbial life – especially as astronauts will potentially be sharing suits with one another.
Surface Avatar - an astronaut on board the ISS controls a robot team on Earth
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center are developing key technologies such as telepresence robotics for the exploration of space, including the Moon and Mars. This will allow robots on a distant planet to carry out tasks commanded by a human from a spacecraft in orbit. The 'Surface Avatar' mission team at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen has now demonstrated how this could work. From the Internation
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center are developing key technologies such as telepresence robotics for the exploration of space, including the Moon and Mars. This will allow robots on a distant planet to carry out tasks commanded by a human from a spacecraft in orbit. The 'Surface Avatar' mission team at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen has now demonstrated how this could work. From the Internation Webb Snaps Highly Detailed Infrared Image of Actively Forming Stars
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Young stars are rambunctious! NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the "antics" of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. To find them, trace the bright pink and red diffraction spikes until you hit the center: The stars are within the orange-white splotch. They are buried deeply in a disk of gas and dust that feeds t
Young stars are rambunctious! NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the "antics" of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. To find them, trace the bright pink and red diffraction spikes until you hit the center: The stars are within the orange-white splotch. They are buried deeply in a disk of gas and dust that feeds t Water discovered in rocky planet-forming zone offers clues on habitability
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the MPIA-led MINDS research collaboration discovered water in the inner region of a disk of gas and dust around the young star PDS 70. Astronomers expect terrestrial planets to be forming in that zone. This is the first detection of that kind in a disk that hosts at least two planets.
Any rocky planets produced in the inner disk would benefit from a su
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the MPIA-led MINDS research collaboration discovered water in the inner region of a disk of gas and dust around the young star PDS 70. Astronomers expect terrestrial planets to be forming in that zone. This is the first detection of that kind in a disk that hosts at least two planets.
Any rocky planets produced in the inner disk would benefit from a su Sols 3895-3897: Navigating Through the Crater Cluster
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 21, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday, July 21, 2023: Curiosity is working her way through the "Jau" crater cluster, with the goal of trying to understand how all of these small craters formed and have since been eroded.
To do that, the team is hoping to assess the target rocks, any evidence for the impactor, and the morphology of the craters. While the craters are very easy to see in orbital images
Earth planning date: Friday, July 21, 2023: Curiosity is working her way through the "Jau" crater cluster, with the goal of trying to understand how all of these small craters formed and have since been eroded.
To do that, the team is hoping to assess the target rocks, any evidence for the impactor, and the morphology of the craters. While the craters are very easy to see in orbital images Ex-intel officer says US hiding info on alien craft
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Washington (AFP) July 26, 2023
We are not alone - and American authorities are covering up the evidence, a former US intelligence officer told a congressional committee on Wednesday.
David Grusch testified that he "absolutely" believes the government is in possession of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs - which has replaced the term UFO in official parlance - as well as remains of their non-human operators.
We are not alone - and American authorities are covering up the evidence, a former US intelligence officer told a congressional committee on Wednesday.
David Grusch testified that he "absolutely" believes the government is in possession of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs - which has replaced the term UFO in official parlance - as well as remains of their non-human operators. Goddard, Wallops Engineers Test Printed Electronics in Space
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Today's small spacecraft pack sensors, guidance and control, and operating electronics into every available space. Printing electronic circuits on the walls and structures of spacecraft could help future missions do more in smaller packages.
Engineers successfully tested hybrid printed circuits at the edge of space in an April 25 sounding rocket flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility n
Today's small spacecraft pack sensors, guidance and control, and operating electronics into every available space. Printing electronic circuits on the walls and structures of spacecraft could help future missions do more in smaller packages.
Engineers successfully tested hybrid printed circuits at the edge of space in an April 25 sounding rocket flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility n Retired stars join the young stars' party in the sky: how evolved stars contribute to the early heating of Earth
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Sheffield UK (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London have spotted a 'retired' Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star passing through a young star-forming region, something which was previously thought not to happen.
The researchers identified this interaction occurred in one of the places where they think stars like our Sun must form, using the Gaia satellite, a 740m euro
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London have spotted a 'retired' Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) star passing through a young star-forming region, something which was previously thought not to happen.
The researchers identified this interaction occurred in one of the places where they think stars like our Sun must form, using the Gaia satellite, a 740m euro In search of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Lubbock TX (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Alessandra Corsi knows that when you shoot for the stars, anything can happen. It's in that spirit of intellectual curiosity that Corsi, an associate professor in Texas Tech University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, will peer into some of the farthest recesses of space in search of gravitational waves.
"We are at a critical moment in this field," she said. "We had one event in 2017
Alessandra Corsi knows that when you shoot for the stars, anything can happen. It's in that spirit of intellectual curiosity that Corsi, an associate professor in Texas Tech University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, will peer into some of the farthest recesses of space in search of gravitational waves.
"We are at a critical moment in this field," she said. "We had one event in 2017 Multi-levitation bioprinting of heart models for space exploration and medicine
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Maastricht, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
As a bold venture at the forefront of biomedical research, the PULSE project is poised to develop paradigm-changing bioprinting technology for applications in space and on Earth. Awarded nearly 4 million euros by the European Innovation Council's Pathfinder Open, PULSE emerges from interdisciplinary scientific collaborations and, over five years, will foster technological innovations to improve
As a bold venture at the forefront of biomedical research, the PULSE project is poised to develop paradigm-changing bioprinting technology for applications in space and on Earth. Awarded nearly 4 million euros by the European Innovation Council's Pathfinder Open, PULSE emerges from interdisciplinary scientific collaborations and, over five years, will foster technological innovations to improve Cambodia nears completion of controversial Naval Base, amid US concerns
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Work on the controversial naval base in Cambodia, suspected by the United States of being earmarked for Chinese military use, is reportedly nearing completion. The Cambodian government confirmed on Tuesday that the base is on the brink of being operational, despite persistent international concerns.
This report is according to Chhum Socheat, a Cambodian defense ministry spokesman, who spok
Work on the controversial naval base in Cambodia, suspected by the United States of being earmarked for Chinese military use, is reportedly nearing completion. The Cambodian government confirmed on Tuesday that the base is on the brink of being operational, despite persistent international concerns.
This report is according to Chhum Socheat, a Cambodian defense ministry spokesman, who spok Astronomers reveal new features of galactic black holes
Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:39
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Jul 27, 2023
Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe, with features that sound like they come straight from a sci-fi movie. Stellar-mass black holes with masses of roughly 10 suns, for example, reveal their existence by eating materials from their companion stars. And in some instances, supermassive black holes accumulate at the center of some galaxies to form bright compact regions known
Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe, with features that sound like they come straight from a sci-fi movie. Stellar-mass black holes with masses of roughly 10 suns, for example, reveal their existence by eating materials from their companion stars. And in some instances, supermassive black holes accumulate at the center of some galaxies to form bright compact regions known