Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2025
Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of the Red Planet's surface on its way out to Jupiter. On March 12, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft flew within about 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Mars, and only 300 kilometers from its moon, Deimos. Hera is on its way to study the binary asteroid Didymos and it
Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper flew within 550 miles (884 kilometers) of the Red Planet's surface on its way out to Jupiter. On March 12, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft flew within about 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Mars, and only 300 kilometers from its moon, Deimos. Hera is on its way to study the binary asteroid Didymos and it NASA proves dust shield works in lunar environment
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded March 16. This test marks the first demonstration of the technology in the harsh lunar environment, where fine, electrostatically charged dust poses serious risks to equipment and astronauts.
NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded March 16. This test marks the first demonstration of the technology in the harsh lunar environment, where fine, electrostatically charged dust poses serious risks to equipment and astronauts. Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do? UCLA and Princeton planetary scientists asked that question and got a surprising answer: Under the intense heat and pressure of newborn planets, water and gas react with each other, creating unexpected mixtures i
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically with each other. But what if some of them do? UCLA and Princeton planetary scientists asked that question and got a surprising answer: Under the intense heat and pressure of newborn planets, water and gas react with each other, creating unexpected mixtures i Howard University researcher explores quantum bounds on life's computational power
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Over 80 years ago, Erwin Schrodinger asked a profound question about the nature of life in his 1944 lectures at Trinity College Dublin, later published as "What is Life?" Now, in the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Philip Kurian of Howard University has revisited that question, applying modern quantum mechanics to redefine the limits of biological computation.
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Over 80 years ago, Erwin Schrodinger asked a profound question about the nature of life in his 1944 lectures at Trinity College Dublin, later published as "What is Life?" Now, in the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Philip Kurian of Howard University has revisited that question, applying modern quantum mechanics to redefine the limits of biological computation.
Ku Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Paris (AFP) Mar 27, 2025
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to create an unparalleled map of our home galaxy, according to the
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
Since launching in 2013, the telescope has been charting the positions, motion and properties of nearly two billion stars to create an unparalleled map of our home galaxy, according to the Sierra Space expands alliance with Yuri to boost biotech missions in orbit
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Sierra Space, a top-tier commercial space and defense technology company focused on leveraging space to enhance life on Earth, has deepened its collaboration with German space biotech firm Yuri. The new agreement centers on a forthcoming ScienceTaxi BioSpin mission, targeting advancements in microgravity-enabled biological research and pharmaceutical development.
The expanded contract foll
Sierra Space, a top-tier commercial space and defense technology company focused on leveraging space to enhance life on Earth, has deepened its collaboration with German space biotech firm Yuri. The new agreement centers on a forthcoming ScienceTaxi BioSpin mission, targeting advancements in microgravity-enabled biological research and pharmaceutical development.
The expanded contract foll China logs 15th orbital mission with launch of Tianlian II-04
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
China executed its 15th space launch of the year late Wednesday night, successfully placing a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the nation's primary aerospace contractor, confirmed the mission.
Lifting off at 11:55 pm local time, a Long March 3B rocket deployed the Tianli
China executed its 15th space launch of the year late Wednesday night, successfully placing a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the nation's primary aerospace contractor, confirmed the mission.
Lifting off at 11:55 pm local time, a Long March 3B rocket deployed the Tianli Space station advances muscle and semiconductor science
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
The microgravity and radiation of space present not only risks to human health but also rare opportunities for breakthroughs in science and medicine, Chinese researchers say.
This dual nature of the space environment came into focus when two NASA astronauts returned from a prolonged nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station, visibly weakened. The challenges they faced undersco
The microgravity and radiation of space present not only risks to human health but also rare opportunities for breakthroughs in science and medicine, Chinese researchers say.
This dual nature of the space environment came into focus when two NASA astronauts returned from a prolonged nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station, visibly weakened. The challenges they faced undersco NASA adds Starship to roster of launch vehicles under NLS II contract
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
NASA has formally expanded its Launch Services (NLS) II contract with SpaceX, headquartered in Starbase, Texas, to include the company's Starship launch system alongside the previously contracted Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
The NLS II contract framework enables NASA to procure commercial launch capabilities for a wide array of missions, including planetary exploration, Earth science
NASA has formally expanded its Launch Services (NLS) II contract with SpaceX, headquartered in Starbase, Texas, to include the company's Starship launch system alongside the previously contracted Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
The NLS II contract framework enables NASA to procure commercial launch capabilities for a wide array of missions, including planetary exploration, Earth science Proba-3 mission advances with autonomous orbital alignment
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Two ESA satellites have achieved a major milestone in their bid to fly in perfect unison, as part of the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission. This week, the twin spacecraft succeeded in autonomously holding their formation while aligned with the Sun, remaining locked in position for several hours without input from ground control.
Inside the mission control center at ESA's European Spa
Two ESA satellites have achieved a major milestone in their bid to fly in perfect unison, as part of the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission. This week, the twin spacecraft succeeded in autonomously holding their formation while aligned with the Sun, remaining locked in position for several hours without input from ground control.
Inside the mission control center at ESA's European Spa Hera spacecraft trials autonomous navigation during Mars encounter
Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
As ESA's Hera spacecraft passed close to Mars, it carried out a successful test of its autonomous navigation system, locking onto dozens of surface landmarks such as craters and other geological formations to track them over time. This experiment marked the first large-scale validation of a self-driving technique that Hera will later use when navigating around its asteroid targets.
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As ESA's Hera spacecraft passed close to Mars, it carried out a successful test of its autonomous navigation system, locking onto dozens of surface landmarks such as craters and other geological formations to track them over time. This experiment marked the first large-scale validation of a self-driving technique that Hera will later use when navigating around its asteroid targets.
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Sunday, 30 March 2025 03:58
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been named a qualified launch provider by the U.S. Space Force under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, a strategic effort to bolster America's most critical space missions. The five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, valued up to $5.6 billion, allows Rocket Lab to compete for launches through June
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been named a qualified launch provider by the U.S. Space Force under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, a strategic effort to bolster America's most critical space missions. The five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, valued up to $5.6 billion, allows Rocket Lab to compete for launches through June China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite
Saturday, 29 March 2025 19:54
Airbus wins contract for ExoMars lander platform
Friday, 28 March 2025 23:25
Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform for ESA’s ExoMars rover, replacing a critical component originally to be provided by Russia.
Geopolitical shifts boost Lightspeed as Starlink eats into Telesat’s GEO business
Friday, 28 March 2025 20:08
Geopolitical shifts are driving government interest in Telesat’s LEO plans, according to the Canadian operator, validating its move beyond geostationary satellites as Starlink erodes its legacy broadband business.