A deep underground lab could hold key to habitability on Mars
Thursday, 25 May 2023 10:33
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Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate on the Moon or on Mars.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have launched the Bio-SPHERE project in a unique research facility located 1.1 km below the surface, in one of the deepest mine sites in the UK. The project investigates how scientific and me Asymmetry in laws of physics could shed light on our existence
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For generations, physicists were sure the laws of physics were perfectly symmetric. Until they weren't.
Symmetry is a tidy and attractive idea that falls apart in our untidy universe. Indeed, since the 1960s, some kind of broken symmetry has been required to explain why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe - why, that is, that any of this exists at all.
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The first components for a new mobile launch platform for NASA’s Space Launch System, which has suffered extensive cost and schedule overruns, have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center.
South Korea launches homegrown rocket after delay (Update)
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South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
It marks the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine burn out too early.
Wednesday's launch was called off over a computer communication error which was resolved by Thursday, allowing the launch—a key step forward for the country's burgeoning space program—to go ahead.
The three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (155 feet) long and weighing 200 tons, soared into the sky from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's southern coastal region, leaving a huge trail of white smoke.
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket (Update)
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South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
It marks the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine burn out too early.
Wednesday's launch was called off over a computer communication error which was resolved by Thursday, allowing the launch—a key step forward for the country's burgeoning space program—to go ahead.
The three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (155 feet) long and weighing 200 tons, soared into the sky from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's southern coastal region, leaving a huge trail of white smoke.
Picking up lightsabres for Mars
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Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some 290 000 million km away from home.
Testing technologies for Mars exploration is part of the daily job of Laura Bielenberg, an ESA graduate trainee for the Mars Sample Return campaign.
The test takes place at the rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The nickname of this test site is the ‘Mars Yard’ and is part of the Planetary Robotics Laboratory.
The tube is a replica of the sample
An improved view of global sea ice
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Earth’s declining ice is without a doubt one of the clearest signs of climate change. A new high-resolution sea-ice concentration data record has just been released as part of ESA’s Climate Change Initiative – providing new insights of sea ice concentration across the globe.
Rocket Lab prepares for second TROPICS launch for NASA
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq as RKLB, is eagerly gearing up for the imminent launch of its second dedicated Electron mission, aiming to release a network of storm-tracking satellites for NASA. The mission, christened "Coming To A Storm Near You", is slated for a no earlier than 16:00 NZST lift-off on May 25th, to be carried out from Launch Complex 1 on the pic Multi-launch deal signed for OTV missions from Spaceport Nova Scotia
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Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) reports that its launch manifest on its medium class launch vehicles has been committed through the end of 2027.
With a recent multi-mission Agreement signed for launching client OTVs from a manufacturer in the EU, Maritime Launch has secured medium-class launch vehicle capacity on multiple missions on a rideshare and dedicated payloa NASA continues key test series with rocket engine hot fire
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NASA completed a full duration hot fire of the RS-25 certification engine May 23, continuing a critical test series to support future SLS (Space Launch System) missions to deep space as NASA explores the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all.
The test on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, marked the eighth in a 12-test certifi Hitting the road after three weeks at Ubajara: Sols 3839-3840
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Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - May has been a busy month for Curiosity. Our rover has been hard at work since arriving at its current location around the first of the month. In the three weeks since, Curiosity has thoroughly characterized the area around "Ubajara" and completed another successful drill campaign, its 38th such accomplishment. Curiosity's work now lies ahead, and l Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of surface explosions on neutron stars
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Led by Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star gobbling mass from a companion star. Their achievement improves understanding of stellar processes generating diverse nuclear isotopes.
"Neutron stars are really fascinating from the points of BlackSky and Spire create commercial, real-time AI-driven maritime custody service
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BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) have teamed up to create a real-time, commercially available Maritime Custody Service (MCS) that can automatically detect, identify and track more than 270 thousand vessels worldwide in open water, along rivers and canals, and while docked at port.
"BlackSky and Spire have developed a very cost-effective and flexible Iridium Edge Solar Integrates with Laird Connectivity Sensors to Expand Remote IoT Operations
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Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is proud to announce that it has partnered with Laird Connectivity, a global leader in wireless technology, to integrate their low-powered sensors with the self-charging Iridium Edge Solar. Laird Connectivity's Sentrius BT610 I/O and BT510+ IoT sensors connect to the Iridium Edge Solar over Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), adding a wealth of new capabilities Hyperscale satellite ground station to be built by Arctic Space Technologies for OneWeb
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Arctic Space Technologies, an eco-friendly and innovative provider of ground segments, and OneWeb, a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications firm, have made significant progress on the OneWeb Satellite Network Portal (SNP). Located at the Arctic Space Technologies' Space Center in Pitea, the SNP is a massive satellite ground station installation.
Following a bilateral agreement in D