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Thursday, 02 November 2023 11:00
NASA astronauts Moghbeli and O'Hara embark on rare all-female spacewalk
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 1, 2023
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara launched the space agency's fourth ever all-female spacewalk Wednesday, participating in science research and along with maintenance of the International Space Station.
Moghbeli and O'Hara kicked off the six-hour spacewalk by exiting the Quest airlock to remove an electronics box called the Radio Frequency Group from the station's truss t
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara launched the space agency's fourth ever all-female spacewalk Wednesday, participating in science research and along with maintenance of the International Space Station.
Moghbeli and O'Hara kicked off the six-hour spacewalk by exiting the Quest airlock to remove an electronics box called the Radio Frequency Group from the station's truss t
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:00
Body’s defence in space
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is taking part in an experiment to understand how the body’s immune system handles the new environment.
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
China places multipurpose satellite into space
Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2023
China placed a multipurpose satellite into space on Wednesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space conglomerate said in a news release the Tianhui 5 satellite was transported by a Long March 6A rocket that blasted off at 6:50 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.
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China placed a multipurpose satellite into space on Wednesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space conglomerate said in a news release the Tianhui 5 satellite was transported by a Long March 6A rocket that blasted off at 6:50 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
New scientific experimental samples from China's space station return to Earth
Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2023
The fifth batch of scientific experimental samples from China's Tiangong space station has arrived in Beijing, following the return of the Shenzhou XVI crew on Tuesday.
Samples of 19 scientific experiments, weighing around 25 kilograms, were brought back to Earth, including liver cells, protein and nucleic acid, Arabidopsis plants, rice seeds, radiation-resistant microbes and some chemical
The fifth batch of scientific experimental samples from China's Tiangong space station has arrived in Beijing, following the return of the Shenzhou XVI crew on Tuesday.
Samples of 19 scientific experiments, weighing around 25 kilograms, were brought back to Earth, including liver cells, protein and nucleic acid, Arabidopsis plants, rice seeds, radiation-resistant microbes and some chemical
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
NRL ISS Mission seeks new bioinspired materials
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space Project, or MELSP, will use the International Space Station (ISS) to search for production of melanin variants and other useful biomaterials that can have applications both on Earth and in space. The mission is scheduled to launch in early November 2023.
Melanin is described as a group of biopolymers respons
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space Project, or MELSP, will use the International Space Station (ISS) to search for production of melanin variants and other useful biomaterials that can have applications both on Earth and in space. The mission is scheduled to launch in early November 2023.
Melanin is described as a group of biopolymers respons
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
Mars Climate Sounder data reveals new cloud trends, study shows
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, a new study drawing on the collective efforts of citizen scientists has shed light on the intricate patterns of Martian clouds. The research, fueled by contributions from the "Cloudspotting on Mars" project, has now reached a milestone with its acceptance for publication, soon to feature in a special Mars-focused issue of the esteemed journal Icarus.
In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, a new study drawing on the collective efforts of citizen scientists has shed light on the intricate patterns of Martian clouds. The research, fueled by contributions from the "Cloudspotting on Mars" project, has now reached a milestone with its acceptance for publication, soon to feature in a special Mars-focused issue of the esteemed journal Icarus.
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
Estimating depositional timing on Mars using cosmogenic radionuclide data
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 02, 2023
As Perseverance continues to wrap up its current activities at Turquoise Bay where it collected a new sample for possible return to Earth, the Mars 2020 team is getting ready for Perseverance to approach the next site in the Margin Unit campaign, a site called Jurabi Point, also known as the "gateway" to Gnaraloo Bay. Here Perseverance will encounter what is known as a "triple junction" between
As Perseverance continues to wrap up its current activities at Turquoise Bay where it collected a new sample for possible return to Earth, the Mars 2020 team is getting ready for Perseverance to approach the next site in the Margin Unit campaign, a site called Jurabi Point, also known as the "gateway" to Gnaraloo Bay. Here Perseverance will encounter what is known as a "triple junction" between
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
Innovative three legged landing system tested for small body exploration
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
In an era where the bounds of space exploration are continually being stretched, a team from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Polytechnic University of Milan have made significant strides in the development of landing mechanisms tailored for small celestial bodies. These environments pose unique challenges due to their low gravity and un
In an era where the bounds of space exploration are continually being stretched, a team from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Polytechnic University of Milan have made significant strides in the development of landing mechanisms tailored for small celestial bodies. These environments pose unique challenges due to their low gravity and un
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Thursday, 02 November 2023 07:10
Heterogeneity of Earth's mantle may be relics of Moon formation
Shanghai, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023
An interdisciplinary international research team has recently discovered that a massive anomaly deep within the Earth's interior may be a remnant of the collision about 4.5 billion years ago that formed the Moon.
This research offers important new insights not only into Earth's internal structure but also its long-term evolution and the formation of the inner solar system.
The study,
An interdisciplinary international research team has recently discovered that a massive anomaly deep within the Earth's interior may be a remnant of the collision about 4.5 billion years ago that formed the Moon.
This research offers important new insights not only into Earth's internal structure but also its long-term evolution and the formation of the inner solar system.
The study,
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Wednesday, 01 November 2023 18:00
OSIRIS-REx flies on as OSIRIS-APEX to explore its second asteroid
After seven years in space and over 4 billion miles traveled, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully collected and delivered the first U.S. sample from a near-Earth asteroid. Yet, after all this time and travel, the spacecraft will not retire.
Instead, NASA extended the University of Arizona-led mission so that the spacecraft can be used to study another near-Earth asteroid named Apophis. The mission was renamed OSIRIS-APEX, short for OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer. An overview of the mission was published in The Planetary Science Journal.
OSIRIS-REx deputy principal investigator Dani DellaGiustina is now the principal investigator for the OSIRIS-APEX mission.
Twenty minutes after dropping the sample high above Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 24, the spacecraft fired its thrusters to put it on course to rendezvous with Apophis in 5½ years—just after Apophis makes its own close approach to Earth.
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