Could there be life on Jupiter's moons?
Sunday, 14 March 2021 11:11
The search for life outside of Earth has taken many forms. Mars, our neighbouring world, looks like it was once habitable. Perhaps too Venus, despite its current hellish conditions. But in recent years, scientists' gazes have been drawn elsewhere. What about the moons of Jupiter?
Three of Jupiter's four largest moons are icy, and in 1998 NASA's Galileo spacecraft detected tantalising hints of an ocean beneath one, Europa. Since then, further studies have detected signs of water plumes possibly erupting from this ocean.
Live: Mission Alpha briefing with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Tuesday 11:30 CET (10:30 GMT)
Sunday, 14 March 2021 09:38
Watch a virtual press event with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on Tuesday 16 March from 10:30–11:30 GMT (11:30–12:30 CET) to learn more about his second International Space Station mission. The briefing and questions and answer session will be in English and French.
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 09:00
This is ESA now also available in Irish and Russian!
Air leak in Russia's ISS Zvezda module still unresolved
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2021
The air leak from the intermediate chamber of the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS) is still unresolved, despite two cracks being sealed off, according to the call between the ISS crew and the ground control broadcast by NASA on Saturday.
At about 07:00 GMT on Saturday, ISS cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov told a specialist at the Mission Control Center, located near
The air leak from the intermediate chamber of the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station (ISS) is still unresolved, despite two cracks being sealed off, according to the call between the ISS crew and the ground control broadcast by NASA on Saturday.
At about 07:00 GMT on Saturday, ISS cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov told a specialist at the Mission Control Center, located near City under pressure to invest into UK space industry
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 14, 2021
Last November, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a $22 billion investment into British defence with an aim to create Britain's own Trump-like 'Space Force'. The country is planning to send its first rocket into space from British soil next year.
The trade association UKSpace is calling on British businesses to take a more active part in launching a "new industrial revolution" and tu
Last November, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a $22 billion investment into British defence with an aim to create Britain's own Trump-like 'Space Force'. The country is planning to send its first rocket into space from British soil next year.
The trade association UKSpace is calling on British businesses to take a more active part in launching a "new industrial revolution" and tu ELSA-d mission licence approved by UK Space Agency
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
London, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission has been licenced by the UK Space Agency this week. The ELSA-d launch, scheduled for Saturday, March 20 2021, will mark the world's first commercial mission to demonstrate the core technologies and capabilities necessary for space debris docking and removal.
The ELSA-d mission presents a leading test case for licensing f
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission has been licenced by the UK Space Agency this week. The ELSA-d launch, scheduled for Saturday, March 20 2021, will mark the world's first commercial mission to demonstrate the core technologies and capabilities necessary for space debris docking and removal.
The ELSA-d mission presents a leading test case for licensing f Pentagon awards SpaceX over $159 Million in 'Competitive' Space Launch Contract
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 12, 2021
Boeing and Lockheed Martin's United Launch Alliance (ULA) was also awarded more than $224 million by the Pentagon to launch United States Space Force (USSF) missions USSF-112 and USSF-87 from Centennial, Colorado and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, according to the Department of Defense release this week.
Under the US' National Security Phase 2 contract, Elon Musk's Space Expl
Boeing and Lockheed Martin's United Launch Alliance (ULA) was also awarded more than $224 million by the Pentagon to launch United States Space Force (USSF) missions USSF-112 and USSF-87 from Centennial, Colorado and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, according to the Department of Defense release this week.
Under the US' National Security Phase 2 contract, Elon Musk's Space Expl Soyuz rocket gets new paint job for first time in over 50 years
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2021
The Soyuz family of expendable rockets is by far the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world, with over a thousand successful launches under its belt, and a top-notch safety record thanks to its launch abort system. For nearly a decade, Soyuz rockets were also the sole means of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.
Russia's Soyuz-2 rocket has been given a new
The Soyuz family of expendable rockets is by far the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world, with over a thousand successful launches under its belt, and a top-notch safety record thanks to its launch abort system. For nearly a decade, Soyuz rockets were also the sole means of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.
Russia's Soyuz-2 rocket has been given a new NASA awards Rapid IV On-Ramp 1 Contract for Spacecraft Systems, Services
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2021
NASA has awarded contracts to Thales Alenia Space France of Cannes, France, and Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A. of Rome, Italy, under the On-Ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. The work will be performed at the contractors' facilities in Cannes and Rome.
Rapid IV is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that allows the fed
NASA has awarded contracts to Thales Alenia Space France of Cannes, France, and Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A. of Rome, Italy, under the On-Ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. The work will be performed at the contractors' facilities in Cannes and Rome.
Rapid IV is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that allows the fed ISS crew to relocate Soyuz to make room for new arrivals
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2021
Three residents of the International Space Station will take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Soyuz MS-17 on Friday, March 19, relocating the spacecraft to prepare for the arrival of the next set of crew members. Live coverage on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website will begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT.
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and Command
Three residents of the International Space Station will take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Soyuz MS-17 on Friday, March 19, relocating the spacecraft to prepare for the arrival of the next set of crew members. Live coverage on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website will begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT.
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and Command Astronomers detect a black hole on the move
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space--but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Now, researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian have identified the clearest case to date of a supermassive black hole in motion. Their results are published in the Astrophysical Journal.
"We don't expect the majority of s
Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space--but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Now, researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian have identified the clearest case to date of a supermassive black hole in motion. Their results are published in the Astrophysical Journal.
"We don't expect the majority of s Scientists sketch aged star system using over a century of observations
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
Astronomers have painted their best picture yet of an RV Tauri variable, a rare type of stellar binary where two stars - one approaching the end of its life - orbit within a sprawling disk of dust. Their 130-year dataset spans the widest range of light yet collected for one of these systems, from radio to X-rays.
"There are only about 300 known RV Tauri variables in the Milky Way galaxy,"
Astronomers have painted their best picture yet of an RV Tauri variable, a rare type of stellar binary where two stars - one approaching the end of its life - orbit within a sprawling disk of dust. Their 130-year dataset spans the widest range of light yet collected for one of these systems, from radio to X-rays.
"There are only about 300 known RV Tauri variables in the Milky Way galaxy," Chinese solar telescope reveals acceleration of magnetic reconnection
Sunday, 14 March 2021 00:26
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
Magnetic reconnection refers to the reconfiguration of magnetic field geometry. It plays an elemental role in the rapid release of magnetic energy and its conversion to other forms of energy in magnetized plasma systems throughout the universe.
Researchers led by Dr. LI Leping from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) analyzed the evolution of m
Magnetic reconnection refers to the reconfiguration of magnetic field geometry. It plays an elemental role in the rapid release of magnetic energy and its conversion to other forms of energy in magnetized plasma systems throughout the universe.
Researchers led by Dr. LI Leping from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) analyzed the evolution of m SpaceX launches 22nd cluster of Starlink satellites
Saturday, 13 March 2021 13:06
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 14, 2021
SpaceX launched its 22nd cluster of Starlink communication satellites before dawn Sunday from Florida.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket came at 6:01 a.m. EDT, just hours after clocks move ahead for Daylight Saving Time, from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
After the main engine cutoff, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing the
SpaceX launched its 22nd cluster of Starlink communication satellites before dawn Sunday from Florida.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket came at 6:01 a.m. EDT, just hours after clocks move ahead for Daylight Saving Time, from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
After the main engine cutoff, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing the