Watch Your Step: Sols 4037-4038
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023
Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023: With the colder months upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, some may be thinking about warmer times ahead, be it the return of spring, or a vacation to briefly thaw out from winter. The arrival of winter spells colder temperatures and fewer daylight hours, along with bouts of snow and ice for many.
Slippery conditions make for mor
Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023: With the colder months upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, some may be thinking about warmer times ahead, be it the return of spring, or a vacation to briefly thaw out from winter. The arrival of winter spells colder temperatures and fewer daylight hours, along with bouts of snow and ice for many.
Slippery conditions make for mor Earth may have had all the elements needed for life within it all along
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Knoxville TN (The Conversation) (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur and nitrogen, first came to Earth when asteroid-type objects carrying them crashed into our planet's surface.
But new research published by our team in Science Advances suggests that many of these elements, called volatiles, may have existed in the Earth from the beginning
For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur and nitrogen, first came to Earth when asteroid-type objects carrying them crashed into our planet's surface.
But new research published by our team in Science Advances suggests that many of these elements, called volatiles, may have existed in the Earth from the beginning NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2023
Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini mission are taking the evidence for habitability a step further: They've found strong confirmation of hydrogen cyanide, a molecule that is key to the ori
Scientists have known that the giant plume of ice grains and water vapor spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus is rich with organic compounds, some of which are important for life as we know it. Now, scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini mission are taking the evidence for habitability a step further: They've found strong confirmation of hydrogen cyanide, a molecule that is key to the ori Astronomers discover first population of binary stripped stars
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, published in Science, shed light on the hot helium stars that are believed to be the origins of hydrogen-poor core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers.
For over a decade, scientists have theo
Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, published in Science, shed light on the hot helium stars that are believed to be the origins of hydrogen-poor core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers.
For over a decade, scientists have theo Binary star interactions key to solving hydrogen-poor supernova mystery
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Klosterneuburg, Austria (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor supernovae than astrophysicists can explain. Now, a new Assistant Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has played a pivotal role in identifying the missing precursor star population. The results, now published in Science, go back t
Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor supernovae than astrophysicists can explain. Now, a new Assistant Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has played a pivotal role in identifying the missing precursor star population. The results, now published in Science, go back t eROSITA finds hot gas all around the Milky Way - closer than expected
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
A new all-sky map by the eROSITA telescope reveals X-rays emitted by million-degree hot plasma in and around the Milky Way. Analysing this data, the team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics found that the very hot, ionized gas shows a disk-like distribution similar to the stellar disk, possibly embedded in a much larger spherical halo. This discovery sheds light on the shape
A new all-sky map by the eROSITA telescope reveals X-rays emitted by million-degree hot plasma in and around the Milky Way. Analysing this data, the team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics found that the very hot, ionized gas shows a disk-like distribution similar to the stellar disk, possibly embedded in a much larger spherical halo. This discovery sheds light on the shape Kymeta Hawk u8: A Milestone in LEO Satellite Connectivity for Land Mobility
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023
Kymeta Corporation, a leader in the development of flat panel antennas, and satellite communications giant Eutelsat Group have jointly announced a significant advancement in land mobile connectivity. The Kymeta electronically steered Hawk u8 LEO terminal has received approval for use on the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network for land mobility applications. This approval marks the Kyme
Kymeta Corporation, a leader in the development of flat panel antennas, and satellite communications giant Eutelsat Group have jointly announced a significant advancement in land mobile connectivity. The Kymeta electronically steered Hawk u8 LEO terminal has received approval for use on the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network for land mobility applications. This approval marks the Kyme New rockets set to launch in 2024
Friday, 15 December 2023 02:23
Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2023
Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
Here are the maiden flights space watchers can look forward to next year.
- Countdown for Ariane 6 -
The Ariane 6 rocket, which carries Europe's hopes for space autonomy from the United States and
Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
Here are the maiden flights space watchers can look forward to next year.
- Countdown for Ariane 6 -
The Ariane 6 rocket, which carries Europe's hopes for space autonomy from the United States and Scientists praise performance of first global survey of surface water
Thursday, 14 December 2023 23:04
House and Senate pass 2024 defense policy bill by overwhelming majority
Thursday, 14 December 2023 21:13
Space Force eyes new breed of satellites that adjust their orbit and respond to threats
Thursday, 14 December 2023 19:52
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Thursday, 14 December 2023 18:57
Final Vega launch delayed because of upper stage tank problem
Thursday, 14 December 2023 17:39
US launch of new Vulcan Centaur rocket delayed until January
Thursday, 14 December 2023 17:06
The maiden liftoff of a new American rocket called Vulcan Centaur has been delayed from Christmas Eve to January 8, United Launch Alliance, the company developing it, said Thursday.
The postponement stems from last-minute technical snags but ULA's CEO Tory Bruno said on X, formerly Twitter, that a recent dress rehearsal on the launch pad went well.
The rocket will be carrying a private lunar lander, developed by the startup Astrobotic, which could become the first such private craft to touch down on the moon and the first American robot to land on the surface since the Apollo program ended in 1972.
"This is sort of, in a way, the first giant step in the campaign for the US, and for all of our friends, to go back to the moon, eventually with people," Bruno told AFP in an interview last week.
"It's a pretty big deal to have a payload at all, let alone one that goes to the surface of the moon," he added.
"We wanted to do something really important and we have a lot of confidence, obviously, in the design of our rocket," Bruno said.
NASA's NEOWISE celebrates 10 years, plans end of mission
Thursday, 14 December 2023 16:48
The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it's now at the mercy of the sun, which is accelerating its demise.
NASA's NEOWISE has had a busy decade.