Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
Blue Origin, the American aerospace manufacturer, is moving a step closer to making its innovative concept of generating solar power on the Moon a reality. This follows the receipt of a $35 million Tipping Point partnership awarded by NASA to continue developing its revolutionary technology known as the Blue Alchemist. First revealed earlier this year, Blue Alchemist aims to produce solar

Beijing (XNA) Aug 01, 2023
On Thursday, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration chief Bill Nelson visited Argentina and talked about China's achievements in lunar and space exploration at a news conference, claiming that there is a "space race" between China and the United States. This is a term full of Cold War connotations, and it is now being brought to the hot topic of international space cooperation in

Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
A joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the KU Leuven has found that high-frequency magnetic waves could play an essential role in keeping the Sun's atmosphere at millions of degrees. This finding sheds a new light on the most intriguing solar mystery: what makes the Sun's atmosphere hotter than its surface? One of the long-standing astrophysical puzzles i

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has prepared crucial components for the next phase of NASA's ambitious Artemis III mission, taking us one step closer to realizing the vision of returning astronauts to the lunar surface. On July 31, in the presence of Artemis team members and media personnel, ULA's Decatur, Alabama facility was buzzing with anticipation as teams oversaw the careful preparation o

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2023
Argentina has become the 28th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, which establishes the guiding principles for space exploration. Daniel Filmus, minster of science, technology and innovation for the South American nation, signed the agreement Thursday at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires as Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looked on. The

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2023
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., blasted President Joe Biden's decision Monday to keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in Colorado, after rejecting former President Donald Trump's plan to move it to Alabama, saying "this is absolutely not over." According to a senior U.S. official, Biden decided against relocating the headquarters - which oversee the military's operations of space

Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2023
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has sent a "heartbeat" signal to Earth after mission control mistakenly cut contact, the US space agency said Tuesday. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, it is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet - well beyond the solar system. A series of plann

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
In a remarkable development in the Indian space industry, Pixxel, a prominent name in the realm of hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a substantial grant by iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence). The grant, furnished under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, is part of the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space). It will facilitate the production of miniat

Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 28, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday, July 28, 2023: Our Thursday drive on sol 3901 was successful and put us ~30 meters further from Bradbury Landing! That's a pretty typical-length drive for us, with the longest I've seen in my 3 years on this mission being ~100 meters or so. We've had a good luck streak recently - being able to get arm, remote sensing, and drives in all week! The only tight constraint

West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 01, 2023
To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth. Building these systems requires knowing how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation, which all heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems use to operate in Earth's gravity.