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- Starlink activates emergency phone connectivity for Hurricane Milton SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2024 SpaceX has received emergency temporary approval to provide space-based connectivity to T-Mobile customers in Florida who may lose cellular service due to Hurricane Milton.
- Sols 4327-4328: On the Road Again NASA · 9 Oct 2024 Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 After successfully completing investigations within Gediz Vallis, Curiosity is back on the road through the Mg-sulfate (magnesium sulfate) bearing unit. The terrain under our whe...
- NASA Astronauts, Leadership Visit Children’s Hospital, Cancer Moonshot Event NASA · 9 Oct 2024 NASA astronauts, scientists, and researchers, and leadership from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) met with cancer patients and gathered in a discussion about potential research opportunities and collab...
- Project Engineer Miranda Peters Flips the Script on Neurological Differences NASA · 9 Oct 2024 In her six years working with NASA, Miranda Peters has filled a variety of roles. She trained in flight control for the International Space Station, worked as a safety engineer in the station’s program office, and served...
- 420 Years Ago: Astronomer Johannes Kepler Observes a Supernova NASA · 9 Oct 2024 In October 1604, a new star appeared in the sky, puzzling astronomers of the day. First observed on Oct. 9, German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) began his observations on Oct. 17 and tracked the new star for ove...
- NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus NASA · 9 Oct 2024 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results...
- Ocean experts raise concerns over deorbiting the International Space Station SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2024 GOLDEN, Colorado — NASA is faced with the challenge of safely deorbiting, in one fell swoop, over 400 tons of space hardware in a few years. As of now, the
- Artemis I Radiation Measurements Validate Orion Safety for Astronauts NASA · 9 Oct 2024 NASA’s Orion spacecraft is designed to keep astronauts safe in deep space, protecting them from the unforgiving environment far from Earth. During the uncrewed Artemis I mission, researchers from NASA, along with several...
- NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball NASA · 9 Oct 2024 Astronomers have observed Jupiter’s legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises – especially when NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope...
- NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space NASA · 9 Oct 2024 NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery), a tissue box-sized payload form...
- Starship readying for Flight 5 amid future preparations NASASpaceflight · 9 Oct 2024 SpaceX is setting the stage for acquiring final approval to launch the fifth flight of Starship, a mission that includes another major milestone toward its rapid reusability aspirations. With a preliminary Oct. 13 launch...
- How Do Astronauts Get in Shape? – New “Ask SME” from NASA eClips NASA · 9 Oct 2024 The NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project, led by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), aims to increase Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) literacy and inspire the next generatio...
- NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses NASA · 9 Oct 2024 Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub. As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they’ve stopped at a...
- NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 9 Oct 2024 Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub.
- Black Hole Destroys Star, Goes After Another, NASA Missions Find NASA · 9 Oct 2024 NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole, as describ...
- Bridgit Mendler’s startup Northwood passes first test, linking prototype antenna to Planet satellites CNBC · 9 Oct 2024 Northwood Space, the startup led by former television star and singer Bridgit Mendler, passed its first major development test last week by connecting with Planet Labs imagery satellites in orbit.
- Startup takes new approach to space-based solar power SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2024 A startup led by a founder of a financial services company is taking a new approach to space-based solar power intended to be more scalable and affordable than previous concepts.
- Space policy for the new President — whoever it might be SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2024 The 2024 election cycle is lurching into the final stretch, with campaigns for the White House, Congress and other offices across the nation in high gear. Candidates are making their
- We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier Ars Technica · 9 Oct 2024 If you've been waiting for a real mission of discovery into the unknown, this is it.
- Cryptic Mars, a land shaped by ice ESA · 9 Oct 2024 ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared w...
- Sentinel-1C arrives in French Guiana ESA · 9 Oct 2024 The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The satellite will continue...
- Five reasons to join the European Space Agency! ESA · 9 Oct 2024 In 2023, ESA published more than 400 vacancies in engineering, science and business and administration and more positions continue to be published as we are always on the lookout for talented new colleagues to join us. S...
- European settings for a Moon camera ESA · 9 Oct 2024 European settings for a Moon camera
- Thales Complete Key Testing Milestone for Lunar Space Station Module European Spaceflight · 9 Oct 2024 Thales Alenia Space has successfully completed a static load testing campaign for the Gateway space station’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module. When the HALO module is launched along with the Power and Prop...
- NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve the cost and schedule of the program.
- SpaceX may receive FAA license for next Starship launch in time for Sunday attempt CNBC · 8 Oct 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration may issue SpaceX its next Starship license in time for a Sunday launch attempt, CNBC has learned.
- NASA, Collaborators Announce a New Student Lunar Autonomy Challenge! NASA · 8 Oct 2024 The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will develop...
- Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space NASA · 8 Oct 2024 The International Space Station offers a unique microgravity environment where cells outside the human body behave similarly to how they do inside the human body. Tissue chips are small devices containing living cells th...
- Hera Beats the Weather – Sets Sights on Dual Asteroid Space Scout · 8 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has lifted off on a unique mission to the binary asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphos. The probe will seek new insights into planetary defense techniques that could protect the...
- Station Science Top News: Oct. 4, 2024 NASA · 8 Oct 2024 Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength, changes similar to cardiac aging. This finding suggests that the engineered tissues, essentially an auto...
- NASA’s Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, preview the agency’s new Earth Information Center exhibit on Monday, Oct. 8, 2024. Thi...
- Space Development Agency unveils plans for next 200-satellite procurement SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 SDA is preparing a solicitation for Tranche 3 of the U.S. military’s proliferated space architecture
- SpaceX gives new potential Starship IFT-5 launch date, and it’s sooner than you’d think Teslarati · 8 Oct 2024 SpaceX has given a new potential date for Starship’s fifth test flight, and it’s sooner than you’d think. SpaceX has been ready...
- Connected Learning Ecosystems: Educators Learning and Growing Together NASA · 8 Oct 2024 On August 19-20, 53 educators from a diverse set of learning contexts (libraries, K-12 classrooms, 4-H afterschool clubs, outdoor education centers, and more) gathered in Orono, Maine for the Learning Ecosystems Northeas...
- Systems Engineer Noosha Haghani Prepped PACE for Space NASA · 8 Oct 2024 Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making to get to flight-ready projects. Name: Noosha HaghaniTitle: Plankton Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem...
- Backing the Backups: Ensuring satellites are ready to restore communications when ground systems fail SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 Satellites are the defacto communications technology when disaster strikes because of their resilience, broad coverage and speed to deploy. Space-based connectivity serves as a critical lifeline when natural disasters di...
- NASA Seeks Innovative Artemis Lunar Logistics, Mobility Solutions NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA is asking U.S. industry to submit innovative architecture solutions that could help the agency land and move cargo on the lunar surfaced during future Artemis missions. Released in September, the agency’s request fo...
- Journey Through Stars with NASA in New Minecraft Game NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA invites gamers, educators, and students to grab their pickaxe and check out its latest collaboration with Minecraft exploring a new world inspired by the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. The partnership allows c...
- NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the progression of Solar Cycle 25 during a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 15. Tracking the solar...
- Public Participation in Machine Learning Bolsters Extraterrestrial Research NASA · 8 Oct 2024 When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much as possible before sending instruments on extraterrestrial journeys. One way to prepare for these exploration missions is by using machine...