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French startup raises funding to develop solar sails
Space News - 27 Mar 2022 00:52
A French startup has raised an initial round of funding to begin testing of solar sails it believes can sharply reduce the cost of deep space missions. The post French startup raises funding to develop solar sails appear...
This Week at NASA - Updated Artemis Landing Strategy
SpaceRef - 27 Mar 2022 19:42
Upgrade work continues outside the space station, an updated strategy for landing Artemis astronauts on the Moon, and unsealing pieces of the past ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months
Universe Today - 27 Mar 2022 19:39
The JWST will only capture a small portion of the infrared sky. To see more, we need a satellite like SPHEREx. The post NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months appeared fir...
A rocket crashed into the moon. The accidental experiment will shed light on impact physics in space.
SPACE.com - 27 Mar 2022 14:09
On March 4, a lonely, spent rocket booster hit the moon at nearly 6,000 mph. Studies of its crater could reveal new science.
Sinkholes as big as a skyscraper and as wide as a city street open up in the Arctic seafloor
SPACE.com - 27 Mar 2022 13:54
Giant "sinkholes" -- one of which could devour an entire city block holding six-story buildings -- are appearing along the Arctic seafloor.
Director Ken Kwapis talks 'Space Force' Season 2 and wrangling a crazy comedic crew
SPACE.com - 27 Mar 2022 13:53
Veteran Hollywood director Ken Kwapis reflects on making the second season of Netflix's "Space Force"
Strange new type of solar wave defies physics
SPACE.com - 27 Mar 2022 13:34
Scientists think this could also help to explain mysterious phenomena on Earth.
Meltwater In Crevasses In Greenland
SpaceRef - 27 Mar 2022 02:41
NASA's annual survey of changes in Arctic ice cover greatly expanded its reach in a series of flights that wrapped up on May 12, 2017....
Ice-Exposing Scarps On Mars
SpaceRef - 27 Mar 2022 02:38
There are steep scarps facing the poles of both hemispheres that expose thick (up to 100 meters or more) sections of nearly pure water ice....