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Autel EVO Nano+ review
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 13:47
The palm-sized Autel EVO Nano+ offers advanced features while keeping its weight below 250g.
NGC 3895: One Large Stellar Latte To Go
SpaceRef - 6 Jul 2022 21:19
Far away in the Ursa Major constellation is a swirling galaxy that would not look out of place on a coffee made by a starry-eyed barista...
L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric
Space News - 6 Jul 2022 13:04
L3Harris is making a strategic investment in laser communications company Mynaric with plans to make increased use of that technology for space and other applications. The post L3Harris makes strategic investment in Myna...
New launch vehicles set for test flights from China's Jiuquan spaceport
Space News - 6 Jul 2022 11:18
Newly-developed orbital and suborbital launch vehicles are being readied for test flights at the Jiuquan spaceport as China's efforts to foster a commercial space sector advance. The post New launch vehicles set for test...
Rover plus astronaut complete Mount Etna challenge
ESA - 6 Jul 2022 09:12
In a complex role-played version of a mission to the Moon, controllers at ESOC combined with a team of geological scientists and ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to oversee a rover's collection of rock samples. Acting as if h...
Communications established with payload on stabilized PSLV upper stage
Space News - 6 Jul 2022 23:54
Indian startup Digantara said July 6 its space weather monitoring payload ROBI is operational onboard a spent upper stage of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The post Communications established with payload on sta...
Najran Region, Saudi Arabia As Seen From Space
SpaceRef - 6 Jul 2022 22:28
Najran Region, Saudi Arabia (18.5°N 45.5°E), 26 Jun 2022...
Isidis Basin Ejecta On Mars
SpaceRef - 6 Jul 2022 22:16
This scene is a jumbled mess! There are blocks and smears of many different rocks types that appear to have been dumped into a pile....
Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships
Space News - 6 Jul 2022 22:05
Virgin Galactic announced July 6 it signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary to build two new aircraft that will be used as launch platforms for its next-generation suborbital spaceplanes. The post Virgin Galactic se...
Contact restored with NASA spacecraft headed to lunar orbit
Phys.org - 6 Jul 2022 22:03
NASA said Wednesday that contact has been restored with its $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit.
New Instruments Selected For Priority Artemis Science on Moon
SpaceRef - 6 Jul 2022 22:02
Adding to the growing list of commercial deliveries slated to explore more of the Moon than ever before under Artemis, NASA has selected two new science instrument suites, including one that will study the mysterious Gru...
Record-breaking Tonga volcano generated the fastest atmospheric waves ever seen
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 22:00
The massive eruption from the underwater Tonga volcano earlier this year generated a blast so powerful, it sent the fastest pressure waves ever observed in our atmosphere rippling around the globe.
Contained Confinement At Concordia Research Station In Antarctica
SpaceRef - 6 Jul 2022 21:55
ESA-sponsored medical doctor Nick Smith snapped this photo of the storage containers at Concordia research station in Antarctica shortly before sunset, 8 April 2021. The dark blue line at the horizon is the shadow of the...
SpaceX rolls Starship prototype to launch pad ahead of orbital test flight (photos)
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 21:40
We may not have to wait too much longer for the first-ever orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship deep-space transportation system.
Fastest known star speeds around Milky Way's black hole at 18 million mph
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 20:30
Astrophysicists are puzzled by the discovery of a star whipping around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way in close proximity and faster than any star previously found.
Phew! NASA's CAPSTONE moon probe phones home again
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 18:41
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE moon probe is back in touch with its handlers, ending a short but spooky silent period.
A bus-sized asteroid is passing safely by Earth today and you can watch for free
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 18:28
A space rock at least the size of a bus will safely whiz by our planet today, and you can watch the event on a free livestream.
Testing the effect of multicolor lighting on improving people's psychological state
Phys.org - 6 Jul 2022 18:02
As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested by multiple stressors in confined and isolated conditions during such long flights, especially be...
Mars sailplane prototype soars during early-stage tethered flight test in Arizona
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 18:00
An early-stage Martian sailplane soared aloft, tethered to a balloon, as engineers ponder the possibilities to expand Red Planet flight.
Asteroid Bennu sports landslide and massive crater from tiny space rock
SPACE.com - 6 Jul 2022 17:00
When a tiny space rock hit the asteroid Bennu, it caused a landslide across the space rock and a massive crater.
Scientists discover how first quasars in universe formed
Phys.org - 6 Jul 2022 17:00
The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formed--something that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 years--has now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Nature.
Scientists demonstrate machine learning tool to efficiently process complex solar data
Phys.org - 6 Jul 2022 16:52
Big data has become a big challenge for space scientists analyzing vast datasets from increasingly powerful space instrumentation. To address this, a Southwest Research Institute team has developed a machine learning too...