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A Massive Solar Storm was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the Moon
Universe Today - 5 Aug 2023 00:11
The coronal mass ejection on October 28th, 2021, was measured by missions on Earth, the Moon, and Mars for the very first time. The post A Massive Solar Storm was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the Moon appeared first on U...
SpaceX's private control of satellite internet concerns military leaders: report
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2023 14:00
Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.
NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after 'interstellar shout'
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2023 00:19
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday.
Do Technological Civilizations Depend on Atmospheric Oxygen?
Universe Today - 5 Aug 2023 18:54
Our modern technological civilization wouldn't have been possible without open-air combustion, which can only happen when atmospheric oxygen levels reach at least 18%. A new study asks if this could be a bottleneck for d...
NASA Plans to Unleash a Wolf Pack of Rovers Onto the Lunar Surface in 2024
Universe Today - 5 Aug 2023 18:34
What's better than one lunar rover? Three lunar rovers! In 2024, NASA plans to send a team of suitcase-sized wheeled robots to the Moon as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Collectively called...
India's Chandrayaan-3 lander arrives in lunar orbit
Space News - 5 Aug 2023 16:55
India will make its second moon landing attempt in 18 days' time after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit Saturday. The post India's Chandrayaan-3 lander arrives in lunar orbit appeared first on SpaceNew...
Astra lays off, reassigns employees as it refocuses on satellite propulsion
Space News - 5 Aug 2023 16:34
Astra Space announced Aug. 4 it has laid off a quarter of its workforce and reassigned others from launch vehicle to satellite propulsion development as its cash reserves dwindle. The post Astra lays off, reassigns emplo...
VA261: Ariane 5 timelapse
ESA - 5 Aug 2023 16:00
Video: 00:04:59 The 117th and final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket capped a series which began in 1996. Commercial, institutional and scientific payloads included such iconic missions as Rosetta, the James Webb Space...
JWST Sees Multiple Gravitational Lenses in a Massive Cluster: "The Fishhook" and "The Thin One"
Universe Today - 5 Aug 2023 15:16
We’ve been getting plenty of spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope since it began operations last year. Fraser even covered everything we learned from it in a video a few weeks ago. But the news keeps ...
Curious Kids: What comes after space?
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2023 15:00
To find out what is beyond space, a good place to start would be to figure out where space - our universe - ends. The problem is we don't know where space ends, or even if it ends at all.
First test images from Euclid space telescope unveiled
Phys.org - 5 Aug 2023 14:10
The Euclid space telescope, launched July 1 on a mission to shed more light on elusive dark matter and dark energy, has reached its destination orbit and on Monday its European operators revealed its first test images.
Watch China test fire new engine for its planned crewed moon rocket (video)
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2023 12:00
China's moon rocket inches a step further in development, as the country test fires new rocket engine.
The James Webb Space Telescope spotlights Einstein's genius. A fellow Holocaust survivor remembers him as a friend
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2023 12:00
Albert Einstein once mentored fellow Holocaust survivor, Werner Salinger. Decades later, Salinger reminisces as Einstein's galactic theories come to light.
Apple-backed Globalstar's revenue jump underlines IoT opportunity
Space News - 5 Aug 2023 01:57
Globalstar, the operator behind Apple's satellite-enabled SOS app, posted a 50% year-on-year jump in quarterly sales Aug. 3 amid promising growth in its business for connecting remote Internet of Things devices. The post...