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We Are Going: Artemis I on Launch Pad

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it is rolled up the ramp at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A Meteor Wind over Tunisia

A Meteor Wind over Tunisia

Perennial Perseids

The Perseid meteors are an annual event many skywatchers look forward to, as they often produce lots of shooting stars to enjoy.

4000 Exoplanets

4000 Exoplanets

Aquanaut Gets to Work Underwater

A team of roboticists from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have applied their expertise in making robots for deep space to designing a fully electric shape-changing submersible robot that will cut costs for maritime industries.

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Do 'bouncing universes' have a beginning?

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:57:52 GMT

Buffalo NY (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 In trying to understand the nature of the cosmos, some theorists propose that the universe expands and contracts in endless cycles. Because this behavior is...

One more clue to the Moon's origin

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:57:52 GMT

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Humankind has maintained an enduring fascination with the Moon. It was not until Galileo's time, however, that scientists really began study it. Over the course...

Surprise, surprise: Subsurface water on Mars defy expectations

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:57:52 GMT

San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 A new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: the top 300 meters of the subsurface beneath...

Researchers propose plasma-based method of extracting oxygen on Mars

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:57:52 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 A group of scientists have developed a plasma-based method of producing and separating oxygen on Mars, according to a study published Thursday. The team of...

Watch Live: NASA Artemis 1 rocket begins pre-launch rollout

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:57:52 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 NASA began rolling out its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday night, ahead of its premiere flight later this...

Time Lapse of SLS Artemis 1 rollout to Pad 39a

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:18:30 GMT

Timelapse of @NASA SLS Rocket makes its way onto Pad 39a in preparation for launch which is scheduled for August 29th Thanks for watching - why not support this channel and help us grow

Rhine river runs dry

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 03:20:00 GMT

Image: Water levels on the Rhine River have continued to drop owing to soaring temperatures and lack of rainfall - preventing many vessels from navigating through the river's waters at full...

SOLARIS: Preparing for Space-Based Solar Power

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:00:00 GMT

To prepare Europe for future decision making on Space-Based Solar Power, ESA has proposed a preparatory programme for Europe, initially named SOLARIS, for the upcoming ESA Council at Ministerial Level...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:59:24 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Kayhan Space unveils next-gen spaceflight safety platform

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:39:51 GMT

Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 10, 2022 With thousands of satellites and countless debris bound for busy orbits, Kayhan Space has unveiled its next-gen Pathfinder spaceflight safety platform to enable...

Astroport Space Technologies awarded 2nd NASA for lunar construction

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:39:51 GMT

San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Astroport Space Technologies, Inc. has been awarded its second NASA Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the construction of landing pads...

J-Space partners with Virgin Orbit to bring sovereign air-launch capability to South Korea

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:39:51 GMT

Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 10, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, announced it has signed an agreement with South Korean investment group J-Space. The agreement will allow...

ESA/ELGRA Gravity-Related Research Summer School 2022 blends online and in-person learning to inspire university students

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:20:00 GMT

NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:01:57 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2021 NASA announced Monday that it will roll out its Artemis I Moon rocket on Tuesday evening, which is two days earlier than originally planned. Tuesday's planned roll...

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:01:57 GMT

Tokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese...

NASA Awards Next-Generation Spaceflight Computing Processor Contract

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:10:00 GMT

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has selected Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will...

NASA Science Leadership to Hold Town Hall Meeting

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:38:00 GMT

NASA will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas H. Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 12:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 17

All systems go in Houston as NASA prepares return to Moon

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

Houston (AFP) Aug 15, 2022 Rick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years, but he says the American quest to return to the Moon is by far the crowning moment of his career. LaBrode is the lead flight...

Iran seeks 3 more Khayyam satellites

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

Tehran (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched this week by Russia, Tehran's government spokesman said Friday. The Khayyam blasted into orbit on...

Pitt is the only university in the U.S. with this giant 3D printer for metal

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Tucked away in the sub-basement of Pitt's Benedum Hall, past the racecar parts spilling into hallways, you'll find a giant machine that looks like a cross between a...

A step towards quantum gravity

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

Sherman TX (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 In Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity arises when a massive object distorts the fabric of spacetime the way a ball sinks into a piece of stretched cloth...

UK scientists have created an 'eternal engine' to keep the next generation of atomic clock ticking.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

Falmer UK (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Atomic clock precision timing is essential for systems such as global navigation, satellite mapping, establishing the composition of exoplanets and the next generations...

Matter at extreme temperature and pressure turns out to be remarkably simple and universal

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:32:57 GMT

London, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have made two discoveries about the behaviour of 'supercritical matter' - matter at the critical point where the...

Software-defined satellite enters commercial service

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:49:00 GMT

Europe’s first commercial satellite capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space is now in commercial use

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:07:39 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

NASA seeks student ideas for extracting, forging metal on the Moon

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 NASA's 2023 annual Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge asks university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon - from...

Shenzhou XIV astronauts to conduct their first spacewalk in coming days

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts will conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time in the next few days, China Media Group reported on Saturday. The...

US astronaut Jessica Watkins sets sights on Moon... and Mars

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2022 If you had the choice, would you rather go to the Moon or Mars? The question is utterly theoretical for most of us, but for US astronaut Jessica Watkins, it hits a bit...

NASA explains strange stringy object photographed by Perseverance rover

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2021 One photo taken recently by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars showed an unusual noodle-like object lying on the surface of the Red Planet, but scientists have an...

Brightest stars in the night sky can strip Neptune-sized planets to their rocky cores

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 Over the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more than 99% of them orbit smaller stars - from red dwarfs to...

Hubble sees red supergiant star Betelgeuse slowly recovering after blowing its top

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 Analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse quite...

SpaceX launches 46 new Starlink satellites into orbit

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2022 SpaceX launched its next round of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from the Vandenberg Space Force Center in California...

Chinese commercial carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 completes ground tests

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 China's new carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3), designed for commercial use, has completed large-scale ground tests, its developer said on Thursday. The rocket was...

Harvest from heavenly breeding

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:40:33 GMT

Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022 When China's Shenzhou-14 spaceship returns to Earth late this year, it will bring home some unusual packages - brewer's yeast grown in space. It will be part of the...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:39:05 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

Launch / First Stage Landing Latest SpaceX Starlink Mission

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:32:44 GMT

August 12th 2022: A look at todays SpaceX Starlink mission - launch and first stage Falcon 9 landing Thanks for watching - why not support this channel and help us grow

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/12/2022

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:00:02 GMT

Payloads: Butterfly IQ USND: The crew set up the appropriate hardware and performed the fifth medical technology demonstration of the Butterfly Ultrasound Device. Butterfly IQ Ultrasound demonstrates...

Week in images: 08-12 August 2022

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:23:00 GMT

Week in images: 08-12 August 2022 Discover our week through the lens

Moonrise - Super Moon /Sturgeon Moon 2022 #SHORTS

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 03:47:43 GMT

Caught the last super moon of 2022 as it was rising above the horizon last ngiht. Called the Sturgeon Moon due to the large number of sturgeon fish found in the Great Lakes region around this time of...

Artemis I to launch first-of-a-kind deep space biology mission

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel - a shoebox-sized CubeSat - will perform the first long-duration biology...

WVU space robotics research helps Mars rovers find their footing

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Morgantown WV (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 West Virginia University scientists have developed a way for extraplanetary rovers to use nonvisual information to maneuver over treacherous terrain. This research...

Northrop Grumman invests in new solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities in Magna, Utah

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Magna UT (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is expanding its solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities with the groundbreaking of new state-of-the art facilities to support...

Antaris close seed funding round to accelerate development of software solutions for space

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Antaris, the software platform provider for space, announced the company has closed a $4.2 million seed round of funding led by Acequia Capital and Possible Ventures...

NanoAvionics extends its satellite bus range enabling advanced space missions

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Logan UT (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Global mission integrator NanoAvionics has added two microsatellite buses, the MP42H and the MP42D, to its product line based on its flagship MP42 bus. Capable to host...

Intelsat and OneWeb partnership brings multi-orbit connectivity to airlines worldwide

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Leading satellite communications companies OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity...

HKATG tooling up for satellite mass production

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Hong Kong (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited (01725. HK), which is committed to promoting Hong Kong's industrialization and supporting Hong Kong's becoming an...

Fleet Space' Exosphere Earth Scanning Technology tested at lithium exploration site

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2022 Fleet Space Technologies is delighted to announce the successful completion of a trial using its proprietary Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) technology to faster...

Building on Mars or the Luna: You'll need extraterrestrial cement for that

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Newark DE (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 Sustained space exploration will require infrastructure that doesn't currently exist: buildings, housing, rocket landing pads. So, where do you turn for construction...

Yale project brings creative expression to space flight

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

New Haven CT (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Picture a spacesuit. It's functional, and the mirrored visor is fun. But you can't dance in it. While the first astronaut to set foot on Mars probably won't pirouette...

New study of moon rocks finds they contain gases from Earth

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2021 A new study of six moon rocks has discovered proof that the moon includes chemical elements from Earth's interior - a finding that supports the theory that the moon...

Meteorite provides record of asteroids "spitting out" pebbles

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back images of a geological phenomenon no one had ever seen before: pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu...

Gaia reveals the past and future of the Sun

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Paris (ESA) Aug 12, 2022 We all wish that we could sometimes see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESA's star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the Sun...

Northwestern rocket to image supernova remnant

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars - well, a dead star, that is. On Aug. 21, the NASA-funded team will launch its "Micro-X" rocket...

The future of NASA's laser communications

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 02:31:20 GMT

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 NASA uses lasers to send information to and from Earth, employing invisible beams to traverse the skies, sending terabytes of data - pictures and videos - to increase...

Europe Ready For Artemis

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 01:00:00 GMT

ESA and NASA are working hand in hand before the first Artemis mission to the Moon through a series of joint mission simulations. Teams based at the Erasmus Support Facility (ESF) at ESA’s ESTEC...

Views Of The Moon - Lunar Images Taken From Orbit by Nasa Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:28:21 GMT

Enjoy a different view of the Moon every minute with these incredible and unique images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO spacecraft. Earth From Space Live Video: Hi Thanks for joining us...

NASA TV to Cover SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departure from Space Station

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:09:00 GMT

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returning science to Earth for NASA is set to depart the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 18

NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth’s Changes

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:07:00 GMT

NASA transferred ownership and operational control on Thursday of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:12:00 GMT

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station – the first...

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/11/2022

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:50 GMT

Payloads: Cold Atom Lab (CAL): The crew used a Grab Sample Container (GSC) to sample the air around the Cold Atom Lab location. The GSC will be returned to the ground for analysis of the sample. The...

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