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Rocket Report: NASA validates new engine design; Chinese firm tests mini Starship
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Rocket Report: NASA validates new engine design; Chinese firm tests mini Starship
arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/rocket-report-nasa-validates-new-engine-design-chinese-firm-tests-mini-starship/
After Months of Gibberish, Voyager 1 Is Communicating Well Again: NASA scientists spent months coaxing the 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft back into healthy ...
scientificamerican.com/article/after-months-of-gibberish-voyager-1-is-communicating-well-again/
Quick Glance: Voyager 1: Successful Communication Restoration
- After months of nonsensical transmissions, Voyager 1 is finally communicating clearly with Earth.
- NASA has resolved issues with the probe and obtained clear information on its health.
- Voyager 1 has made significant scientific discoveries but is significantly affected by the harsh space environment.
- Despite the temporary repair of communication issues, NASA scientists are aware that the spacecraft won't last indefinitely.
Voyager 1 space probe sends usable data back to Earth: The 46-year-old research instrument only produced unreadable data garbage for months ...
spektrum.de/news/raumsonde-voyager-1-funkt-wieder-verwertbare-daten-zur-erde/2214714
Quick Glance: Voyager 1 Sends Usable Data to Earth Again
- Launched in 1977, Voyager 1's mission is to explore interstellar space.
- After sending unreadable data for months, a fix was found for the issue.
- Experts repaired a faulty chip in the Flight Data Subsystem to resume sending readable data.
- The mission remains iconic, but the battery's longevity is uncertain as the probe continues its journey through the Milky Way.
NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan: Dragonfly will push the boundaries of engineering and science as it explores Titan.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-officially-greenlights-3-35-billion-mission-to-saturns-moon-titan/
NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change: NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate ...
reuters.com/world/nasa-chief-asks-nations-work-together-climate-change-2024-04-24/
Boeing’s Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6: This will mark Starliner’s second flight to the ISS: The first, an uncrewed mission called ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/boeings-starliner-set-to-fly-astronauts-for-the-first-time-on-may-6/
How to see Lyrid meteor shower during the pink supermoon: The Lyrid meteor shower will align with the "pink moon" this week. But this bright supermoon could make ...
businessinsider.com/how-to-see-lyrid-meteor-shower-during-pink-supermoon-2024-4
Miles of optical fiber crafted aboard ISS marks manufacturing first: ZBLAN fibers made in space hopefully don't crystallize and are far less brittle ...
theregister.com/2024/04/23/miles_of_fiber_optic_lines/
If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars: "I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/astrolab-tacks-toward-a-future-where-100s-of-tons-of-cargo-are-shipped-to-the-moon/
He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space
npr.org/2024/04/25/1246820206/ed-dwight-blue-origin-astronaut-new-shepard
A NASA Mars rover is in a great place to search for signs of life: While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is ...
qz.com/nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-fossils-life-1851434639
NASA confirms Florida house hit by a piece of ISS battery pack: Who needs aircon when you have NASA to punch holes through your home?
theregister.com/2024/04/16/nasa_debris_florida_house/
Quick Glance: Fragment of ISS Battery Hits Florida Residence
- A confirmed piece of space debris hit a Florida home in March, originating from a discarded ISS battery pallet.
- The fragment that entered the house of Alejandro Otero in Naples, Florida, pierced through the roof and crossed 2 floors.
- Following thorough examination, the US space agency confirmed that the fragment was indeed part of the cargo pallet used to secure the batteries.
- NASA intends to update its predictive models for object decay during re-entry and the ISS team will investigate the disposal of the cargo pallet to enhance understanding of the debris's survival.
Mars helicopter sends final message, but will keep collecting data: One last software update installed safely, reconfigured it as 'stationary testbed'
theregister.com/2024/04/18/mars_helicopter_ingenuity_final_message/
Voyager1: Radio contact with the probe has been restored: After five months of radio silence, NASA has re-established radio contact with the Voyager1 space probe ...
faz.net/aktuell/wissen/voyager1-der-funkkontakt-zur-sonde-ist-wiederhergestellt-19673274.html
Daily Telescope: The ambiguously galactic duo: Hubble continues to deliver the goods.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/daily-telescope-the-ambiguously-galactic-duo/
Satellite photos: This year’s ‘average’ Sierra snowpack compared to previous years
mercurynews.com/2024/04/22/satellite-photos-this-years-average-sierra-snowpack-compared-to-previous-years/
NASA solar sail to be Siriusly visible in orbit from Earth: Look out for a new star next week
theregister.com/2024/04/19/nasa_solar_sail/
Space travel without fuel: NASA is testing solar sails for future missions: Sailing through space with sunlight? This is what NASA's revolutionary propulsion ...
t3n.de/news/raumfahrt-ohne-treibstoff-nasa-testet-solarsegel-fuer-kuenftige-missionen-1619839/
Retired NASA astronaut visits Orange, recounts his journey from farm fields to outer space
ocregister.com/2024/04/22/retired-nasa-astronaut-recounts-his-journey-from-farm-fields-to-outer-space/
Russian space chief says new rocket will put Falcon 9 reuse to shame: There's just one catch...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/russian-space-chief-says-new-rocket-will-put-falcon-9-reuse-to-shame/
Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to mine asteroids: With minerals in short supply on Earth, private companies such as California-based ...
cnn.com/world/astroforge-asteroid-mining-nasa-spc-scn/
NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch: NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in ...
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NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit: If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
NASA needs help retrieving Mars samples that may reveal past alien life: NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ...
businessinsider.com/nasa-asks-help-retrieving-perseverance-mars-samples-alien-life-2024-4
NASA video shows 4 flares erupt on the sun at once, facing Earth: The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once ...
businessinsider.com/nasa-video-solar-flares-erupt-simultaneously-on-sun-earth-impacts-2024-4
You will soon have a chance to see an exploding star: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime thing,’ NASA says
al.com/news/2024/04/you-will-soon-have-a-chance-to-see-an-exploding-star-once-in-a-lifetime-thing-nasa-says.html
Constellation of Starlink satellites grows with latest SpaceX launch from Florida - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/18/spacex-satellite-launch-cape-canaveral/4921713484017/
NASA to launch drone-like Dragonfly rotorcraft to explore Saturn's moon Titan
wionews.com/science/nasa-to-launch-drone-like-dragonfly-rotorcraft-to-explore-saturns-moon-titan-712828
NASA will send astronauts to patch up leaky ISS telescope: Thermal shield damage is screwing with daytime observations of X-ray bursts
theregister.com/2024/04/18/nasa_nicer_repair_spacewalk/
Australia has a new astronaut. But what would it take to get her to space?: Katherine Bennell-Pegg, who has graduated from the European Space Agency ...
smh.com.au/national/nsw/australia-has-a-new-astronaut-but-what-would-it-take-to-get-her-to-space-20240422-p5flob.html
All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner: “This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/all-the-pieces-are-in-place-for-the-first-crew-flight-of-boeings-starliner/
Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan: Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its ...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/rocket-report-starship-could-save-mars-sample-return-be-4s-for-second-vulcan/
A hunk of space junk crashed through a Florida man's roof. Who should pay to fix it?
npr.org/2024/04/23/1243676256/space-station-junk-hits-florida-home-liability
The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches: "It looked like a giant smoke monster."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-hidden-story-behind-one-of-spacexs-wettest-and-wildest-launches/
Unprecedented images reveal jaw-dropping features of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’: Flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, the only known volcanic world in our solar system ...
cnn.com/2024/04/23/world/nasa-jupiter-io-lava-lake-mountain-scn/
Nasa: Photographer impressively shows decades of sexual discrimination: For decades, NASA excluded queer people from its programs. The photographer Mackenzie ...
stern.de/panorama/wissen/nasa--fotografin-zeigt-eindruecklich-jahrzehnte-sexueller-diskriminierung-34636988.html
Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles away in interstellar space, but NASA hopes to get the probe back to science work after diagnosing a memory problem.
go.forbes.com/c/fVB6
The Lyrids meteor shower is peaking. Here's how to enjoy it with a bright moon: The Lyrids meteor shower is active until April 29 and is peaking overnight from ...
npr.org/2024/04/21/1246225580/lyrids-meteor-shower-space-stars-how-to-watch
SpaceX launch this evening would mark 300th booster landing if successful: SpaceX is set to send up the 30th launch on the Space Coast this year targeting an ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/23/spacex-launch-this-evening-would-mark-300th-booster-landing-if-successful/
NASA releases satellite photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after record flooding
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/dubai-flood-nasa-releases-satellite-photos-of-record-uae-flooding.html
NASA images show how big Death Valley’s ‘rare’ lake got this winter: The driest place in North America had a lake big enough you could kayak in this past winter.
fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/death-valleys-temporary-lake-was-measured-by-a-nasa-satellite-heres-how-big-it-got/
SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission: Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to ...
scientificamerican.com/article/spacexs-starship-could-save-nasas-beleaguered-mars-sample-return-mission/
If Alien Life Is Found, How Should Scientists Break the News?: At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of ...
scientificamerican.com/article/if-alien-life-is-found-how-should-scientists-break-the-news/
Houston native Loral O'Hara discusses her 6 months in space: The NASA astronaut recently returned to Earth after spending more than six months on the ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/houston-nasa-astronaut-loral-o-hara-19394076.php
If Alien Life Is Found, How Should Scientists Break the News?: At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of ...
scientificamerican.com/article/if-alien-life-is-found-how-should-scientists-break-the-news/
NASA Chief warns of China's secretive space militarisation; Urges accelerated moon mission
wionews.com/world/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinas-secretive-space-militarisation-urges-accelerated-moon-mission-712528
ISS: Resistant bacterium mutated in space: Amazing discovery in space: According to a study, a dangerous bacterium has mutated on the ISS ...
t-online.de/digital/aktuelles/id_100393230/iss-resistentes-bakterium-ist-im-all-mutiert.html
Astronauts arrive to KSC as 1st crew for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft: Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived to Kennedy Space Center ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/25/astronauts-arrive-to-ksc-as-1st-crew-for-boeings-starliner-spacecraft/
SpaceX’s most-flown reusable rocket will go for its 20th launch tonight: Remarkably, SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket almost every day over the last week.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/spacexs-most-flown-reusable-rocket-will-go-for-its-20th-launch-tonight/
Why Detroit’s Black Tech Saturday Matters: Hey, it’s Jeff Green, stopping by for a visit from my beat on the Equality team. This week I want to talk about ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-23/why-detroit-s-black-tech-saturday-matters
In exchange for a lunar rover, Japan will get seats on Moon-landing missions: Japan is making a significant commitment to the US-led Artemis program.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/japan-will-be-first-among-nasas-partners-to-have-an-astronaut-on-the-moon/
Delta rockets retired with launch of US reconnaissance satellite: The U.S. Space Force and a Boeing-Lockheed joint venture sent a secret reconnaissance payload ...
reuters.com/science/us-reconnaissance-satellite-launched-final-flight-delta-rocket-family-2024-04-10/
LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches US Space Force mission: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Japan’s planning its first lunar steps with the Artemis program: The United States and Japan have entered into an agreement that will change the course of space ...
thehill.com/opinion/technology/4604750-japans-planning-its-first-lunar-steps-with-the-artemis-program/
Watch | NASAs Juno spacecraft spots glass-smooth lava lake and a mountain on a moon
wionews.com/science/watch-nasas-juno-spacecraft-spots-lava-lake-on-jovian-moon-io-712875
Asteroid collision of NASA's Dart probe: debris could hit Mars: When NASA sent a probe hurtling into the asteroid Dimorphos, it was assured that there was no ...
heise.de/news/Asteroidenkollision-der-NASA-Sonde-Dart-Truemmer-koennten-den-Mars-treffen-9685015.html
NASA’s Artemis Astronauts Will Help Grow Crops on the Moon—And Much More: When astronauts return to the moon later this decade, they’ll bring along science ...
scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-astronauts-will-help-grow-crops-on-the-moon-and-much-more/
Asteroid defense: How the Earth protects itself: Asteroid impacts are a popular threat scenario in disaster movies. But how great is the danger really? And could ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/hera-mission-asteroid-einschlag-schutz-weltall-100.html
NASA reveals identity of mystery object that crashed into Florida home. Here's what it was
wionews.com/science/nasa-reveals-mystery-behind-metal-chunk-which-fell-from-space-into-floridas-home-heres-what-they-found-711752
A mysterious silver object has been orbiting the Moon for 15 years. What is it? : The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday (Apr 5) ...
wionews.com/science/nasa-spots-mysterious-silver-object-orbiting-the-moon-see-pics-709522
A knotty problem: Boffins working on fuel-efficient trajectories for space travel
theregister.com/2024/04/20/at_last_a_tube_map/
Low-Earth Orbit Faces a Spiraling Debris Threat: Millions of human-made objects travel at high speeds in low-Earth orbit, polluting space and increasing the ...
scientificamerican.com/article/low-earth-orbit-faces-a-spiraling-debris-threat/
Why is methane seeping on Mars? NASA scientists have new ideas: The most surprising revelation from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover—that methane is seeping from the ...
phys.org/news/2024-04-methane-seeping-mars-nasa-scientists.html
NASA's Webb Telescope found margarita, vinegar-like chemicals on protostar : NASA's Webb Telescope discovered margarita and vinegar-like chemicals on a ...
wionews.com/science/nasas-webb-telescope-found-margarita-vinegar-like-chemicals-on-protostar-711242
NASA looking for a quicker, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth:
9news.com.au/world/nasa-space-photos-stars-planets/2e460bc9-fea4-4243-93cc-95d7a1e52745
Quick Glance: James Webb Telescope live updates: NASA releases photos that reveal cosmic secrets
- NASA has released the first photographs from the new James Webb Space Telescope, including some dating back 13 billion years.
- The final image, the Carina Nebula's cosmic cliffs, reveals for the first time hundreds of stars that were previously hidden from view.
- The Carina Nebula image provides a unique look of stars in their early, fast stages of creation.
- The Carina Nebula is a star-forming region within our own Milky Way galaxy that is rather close (in space terms).
Never seen an exploding star? This year, you'll have your chance: A nova of the T Coronae Borealis star system is expected to happen at some point through ...
npr.org/2024/04/15/1244799763/nova-exploding-star-t-coronae-borealis
NASA welcomes Switzerland, Sweden as countries sign Artemis Accords - UPI.com: The United States welcomed Switzerland and Sweden as the latest countries to sign ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/18/nasa-artemis-accords-switzerland-sweden/6941713413636/
After Nearly 64 Years, Delta Rockets Come To An End: What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and stored space ...
aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/after-nearly-64-years-delta-rockets-come-end
China set to send a new crew to its space station this week - TWIRL #161: We have several launches coming up this week but the most notable is the Long March ...
neowin.net/news/china-set-to-send-a-new-crew-to-its-space-station-this-week---twirl-161/
NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter's possibly life-sustaining moon - Science & Tech - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/culture/2024/04/15/nasa-unveils-probe-bound-for-jupiters-possibly-life-sustaining-moon.html
Quick Glance: NASA unveils probe for potentially life-sustaining Jupiter moon
- US space scientists revealed the interplanetary Clipper spacecraft destined for one of Jupiter's icy moons in search of extraterrestrial life.
- The Clipper spacecraft is set to launch in October and conduct a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa over five years.
- The mission aims to identify conditions that could support life but is not specifically searching for life itself.
- The probe is expected to operate until 2034 before crashing into another body in the Jovian system to conclude the mission.
BE-4 Engines Arrive For ULA Vulcan Cert-2: The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama ...
aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/be-4-engines-arrive-ula-vulcan-cert-2
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This is the new spaceship that will take humans back to the moon: Stacked and ready.
mashable.com/article/nasa-spacecraft-moon-orion-artemis
How Miami-Dade students are feeding astronauts. Inside NASA-funded program at Fairchild
miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article287793480.html
NASA Juno Captures Stunning Views Of A Hellish Volcanic Moon Of Jupiter: The incredible animations create three-dimensional renderings of one of Io’s mountains ...
hothardware.com/news/nasa-juno-hellish-moon-jupiter
SpaceX could finally face competition. It may be too late.: Elon Musk’s space venture may finally be facing a space industry that is poised to challenge SpaceX ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/15/spacex-competition-nasa-pentagon/
NASA shows how Mars helicopter did the impossible, and then crashed: Extraterrestrial flight.
mashable.com/article/nasa-mars-ingenuity-helicopter-map
Loch Ness Monster hunters ask NASA ‘to help us on our quest’: NASA has been tapped — or at least, as been ask to help — in the search of the Loch Ness Monster
pennlive.com/life/2024/04/loch-ness-monster-hunters-ask-nasa-to-help-us-on-our-quest.html
A Fleet of Satellites Caught the Total Solar Eclipse From Orbit, and the Footage Is Spectacular - IGN
ign.com/articles/a-fleet-of-satellites-caught-the-total-solar-eclipse-from-orbit-and-the-footage-is-spectacular
NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work: A new lunar time zone is all about ensuring the success of future ...
npr.org/2024/04/09/1243405460/space-news-moon-nasa-time-zone-white-house
NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez inspires Hispanic youth in Dallas for eclipse: The crowd gathered at the AT&T Discovery District for the eclipse included dozens of ...
dallasnews.com/news/texas/2024/04/08/nasa-astronaut-jose-hernandez-inspires-hispanic-youth-in-dallas-for-eclipse/
NASA leaders discuss global challenges, solutions with Mexico president, lawmakers and students
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/23/nasa-leaders-discuss-global-challenges-solutions-with-mexico-president-lawmakers-and-students/
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