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UMass Amherst astronomer leads team developing NASA's PRIMA mission concept
Oct 08, 2024 (SPX)
Alexandra Pope, a professor at UMass Amherst, is part of one of two teams chosen by NASA to spend the next 12 months developing mission concepts that will obser...
5 Things to Know About Divorce in Today's World
Oct 07, 2024 (SPX)
Modern divorces are impacted by evolving legal policies, new technological advancements, and growing mental health consciousness. You can navigate divorce simpl...
NASA selects two mission proposals for new astrophysics program studies
Oct 07, 2024 (SPX)
These missions will inaugurate a new class of astrophysics programs, falling under NASA's Explorers Program. Known as Probe Explorers, this class will bridge th...
Rutgers awarded $607,000 USDA grant to pioneer electroponics technology
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
The research initiative will focus on adapting agriculture to the demands of climate change, where water is increasingly scarce. "Increasing food security is on...
Two UMD space probes advance to next round of NASA's major mission selection
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
The selected probes include the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission with UMD Astronomy Professor Christopher Reynolds as its principal investigator ...
Space Command working with Office of Space Commerce for spaceflight safety
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
The two agencies are transitioning spaceflight safety services, currently offered through space-track.org, from US Space Command (USSPACECOM) to the Office of S...
An interstellar instrument takes a final bow
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
Along their improbable journey, the Voyagers made first-of-their-kind observations at all four giant outer planets and their moons using only a handful of instr...
SpaceX Crew Dragon that will take Starliner astronauts home docks at ISS
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, with the Crew-9 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft making contact w...
SpaceX launches mission to return stranded astronauts
Sep 28, 2024 (AFP)
The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It used a new launch pad, the pad's first use for a crewed mission. "Congrats t...
ISS Crew-9 will conduct research into genetics, cardiac health, and space farming
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
Once aboard the ISS, the team will support hundreds of experiments spanning multiple scientific disciplines. Among these are several key projects sponsored by t...
Navigating the Legal Frontier of Space Tourism: Regulations, Risks, and Opportunities
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
Space tourism is no longer a distant dream, floating on the horizon of human imagination; it is a tangible, rapidly evolving industry. Imagine a future where sp...
Voyager Space executes key Bishop Airlock operations in Starlab mission prep
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
During this mission, Voyager transferred two ArgUS multi-payload carriers, along with customer payloads, to Airbus's Bartolomeo platform. The transfer utilized ...
New EO platform on ISS to boost climate and environmental research
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
"Airbus is improving our ability to observe and understand our planet as well as democratizing access to space by accommodating more research and technology dem...
US and South Korea Strengthen Aerospace Partnership
Sep 25, 2024 (SPX)
"Building on years of work together both on Earth and in space, we are proud to significantly grow our partnership with the Republic of Korea and its new space ...
China expands food options for deep-space missions
Sep 25, 2024 (SPX)
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a holiday celebrating family unity, the crew of Shenzhou XVIII aboard China's space station had a special treat of "space moonca...
Russian cosmonauts return to Earth after record ISS stay
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub spent 374 days in low-Earth orbit at the ISS, the longest time anybody has ever stayed on the station in a continuous stint. Dur...
Station crew showcases AI Assistant and 12K ultra-high-resolution camera
Sep 20, 2024 (SPX)
NASA Flight Engineers Mike Barratt and Jeanette Epps tested the free-flying CIMON AI assistant Thursday morning, monitoring its scientific capabilities while us...
Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast
Sep 20, 2024 (SPX)
In this role, Rob manages all the media products, like news stories and videos, that come out of Goddard. He also edits content, creates detailed reports, and c...
Crew prepares for departure while new arrivals ramp up Station activities
Sep 19, 2024 (SPX)
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are set to return to Earth next week. Their departure is scheduled for Se...
55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon
Sep 17, 2024 (SPX)
On May 25, 1961, before a Joint Session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to the goal, before the decade was out, of landing a ...
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