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Beyond Gravity launches space data service for enhanced satellite intelligence

Mar 20, 2024 (SPX)

Space Situational Awareness services are crucial for ensuring the safety and sustainability of space operations, as they enable entities to track, monitor, and ...

ExoTrack enhances GEO satellite management

Mar 20, 2024 (SPX)

ExoTrack has already demonstrated its value, having been tested and validated by select companies over the last year. This innovative service provides satellite...

Pioneering Gemini, Apollo astronaut Thomas Stafford dies at 93

Mar 18, 2024 (UPI)

Stafford, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, was a test pilot during the early days of the U.S. space program, flew on the first Apollo-Soyuz mission and w...

From Beyond Beyond, Voyager 1's unexpected message sparks hope and intrigue

Mar 15, 2024 (SPX)

On March 3, a deviation in the FDS's output was detected, offering a glimmer of hope amidst the persistent silence. This variation from the typical, indeciphera...

Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

Mar 14, 2024 (SPX)

The polymer sensors are resilient to humidity and temperature, can stretch over 400% while remaining attached to a plant as it grows and send a wireless signal ...

SpaceX Crew-7 Astronauts Complete Monumental 200-Day Science Expedition on ISS

Mar 13, 2024 (SPX)

The international quartet comprising NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA's Andreas Mogensen, JAXA's Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos's Konstantin Borisov, depart...

Kyoto seeks to guard geishas from tourist 'paparazzi'

Mar 13, 2024 (AFP)

Real-life geisha, or "geiko" ("women of art") as they are known locally, work for a living -- as they have for centuries -- in teahouses in Kyoto's picturesque ...

Exploring the Final Frontier: The Role of Alcohol in Space Exploration

Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)

At the heart of Carberry's examination is the recognition of alcohol's deep-rooted significance in human history. Alcohol has served various roles: as a beverag...

Space station crew splash down in Gulf of Mexico

Mar 12, 2024 (AFP)

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft landed in the waters off Pensacola at 5:47 am (0947 GMT), with a NASA thermal camera showing all four of its drogue parachutes...

Reps. Chu and Bacon Spearhead Bipartisan Effort with Planetary Science Caucus Re-Launch

Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)

This bipartisan initiative underscores the pivotal role of planetary science in fueling economic growth, enhancing national security, and cementing America's st...

Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

However, the Polaris Dawn mission, which is to include the first spacewalk organised by a private company, has been delayed. This is due to complications with t...

The Iconic Photos from STS-41B: Documenting the First Untethered Spacewalk

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

He remembered trying to ease the tension for his wife and the flight controllers in Mission Control, saying something similar to Neil Armstrong's declaration as...

Astroforensics: Pioneering Blood Behavior Research for Space Crime Solving

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

Bloodstain expert Zack Kowalske is a Crime Scene Investigator based in Atlanta, USA, and led the study as part his PhD research at Staffordshire University. "St...

NASA, RIT develop solutions for long-lasting spacecraft in harsh missions

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

Under the leadership of Center for Detectors Director Don Figer, the team will be advancing and characterizing single-photon sensing CMOS image sensors to deter...

Refined approach to tracking maneuvers of space targets enhances accuracy

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

The study initially presents two foundational models for capturing the intricate movements of space targets: the relative dynamics model and the indirect measur...

NASA to accept astronaut applications through April 2

Mar 08, 2024 (UPI)

The space agency said that to apply to become an astronaut, applicants must be U.S. citizens with two years of work in toward a doctoral after already obtaining...

Global patent filings fall for first time in 14 years: UN

Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)

A total of 272,600 international patents were filed in 2023, marking a 1.8-percent decline from a year earlier, the United Nations' World Intellectual Property ...

China Reports Significant Advances in High-End Equipment and Frontier Technology Research

Mar 07, 2024 (SPX)

China's relentless pursuit of innovation has yielded remarkable achievements in aircraft engines, gas turbines, and 4th-generation nuclear power units, undersco...

First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon

Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)

This week, she became the first Arab woman to graduate from NASA's training program, ready to blast off into the cosmos. AlMatrooshi, 30, remembers an elementar...

Astronauts arrive at International Space Station for swap

Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)

During their stay, in which they are rotating in to replace departing crew, some 200 scientific experiments are scheduled to be carried out. The quartet blasted...