Milton has become the fastest Atlantic storm to reach category 5 strength - with wind speeds leaping from 35 mph to 160 mph in just two days .

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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has collected new data for a study of the Red Planet's past climate and carbon-rich minerals. The findings give clues about habitability.

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ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings,...

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The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The satellite will continue the critical task of...

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In 2023, ESA published more than 400 vacancies in engineering, science and business and administration and more positions continue to be published as we are always on the lookout for talented new colleagues to join us. So, what does...

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We have all heard of the northern lights. But illuminating the night skies above Northumberland on Sunday was the Aurora's lesser known relation: STEVE.

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NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve the cost and schedule of the program. The post NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for...

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Space is hard, but it’s not all hardware.   The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will...

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The International Space Station offers a unique microgravity environment where cells outside the human body behave similarly to how they do inside the human body. Tissue chips are small devices containing living cells that mimic complex functions of specific...

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SpaceX plans a SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy launch on Sunday, Oct. 13, pending regulatory approval. This… The post Launch Roundup: Starship to fly? Europa Clipper – Hurricane delays, Falcon 9s on hold appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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There's always a bunch of classified programs that are underway: new aircraft, new missiles and things,' Musk told conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson this week.

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Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength, changes similar to cardiac aging. This finding suggests that the engineered tissues, essentially an automated heart-on-a-chip platform, can be used to study cardiac issues...

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Footage of the hurricane illustrates its enormous size, with a social media user likening it to the huge storm system which threw the world into chaos in the Day After Tomorrow film.

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Footage of the hurricane illustrates its enormous size, with a social media user likening it to the huge storm system which threw the world into chaos in the Day After Tomorrow film.

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Sant Director, Kirk Johnson, preview the Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The exhibit includes a video...

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SDA is preparing a solicitation for Tranche 3 of the U.S. military’s proliferated space architecture The post Space Development Agency unveils plans for next 200-satellite procurement appeared first on SpaceNews.

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On August 19-20, 53 educators from a diverse set of learning contexts (libraries, K-12 classrooms, 4-H afterschool clubs, outdoor education centers, and more) gathered in Orono, Maine for the Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) biannual Connect, Reflect, & Plan Connected...

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Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making to get to flight-ready projects. Name: Noosha HaghaniTitle: Plankton Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem (PACE) Deputy Mission Systems EngineerFormal Job Classification: Electrical engineerOrganization: Engineering and...

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Satellites are the defacto communications technology when disaster strikes because of their resilience, broad coverage and speed to deploy. Space-based connectivity serves as a critical lifeline when natural disasters disrupt […] The post Backing the Backups: Ensuring satellites are...

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NASA is asking U.S. industry to submit innovative architecture solutions that could help the agency land and move cargo on the lunar surfaced during future Artemis missions. Released in September, the agency’s request for proposal also supports NASA’s broader...

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