For years, NASA's Hubble telescope has watched R Aquarii, a spectacular double star, shoot streams of material about 248 billion miles into the cosmos.

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SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband network. The post SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Intelsat 33e has lost power in geostationary orbit and the satellite is no longer providing communications for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific, its operator announced Oct. 19. The post Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary...

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For many of the more than 11,000 participants at the International Astronautical Congress this year, the biggest news of the week-long conference was not anything that took place within the sprawling convention center here but instead more than 9,000...

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NASA researchers discovered an environment on Mars where photosynthesis could take place, possibly allowing microbial life to exist.

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NASA and NOAA announced that the sun has reached its solar maximum period, a time when the sun produces more solar activity that can impact our technology on Earth.

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Refurbishment of ground systems like a mobile launch platform could become another factor in the schedule for the Artemis 2 mission that NASA says is still planned for launch next September. The post Ground systems could delay Artemis 2...

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The Martian life that may one day be found within the Red Planet's dusty ice might resemble life in arctic 'cryoconite holes' here on Earth, according to a new NASA-led study

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The company won the first task orders issued under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program The post SpaceX secures new contracts worth $733.5 million for national security space missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

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ESPO solves problems before you know you have them. If you are missing a canister of liquid nitrogen, got locked out of your rental car, or need clearance for a South Korean military base, you want ESPO in your...

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The Oort Cloud comet, called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, passes over Southeast Louisiana near New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. The comet is making its first appearance in documented human history; it was last...

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MILAN – It’s not yet clear what form the European Union’s “Space Law” will take. The widely anticipated proposal could include regulations or directives, or it could be “just a […] The post Further delays and hurdles for EU...

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NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes. This work seeks to open the door for increased internet coverage,...

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Milan, Italy – October 16th, 2024 – Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced space exploration solutions, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a pioneer in in-space refueling and resource […] The post Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces...

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Scotland-based Skyrora hopes to launch its first suborbital mission from British soil in the spring following a year of regulatory delays. The post Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir seems like a good time to tell the story of women spacewalkers. Since the first woman stepped outside a spacecraft in...

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NASA selected a crew of four research volunteers to participate in its last simulated mission to Mars in 2024 within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Obaid Alsuwaidi, Kristen Magas, Tiffany Snyder, and Anderson Wilder...

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A record number of Artemis Accords signatories, including the United States, gathered at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world’s largest global space conference taking place in Milan this week, furthering discussions on the safe and responsible use of...

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Weather forecasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency employees, the National Guard and other U.S military personnel, state and local officials, first responders and those providing emergency services before, during and after […] The post Invest now in vital space systems...

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Efforts to standardize satellite and terrestrial communications are moving beyond narrowband capabilities toward a universal broadband terminal for seamless, global connectivity. Geostationary operator Intelsat recently partnered with Softbank, a Japanese […] The post Connecting the Dots | The next...

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