|
|
|
  Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT). "It feels very good to be back!," Tang Hongbo told state broadcaster CCTV after the 90-day mission, a record for China. "I want to say dad, mom, I'm back! In good health and good spirits!" he said af ... read more |
 |
 
UK space company to establish link with the far side of the MoonLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 The satellite, named Lunar Pathfinder, will be vital for the planned return missions to the Moon. Built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and supported by 11.6 million pounds in UK Space Age ... more 
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraftWenchang, China (XNA) Sep 17, 2021 The combination of the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y4 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agen ... more  
Take a 3D Spin on Mars and track NASA's Perseverance RoverPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2021 Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters flying overhead. It's the next best thing to being on Mars: Two online int ... more 
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Captures a Mars Rock Feature in 3DPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2021 NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter provided a 3D view of a rock-covered mound during its 13th flight on Sept. 4. The plan for this reconnaissance mission into the "South Seitah" region of Mars' Jezero ... more |
|
|
|
|
| Previous Issues | Sep 17 | Sep 16 | Sep 15 | Sep 14 | Sep 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chinese astronauts return to earth after 90-day missionBeijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT). ... more 
Justin Simon Shepherds Perseverance through first phase of Martian rock samplingPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2021 The Johnson Space Center scientist was tasked with helping guide the way for mission's first cored Mars rock sample. The evening of Aug. 1 felt a lot like a birthday to NASA planetary scientis ... more 
Path set for commercial communications around the MoonParis (ESA) Sep 17, 2021 ESA confirmed a contract signature yesterday with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) to be the main customer for their Lunar Pathfinder satellite launching in 2024 that will provide communicatio ... more 
China brings astronauts back, advances closer to "space station era"Beijing (XNA) Sep 20, 2021 Having worked in the space station core module Tianhe for three months - the longest-ever human space mission in the Chinese history, three "taikonauts" of the Shenzhou-12 crew returned to Earth on ... more  
Studying thermophoresis in spaceBethlehem OA (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 It's the rare engineer who gets to conduct experiments in space. But Lehigh University now has three who will be doing just that. A multidisciplinary trio from Lehigh's P.C. Rossin College of ... more |
|
 Dynetics selected to build NASA's sustainable lunar lander  |
|
|
|
NASA confirms thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of "super eruptions," the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period. S ... more  
Mushballs stash away missing ammonia at Uranus and NeptuneParis, France (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Mushballs - giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water - may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists. A study present ... more  
Observations in stellar factory indicates start of planet productionHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Using radio data from the ALMA observatory and physical modelling, astronomers led by Kamber Schwarz (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and University of Arizona) have managed to determine the mass ... more 
How planets may be seeded with the chemicals necessary for lifeLeeds UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 Analysis of unique "fingerprints" in light emitted from material surrounding young stars has revealed "significant reservoirs" of large organic molecules necessary to form the basis of life. D ... more 
Planets form in organic soups with different ingredientsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 17, 2021 Astronomers have mapped out the chemicals inside of planetary nurseries in extraordinary detail. The newly unveiled maps reveal the locations of dozens of molecules within five protoplanetary disks ... more |
|
|
|
 |
|
 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2021 
The Johnson Space Center scientist was tasked with helping guide the way for mission's first cored Mars rock sample.
The evening of Aug. 1 felt a lot like a birthday to NASA planetary scientist Justin Simon. On that night, Simon attended a virtual watch party for researchers preparing to use NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to conduct the first detailed study of a candidate rock target ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has been selected to help NASA enable a steady pace of crewed trips to the Moon's surface as part of the Artemis program's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) Appendix N.
As one of five companies selected for a firm fixed-price, milestone-based contract, Dynetics will receive an initial award of $40.8 million over ... more |
|
 Paris, France (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
Mushballs - giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water - may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists. A study presented by Tristan Guillot at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2021 shows that mushballs could be highly effective at carrying ammonia deep into the ice giants' atmospheres, hiding the gas from detec ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
Using radio data from the ALMA observatory and physical modelling, astronomers led by Kamber Schwarz (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and University of Arizona) have managed to determine the mass of a potential "planet factory," the protoplanetary disk around the star GM Aurigae. From their reconstruction, which includes a determination of the disk's temperature profile, the astronomers deduc ... more |
|
 Seoul (Sputnik) Sep 17, 2021 
South Korea's Institute for Defense Analyses managed to carry out successful firing tests of a solid-propellant engine for a new space launch vehicle already on 29 July, paving way for commercial launches of this type of rockets to start as early as in 2024, the defense ministry said on 16 September.
The new engine will allow launching small satellites and groups of extra-small satellites ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021  Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power.
The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT).
"It feels very good to be back!," Tang Hongbo told state broadcaster CCTV after the 90-day mi ... more |
|
 Bath UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2021 
A new study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs and most other living things at the end of the Cretaceous. The authors say that this devastating extinction event was a form of 'creative destruction' that allowed snakes to diversify into new niches, previously filled by their competitors.
The ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2021 
The U.S. Army says it's developed a combat-capable prototype of a high-energy laser weapon.
The laser, which has been 24 months in the making, can be mounted on a Stryker military vehicle and used to defend troops against drones as well as rockets, artillery and mortars, according to an Army press release this week.
Over the summer, the new weapon was successfully tested in Fort ... more |
|
 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 13, 2021 
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency advanced missile defense capability in a successful flight test that could pave the way for systems to engage with incoming threats multiple times, officials said over the weekend.
Sunday's test included a three-stage booster in two-stage mode, which allowed the Ground-Based Interceptor missile to release a Raytheon-designed mockup of an Exoatmospheric Ki ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life. Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles, but the chemical and mineralogical makeup are significantly different. Now, earthbound researchers have recreated the moon's conditions in small glass cylinders, revealing fundamental properties of two organic molecules that are believed to exi ... more |
|
 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 16, 2021 
Precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ideal for developing practical catalysts for chemical reactions. However, their catalytic activity is reduced either due to protective molecules called "ligands" surrounding them or aggregation resulting from ligand removal. In a new study, scientists from Japan elucidate the ligand removal mechanism for gold NCs and irradiate them with UV light to prevent ag ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
When it comes to a marriage with quantum theory, gravity is the lone holdout among the four fundamental forces in nature. The three others-the electromagnetic force, the weak force, which is responsible for radioactive decay, and the strong force, which binds neutrons and protons together within the atomic nucleus-have all merged with quantum theory to successfully describe the universe on the t ... more |
|
 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters, generating ample evidence that a meal has taken place.
But whereas one might leave behind droppings of pasta or splatters of yogurt, the other creates an aftermath of mind-boggling proportions. When a black hole gobbles up a star, it produces what astronomers ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Tempe AZ (SPX) Sep 08, 2021 
Elon Musk announced a humanoid robot designed to help with those repetitive, boring tasks people hate doing. Musk suggested it could run to the grocery store for you, but presumably it would handle any number of tasks involving manual labor.
Predictably, social media filled with references to a string of dystopian sci-fi movies about robots where everything goes horribly wrong.
As tr ... more |
|
 Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2021 
A collaborative effort called Operation Protovision is unveiling a new competitive phase of the Department of the Air Force's Golden Horde Vanguard program. Launched by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Defense Innovation Unit and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, the new live and virtual components allow a variety of competitors to showcase technologies in a Golden Horde Colosseum where so-ca ... more |
|
|
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
