Category: 2. Space
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Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 112 Issued at 2200Z on 22 Apr 2023
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 21/2100Z to 22/2100Z: Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a C4 event observed at… Continue Reading News Source: spaceref.com
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Twin Quasars Blaze Bright at “Cosmic Noon”
This artist’s impression illustrates that astronomers using an array of ground- and space-based telescopes, including Gemini North on Hawai‘i, have uncovered a closely bound duo of energetic quasars — the hallmark of a pair of merging galaxies — seen when the Universe was only three billion years old. This discovery sheds light on the evolution…
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Away Team Report: New Hydrothermal Vent Fields Discovered On Earth’s Mid-Atlantic Ridge
This high-temperature hydrothermal vent field was discovered during the expedition on Puy des Folles Seamount in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at approximately 2000 meters deep. Within hydrothermal vents, seawater chemically… Continue Reading News Source: astrobiology.com
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Swedish astronaut to fly to ISS on Axiom mission
DENVER — A Swedish astronaut may fly to the International Space Station on a commercial mission within the next year under an agreement signed this week. The letter of intent, signed by the Swedish National Space Agency, European Space Agency and Axiom Space, would allow an ESA astronaut, most likely from Sweden, to go to…
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Inmarsat still trying to restore satellite phone services in Asia Pacific
TAMPA, Fla. — Inmarsat has restored maritime and aviation safety capabilities on its I-4 F1 satellite over Asia Pacific but is still trying to recover services for L-band phones that have been down for nearly a week. All services on the spacecraft have been restored following the outage except for its Global Satellite Phone Service…
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NASA’s Mars Rover Software Upgrade Revs Up Performance
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover’s arm, which extends about 2 meters (7 feet). Two instruments…
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,046 21 April 2023 (Space Life Science Research Results)
Space Life Science on ISS … Continue Reading News Source: spaceref.com
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The West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to feel that lump in your throat and skip in your heart, realizing everything you know is far smaller than the majesty of the universe. You…
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S&K Engineering and Research Awarded NASA Intelligent Robotic and Control System Services (IRCSS) III Contract
S&K Engineering and Research … Continue Reading News Source: spaceref.com
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Leonardo DRS Demonstration Mission Utilizes Innovative Technology to Capture Earth Images for NASA
Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRS) announced today that its new high-precision radiometer technology is being used to measure the Earth’s surface temperature from space. The image collection from the… Continue Reading News Source: spaceref.com