Apex satellite factory aiming to produce 50 units annually
 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 - Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company Apex recently announced the opening of its new headquarters, Factory One, in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. Factory One, a blend of o ... read more
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Planet Labs Integrates Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub for Enhanced Earth Observation
 San Francisco FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a trailblazer in daily Earth data and insights, has recently announced the integration of its Planetary Variables into Sentinel Hub. This integration marks a significant ... read more
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Kymeta Hawk u8: A Milestone in LEO Satellite Connectivity for Land Mobility
 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Kymeta Corporation, a leader in the development of flat panel antennas, and satellite communications giant Eutelsat Group have jointly announced a significant advancement in land mobile connectivity ... read more
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China's Shenlong space plane embarks on another secretive mission in space
 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
In a significant advancement for China's space technology, the successful launch of a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's vast Gobi Desert has ... read more
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eROSITA finds hot gas all around the Milky Way - closer than expected
 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
A new all-sky map by the eROSITA telescope reveals X-rays emitted by million-degree hot plasma in and around the Milky Way. Analysing this data, the team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrest ... read more
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Earth may have had all the elements needed for life within it all along
 Knoxville TN (The Conversation) (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur and nitrogen, first came to Earth when asteroid-type objects carrying them cras ... read more
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Binary star interactions key to solving hydrogen-poor supernova mystery
 Klosterneuburg, Austria (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor supernovae than astrophysicists can explain. Now, a new Assist ... read more
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Astronomers discover first population of binary stripped stars
 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, publis ... read more
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A new force of nature is reshaping this planet
 Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
In a compelling synthesis of interdisciplinary research, Erle Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), provides a comprehensive ... read more
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Tropical ice cores offer deeper insights into Earth's temperature record
 San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
A new study suggests ice recovered from high tropical mountains can reveal key insights about Earth's past climate changes. Led by scientists at The Ohio State University, the study showed that oxyg ... read more
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Inventor of air conditioning helped chill NASA wind tunnels
 Cleveland OH (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Global tensions were high in the fall of 1941 as U-boats harassed ships in the Atlantic and German forces pushed deep into the Soviet Union. There was a critical need for the United States to get th ... read more
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NASA Awards Turbofan Engine Core Technology Demonstration Contract
 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
NASA has embarked on a significant collaboration with GE Aerospace, based in Cincinnati, for the development of more fuel-efficient engines, specifically targeting single-aisle aircraft. This initia ... read more
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NASA: Let's Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research
 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
Growing food aboard the International Space Station is one of the many research investigations ripe for long duration spaceflight missions to the Moon and Mars.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio rece ... read more
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Artificial Intelligence and NASA's First Robotic Lunar Rover: Part 2
 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 -
In our last post, we described how VIPER, NASA's first robotic Moon rover, is using artificial intelligence to create several options for the VIPER team to plan the rover's path during its mission t ... read more
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Unlocking the Secrets of Fast Radio Bursts: Scientists Find More Pieces to the Puzzle of Mysterious Space Signals
 Mountain View, CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2023 -
A team of SETI Institute scientists have unveiled new insights into a cosmic mystery known as Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). The discovery and detailed observation of the repeating FRB 20220912A, made at ... read more
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