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Suggest names for Saturn’s latest crop of moons
Saturn has pulled ahead of Jupiter again in the moon discovery race, thanks to a batch of 20 outer moons that bring the ringed planet’s total tally to 82. The newly reported satellites, confirmed by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet … Continue reading
NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing
NASA’s Flight Opportunities program has selected 25 promising space technologies for testing aboard aircraft, high-altitude balloons and suborbital rocket ships — including Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft. Blue Origin, the space venture created by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and headquartered in Kent, … Continue reading
Japan joins the global gravitational wave hunt
Japan’s Kamioka Gravitational-Wave Detector, or KAGRA, is due to start teaming up with similar detectors in Washington state, Louisiana and Italy in December, boosting scientists’ ability to triangulate on the origins of cataclysmic cosmic events such as black hole smash-ups. Representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged Gravitational Waves, Japan, KAGRA, LIGO, Science, Space, Virgo
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First Mode and WWU will make a gizmo for Mars
Seattle’s First Mode team and Western Washington University say they’ve won a NASA contract to advance the technology for sizing up rocks on Mars. The project, funded under NASA’s Solar System Workings program, will support the development of an automated tool known as a … Continue reading
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Tagged First Mode, Mars, NASA, Space, Western Washington University
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Space short-timer and two crewmates return home
Today’s landing of a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan brought one of the shortest recent stays on the International Space Station to an end, as part of a plan for one of the longest stays. The first representative of the United … Continue reading
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Tagged International Space Station, Soyuz, Space, United Arab Emirates
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Blue Origin CEO says space trips won’t be cheap
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has always shied away from saying how much it will cost to fly to the edge of the final frontier on its New Shepard suborbital spaceship. But today, Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith hinted … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Bob Smith, Commercial Spaceflight, New Shepard, Space, Space Tourism
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Amazon and OneWeb update their satellite plans
Filings with the Federal Communications Commission are providing fresh details about the plans being laid by Amazon and OneWeb to set up networks of satellites for global broadband internet access. OneWeb, for example, is seeking FCC approval for up to … Continue reading
