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Jan 4, 2023

SpaceX Could Help Bring Back 3 Astronauts Stranded on the ISS

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NASA may turn to its commercial partner SpaceX to transport three astronauts back to Earth after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft suffered a coolant leak in mid-December.

In a blog post published on Friday, NASA said that it “reached out to SpaceX about its capability to return additional crew members aboard Dragon if needed in an emergency.” At the moment, NASA is investigating whether or not the Soyuz spacecraft would still be capable of carrying astronauts on the trip back from the International Space Station, the space agency added.

Jan 2, 2023

Watch: NASA caught a rare clip of Earth disappearing behind the Moon

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NASA published a video from its Artemis I Orion spacecraft, when it saw Earth disappear behind the Moon at the halfway point of its mission.

Jan 2, 2023

Dream Chaser: Hypersonic spaceplane will feature a building-sized inflatable space habitat

Posted by in categories: business, habitats, space travel

The spaceplane that will carry passengers to the “space business park” features its own inflatable space habitat.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has been hard at work alongside Colorado-based startup Sierra Space on the Orbital Reef project.

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Jan 2, 2023

Space race: NASA chief warns that China could claim territory on the Moon

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There is growing concern over China’s Moon ambitions.

The race to the Moon between the United States and China is becoming increasingly fierce, and the next two years could determine who wins. During an interview with Politico.


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Dec 31, 2022

Solar power can offer a superior alternative to nuclear fission for generating oxygen on the moon

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, robotics/AI, solar power, space travel, sustainability

NASA’s unmanned Artemis mission to the moon was a small step toward the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars and beyond.

The second goal was to figure out how to settle and exploit the resources of the moon for research teams by the middle of the following decade.

Dec 31, 2022

Journey to The Edge of The Universe

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains in great detail how our universe came to be. And whether it has a center.
Neil deGrasse Tyson also explains what it would mean to be on the “edge” of the universe.

Brian Greene also chimes in on important concepts about the universe such as the ultimate speed limit which is the speed of light in a vacuum.

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Dec 29, 2022

NASA ponders SpaceX astronaut rescue as backup after Soyuz leak: report

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Three crew members that may be stuck on the International Space Station could have the chance to return home on a SpaceX Dragon, if the option is required, a report suggests.

Dec 28, 2022

Successful hypothermia in nonhuman primate paves the way for future application in human torpor during spaceflight

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Hibernation is a state adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter conditions. Typical features of hibernation include greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature.

As warm-blooded animals, primates (except lemurs) do not naturally hibernate or even experience torpor. But can we manipulate the body temperature of primates and make them fall into a hypometabolic state or even artificial hibernation?

A research team led by Dr. Wang Hong and Dr. Dai Ji from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently reported the first reliable hypothermia in caused by activating a group of hypothalamic neurons.

Dec 27, 2022

These missions are heading to the moon in 2023

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NASA’s recent Artemis I mission has put the spotlight back on lunar exploration, so let’s take a look at the moon missions set for 2023.

Dec 27, 2022

Scientists discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona

Posted by in categories: innovation, space travel

With the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) mounted on the NASA and European Space Agency Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been observing the Sun’s corona since 1995 to track space weather that may have an impact on Earth. However, LASCO has an observational gap that prevents scientists from seeing the middle solar corona, where the solar wind is generated.

A team of scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), NASA, and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona. The researchers describe their innovative new observation method, imaging the middle corona in ultraviolet (U.V.) wavelength.

The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins and interactions with the rest of the solar system.