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Category: 2. Space
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A New Statistical Model of Star Speckles for Learning to Detect and Characterize Exoplanets in Direct Imaging Observations
Exoplanetology: Exoplanets & Exomoons
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Imagining Life Beyond Earth Lessons
The Arizona Astrobiology Center has developed a module of 5 lessons titled “Imagining Life Beyond Earth,” meant to teach astrobiology to students in grade 4-8. They will be testing it with a few groups this spring and then launching it on their…
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New Aircraft Wing Undergoes Crucial NASA Icing Testing
In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But those same wings could be susceptible to ice buildup. NASA researchers are currently working to determine if such an issue…
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Views IM-2 on Moon’s Surface
NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) imaged Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 on the Moon’s surface on March 7, just under 24 hours after the spacecraft landed.
Later that day Intuitive Machines called an early end of mission for IM-2, which…
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Blue Ghost on Moon’s Surface
NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) imaged Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander on the Moon’s surface the afternoon of March 2, not quite 10 hours after the spacecraft landed.
The delivery is part of NASA’s CLPS…
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Companies in the Space Force commercial reserve program will not be publicly identified
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force plans to keep the names of commercial companies participating in its new space reserve program under wraps, aiming to protect them from potential adversary threats as commercial satellites play a…
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Space Force gets $40 million boost for commercial space services
WASHINGTON — Congress earmarked $40 million for commercial surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking services in the recently passed fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution spending bill.
Col. Richard Kniseley, director of the Space…
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