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Discovery Alert: a ‘Hot Neptune’ in a Tight Orbit

By Grace Jacobs Corban The Discovery A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form. Key Facts An international team of scientists used the NASA space telescope, TESS […].

Alfonso Delgado Bonal Has His Head in the Clouds — for Research

Research scientist Alfonso Delgado Bonal makes important discoveries about patterns in cloud movements while thriving within the NASA Goddard family. Name: Alfonso Delgado BonalFormal Job Classification: Research scientistOrganization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? As a theoretical physicist, […].

This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!

This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other volunteers have enabled an incredible banquet of discoveries—by taking data, analyzing data, writing code, writing papers, and even inventing your own science projects. Your work helps us maintain our leadership in space science! Our scientists have shared examples […].

NASA Data Reveals Role of Green Spaces in Cooling Cities

As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have […].

Art Meets Exploration: Cosmic Connections in Galveston

The Texas Art Education Association hosted its annual conference from Nov. 14–16 at Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, drawing nearly 3,000 educators, administrators, and artists.   This year’s theme, “Cosmic Connections: SPACE, the Last Frontier and the Element of Art,” celebrated the fusion of creativity and space exploration, with NASA’s Johnson Space […].

Space Station Research Tests Performance of Self-Healing Quantum Technology

The Materials ISS Experiment Flight Facility mounted on the outside of the International Space Station allows researchers to test the performance and durability of materials and devices. This is done by exposing items of interest to everything that makes the space environment harsh, including radiation, highly reactive atomic oxygen, microgravity, and extreme temperatures.   Currently, one […].

Eclipse-maker: How Proba-3 subtracts the Sun

Hidden in plain sight within the Sun’s glare is the ultra-hot yet ghostly faint solar corona, source of the solar wind and solar storms. The only way to see this key element of the Solar System is either through the remarkable cosmic coincidence that gives rise to total solar eclipses – the fact that the Sun is not only 400 times bigger than our Moon but also about 400 times further away, allowing it to cover the solar disc entirely – or else through artificial Sun-obscuring telescopes. .

Pawel Skonieczka, Deutsche Bank – Commercial Space Transformers

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Pawel Skonieczka, Director - TMT Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank. The post Pawel Skonieczka, Deutsche Bank – Commercial Space Transformers appeared first on SpaceNews..

Overregulation is stifling the commercial space industry. The Launch Communications Act is a good start.

The People’s Republic of China remains the United States’ chief adversary in space. In his October 2022 speech at the 20th Party Congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the innovation […] The post Overregulation is stifling the commercial space industry. The Launch Communications Act is a good start. appeared first on SpaceNews..

Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites

SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit USA, formed by Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, selected […] The post Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites appeared first on SpaceNews..