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XMM-Newton observes black hole winds, provides insight into galaxy and black hole interactions
Black holes are among the most intriguing and mysterious objects in the universe. They can typically be found at the centers of galaxies, where their incredible gravitational pulls draw in surrounding gasses, planets, stars, and other cosmic material. As this cosmic material spirals into black holes, large, flat accretion disks are created, which — due…
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China’s Queqiao-2 scheduled for launch in first half of 2024
China’s Queqiao-2, a relay satellite for communications between the far side of the moon and Earth, is scheduled for launch in the first half of this year, the China National Space Administration said Friday. The satellite has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, and pre-launch tests will…
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China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches 9 satellites from sea
China on Saturday launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending nine satellites into planned orbit. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, a city in south China’s Guangdong Province. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch. It was the third…
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China launches Geely-02 satellites
China on Saturday sent a group of 11 satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province. Carried by a Long March-2C carrier rocket, the 11 Geely-02 constellation satellites took off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, and entered the preset orbit. This was the 508th flight mission…
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While Artemis II schedule remains uncertain, NASA EGS preparing to be ready and waiting for stacking
At the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program continues to prepare for the Artemis II circumlunar mission that was recently delayed to September 2025. EGS is finishing certification of new ground systems to support crewed launches of the agency’s Orion spacecraft with its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket beginning with Artemis…
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Starlab Space Selects SpaceX’s Starship to Launch its Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space, the transatlantic joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, announced the selection of SpaceX to launch the Starlab commercial space station to low-Earth orbit (LEO). Starship, SpaceX’s fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond, will launch Starlab in a single mission…
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Carbice Partners with Blue Canyon Technologies for Deep Tech Innovation in Aerospace
Carbice Corporation, the company that is helping customers build stronger by eliminating interface failure mode and achieving sustainability, announced that it is collaborating with Blue Canyon Technologies as a key supplier of aligned carbon nanotechnology (CNT) solutions for critical spacecraft programs. RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies is a provider of turnkey small satellite solutions, including nanosatellites,…
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Eutelsat 113 West A is Out of Service Following an Anomaly
Eutelsat has ended operations on the Eutelsat 113 West A satellite after the satellite experienced an anomaly on Jan. 31. The satellite launched in 2006 and was approaching the end of its life in orbit. Eutelsat did not detail the anomaly, but said teams are “deploying all possible efforts to mitigate the potential adverse consequences…
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Daily Telescope: A Wolf-Rayet star puts on a howling light show
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX at the service of a rival; Endeavour goes vertical
Welcome to Edition 6.29 of the Rocket Report! Right now, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the only US launch vehicle offering crew or cargo service to the International Space Station. The previous version of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket retired last year, forcing that company to sign a contract with SpaceX to launch its Cygnus supply…