Space & Astronomy
NASA Tests Landing System for Future Moon and Planet Trips
NASA tested a new navigation system on a drone to help spacecraft safely land on the Moon and other worlds. This was a single flight test demonstration.
NASA2 min read
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Carnegie Mellon University Expands Connections and Projects in Florida
Carnegie Mellon University announced plans for a new campus in Miami and highlighted various ongoing research, education, and space projects connected to Florida. The evidence comes from institutional announcements, reported project goals, and previously published outreach numbers.
Carnegie Mellon University3 min read
Space & Astronomy
Caltech Formally Installs Ray Jayawardhana as Its 10th President
Ray Jayawardhana was formally installed as the 10th president of Caltech during an inauguration ceremony on Beckman Mall. The event was an official institutional announcement with speeches celebrating his leadership and the school's history of discovery.
Caltech3 min read
Space & Astronomy
Astronomy Bulletin Honors Professor Sylvio Ferraz Mello
A university astronomy bulletin released a new edition celebrating the life and research career of Professor Sylvio Ferraz Mello. The evidence comes from a single published newsletter and editorial articles.
Jornal da USP3 min read
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Mapping the Universe with Neutrinos and the IceCube Detector
Scientists use a giant detector buried in South Pole ice to capture tiny particles called neutrinos that travel across the universe. This text discusses past detections and ongoing research without presenting a single final consensus.
Jornal da USP2 min read
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NASA Improves Spacecraft Vibration Analysis with New Software Workflow
NASA engineers updated how they analyze the shocks and vibrations rockets face during flight by using commercial digital software in a new way. This is based on a single program update and its initial use by an agency team.
NASA3 min read
Space & Astronomy
How Astronomy Helped Humans Build Calendars
An upcoming lecture at the University of São Paulo will explain how astronomy helped different groups of people create calendars. This is an announcement for a live and in-person event, not a formal research study.
Jornal da USP3 min read
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Computer Models Test New Designs for Space Capsule Air Cleaners
Researchers developed a computer model to test how different design shapes affect air cleaning devices meant for space capsules. The evidence comes from a single computer simulation study with no physical hardware testing mentioned.
Scientific Reports3 min read
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 1827
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed the spiral galaxy NGC 1827 while working on a survey of 260 satellite galaxies. This information comes from a direct announcement by NASA detailing an ongoing observation project.
NASA3 min read
Space & Astronomy
NASA Analysis Confirms Safe Heat Shield Performance on Orion Spacecraft
NASA says Orion's heat shield protected the Artemis II crew as expected, and a shorter reentry path cut cracking and char loss about tenfold compared with Artemis I. The evidence is NASA's own inspections and analysis of a single flight, and some tests on the shield are still under way.
NASA3 min read
Space & Astronomy
NASA Telescopes Solve the Mystery of the Space Treble Clef
Researchers used space telescopes to explain why a rare radio wave formation looks like a musical treble clef. The findings come from a single study published in a scientific journal.
NASA3 min read
Space & Astronomy
Caltech Celebrates New Leadership and Space Exploration Events
Caltech announced a two-day event to celebrate the installation of its new president alongside public space science discussions. The details come directly from an institutional event announcement rather than a peer-reviewed scientific study.
Caltech2 min read
Space & Astronomy
NASA Tests New Spacecraft Heat Shields Using Cargo Ship Trash
NASA and the University of Kentucky sent 12 small test capsules down inside a trash-filled cargo spacecraft, to gather data on new heat shield materials as the vehicle breaks apart in the atmosphere. This announces an experiment that has been launched; the release reports no results yet.
NASA3 min read
Space & Astronomy
NASA Builds New Test Telescope for Space Observatory Project
NASA has taken a final step toward producing flight hardware by developing a new test telescope for the upcoming LISA space mission. This report is based on a NASA announcement of ongoing hardware development for a future launch.
NASA3 min read
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UC Berkeley Student Finds Three Rare Isolated Galaxies That Stopped Making Stars
Julian Shapiro, a first-year UC Berkeley student, reported three dwarf galaxies that sit far from other galaxies yet have stopped making stars, and argues they may have been stripped of gas by a large neighbour and then flung away. It is a single-author paper based on archive data, and the galaxies' exact distances still need confirming with follow-up observations.
UC Berkeley3 min read
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NASA Engineer Richard Spolzino Maps What We Still Don't Know About the Moon and Mars
A NASA profile introduces Richard Spolzino, an engineer at Langley Research Center who catalogues data gaps, the specific things NASA still doesn't know about the Moon and Mars, so industry and international partners can help fill them. It is a staff profile written by NASA, not a report on mission results.
NASA3 min read