Новости за 17.03.2023

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 16, 2023
Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity has been observed on the surface of Venus for the first time. Scientists made the discovery after poring over archival radar images of Venus taken more than 30 years ago, in the 1990s, by NASA's Magellan mission. The images revealed a volcanic vent changing shape and increasing significantly in size in less than a year. Scientists stud

Laurel MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2023
By early 1930, Lowell Observatory junior astronomer Clyde Tombaugh had spent months poring over hundreds of telescopic photo plates in the search for a single moving object - which would turn out to be Pluto, the ninth planet. Nearly a century later, the team that famously explored the planet Tombaugh discovered is expanding its own search for new targets of discovery - and doing it with t

Mountain View CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2023
In a groundbreaking announcement at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists revealed the discovery of a relict glacier near Mars' equator. Located in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus at coordinates 7 degrees 33' S, 93 degrees 14' W, this finding is significant as it implies the presence of surface water ice on Mars in recent times, even near the equator

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 16, 2023
Since NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter to the Red Planet almost 22 years ago, the spacecraft has looped around Mars more than 94,000 times. That's about the equivalent of 1.37 billion miles (2.21 billion kilometers), a distance that has required extremely careful management of the spacecraft's fuel supply. This feat is all the more impressive given that Odyssey has no fuel gauge; engi

Boston MA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023
When astronauts begin to build a permanent base on the moon, as NASA plans to do in the coming years, they'll need help. Robots could potentially do the heavy lifting by laying cables, deploying solar panels, erecting communications towers, and building habitats. But if each robot is designed for a specific action or task, a moon base could become overrun by a zoo of machines, each with its own

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2023
NASA's first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. "I'm super excited...it makes me very proud of all the time and effort the team has invested to get this far," said David Petri, system integration and test lead for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). The team recently began assembling the 1,000-pound rover at

Washington (AFP) March 14, 2023
Arianespace said on Tuesday that it has signed a contract to launch two Vega-C rockets, forging ahead three months after the failure of the Italian-made vehicle's first commercial flight. The first of the two new launches will occur in the last quarter of 2025 from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, Arianespace said in a statement. The contract includes an option for a third launch,

Prestwick, Scotland (SPX) Mar 17, 2023
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., and Astraius Ltd. announced today a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies commemorated the announcement with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport, a joint partnership between Gla

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2021
Satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit said Thursday it was suspending operations with immediate effect. The company confirmed the "company-wide operational pause" to CNBC and the BBC while saying it would provide "an update on go-forward operations in the coming weeks." Virgin Orbit also reportedly told staff that 600 employees, nearly all of the company's workforce, would be fu

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The voting takes place of the Federal Parliament building. Separate voting centres have been kept for the members of the federal Parliament and provincial assemblies. Like the President, the election of the Vice President is held based on a weighted voting system, with an electoral college comprising the members of the federal Parliament (House of Representatives and the National Assembly) and the provincial assemblies.

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