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ESA’s Comet Interceptor Construction Moves Forward
ESA and OHB have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of ESA’s ambitious Comet Interceptor spacecraft, planned for launch in 2029.
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Lockheed Martin, NVIDIA to Build Digital Twin of Current Global Weather Conditions for NOAA
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NVIDIA today announced a collaboration to build an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Earth Observations Digital Twin that will provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
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How Terrain Evolves On Icy Comets
With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers have shown how smooth terrains – a good place to land a spacecraft and to […]
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ESA Comet Interceptor approved for construction
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner Solar System has been ‘adopted’ this week; the study phase […]
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The Nile Delta As Seen From Orbit
The Nile Delta is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 262 miles above the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. The sun’s glint beams off […]
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SwRI’s James Burch receives NASA’s highest honor
Dr. James Burch of Southwest Research Institute has received NASA’s highest honor for nongovernment employees, its Distinguished Public Service Medal. Burch is recognized for his visionary science mission leadership in […]
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SwRI’s Livi recognized by the Explorers Club
The Explorers Club — an international professional organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific exploration and field study — has selected Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Stefano Livi for membership in […]
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Comet 67P’s Abundant Oxygen More Of An Illusion
When the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft discovered abundant molecular oxygen bursting from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) in 2015, it puzzled scientists. They had never seen a comet emit oxygen, let […]
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SwRI-designed ultraviolet instrument to play integral part of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission
An ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS) designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is the first scientific instrument to be delivered for integration onto NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch […]
