~orbitalindex | Issue No. 265 (51)
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SLAC completes construction of the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST camera, built by SLAC and collaborators, is complete
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NASA's Webb, Hubble Telescopes Affirm Universe's Expansion Rate, Puzzle Persists
attempt to solve the Hubble tension
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The baritone of Red Giants refines cosmic distance measurements
acoustic oscillations of red giants at the TRGB can be used to more accurately determine their...
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https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/artemis-iii-science-definition-report-12042020c.pdf
Here’s a pdf that goes deep into Artemis’s science objectives
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NASA Selects UMBC-led Lunar Instrument For Implementation On Artemis III Moon Landing Mission - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS)
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Lunar Payload LEAF - Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora
Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora (LEAF)
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First green leaf on moon dies as temperatures plummet
Chang’e 4’s cotton seedling, which germinated and was photographed but then died due to plunging temperatures
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Lunar Surface Dielectric Analyzer Instrument Selected for NASA Artemis Mission
Lunar Dielectric Analyzer (LDA)
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NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew - NASA
Artemis III is currently scheduled to fly in late 2026
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Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package - Wikipedia
ALSEP surface experiments package
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After a fiery finale, the Delta rocket family now belongs to history
launched for its 16th and final time
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Max Space announces plans for inflatable space station modules
build large inflatable space station modules
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster on record-breaking 20th flight – Spaceflight Now
flown for a record 20 times
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FAA: no current plans to tax commercial space launches
stated that they have no current plans to tax commercial launches
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In Russia's Far East, a new heavy-lift rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches
successfully conducted a fourth test launch
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China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite ready to support lunar far side sample mission
completed performance testing
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Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Completes Successful Rendezvous and Initiates Proximity Approach - Astroscale
completed its rendezvous maneuver
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Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt, Who Unraveled Mysteries of the Stars
Overlooked No More: Henrietta Leavitt
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A potent planet-warming gas is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say | CNN
Carbon Mapper data detects methane emissions from landfills in the US at levels significantly higher than...
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Biggest polluters meeting emissions rules using credits that did not reduce CO2, researchers find
debunk scam forest carbon credit projects in Australia
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https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-signals-can-measure-forest-s-moisture-and-its-ability-survive
GPS signals can be used to measure forest moisture content
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https://twitter.com/timfernholz/status/1779967324872949988?s=61&t=_p7Wn8qiT2o74E6YjLAX5w
a stanchion from the battery’s platform
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NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment - NASA
selected an initial three payloads
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