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• As a successor to AstroSat-1 - whose operation ended in 2020-AstroSat - 2 is India's second multi-wavelength space telescope and is expected to propel the study of astrophysics and astronomy. Analytics India Magazine
• The newly found planet d, an Earth-size world likely covered in volcanoes in a multiplanetary system, provides unprecedented opportunities to advance not only astronomy but many other fields of science, notably geology, planetary sciences, atmospheric sciences, and possibly astrobiology. The Register
• The DZA will become a globally visible centre in the young field of gravitational wave astronomy and play an important role for German astrophysics in future large-scale projects such as the Einstein telescope. Plone site
• To generate more original scientific findings, China will continue to explore frontier areas and research into space astronomy, heliospheric physics, lunar and planetary science, space-Earth sciences, and space physics. CGTN
• China will continue to explore frontier areas and research into space astronomy, heliospheric physics, lunar and planetary science, space earth sciences, and space physics, to generate more original scientific findings. www.cnsa.gov.cn
• The James Webb telescope is expected to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, as it can peer back farther into our Universe with advanced sensitivity and infrared resolution enabling a broader range of investigations in the fields of astronomy and cosmology. SpaceFlight Insider
• NASA will be launching a spacecraft to Psyche 16 in 2022, with it arriving at Psyche 16 in 2026. TAXI Design Network
• The DUG-Curtin partnership has already yielded significant results in radio astronomy and astrophysics, connected to the €2 billion international SKA Project, half of which will be constructed in Western Australia. News and Events
• Third generation detectors will be sensitive to a greater variety of sources at cosmological distances, signals with large SNRs and so on. Arxiv
• The detection of gravitational waves could be similarly transformative because it would mark the beginning of an era in which scientists can use gravitational waves just as they use electromagnetic radiation-as a means of observing the cosmos. Scientific American
• The Aurora will foster new scientific innovation and usher in new technological capabilities, furthering the U.S.'s scientific leadership position globally. Electronic Design
• Ernest Agee, a professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences at Purdue University, credits the decline in fatalities to better scientific understanding of tornadoes and technology to warn people of developing storm events. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• The key period where NASA will need funding to accommodate JWST's delays will be fiscal years 2020 and 2021. SpaceNews.com
• Increased levels of OH concentrations in the Amazon atmosphere could lead to changes in atmospheric chemistry, cloud formation, and rainfall. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Conference Chair Ouyang Ziyuan will welcome scientists, industry leaders and Space Agency representatives for intensive discussions about planned international public / private exploration programs on the Moon. Space Calendar
• As a result of today's global climate change, Antarctica will warm twice as much as the rest of the planet. Science Daily
• Under consideration are four NASA flagship missions that could make huge advances in planetary science in the 2030s and beyond. Scientific American
• The radio telescope, which would have tremendous advantages compared to Earth-based telescopes, according to Bandyopadhyay's description of his radical concept, could potentially make tremendous scientific discoveries in fields of cosmology and extrasolar planets. Room, The Space Journal
• With the extra money, NASA could fund more missions to see about extracting rare metals and other precious commodities from them, which it is already doing in a limited fashion with the OSIRIS-REx, Psyche, and Lucy planetary science missions. Ars Technica
• The European Space Agency's Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics, meanwhile, set to launch in 2031, should give us an even better understanding of how supermassive black holes arise. Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine
• In the 2030s, Lynx could literally carry tens of thousands of Zhang's mirror segments, which would offer a two orders-of-magnitude leap in sensitivity over NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics, or Athena. nextbigfuture
• In 2020 sounding rockets will return to Australia with four Astrophysics payloads. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• ESA seems to be the only remaining hope for a near future astrobiology mission to Mars. Science 2.0

Last updated: 22 April 2024