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Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
D-Orbit has announced a collaboration with SkyServe to integrate edge computing on the SkyServe STORM platform, utilizing the ION Satellite Carriers. This partnership aims to enhance in-orbit data processing capabilities significantly. As part of Mission Matterhorn, the SkyServe STORM platform will utilize D-Orbit's real-time earth observation data, computational power, and data distributi

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
Organic compounds vital for life, peptides, which are integral to numerous biological functions, have been found to form on cosmic dust particles even in environments thought inhospitable due to the presence of water. This discovery was made by Dr. Serge Krasnokutski and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy's Astrophysics Laboratory in collaboration with the University of Poitiers.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insights into Io, one of Jupiter's moons, through detailed animations derived from recent flybys. These visuals spotlight a towering mountain and a vast lake of cooling lava named Loki Patera. The mission, powered by solar energy, has also delivered updates on Jupiter's polar cyclones and its water content. Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
Tsinghua University's latest research emphasizes the critical importance of in situ lunar construction as we shift from exploration to the establishment of Moon habitats. Focusing on regolith solidification and formation, the study, led by Professor Feng, evaluates nearly 20 techniques for creating building materials directly from lunar soil, aiming to maximize efficiency and reduce dependency o

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
Using a vast archive of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images, astronomers have identified a previously unseen group of small main-belt asteroids. This discovery involved analyzing over 37,000 images collected by Hubble over 19 years, leading to the detection of 1,701 asteroid trails, 1,031 of which had not been cataloged previously. Notably, around 400 of these are smaller than one kilometer i

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has introduced a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, designed to improve several performance metrics of rocket engines such as thrust levels, specific impulse, and thrust-to-weight ratios, ultimately enhancing the payload capacity of launch vehicles. The innovation was developed by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSS

London, UK (SPX) Apr 19, 2024
Orbex, a prominent UK spaceflight company, has announced a GBP 16.7 million investment from a consortium of six key investors as part of an extension to its Series C funding round, bringing its total raised funds to GBP 102 million. This investment will support the acceleration of its 19-meter long, two-stage rocket, Prime, designed for launching small satellites into Low Earth Orbit. The rocket

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
Researchers at the University of Helsinki's Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) have demonstrated that modern weather prediction models can estimate the energy Earth emits and reflects into space. This energy influences the trajectories of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Utilizing these models, the team, led by Sanam Motlaghzadeh, a doctoral researcher funded by the Ness

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
Galileo, born in the Netherlands in the 1990s and developed at ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk, stands today as a testament to European innovation and technological ambition. This satellite navigation system has evolved into the largest and most complex constellation and ground segment in Europe, playing a pivotal role in various sectors including agriculture, search and rescue, robotics, and more.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) successfully launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province at 7:45 am on Sunday, delivering the new Yaogan 42B remote-sensing satellite into its planned orbit. The Yaogan 42B, the newest member of China's expanding remote-sensing satellite fleet, is designed to enhance Earth obs

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), known for their immense bursts of gamma radiation, are among the universe's most intense phenomena, with energy outputs surpassing the sun's expected lifetime production in mere seconds. Originating from the research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Dr. Jon Hakkila has spearheaded new findings published in The Astrophysical Journal, along with co-au

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
Though Venus is a harsh environment with extreme temperatures and toxic clouds, it provides crucial data on the conditions that might limit life on other planets, according to a recent study. "Earth is often seen as a model for habitability; however, without comparing it to other planets, we remain unaware of the potential boundaries," stated Stephen Kane, UC Riverside astrophysicist and l

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has revealed that methane is emerging from Gale Crater's surface, presenting a puzzling scenario for scientists. On Earth, most methane is biologically produced, yet Mars shows no clear signs of life, past or present, making this discovery unexpected. Curiosity's onboard laboratory, Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM), has consistently detected methane traces, suggesting a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
NASA is embarking on a pioneering journey with its latest mission, which introduces an innovative method of space navigation. The mission, spearheaded by NASA's Ames Research Center, involves the deployment of a solar sail system that harnesses sunlight for propulsion, marking a significant shift in how spacecraft navigate the cosmos. The mission's craft, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat, is

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, after a five-month hiatus, has resumed sending back engineering data, marking a critical milestone for the most distant human-made object in the universe. Since November, NASA had not received usable engineering data from Voyager 1 due to a malfunction in one of its three onboard computers, specifically the flight data subsystem (FDS). The FDS is crucial for pa