Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
In a recent perspective featured in the National Science Review, Dr Xin Tong from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, outlines the transformative potential and enduring technical hurdles of thorium-229-based nuclear optical clocks. Time and frequency currently stand as the most precisely measurable physical parameters, wit

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Life began on Earth around 3.8 billion years ago, with organic molecules forming in watery environments under the influence of sunlight and electrical activity, according to the widely held primordial soup theory. These early chemical reactions, likely powered by RNA, ultimately led to the emergence of single-celled organisms. But what catalyzed the leap from single-celled organisms to com

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
A team led by UNSW Sydney has harnessed the sound frequencies emitted by stars to trace their life cycles and uncover the past and future of our galaxy. The research, focusing on 27 stars in the M67 cluster located 2700 light years from Earth, offers new insight into how stars like our Sun evolve. Dr Claudia Reyes, the study's lead author and a PhD graduate from UNSW's School of Physics, a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed asteroid 2024 YR4, revealing it to be roughly 60 meters in diameter-about the height of a 15-story building-and confirming it poses no significant threat to Earth in 2032 or thereafter. The study, led by Andy Rivkin of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, utilized Webb's Director's Discretionary Time to analyze this unusual

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has introduced the Orbital Edge Accelerator, a new initiative aimed at jumpstarting entrepreneurial activity within the expanding space economy. This program will select six emerging startups to each receive up to $500,000 in funding from investment partners Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures. In addition to the fi

Washington (AFP) April 2, 2025
Amazon is preparing to launch its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites next week, marking a crucial milestone in the tech giant's bid to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink. The mission, named Kuiper Atlas 1, will launch 27 satellites using an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:00 pm EDT (1600 GMT) on Wednesday, April 9, Amazon said. The deployment will be carried o

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
China's lunar exploration initiative has seen consistent advancements across science, technology, engineering, and international partnerships, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. Speaking during the launch of an exhibition at the National Museum of China, Wu emphasized that the country has developed an expansive body of lunar geological and envi

Urbana IL (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
As agricultural research continues to become more entwined with technology, smart farming - a phrase that encompasses research computing tools that help farmers to better address issues like crop disease, drought and sustainability - has quickly become a ubiquitous term in Ag labs across the country. The availability of NCSA resources like Delta for researchers, both nationally and on the Univer

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Launched just seven months ago, ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite has quickly demonstrated how the fast-track New Space strategy can accelerate the delivery of missions that offer high-quality atmospheric data crucial for short-term weather forecasting. This compact prototype, developed on a tight schedule and modest budget, has impressed experts with its ability to generate temperature and h

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
CesiumAstro has secured a key contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to supply advanced communications payloads and ground systems for the nation's inaugural low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. This agreement supports Taiwan's Beyond 5G (B5G) satellite initiative aimed at creating a sovereign space-based communications infrastructure. As part of the contract, CesiumAstro w