New Horizons is so far away, it can measure the true darkness of the universe
Thursday, 17 August 2023 17:32
Just how dark is the night sky?
If you step outside during a moonless night and look up, it probably doesn't look that dark at all. Streetlights or nearby porch lights fill the air with a background glow, particularly if they happen to be bluish-white LEDs. Light pollution in your neighborhood is likely so bad that you can only see a few bright stars. Even in somewhat rural areas, our skies are so bright that the Milky Way isn't really visible. In North America and Europe, only about a quarter of children have seen the Milky Way.
To get away from all the light pollution you need to travel to a pretty remote corner of the world. One of the most remote is the Andean desert in Chile.
Huginn - piloting the Dragon
Thursday, 17 August 2023 14:24
Huginn - piloting the Dragon
Huginn
Huginn - leading the Space Station
Thursday, 17 August 2023 14:24
Huginn - leading the Space Station
Huginn
Artemis II crew visit spacecraft
Thursday, 17 August 2023 13:00
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During Artemis I the European Service Module (ESM) surpassed expectations. Now, as we set our sights on Artemis II, the European Service Module is ready to once again serve as Orion’s primary power and propulsion component and keep the spacecraft at the right temperature and on course. And this time, with real astronauts on board.
ESM-2 stands as a testament to ESA's contributions to NASA's Orion spacecraft and the Artemis programme, ensuring the crew will have the essentials – from electricity to temperature control – in the vastness of space.
Next up, ESM-2 will be connected with the crew
Northrop Grumman to get sole-source contract for Space Force radar sites
Thursday, 17 August 2023 12:21
DARPA taps RTX to attune AI decisions to human values
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in scenarios like mass casualty triage and disaster relief, where complex and rapid decisions are needed in dynamic situations where there is often no human consensus and no clear right answer.
"I Umbra achieves Commercial SAR milestone with 16-cm resolution
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
Space technology firm Umbra has reached a significant milestone by generating a 16-cm resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image, marking the highest resolution for a commercial satellite image ever shared with the public. This breakthrough development comes as the company reveals its enhanced capability to deliver its best satellite data to customers, inclusive of intricate data with resol SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into space
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday.
The rocket launched at 11:36 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The mission deployed 22 additional Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit where they will join a constellation of thou Deep cycling of carbon and chlorine were likely flipped in Earth's early history
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
New research led by Macquarie University earth scientist Dr Chunfei Chen sheds new light on geological processes from up to three billion years ago and marks a significant shift in the scientific community's understanding of the early Earth.
The research published this week in Nature gives insight into the profound impact of the planet's gradual cooling on the deep cycling of carbon and ch HALO investigates transport of polluted air masses over the Pacific Ocean
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
Extreme rainfall during the Asian monsoon repeatedly causes catastrophic destruction in Southeast Asia. However, the effects of this large-scale weather system extend far beyond the Indian subcontinent. Heavily polluted air masses from the near-surface atmosphere in Southeast Asia travel as far as the lower stratosphere above Europe. From August to October 2023, a team of German research institu NASA TechRise Student Challenge tests experiments in stratosphere
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
On July 24, students from 30 middle and high schools selected for NASA's TechRise Student Challenge watched their experiments launch aboard a high-altitude balloon, marking the culmination of months of hard work.
Flight tests play a critical role in advancing the agency's space exploration priorities. TechRise - led by NASA's Flight Opportunities program and administered by Future Engineer Oldest extant plant has adapted to extremes and is threatened by climate change
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
The rare moss Takakia has adapted over millions of years to a life at high altitudes. An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski from the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Yikun He from the Capital Normal University / China has now discovered exactly how it has developed the ability to survive frost and life-threatening high UV radiation. In the renowned journal Cell, they des NASA study reveals compounding climate risks at two degrees of warming
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:32
If global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously. This is according to a NASA-led study that analyzed the projected impacts of such warming to understand how different climate effects might combine. A 2-degree rise in global temperatures is considered 
Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key step
Thursday, 17 August 2023 09:26
India's latest space mission completed a key step in the country's second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section on Thursday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed that the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, had "successfully separated" from the propulsion module six days ahead of a plann