West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
After discovering and sampling the "leopard spots" of "Bright Angel," it became apparent that Perseverance's journey of discovery in this region was not yet finished. Approximately 20 sols (Martian days) after driving south across Neretva Vallis from Bright Angel, the rover discovered the enigmatic and unique red rocks of "Serpentine Rapids." At Serpentine Rapids, Perseverance used its abr

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, stands out as the only celestial body besides Earth with a dense atmosphere and surface liquids, such as rivers, lakes, and seas. Due to its frigid environment, these liquids comprise hydrocarbons like methane and ethane, while Titan's surface primarily consists of solid water ice. Recent findings led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa sug

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
In line with the COSPAR Scientific Roadmap on Small Satellites for Space Science, the CORBES mission, proposed by the Small Geostationary Radiation Belt (SGRB) division of TGCSS, is advancing Earth's radiation belt research through a constellation of multi-CubeSats. This constellation has been under development for two years and aims to conduct a fast-paced survey of Earth's radiation belts.

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 28, 2024
Satellite navigation technology plays an important role in advancing sustainability across various industries. Through ESA's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP), companies are pioneering applications of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) to drive environmentally friendly solutions across sectors like transportation, agriculture, energy, and urban planning. NAVISP-bac

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2024
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) instrument has successfully captured its first images of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), marking a key step forward in space weather monitoring. The CCOR, a small space telescope designed to observe the Sun's atmosphere, opened its aperture on Sept. 19 after being launched aboard NOAA's GOES-19 spacecraft on June 25 from

London, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2024
Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed a galaxy model proposed in 2005 by a professor at the University of Portsmouth, providing answers to a long-standing debate on the role of certain stars in galaxy emissions. The findings, published in *Nature Astronomy*, offer new perspectives on how galaxies form and evolve. In 2005, Professor Claudia Maraston f