Aerospace Corp and Google collaborate to enhance space weather forecasting with AI
Monday, 03 February 2025 07:43
The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace), a national nonprofit operating the only federally funded research and development center dedicated to the space enterprise, has partnered with Google Public Sector to significantly advance space weather forecasting. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing capabilities, the collaboration aims to predict geomagnetic storms w GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Monday, 03 February 2025 07:43
GHGSAT, a global leader in satellite-based emissions monitoring, has been officially designated as a Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission. The ESA Earth Observation Directorate oversees the CCM initiative, which integrates commercial satellite data into Copernicus services. Through this collaboration, GHGSAT's methane emissions data Planet Partners with European Space Agency to Contribute to Copernicus Mission
Monday, 03 February 2025 07:43
Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a prominent provider of daily Earth observation data and insights, has announced a new multi-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). This agreement sees Planet officially joining the Copernicus Contributing Missions, offering its commercial satellite data alongside ESA's Sentinel satellites for enhanced geospatial analysis.
As part of the deal, Planet NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
Monday, 03 February 2025 07:43
Recent analysis using NASA radar technology has revealed that a long-active landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded, raising concerns about infrastructure and safety.
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California utilized airborne radar data to examine the gradual movement of the Palos Verdes Peninsula landslides. Their study found that betwe Here there be radiation dragons
Monday, 03 February 2025 07:43
‘Here there be dragons’ – medieval mapmakers would daub such warnings on dangerous or unknown recesses of mariners’ charts. Fast forward to the 21st century and the space surrounding our planet holds ‘dragons’ of its own: fierce radiation belts that surround Earth, Jupiter and other planets, and storms of particles originating from the Sun that travel far into space. A dedicated class of engineers work to safeguard space missions from such dangers.
Top 10 persistent methane sources
Monday, 03 February 2025 06:44
A list of the top 10 global regions where natural or anthropogenic sources emit methane on a continuous, ‘persistent’ basis was recently published in a scientific journal.
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Saturday, 01 February 2025 12:00
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Week in images: 27-31 January 2025
Friday, 31 January 2025 13:10
Week in images: 27-31 January 2025
Discover our week through the lens
Transforming ESA’s technical heart
Friday, 31 January 2025 12:15
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Transforming ESA’s technical heart Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the Moon?
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
The Artemis program has been Nasa's best chance to get "boots on the Moon" again. But with the new US administration taking guidance from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is focused on Mars colonisation, will they end up abandoning or pushing back lunar missions?
For example, there's been speculation that returning US president Donald Trump may cancel the Space Launch System rocket, which Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's Origins
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
As humanity envisions establishing a permanent presence on the moon, Mars, and beyond, the challenge of sustaining life comes down to the essentials: oxygen, food, and water. While it is well-known that water exists on the moon, pinpointing its exact locations remains a key question. Is it hidden within craters, trapped in the moon's shadowed regions, or concentrated near the poles? Answering th China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
In a move that has taken the global artificial intelligence (AI) community by surprise, DeepSeek, a private Chinese artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 by entrepreneur Liang Wenfeng, has open-sourced its cutting-edge reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1, alongside detailed scientific documentation and a consumer-facing iOS application.
The release comes amidst a backdrop of intense geo Spacewalkers Complete Radio Hardware Removal and Microbe Search
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore successfully completed a spacewalk at 1:09 p.m. EST on Jan. 30. This marked the ninth spacewalk for Williams and the fifth for Wilmore, contributing to the 274th extravehicular activity (EVA) dedicated to the assembly, maintenance, and upgrades of the International Space Station (ISS).
Notably, Williams set a new milestone by surpassing forme NASA Tech Instrument Captures Test Images During Blue Ghost Lunar Transit
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 has reached the 15th day of its planned 45-day journey to the Moon, marking an important milestone in its transit. Among the key scientific payloads onboard is the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) 1.1 instrument, developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. This sophisticated imaging system is designed to capture high-re Astronomers Detect Crucial Factor in Star Formation
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:14
For the first time, astronomers have identified a long-theorized but previously unobserved component essential to star formation: magnetic fields within merging galaxies. Much like a pressure cooker uses a weighted lid to retain heat and pressure, these magnetic fields may regulate the extreme environments where stars are born.
An international team, including researchers from the Center f 
