Solar eclipses – and how to make them
Monday, 08 April 2024 11:00
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During a solar eclipse the Earth is plunged into darkness and the Sun’s ghostly atmosphere becomes visible. Scientists travel the globe to experience total solar eclipses, which occur for just a few minutes at a time every 18 months or so. But what exactly causes solar eclipses, and how do scientists try to make their own, including with ESA’s new Proba-3 mission?
Spacebilt and Phison to send powerful data server to ISS
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Euclid mission team honoured with Space Foundation Award
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The Euclid mission team was awarded this year’s Space Achievement Award by the Space Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded in 1983 to foster collaboration across the global space community. ESA Director General, Josef Aschbacher (centre), and ESA Director of Science, Carole Mundell (right), collected the prize at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, on 8 April at 18:00 MDT (9 April at 2:00 CEST).
The Space Foundation recognised the partnership between ESA and the Euclid Consortium for their forward-thinking approach to global collaboration and team work to advance humankind’s understanding of the Universe.
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Space Symposium 2024
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S. Korea says second spy satellite placed in orbit
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South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday, after it launched from an American space center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The satellite successfully communicated with an overseas ground station shortly afterwards, the ministry said.
"Our military's second reconnaissance satellite successfully separated from the launch vehicle at around 09:02 (1202 GMT) and entered the target orbit," the defense ministry said in a statement.
The satellite "successfully established contact with an overseas ground station at approximately 10:57 (0157 GMT)", it added.
Seoul's military said its "independent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities have been further strengthened," by the successful launch.
"We will proceed with future satellite launches without a hitch," it added.
Seoul launched its first military spy satellite in December, which was also carried by one of Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.
Huge crowds await a total solar eclipse in North America. Clouds may spoil the view
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Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited Monday's celestial sensation—a total eclipse of the sun—even as forecasters called for clouds.
The best weather was expected at the tail end of the eclipse in Vermont and Maine, as well as New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
It promised to be North America's biggest eclipse crowd ever, thanks to the densely populated path and the lure of more than four minutes of midday darkness in Texas and other choice spots. Almost everyone in North America was guaranteed at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting.
"Cloud cover is one of the trickier things to forecast," National Weather Service meteorologist Alexa Maines explained at Cleveland's Great Lakes Science Center on Sunday.
Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada
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Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route.
SpaceX launches first mid-inclination dedicated rideshare mission
Monday, 08 April 2024 02:59
DARPA awards Phase Four with contract for Very Low Earth Orbit Propulsion System
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In a significant advancement for satellite technology, Phase Four has been awarded a $14.9 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an air-breathing electric propulsion (EP) system, aiming to enhance satellite functionality in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) at altitudes between 90-450km. This development marks a pivotal step in the DARPA's Otter program, NASA to send unmanned drone 2 miles high to study radiation during eclipse
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NASA researchers are planning to study changes in the sun's radiation during the solar eclipse via an unmanned aircraft on Monday.
The team of six researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study the eclipse with a specially modified Alta X Uncrewed Aircraft System, NASA said in a release.
Researchers will attach weather se Smuggled Starlink dishes throw lifeline to some in war-torn Sudan
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On a street corner in the Sudanese town of Tamboul, dozens of people tap feverishly on their phones, calling loved ones and moving money through online apps.
At the centre of their huddle is a bright white dish that connects to the internet via Starlink, the satellite system owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company.
Starlink has become a lifeline for some in a country where the interne ATLAS Integrates DoD antenna into Hybrid Space Architecture
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In a significant advancement for space communications technology, ATLAS Space Operations has successfully integrated a Department of Defense (DoD) antenna into its Freedom Software Platform, marking a milestone in operational hybrid network capabilities. This integration exemplifies the potential of Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) to unite various networks, including the Department of Defense, C The universe's accelerated expansion might be slowing down
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The universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate, but it may have slowed down recently compared to a few billion years ago, early results from the most precise measurement of its evolution yet suggested Thursday.
While the preliminary findings are far from confirmed, if they hold up it would further deepen the mystery of dark energy - and likely mean there is something important mis NASA unveils OVERFLOW to better predict air taxi performance and noise
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NASA's introduction of the OVERFLOW software marks an important moment for the future taxi systems. Developed as part of NASA's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission, OVERFLOW is engineered to precisely predict noise levels and aerodynamic performance, offering air taxi companies a critical tool in the early stages of aircraft design.
The importance of noise reduction in urban environments c Troposcatter Technology by Ultra I&C enhances global defense networks
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Ultra Intelligence and Communications recently unveiled its Archer family of troposcatter communication systems, showcasing a significant advancement in beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications. The company's latest venture met and surpassed a significant milestone by maintaining a communication link over 185 kilometers, thereby satisfying the stringent range criteria set forth by the U.S. Arm