Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
Optimum Technologies LLC (OpTech), known for its expertise in space mission design and advanced space hardware services, has secured a $4.5 million contract from the United States Space Force (USSF)'s Space Systems Command (SSC)'s Space Safari Office. The agreement, awarded on October 28, 2024, under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 3 initiative, funds the development of an opti

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
Why is the Universe's expansion speeding up? This question has baffled scientists for over 25 years since its discovery. Addressing it requires re-examining fundamental physics, particularly Einstein's general relativity. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier have compared Einstein's theoretical predictions with empirical data from the

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On 12 November 2014, after a ten-year journey through the Solar System and over 500 million kilometres from home, Rosetta’s lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for the first time. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of this extraordinary feat, we celebrate by taking a look back over the mission's highlights.

Rosetta was an ESA mission with contributions from its Member States and NASA. It studied Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for over two years, including delivering lander Philae to the comet’s surface. Philae was provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES

London, UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
A cutting-edge set of space materials developed by researchers at the University of Bristol has reached the International Space Station (ISS) for testing under the harsh conditions of low Earth orbit. These high-performance materials, envisioned for use in future space structures, spacecraft, and potential space bases, will be tested on the Bartolomeo platform at the ISS. Over the course o

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
On November 11, 2024, the Polish satellite Intuition-1 celebrated its first year in orbit, completing 5,490 revolutions around Earth and continuously delivering crucial data processed using its advanced AI-driven Leopard Data Processing Unit (DPU). This onboard system, developed by KP Labs, enhances resource analysis and processing efficiency through machine learning. Intuition-1 is a hype

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
China now has real-time satellite data reception covering its entire national territory and 70 percent of Asia's land area, following the completion of a high-altitude ground station in Yulong Naxi autonomous county, Lijiang, operational since September. "In other words, when a satellite passes over China, the data it collects is received by the ground station and transmitted in real-time

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
Launched on November 15, 1974, OSCAR-7, a microsatellite, continues its mission 50 years after its launch, serving as a vital asset for amateur radio operators globally. It holds the title of the oldest operational satellite, predating the launch of NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 by three years. OSCAR-7 belongs to a series of amateur radio satellites known as OSCARs (Orbital Satellites Car

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
Recent research led by the National Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) indicates that the Sun, like Earth, may have swirling polar vortices. Unlike Earth's, these solar vortices are influenced by magnetic fields, impacting the solar cycle and space weather prediction. The findings, detailed in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024
A model of China's Haoloong space cargo shuttle is set to be showcased at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, known as Airshow China, according to an announcement from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on Monday. This new reusable space cargo vehicle, developed independently in China, aims to reduce the cost of transporting supplies to and from t