SPECULOOS discovers a potentially habitable super-Earth
Thursday, 08 September 2022 11:54
An international team of scientists, led by Laetitia Delrez, astrophysicist at the University of Liege (Belgium), has just announced the discovery of two 'super-Earth' type planets orbiting LP 890-9. Also known as TOI-4306 or SPECULOOS-2, this small, cool star located about 100 light-years from our Earth is the second coolest star around which planets have been detected, after the famous TRAPPIS Two new rocky worlds around an ultra-cool star
Thursday, 08 September 2022 11:54
An international research team, with the participation of the University of Bern and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS, discovered two "super-Earth" exoplanets. One is located at just the right distance from its star to potentially hold liquid water on its surface.
Most of the planets that have been discovered around other stars - also known as exoplanets - are b Scientists reveal magnetic reconnection details triggering filament eruption
Thursday, 08 September 2022 11:54
Eruption of a solar filament produces a coronal mass ejection, which is a major driver of space weather. Understanding how filaments erupt is thus essential for space weather forecasting.
Both observations and simulations suggest that filament eruption is closely related to magnetic flux emergence. It is thought that eruption is triggered by magnetic reconnection between a filament and an Forsway introduces latest satellite terminals, Forsway Odin F-60 and Odin F-60 Pro
Thursday, 08 September 2022 11:54
Forsway, a provider of innovative, cost-efficient solutions for enabling broadband connectivity in underserved regions, has announced its next generation of satellite terminals. Produced by strategic manufacturing partner, Zinwell, the new Forsway Odin F-60 and Odin F-60 Pro terminals will be available in Q1 2023 and will succeed the F-50 model. Previews of the new terminals will be available du Op-ed | It’s Time for Congress to Order the Nuclear Option
Thursday, 08 September 2022 11:21
As NASA finally launches the first Space Launch System mission, America is failing to invest in critical space propulsion technology needed to send astronauts to Mars.
The post Op-ed | It’s Time for Congress to Order the Nuclear Option appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit
Thursday, 08 September 2022 10:00
NASA awarded a $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop a spacesuit to be used on the first Artemis landing mission, although the design of the suit remains under wraps.
The post NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit appeared first on SpaceNews.
Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat
Thursday, 08 September 2022 09:14
Arianespace launched the 6.5-ton Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat Sept. 7 to improve broadband coverage in Europe.
The post Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite for Eutelsat appeared first on SpaceNews.
How space helps connect everyone everywhere
Thursday, 08 September 2022 07:00
Staying in touch with each another always, no matter whereabouts on Earth, is crucial for everything from driverless cars to remote healthcare, electronically enabled commerce, tele-education and remote working.
Europe’s tallest ever communications satellite launched
Thursday, 08 September 2022 05:00
The fourth Spacebus Neo satellite to benefit from ESA’s Neosat programme has launched into space on board the second Ariane 5 launch mission of 2022.
Ariane 5 launches Europe’s tallest communication satellite
Thursday, 08 September 2022 05:00The fourth Spacebus Neo satellite to benefit from ESA’s Neosat programme has launched into space on board the second Ariane 5 launch mission of 2022.
U.S.-French Earth science satellite ready to ship for December launch
Wednesday, 07 September 2022 22:07
A joint U.S.-French Earth science mission is ready to be delivered to California for a launch now scheduled for early December, a slight delay caused in part because of transportation issues.
The post U.S.
What's next for Artemis I after 2nd scrub?
Wednesday, 07 September 2022 19:51
What went wrong with Artemis I was on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, so that's where NASA has decided to try and fix it.
On Tuesday, mission managers announced they would hold off rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building the 5.75 million-pound, 322-foot-tall combination of the Space Launch System rocket, Orion capsule and mobile launcher.
Instead, they will stay at Launch Pad 39-B to work on the source of the Saturday's scrub, which was the second scrub of NASA's attempt to send the uncrewed Artemis I on a multiweek mission to the moon. It's the first step in its eventual plans to return humans, including the first woman, to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.
GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery
Wednesday, 07 September 2022 18:43
U.S. defense and intelligence agencies are not taking advantage of available commercial imagery due to slow and cumbersome procurement methods, said a GAO report.
The post GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery appeared first on SpaceNews.
Artificial gravity provides partial protection for biology in space
Wednesday, 07 September 2022 14:39
Space travel to the moon, Mars, and beyond can expose astronauts to extreme conditions, causing potential health issues. To prepare for future long-duration missions, NASA studies how the effects of space—changes in gravity, radiation, and more—impact "model organisms," or other kinds of life that are biologically similar to humans. New findings from a study using fruit flies on the International Space Station suggest that space travel has an impact on the central nervous system, but that artificial gravity provides partial protection against those changes.
"Microgravity poses risks to the central nervous system, suggesting that countermeasures may be needed for long-duration space travel," said Dr. Janani Iyer, a Universities Space Research Association (USRA) project scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley and an author on the paper published today in Cell Reports.