SwRI scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright flash above Jupiter's clouds last spring. The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) team studied the data and determined that they had captured a bolide, an extremely bright meteoroid explosion in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
"Jupiter undergoes a huge number of im
From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright flash above Jupiter's clouds last spring. The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) team studied the data and determined that they had captured a bolide, an extremely bright meteoroid explosion in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
"Jupiter undergoes a huge number of im Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their smaller neighbours
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies.
In research published this week astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less 'molecular' gas at their centres.
Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars. Large galaxie
Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies.
In research published this week astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less 'molecular' gas at their centres.
Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars. Large galaxie Big Data to model the evolution of the cosmic web
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) has led an international team which has developed an algorithm called COSMIC BIRTH to analyse large scale cosmic structures. This new computation method will permit the analysis of the evolution of the structure of dark matter from the early universe until the formation of present day galaxies. This work was recently published in the journal Monthly
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) has led an international team which has developed an algorithm called COSMIC BIRTH to analyse large scale cosmic structures. This new computation method will permit the analysis of the evolution of the structure of dark matter from the early universe until the formation of present day galaxies. This work was recently published in the journal Monthly Swift helps tie neutrino to star-shredding black hole
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, including NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, they traced the neutrino to a black hole tearing apart a star, a rare cataclysmic occurrence called a tidal disruption event.
"Astrophysicists have long theorized that
For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, including NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, they traced the neutrino to a black hole tearing apart a star, a rare cataclysmic occurrence called a tidal disruption event.
"Astrophysicists have long theorized that Scientists claim that all high-energy cosmic neutrinos are born by quasars
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
Scientists of the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS), the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute for Nuclear Research of RAS (INR RAS) studied the arrival directions of astrophysical neutrinos with energies more than a trillion electronvolts (TeV) and came to an unexpected conclusion: all of them are born near black holes in
Scientists of the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS), the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute for Nuclear Research of RAS (INR RAS) studied the arrival directions of astrophysical neutrinos with energies more than a trillion electronvolts (TeV) and came to an unexpected conclusion: all of them are born near black holes in 'Space Bridge' across the world will help UK and Australia get ahead in global space race
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
London, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2021
The world's first Space Bridge will unlock improved access to trade, investment and academic research opportunities, better advice to businesses and innovative bilateral collaborations. The UK and Australia share future ambitions for space and have similar plans to increase the size and job creation potential of the sector. This agreement will further develop the longstanding relationship betwee
The world's first Space Bridge will unlock improved access to trade, investment and academic research opportunities, better advice to businesses and innovative bilateral collaborations. The UK and Australia share future ambitions for space and have similar plans to increase the size and job creation potential of the sector. This agreement will further develop the longstanding relationship betwee Indian PM Modi backs Indian Space Agency's version of Google Maps
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 24, 2021
Earlier this month, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) partnered with national tech firm MyAppIndia to develop an alternative to Google Maps. Indians cheered the news, calling it the biggest challenge to the western Big Tech monopoly, which has thrived in India for some time now.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government's move to deregulate map and geo-sp
Earlier this month, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) partnered with national tech firm MyAppIndia to develop an alternative to Google Maps. Indians cheered the news, calling it the biggest challenge to the western Big Tech monopoly, which has thrived in India for some time now.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government's move to deregulate map and geo-sp China explores space with self-reliance, open mind
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:23
Beijing (XNA) Feb 24, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission in Beijing Monday.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also visited an exhibition on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe
Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission in Beijing Monday.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also visited an exhibition on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe China launches trio of Yaogan-31 ocean reconnaissance satellites
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 09:12
HELSINKI — A Long March 4C rocket sent a latest series of three Yaogan-31 reconnaissance satellites into orbit late Tuesday.
ESA plans mission to explore lunar caves
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:52
In a first step towards uncovering the Moon's subterranean secrets, in 2019 we asked for your ideas to detect, map and explore lunar caves. Five ideas were selected to be studied in more detail, each addressing different phases of a potential mission.
China's Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:29
Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:29![Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2021/marsroversgi.jpg "This illustration provided by NASA shows a diagram added over the parachute deployed during the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approaches the surface of the planet on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out "Dare Mighty Things" in the orange and white strips of the 70-foot (21-meter) parachute. He also included the GPS coordinates for the mission's headquarters at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)")
Greener way to get satellites moving
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:05
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Greener way to get satellites moving The cost of avoiding collision
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 08:00
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Collision avoidance: what's the cost? White House not making near-term plans to nominate a NASA administrator
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 03:19
WASHINGTON — The White House said Feb. 23 has no schedule for nominating a NASA administrator as a new round of rumors swirl about who might be selected to lead the agency.
The topic arose at a press conference when a reporter asked press secretary Jen Psaki about rumors that the Biden administration was considering Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida, for the post.