It's twins mystery of famed brown dwarf solved
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
An enduring mystery surrounding the first discovered brown dwarf, Gliese 229B, has finally been unraveled by astronomers from Caltech. Despite having been studied extensively since its discovery in 1995, the brown dwarf's faintness for its estimated mass of 70 times that of Jupiter left researchers puzzled. However, recent findings have revealed that Gliese 229B is actually a closely orbiting pa

Hubble captures dramatic eruption of stellar duo
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a vivid and captivating close-up of R Aquarii, a binary star system located about 700 light-years from Earth. The system's chaotic eruptions create vast spirals of glowing gas, resembling a frenzied lawn sprinkler, and showcase the universe's process of recycling nuclear material expelled by stars.
R Aquarii belongs to a category of double stars k

Goonhilly Expands Deep Space Communications Services
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
London, UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (Goonhilly) has secured a new contract to provide deep space communications services for the UK Space Agency and international partners from its Cornwall-based Earth station. The agreement, announced at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on October 16, aims to enhance the global network used for space mission communications as the demand for lunar and d

Astroport and Orbit Fab Team Up to Drive Lunar Exploration Efforts
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024
Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leader in space exploration technologies, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a specialist in in-space refueling, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of lunar infrastructure to support sustainable space exploration. The announcement took place at the 75th International Aeronautical Congress (IAC), attended by over 8,000 experts and

China's underground lab seeks answer to deep scientific riddle
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Kaiping, China (AFP) Oct 17, 2024
Far beneath the lush landscape of southern China, a sprawling subterranean laboratory aims to be the world's first to crack a deep scientific enigma.
China has emerged as a science powerhouse in recent years, with the country's Communist leadership ploughing billions of dollars into advanced research to contend with the United States and other rivals.
Its latest showpiece is the Jiangmen

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell's survival and operation. For instance, the nucleus stores genetic material, and mitochondria produce energy.
Another essential part of a cell is the membrane that encloses it. Proteins embedded on the surface

First coherent picture of atomic nucleus structure achieved using quarks and gluons
Friday, 18 October 2024 20:36
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Physicists have long understood that protons and neutrons, which make up atomic nuclei, are composed of quarks bound by gluons. However, reproducing the properties of atomic nuclei using only these subatomic components has been a challenge. Now, researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow, working with the international nCTEQ collaboration, have

SpaceX secures new contracts worth $733.5 million for national security space missions
Friday, 18 October 2024 19:14

Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough
Friday, 18 October 2024 15:08
Skyora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups
Friday, 18 October 2024 14:00

Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups
Friday, 18 October 2024 14:00

Invest now in vital space systems for safety, security and economic resiliency
Friday, 18 October 2024 13:00
Connecting the Dots | The next connectivity frontier: A universal 5G broadband terminal
Friday, 18 October 2024 11:00