Radar journey to centre of Hera’s asteroid with Juventas CubeSat
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 11:47A small, shoebox-sized spacecraft delivered to ESA’s Hera mission this week promises to make a giant leap forward in planetary science. Once deployed from the Hera spacecraft at the Didymos binary asteroid system, the Juventas CubeSat perform the first radar probe within an asteroid, peering deep into the heart of the Great-Pyramid-sized Dimorphos moonlet.
NASA optimistic about resolving Voyager 1 computer problem
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:20On-orbit servicing mission planned for military satellite in 2025
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:00Mars Express celebrates 25 000 orbits
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 09:00ESA’s Mars Express recently looped around Mars for the 25 000th time – and the orbiter has captured yet another spectacular view of the Red Planet to mark the occasion.
Long March 6A launches second Yunhai-3 satellite
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 08:50Navigation Training Course now open for application
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 08:01ESA Academy is calling on university students to apply for the Navigation Training Course to be held from 24 to 28 June 2024 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. This Training Course is a collaboration between ESA Education and ESA’s Directorate of Navigation. Would you like to know more about the future of satellite navigation? Apply for our course today!
Vegetation gets a boost with data from space
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 07:40When it comes to predicting what our climate will be like in the future, vegetation matters. Plants and trees exert a powerful influence over both the energy cycle and the water cycle. And, crucially, it is estimated that vegetation draws down well over three billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year – this is equivalent to a third of greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity.
Accounting for vegetation growth is clearly important in the complex climate puzzle – and the release of a new satellite dataset is set to help climate modellers with the
In Orbit Aerospace wins $1.8 million AFWERX contract
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:56Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin lander
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:08Early Adopters of NASA's PACE Data to Study Air Quality, Ocean Health
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04From the atmosphere down to the surface of the ocean, data from NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, human health, and underrepresented communities. Years before the launch in February 2024, mission leaders from NASA teamed with dozens of applied scientists and environmental professionals to prepare for the many practical uses that could be
Japan attempts to revive Moon lander after second lunar night
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04Japan's space agency said on Tuesday it will try to revive its Moon lander after a second frigid, two-week lunar night, following a surprising awakening last month. The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down in January at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way. As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days and carried out s
China elevates atmospheric and space onitoring capabilities with new satellite
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04On Thursday afternoon, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced the successful launch of a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This launch marked the deployment of the second batch of Yunhai 2-series satellites into orbit, further bolstering China's capabilities in atmospheric monitoring and space environment observation. The satel
Aireon and Airbus Enhance Partnership to Distribute Space-Based ADS-B Data to Wider Audience
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04Aireon has broadened its partnership with Airbus through an expanded distribution deal, facilitating greater accessibility to its cutting-edge space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data. This strategic move will see Airbus incorporating Aireon's comprehensive ADS-B data into its suite of advanced flight analytics and digital solutions, offering unprecedented benefits to
Penn State's Satellite Technique Predicts Severe Storm Impact
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04A new technique developed by researchers at Penn State, leveraging satellite data, has shown promise in enhancing the accuracy of severe weather forecasts. This method, which integrates microwave data from low-Earth-orbit satellites into conventional computer weather models, has successfully predicted the intensity and location of surface gusts during the severe Midwest Derecho of 2020. Yu
New Study Unveils Inadequacies in Traditional Theories of Van Allen Belts
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:04A new study spearheaded by the University of Birmingham has thrown a challenge at the space science community to deepen our understanding of the hazardous zones close to Earth, known as the Van Allen Belts. This research marks a major advance towards evolving new theories and methodologies capable of predicting and analyzing the dynamics of space particles more accurately. Historically, th