Paris, France (SPX) Jun 06, 2023
In an effort to bolster the surveillance of space objects and mitigate the risks associated with increasing satellite population, Japanese in-orbit servicing company Astroscale has partnered with French space surveillance startup, Share My Space. This collaboration aims to facilitate effective identification of space risks, with Astroscale enlisting the advanced services of Share My Space in the

Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 06, 2023
When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, there were about 470 artificial satellites orbiting Earth. By 2000, that number doubled. But by 2023, the rising number has grown almost exponentially to nearly 8,000 satellites. For Hubble this means that satellites photobomb about 10% of its exposures on celestial targets. But a typical satellite trail is very thin and will affect less than

Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2023
So far, astrophysicists have only detected gravitational waves from binary systems - the mergers of either two black holes, two neutron stars or one of each. Although astrophysicists theoretically should be able to detect gravitational waves from a single, non-binary source, they have yet to uncover these elusive signals. Now Northwestern University researchers suggest looking at a new, un

Beijing (XNA) Jun 06, 2023
The moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It is also the nearest celestial body to our planet, and selenology, or the study of the moon, is very important for scientists, as it can give them insights into other celestial bodies and advance planetary science. If we want to know the history of Earth, together with the history of our solar system, studying the moon is essential. The ex

The U.S. Space Force awarded L3Harris technologies a $29 million contract to design a sensor payload that can track hypersonic missiles from medium Earth orbit.

“We're finally at this transition point, from being a buzzword and experiencing a lot of cynicism, to something that people see a real need for,” said Robbie Robertson, co-founder and CEO of Sedaro

A Falcon 9 launched a cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on a mission emphasizing station hardware and supplies over science.

Kennedy Space Center FL (UPI) Jun 06, 2023
After some delays over the weekend, SpaceX has successfully launched its Crew Resupply Mission 28 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The initial launch was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions, particularly high winds in the booster recovery zone. The mission was successfully executed at 11:47 a.m. EDT Monday, with weather conditions deemed 60% favorable for liftoff. Spac

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Innovation is triggered by many drivers. One of these is the constant need for ESA to develop innovative solutions, such as unique spacecraft technologies.

In this first video, Nicolas recalls how he and his team had to think outside the box to find a solution for ESA to communicate with Ulysses. The spacecraft was flying around the north pole of the Sun, which is much farther in deep space than satellites had been launched up to that point.

The success of this solution motivated the decision to build ESA’s first deep-space communications antennas in New Norcia, in Australia, thus enabling many ESA scientific firsts in deep-space exploration.

The antennas would, some decades after,