Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field, with potential applications ranging from remote ripening-fruit detection on Earth to navigation on the Moon.
They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and rece How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Mineral samples collected from the Ryugu asteroid by the Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft are helping UCLA space scientists and colleagues better understand the chemical composition of our solar system as it existed in its infancy, more than 4.5 billion years ago.
In research recently published in Nature Astronomy, scientists using isotopic analysis discovered that carbonate minerals from the Tumultuous migration on the edge of the Hot Neptune Desert
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have observed a sample of planets located at the edge of this Hot Neptune Desert to u NASA recaps Webb Telescope findings from AAS Meeting
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, also called "Webb" or "JWST," at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, from Jan. 8 to 12.
Scientists from NASA and universities shared Webb results from multiple different scientific disciplines, ranging from the early universe and galaxy evolution Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects - arguably the largest such catalog so far. The data for this unprecedented survey were taken with the Dark Energy Camera, built by the US Department of Energy, at the NSF's Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NOIRLa Guerrilla RF announces entry into the satellite communications industry
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
Guerrilla RF, Inc. (OTCQX: GUER), the innovative fabless semiconductor company has announced its entry into the rapidly growing satellite communications (SATCOM) industry.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global SATCOM industry will grow from $29.98 billion in 2022 to $56.74 billion by 2029, a 9.54% compounded annual growth rate. Market growth will be driven by mobile applicatio NASA hands over female 'astronaut' phantoms safe and sound after flight to the Moon
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
It was a historic journey. As part of NASA's Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft, powered and supplied by the European Service Module (ESM), flew to the Moon and back for the first time. On board were the two female astronaut phantoms, Helga and Zohar - part of the first experiment conducted in space to measure the radiation exposure to which the female body is exposed during such a flight. Geotail operations come to an end after 30 years
Thursday, 19 January 2023 02:37
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder.
Since its launch on July 24, 1992, Geotail orbited Earth, gathering an immense dataset on the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere, Earth's protective magnetic bubble. Geotail was originally slated for a four-year run, but ABL Space Systems blames RS1 launch failure on loss of power
Thursday, 19 January 2023 01:40
ABL Space Systems says a power failure, possibly linked to a fire in the first stage of its RS1 rocket, caused the inaugural launch of the vehicle to fail last week.
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Anuvu gets deal to resell Starlink to maritime customers amid Telesat uncertainty
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 21:29
Mobile satellite connectivity specialist Anuvu said Jan. 17 it has signed a deal to resell Starlink services as plans to use a rival constellation proposed by Telesat remain uncertain.
Space Force procurement chief looking for big wins in 2023
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 19:30
Frank Calvelli said his push for speed and agility in procurement programs is starting to resonate
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NASA's Geotail mission operations come to an end after 30 years
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 18:29
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder.
After its launch on July 24, 1992, Geotail orbited Earth, gathering an immense dataset on the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere, Earth's protective magnetic bubble. Geotail was originally slated for a four-year run, but the mission was extended several times due to its high-quality data return, which contributed to over a thousand scientific publications.
While one of Geotail's two data recorders failed in 2012, the second continued to work until experiencing an anomaly on June 28, 2022. After attempts to remotely repair the recorder failed, the mission operations were ended on November 28, 2022.
"Geotail has been a very productive satellite, and it was the first joint NASA-JAXA mission," said Don Fairfield, emeritus space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and NASA's first project scientist for Geotail until his retirement in 2008.
Incorporating scents into a VR environment suitable for spacefarers
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 17:27
Astronauts are heading back to the moon, and this time they are focusing on establishing the first long-term presence. Afterward, NASA has its sights set on a trip to Mars.
With these long-duration missions ahead, new challenges will have to be accounted for on every front. The moon is about 238,855 miles from Earth, but a trip to Mars for an astronaut means traveling around 140 million miles away and leaving our planet for about three years. Because of this distance, astronauts will also face up to a 20-minute communication delay from Earth to Mars.
The rich meteorology of Mars studied in detail from the Perseverance rover
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 15:21
Perseverance is a NASA autonomous vehicle that arrived at the Jezero Crater (the bed of an ancient, now dried-up lake on Mars) on February 18, 2021. The rover is equipped with seven novel, complex scientific instruments dedicated to exploring the planet's surface in search of signs of possible past life, collecting and depositing samples to be brought back to Earth, testing new technologies for use in human exploration, and studying the planet's atmosphere in detail.
With regard to the aim of studying the atmosphere, the MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer) instrument has been obtaining novel results. MEDA's lead researcher is José Antonio Rodríguez-Manfredi of the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB) in Madrid, and it has had the participation of a team from the UPV/EHU's Planetary Sciences Research Group. The instrument comprises a set of sensors that measure temperature, pressure, wind, humidity and properties of the dust that is always present in suspension in the Mars atmosphere.
Op-ed | Despite tech reset, the space economy is here to stay
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:46
The global space industry is expected to eclipse $1 trillion over the next few decades. And while casual onlookers sometimes express skepticism of this rapid growth, the venture industry is clearly enticed by how space technologies can power the global economy.