China's space station expanding nation technology base
Monday, 25 July 2022 11:11The Wentian space lab will help to greatly advance scientific research and the development of technology in China, providing a unique platform for experiments that are difficult or impossible to be done on Earth, a senior scientist said. Zhang Wei, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, said on Sunday in Wenchang, Hainan provin
Maxar's hi-res Vivid Basemaps enhances Esri ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
Monday, 25 July 2022 11:11Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has announced that Esri, the global leader in geographic systems (GIS) and location intelligence, will enhance the World Imagery layer with higher resolution Maxar Vivid basemaps in the Living Atlas. With the new, multiyear agreement, Esri will use Maxar's Vivi
Sumitomo invests in TAE Technologies for Fusion Reactor development
Monday, 25 July 2022 11:11Sumitomo Corporation of Americas ("SCOA") has announced its investment in TAE Technologies ("TAE"), a fusion power company and world leader in hydrogen-boron fusion research. The investment will help fund the construction of TAE's next research reactor, "Copernicus" and accelerate SCOA's implementation of fusion power in Japan and Asia as part of the company's strategy to help realize a carbon-n
China adds science laboratory to its orbiting space station
Monday, 25 July 2022 06:50Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill
Monday, 25 July 2022 06:11SpaceNews spoke with Kyle Whitehill, Avanti’s chief executive officer, to learn more about the British satellite operator’s plans to expand across Africa.
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Second module docks at China’s space station, large rocket stage tracked in orbit
Sunday, 24 July 2022 19:10China added a new experiment module to its space station Sunday, following a high-profile launch from the country’s coastal spaceport.
China launches one of 2 lab modules to join space station
Sunday, 24 July 2022 16:13Roman Space Telescope top challenge for new NASA astrophysics director
Sunday, 24 July 2022 13:59The person tapped to be the next head of NASA’s astrophysics division says his top priority is to keep the agency’s next large space telescope on schedule and within its budget.
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China launches second of three space station modules
Sunday, 24 July 2022 06:02China launched on Sunday the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing's ambitious space programme. The uncrewed craft, named Wentian, was propelled by a Long March 5B rocket at 2:22 pm (0622 GMT) from the Wenchang launch centre on China's tropical island of Hainan. Beijing launched the central module of its space s
SpaceX breaks its annual record with 32nd successful launch in 2022
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41SpaceX on Friday broke its annual record with the completion of its 32nd successful launch in 2022, having completed 31 successful launches in 2021. The company launched 46 Starlink satellites to orbit from a Falcon 9 rocket around 10:39 a.m. from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SpaceX said in a statement. Falcon 9's first stage lande
String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti? A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued space watchers, leaving some musing tongue-in-cheek about the quality of Italian dining on the Red Planet. But the most plausible explanation is more prosaic: it's likely remnants of a component used to lower the robotic explorer to the Martian surface in Feb
Hunting for dark galaxies with FAST
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41A large-scale neutral hydrogen (HI) survey of the local universe is one of the major science initiatives under the Five-hundred Meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) project. Equipped with a 19-beam array receiver and combined with super-high sensitivity owing to its large collection area, FAST is the most powerful survey tool for exploring the HI universe. The late Prof. N
Measuring the Universe with Star-Shattering Explosions
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41An international team of 23 researchers led by Maria Dainotti, Assistant Professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant Universe. With no landmarks in space, it is very difficult to get a sense of depth. One technique astronomers use
AI-assisted analysis of three-dimensional galaxy distribution in our Universe
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41By applying a machine-learning technique, a neural network method, to gigantic amounts of simulation data about the formation of cosmic structures in the universe, a team of researchers has developed a very fast and highly efficient software program that can make theoretical predictions about structure formation. By comparing model predictions to actual observational datasets, the team succeeded
Satellite built by Open Cosmos and RHEA Group to fly on LauncherOne
Saturday, 23 July 2022 12:41In what will be a mission of firsts, Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), has been selected to launch RHEA Group's first satellite into space. The international engineering and solutions firm is working with Open Cosmos to design, build and operate its mission. Open Cosmos and RHEA have selected Virgin Orbit from its UK business to carry the satellite, DOVER Pathfinder (DOVER), to Low Earth Orbit