Instrument uses millimeter-wave radar to measure density of dust that kicks up from spacecraft thrusters
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Sandia evaluates heat shields for Mars Sample Return and Titan missions
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility is utilizing solar energy to simulate the intense heat experienced during atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight. The latest tests aim to support NASA missions, including the Mars Sample Return campaign, a joint effort with the European Space Agency to bring Martian rock samples to Earth for analysis. These samples could revea
Reaction Dynamics to test hybrid rocket engine in 2025 launch from Koonibba
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42Canadian rocket company Reaction Dynamics has partnered with Southern Launch to perform the first flight of its RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range in 2025. This inaugural suborbital mission will qualify the rocket engine for space, reaching 125 km above Earth. It aims to provide key data and demonstrate the company's readiness for future orbital missions.
SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink Internet satellites early Tuesday, lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 2:10 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 rocket carried the satellites into low-Earth orbit, adding to the ever-expanding constellation aimed at providing global high-speed Internet coverage. The mission began with the rocket launching from Space Launch Com
Maritime Launch and Reaction Dynamics partner to advance Canadian orbital launch capabilities
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (Maritime Launch) (Cboe CA: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) have announced a new phase in their partnership, marked by an agreement to pursue future orbital launches from Canada. The collaboration will start with a pathfinder mission aiming to reach the Karman Line, the recognized boundary of space, as a precursor to achieving future orbital la
Beware of the full moon Tropical forest mammals shy away from the moonlight
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon's phases affect the behaviour of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered their activity levels or timing, or both, in response to the full moon. The findings suggest that even in some of the darkest places on earth - the floors of tropical forests - the moon's phases can in
Top innovators at Watts on the Moon Challenge awarded $1.5M
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42Great Lakes Science Center, which serves as the visitor center for NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, hosted the final phase of NASA's Watts on the Moon Challenge on September 20. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen was present to recognize the top winners. NASA distributed a total of $1.5 million in awards to two U.S. teams for their innovative solutions in energy distribution, managemen
Out-of-this-world simulation aids lunar dust collection
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42Teleoperated robots for gathering lunar dust are now closer to reality, thanks to new research from the University of Bristol. Researchers successfully completed a sample collection task using a virtual simulation that transmitted commands to a physical robot, replicating the simulation's actions. The process relied solely on monitoring the simulation, without needing physical camera feeds
TTTech Aerospace partners with Thales Alenia Space for Lunar Gateway avionics
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42TTTech Aerospace is collaborating with Thales Alenia Space to support NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon. The company is supplying TTEthernet networking and computing platforms for the European segments of the Lunar Gateway, a space station in cislunar orbit. The Gateway will feature key modules built by Thales Alenia Space, including the International Habitation Mod
Using AI to find the smallest and closest exoplanets around sun-like stars
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42An international research team led by Professor Jian Ge from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has announced the discovery of five new ultra-short-period planets (USPs), each smaller than Earth and orbiting their stars in less than one day. The discoveries were made using data from the Kepler space telescope, originally released in 2017. The breakthrough came through the application of an ad
NASA launches coding competition to organize solar eclipse images
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the 2024 Eclipse Megamovie project. "Thanks to the efforts of over 145 citizen scientists, more than 1 terabyte of photographs were collected and are now being analyzed," NASA said. "These images will help scientists track disappearing jets and plumes, shedding light
Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic ac
Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid's great cosmic atlas
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:42On 15 October 2024, ESA's Euclid space mission unveiled the first segment of its vast cosmic map, showcasing millions of stars and galaxies. Presented at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, by ESA's Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Science Carole Mundell, this initial section is an impressive 208-gigapixel mosaic. Compiled from 260 observations conduc
Semiconductor expert: How radiation in space affects transistors
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Moving ahead with Italy’s constellation of Earth observation satellites
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 14:25Today, during the 75th International Astronautical Congress taking place in Milan, Italy, ESA signed the extension of contracts with Argotec and Thales Alenia Space Italia (TASI) for the production of the second batch of IRIDE satellites – a future Earth observation constellation designed to monitor environmental changes and support critical services in Italy.