Canadian student rocketry group reaches new heights with Spaceport Nova Scotia's first launch
Saturday, 08 July 2023 08:20
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Recently, a group of some of the brightest young minds in the fields of Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took their passion for rocketry and space to new levels as they launched their amateur high-powered rocket from Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Arbalest Rocketry, a rocketry team from Ontario's York University, made the most of a Launch Canada initiated opportunit Sidus Space Joins Forces with Lulav Space to Develop Advanced Star Tracker
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Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a significant player in the satellite industry, has announced a collaboration with Lulav Space, a specialist in robotics for space applications. The partnership aims to explore, develop, and showcase the potential of Event-based Star Trackers (EBST).
Sidus Space intends to incorporate the jointly developed EBST into the upcoming LizzieSat mission, which is the f Practicing the game-winning asteroid sample catch
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The capsule looked like something from a 1960s sci-fi flick. Resting on the ground, slightly tilted, its white heat shield flaked off in places, it looked how one would expect after speeding in from outer space and streaking across the sky like a shooting star. Despite its appearance, the mini-fridge-sized object had, in fact, never left the surface of Earth.
Instead, it was a replica of t Evidence of new volcanic process on Moon discovered
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In an unprecedented find, scientists from the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have unearthed traces of an unusual volcanic process on the Moon that had previously only been recognized on Earth. This breakthrough was made possible by the use of a unique new instrument designed to examine microwave wavelengths, a process longer than infrared.
Senior Scientist at PSI and primary author of t Heading toward a cluster of craters: Sols 3880-3881
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While many of us were up late watching fireworks here on Earth, Curiosity wrapped up a very busy weekend on Mars. The team was pleased that our four-sol plan over the 4th of July holiday executed as expected, but planning today was unusual because the new images of the terrain in front of the rover could not be loaded into our planning software. Although we were not able to select ChemCam and Ma Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star
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Depictions of the Milky Way show a coiling pattern of spiral "arms" filled with stars extending outward from the center. Similar patterns have been observed in the swirling clouds of gas and dust surrounding some young stars - planetary systems in the making. These so-called protoplanetary disks, which are the birthplaces of young planets, are of interest to scientists because they offer glimpse NASA humanoid robot to be tested in Australia
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NASA's Valkyrie robot is beginning a new mission half a world away from its home at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. As part of a reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Woodside Energy in Perth, Western Australia, NASA plans to use a Valkyrie robot to develop remote mobile dexterous manipulation capabilities to accommodate remote caretaking of uncrewed Rise of the robots: UN tries to tackle 'mind-blowing' growth of AI
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The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots.
The UN is aware that AI technology is racing ahead of the capacity to set its boundaries and directions, and so it brought together some of the best minds on the topic - whether huma Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight
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An agreement with the Johnson Space Center will allow the University of Arizona to be substantially involved in human spaceflight expeditions. The University of Arizona recently signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center that will allow the university to engage extensively in human spaceflight missions.
The agreement will take the university's current association with NA Plasmos pivots from rocket engines to VC
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Plasmos, the Los Angeles-based startup developing rocket engines, is pivoting to become an artificial intelligence-driven venture capital firm.
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Merger rumors swirl around Dish and EchoStar
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Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is rumored to be considering recombining with internet-focused sister company EchoStar to strengthen its financial resources.
Interest grows for human spaceflight in Europe
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As the European Space Agency continues to develop proposals for human space exploration efforts, more European countries are showing an interest in launching astronauts.
Congress should stop the coming regulatory assault on commercial space
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The Biden administration has launched a commercial space regulation initiative under the name of “mission authorization,” which is laying the groundwork for a potentially debilitating web of unnecessary regulation on the U.S.
The psychology of space exploration — and why it matters on Earth
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Astronauts ride a pillar fire off the planet, so naturally, they encounter some fear along the way.
After the launch of Euclid: 'This is a big step toward understanding dark matter and dark energy'
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What is it like to work on the fundamental questions about the universe? On July 1, the Euclid satellite launched successfully. This mission from the European Space Agency will take images of the sky to create the most detailed map of the universe ever made. Astronomer Henk Hoekstra (Leiden Observatory) and physicist Alessandra Silvestri (Leiden Institute of Physics) tell about their role in the mission.
The new space satellite is like the Google of the universe. "Euclid is basically a data-gathering machine," Hoekstra explains. "What Hubble covered in 30 years, Euclid can do in one week in both optical and infrared wavelengths. So it's a huge volume of data. With this, you are guaranteed to find the needle in a haystack."
Hoekstra has multiple roles in the mission. He is the lead of the weak lensing group and one of the four cosmology coordinators. This means he was involved from the early stages to set the requirements for the accuracy of the data Euclid will obtain.