A micro-scale look at how parachute textiles act under stress
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 20:32
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Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
Parachutes have many applications, decelerating everything from skydivers to supersonic-speed scientific payloads. Regardless of what a parachute is slowing down, two things remain constant: the parachute must withstand large amounts of force, and it is crucial to ensuring the safety of whatever it's carrying. To choose parachute materials that do their jobs effectively, it's important to fully
Parachutes have many applications, decelerating everything from skydivers to supersonic-speed scientific payloads. Regardless of what a parachute is slowing down, two things remain constant: the parachute must withstand large amounts of force, and it is crucial to ensuring the safety of whatever it's carrying. To choose parachute materials that do their jobs effectively, it's important to fully China deploys new Yaogan-43 remote-sensing satellite group
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
China successfully launched a Long March 2C rocket on Wednesday, delivering a new group of Yaogan-43 remote-sensing satellites into orbit. The launch occurred at 9:09 am Beijing Time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, marking the 542nd flight of the Long March rocket series.
The Yaogan-43 03 group will conduct tests on new technologies for low-orbit satellite con
China successfully launched a Long March 2C rocket on Wednesday, delivering a new group of Yaogan-43 remote-sensing satellites into orbit. The launch occurred at 9:09 am Beijing Time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, marking the 542nd flight of the Long March rocket series.
The Yaogan-43 03 group will conduct tests on new technologies for low-orbit satellite con Phase Four unveils monopropellant multi-mode propulsion systems
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
Phase Four, a leader in next-generation electric propulsion solutions for satellites, has announced the commercialization of its monopropellant multi-mode propulsion systems. Using their Maxwell Block III, Phase Four's technology supports electric propulsion capabilities for various mission needs, utilizing either ASCENT or hydrazine chemical propellants. The company plans to begin taking orders
Phase Four, a leader in next-generation electric propulsion solutions for satellites, has announced the commercialization of its monopropellant multi-mode propulsion systems. Using their Maxwell Block III, Phase Four's technology supports electric propulsion capabilities for various mission needs, utilizing either ASCENT or hydrazine chemical propellants. The company plans to begin taking orders NASA continues to assess Solar Sail system progress following deployment
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is advancing through post-deployment testing, with mission operators carefully reviewing data to evaluate the performance of the spacecraft's composite booms. Following the successful deployment of both the booms and solar sail, the spacecraft continues to experience slow tumbling in orbit due to the deactivation of its attitude control system.
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NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is advancing through post-deployment testing, with mission operators carefully reviewing data to evaluate the performance of the spacecraft's composite booms. Following the successful deployment of both the booms and solar sail, the spacecraft continues to experience slow tumbling in orbit due to the deactivation of its attitude control system.
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have pioneered a new method that converts two-dimensional (2D) radio images into three-dimensional (3D) "Pseudo3D cubes," enhancing our understanding of celestial objects in the Universe.
This groundbreaking technique, designed specifically for radio images, has been published in the *Monthly Notices
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have pioneered a new method that converts two-dimensional (2D) radio images into three-dimensional (3D) "Pseudo3D cubes," enhancing our understanding of celestial objects in the Universe.
This groundbreaking technique, designed specifically for radio images, has been published in the *Monthly Notices Weather clears for SpaceX Crew-8 to head home to Florida
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Artemis II astronauts put Orion's side hatch to the test
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NASA begins new deployable solar array tech demo on Pathfinder spacecraft
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Millennium Space secures $386 million contract for missile-defense satellites
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 18:39
Meteorite impact shaped early Earth and promoted life
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
Billions of years ago, Earth was a harsh environment, frequently bombarded by meteorites. One of the most significant impacts occurred 3.26 billion years ago, when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests collided with the planet. This event, known as the "S2" impact, left geological evidence in the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa and is the focus of new research that sheds light on
Billions of years ago, Earth was a harsh environment, frequently bombarded by meteorites. One of the most significant impacts occurred 3.26 billion years ago, when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests collided with the planet. This event, known as the "S2" impact, left geological evidence in the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa and is the focus of new research that sheds light on A new view of the in-between years of our Universe
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Stanford CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
Just like we use photos to reflect on memories of our past, astrophysicists want to use images of far-off galaxies to understand what the universe was like in its juvenile years. But current imaging technology can only reach so far back in history - 90 to 95 percent of the volume of our 14-billion-year-old universe remains unseen.
"We want to measure the full volume of the universe becaus
Just like we use photos to reflect on memories of our past, astrophysicists want to use images of far-off galaxies to understand what the universe was like in its juvenile years. But current imaging technology can only reach so far back in history - 90 to 95 percent of the volume of our 14-billion-year-old universe remains unseen.
"We want to measure the full volume of the universe becaus SwRI and JPL study reveals liquid brine flows on airless worlds
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
A collaborative effort between Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) seeks to explain mysterious surface features observed on airless celestial bodies, such as the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, and Jupiter's moon Europa. These bodies, recently explored by NASA's Dawn mission and soon by the Europa Clipper mission, exhibit flow patterns that may result from l
A collaborative effort between Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) seeks to explain mysterious surface features observed on airless celestial bodies, such as the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, and Jupiter's moon Europa. These bodies, recently explored by NASA's Dawn mission and soon by the Europa Clipper mission, exhibit flow patterns that may result from l Betelgeuse may have an orbiting companion star
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
Betelgeuse, the tenth-brightest star in the night sky, may not be on the verge of a supernova explosion, as previously thought. A new study indicates that the star's fluctuating brightness is likely due to an unseen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse.
Referred to as Alpha Ori B, or the "Betelbuddy," by astrophysicist Jared Goldberg, this companion star might influence Betelgeuse's brightne
Betelgeuse, the tenth-brightest star in the night sky, may not be on the verge of a supernova explosion, as previously thought. A new study indicates that the star's fluctuating brightness is likely due to an unseen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse.
Referred to as Alpha Ori B, or the "Betelbuddy," by astrophysicist Jared Goldberg, this companion star might influence Betelgeuse's brightne Gemini North reveals Perseus Cluster galaxies linked by dark matter
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
A century after Edwin Hubble's pivotal discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way, the Gemini North telescope has captured a mesmerizing image of the Perseus Cluster, one of the largest galaxy clusters known. This detailed image, taken by the International Gemini Observatory, highlights the individual galaxies within the cluster, shedding light on their characteristics and the cosmic puzzle of d
A century after Edwin Hubble's pivotal discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way, the Gemini North telescope has captured a mesmerizing image of the Perseus Cluster, one of the largest galaxy clusters known. This detailed image, taken by the International Gemini Observatory, highlights the individual galaxies within the cluster, shedding light on their characteristics and the cosmic puzzle of d Harnessing AI to improve space weather forecasting with NSF's GONG Data
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
Solar filaments, the dramatic thread-like structures visible in the Sun's chromosphere, may hold crucial insights into one of the most significant space weather phenomena: Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). These immense bursts of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun can eject billions of tons of material into space. When CMEs reach Earth's magnetosphere, they have the potential to trigger geomag
Solar filaments, the dramatic thread-like structures visible in the Sun's chromosphere, may hold crucial insights into one of the most significant space weather phenomena: Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). These immense bursts of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun can eject billions of tons of material into space. When CMEs reach Earth's magnetosphere, they have the potential to trigger geomag