On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. The new images reveal variations in temperature and composition across the planet's cratered surface.

Researchers from the University of Leeds have detected methane leaking from a faulty pipe in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, using GHGSat satellite data – part of ESA’s Third Party Mission Programme. This marks the first time a UK methane emission has been identified from space and successfully mitigated.

London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Astronomers are making significant progress in solving the mystery of how the universe's largest galaxies were formed, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades. A recent study by researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with international experts, has pinpointed the birthplaces of massive elliptical galaxies. These findings provide valuable insights into t

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
China successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing the Haishao 1, also known as Sea Sentinel 1, satellite into orbit. The solid-propellant rocket lifted off at 12:46 pm, delivering the remote-sensing satellite to its designated trajectory, as confirmed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporatio

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
NASA, IBM, and Forschungszentrum Julich have released an expanded version of the open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model to support a broader range of geographical applications. Now, with the inclusion of global data, the foundation model can support tracking changes in land use, monitoring disasters, and predicting crop yields worldwide. The Prithvi Ge