Artificial Intelligence and NASA's First Robotic Lunar Rover
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2023
When NASA's VIPER (short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lands on the surface of the Moon on a mission to better understand the environment where NASA plans to send astronauts as part of the increasingly complex Artemis missions, its journey will be guided by the human ingenuity of its human team - and several key tools that use artificial intelligence. From helping the scie

Magnetization by laser pulse
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
In the world of materials science, discoveries that challenge established norms often lead to groundbreaking innovations. Such is the case with a fascinating development involving laser-induced magnetization, a technique that was initially uncovered in 2018 by researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). In a recent collaboration with the Laserinstitut Hochschule Mittweida (LH

Satellogic and Uzma Join Forces to Revolutionize Geospatial Services in Southeast Asia
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
Uzma (BURSA:7250.KL), a Malaysian-based energy and technology firm, has joined forces with Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a pioneer in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, in a momentous partnership aimed at revolutionizing satellite imagery capabilities and geospatial services in Southeast Asia.
This collaboration includes the deployment of a cutting-edge EO sat

Tekniam and Rivada Collaborate to Enhance Emergency Communications and Disaster Recovery
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
In a strategic alliance aimed at bolstering emergency communications and disaster recovery efforts, Tekniam, a US-based company specializing in emergency connectivity solutions, is joining forces with Rivada Space Networks to use the company's OuterNET system to create a resilient and swiftly deployable network in the face of catastrophic events.
Natural and man-made disasters such as hurr

More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2023
What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final blow to the ancient giants.
That's according to a study published in Science Advan

Astronomers determine the age of three mysterious baby stars at the heart of the Milky Way
Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:22
Lund, Sweden (SPX) Dec 06, 2023
Through analysis of high-resolution data from a ten-metre telescope in Hawaii, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in generating new knowledge about three stars at the very heart of the Milky Way. The stars proved to be unusually young with a puzzling chemical composition that surprised the researchers.
The study, which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal Le

AWE Project Achieves Milestone with First Light Images from Space
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023
NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully obtained its initial images of the mesosphere, marking a major milestone for the project. Installed on the International Space Station (ISS) on November 18, AWE commenced operations shortly thereafter, with the first commands being transmitted to the instrument on November 20. The recent acquisition of these "first light" images is a cru

Advanced Botany, Biology Promoting Health on Earth and in Space
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2023
Space botany, human research, and bioprinting were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 septet also focused on lab hardware and cargo operations throughout the day.
Growing plants in space is critical as astronauts prepare for longer missions farther away from Earth. Space agriculture may help feed crews and provide a cleaner bre

Maritime Launch secures additional funding for Canada's first commercial spaceport
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF), a key player in the development of Canada's first commercial spaceport, recently announced a significant financial milestone. The company has successfully closed a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures, amassing gross proceeds of $2,282,000. This funding, secured on December 8, 2023, marks a crucial step in adv

Lost tomato found aboard International Space Station after eight months
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Miami FL (UPI) Dec 11, 2023
Members of an International Space Station crew said astronaut Frank Rubio has now been cleared of allegations he ate one of the first tomatos harvested in space.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli said during a live streamed event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the station that the remains of the tiny tomato had been found eight months after being misplaced by Rubio.
"Our good frien

How Rocks Say Don't Touch: Sols 4032-4034
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2023
Earth planning date: Friday, December 8, 2023: As we climb through the terrain, which is beautiful to look at with its steep topography, we are on the lookout for all the differences in the rocks. As a geologist, I marvel at the diversity, and I can spend quite some time just looking around, discovering the different things that there are to see. Have a look at this workspace mosaic, which is th

Amateur Astronomers Help Discover Cosmic Crash
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2023
Astronomers found what looks like a glowing cloud of dust from a massive planetary pile-up-and NASA volunteers helped make the discovery! A recent paper in Nature describes how an international group of professional and amateur astronomers teamed up to measure the heat glow of two ice giant planets colliding and see the resultant dust cloud moving in front of the parent star several years later.

Observatory to unravel universe's mysteries
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 11, 2023
Deep beneath a hill in the rural Kaiping area of Jiangmen, China's largest underground laboratory, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), is on the verge of completing a decade-long construction project that promises to shed light on some of the universe's most enduring mysteries.
Our expedition to this clandestine scientific haven began with a 15-minute journey in a dimly l

Unique CU Boulder, NSO collaboration allows journey into varied solar physics research paths
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 10, 2023
A new group of graduate students and postdocs are hard at work this fall with full freedom to explore a variety of solar and space physics research paths because of a unique fellowship program started by the University of Colorado Boulder at the time of the relocation of the National Science Foundation's National Solar Observatory to campus.
The George Ellery Hale Fellowships, created by t

When is an aurora not an aurora
Sunday, 10 December 2023 06:46
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights - the auroras - may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the most mysterious are the mauve and white streaks called Steve and their frequent companion, a glowing green "picket fence."
First recognized in 2018 as distinct from the common auroras, Steve - a tongue-in-cheek reference to
