China's Quest for Space-Based Solar Power: A Clean Energy Revolution
Friday, 08 December 2023 10:13
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 07, 2023
Amid global efforts to transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, Chinese scientists and engineers are pursuing an innovative solution-harnessing the abundant energy of the sun in space and beaming it back to Earth. Multiple teams in China are currently dedicated to developing the necessary technologies for constructing and operating a space-based solar power facility. This ambitiou
Amid global efforts to transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, Chinese scientists and engineers are pursuing an innovative solution-harnessing the abundant energy of the sun in space and beaming it back to Earth. Multiple teams in China are currently dedicated to developing the necessary technologies for constructing and operating a space-based solar power facility. This ambitiou Iran hails capsule launch as step towards human spaceflight
Friday, 08 December 2023 10:13
Tehran (AFP) Dec 6, 2023
Iran has launched a capsule designed to carry living beings in a step towards sending astronauts into space, state media reported Wednesday - the latest test of aerospace technology criticised by the West.
The capsule was successfully sent up to a height of 130 kilometres (80 miles), the IRNA news agency quoted Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour as saying.
He said the launch of t
Iran has launched a capsule designed to carry living beings in a step towards sending astronauts into space, state media reported Wednesday - the latest test of aerospace technology criticised by the West.
The capsule was successfully sent up to a height of 130 kilometres (80 miles), the IRNA news agency quoted Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour as saying.
He said the launch of t To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan's space ambitions
Friday, 08 December 2023 10:13
Taiki, Japan (AFP) Dec 7, 2023
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung.
The experiment saw the engine blast out a blue-and-orange flame 10-15 metres (30-50 feet) horizontally out of an open hangar door for around 10 seconds in the rural northern town of Taiki.
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung.
The experiment saw the engine blast out a blue-and-orange flame 10-15 metres (30-50 feet) horizontally out of an open hangar door for around 10 seconds in the rural northern town of Taiki. Ice's crucial role in planet and comet formation mapped by Webb
Friday, 08 December 2023 10:13
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 07, 2023
In a significant breakthrough, a Dutch-led international team of astronomers has harnessed the power of the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first comprehensive two-dimensional inventory of ice within a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star. The findings, published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics on December 6, open a new window into the crucial role of ice in the format
In a significant breakthrough, a Dutch-led international team of astronomers has harnessed the power of the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first comprehensive two-dimensional inventory of ice within a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star. The findings, published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics on December 6, open a new window into the crucial role of ice in the format Scholars say it's time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'Lunar Anthropocene'
Friday, 08 December 2023 09:00
Earth from Space: Hurricane Otis
Friday, 08 December 2023 08:00
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The powerful Hurricane Otis has been captured in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image when it was approaching Mexico’s southern Pacific coast in October 2023. KAIST Partners with Rocket Lab for NeonSat-1 Launch
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured a launch services agreement that will see the deployment of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (KAIST) Earth observation satellite, NeonSat-1. This exciting development is set to take place during the first half of 2024, adding to Rocket Lab's increasingly busy manifest of Electron missions.
KAIST's NeonSat-1 will serve
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured a launch services agreement that will see the deployment of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (KAIST) Earth observation satellite, NeonSat-1. This exciting development is set to take place during the first half of 2024, adding to Rocket Lab's increasingly busy manifest of Electron missions.
KAIST's NeonSat-1 will serve On The Road Again: Sols 4030-4031
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 08, 2023
Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023: We arrived at our previous drill site 'Sequoia' in mid-October. Since then we've celebrated 4000 Sols on Mars, and stayed here for a few extra weeks during conjunction. But finally, Curiosity is on the move once again!
Previously, we drove ~5 m and today's planning involved picking the most interesting rocks in the new workspace to target w
Earth planning date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023: We arrived at our previous drill site 'Sequoia' in mid-October. Since then we've celebrated 4000 Sols on Mars, and stayed here for a few extra weeks during conjunction. But finally, Curiosity is on the move once again!
Previously, we drove ~5 m and today's planning involved picking the most interesting rocks in the new workspace to target w A Great Year for the Geminids
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
It's December and that means one of the best celestial events will grace the skies. The Geminid meteor shower should peak in a moonless sky between Wednesday and Thursday, December 13-14.
On Wednesday night, December 13th, and continuing into the early hours of Thursday, December 14th, be sure to head outside and look up - you may very well see brief streaks of light crossing the sky from
It's December and that means one of the best celestial events will grace the skies. The Geminid meteor shower should peak in a moonless sky between Wednesday and Thursday, December 13-14.
On Wednesday night, December 13th, and continuing into the early hours of Thursday, December 14th, be sure to head outside and look up - you may very well see brief streaks of light crossing the sky from Researchers Develop Advanced Algorithm Pandora for Exomoon Hunt
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
In the vast cosmos, where planets orbit distant stars, the existence of moons around exoplanets has been a topic of intrigue. Only two of the more than 5300 known exoplanets have so far provided evidence of moons in orbit around them, and these findings were associated with exoplanets Kepler-1625b and Kepler-1708b. However, a recent study conducted by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for
In the vast cosmos, where planets orbit distant stars, the existence of moons around exoplanets has been a topic of intrigue. Only two of the more than 5300 known exoplanets have so far provided evidence of moons in orbit around them, and these findings were associated with exoplanets Kepler-1625b and Kepler-1708b. However, a recent study conducted by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ancient stars made extraordinarily heavy elements
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars.
We are, literally, made of star stuff. Stars are element factories, where elements
How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars.
We are, literally, made of star stuff. Stars are element factories, where elements First hints of nuclear fission in cosmos revealed by models, observations
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
The elements above iron on the periodic table are thought to be created in cataclysmic explosions like the merger of two neutron stars or in rare classes of supernovae. New research suggests fission may operate in the cosmos during the creation of the heavy elements. Combing through data on a variety of elements that reside in very old stars, researchers have found a potential signature of fissi
The elements above iron on the periodic table are thought to be created in cataclysmic explosions like the merger of two neutron stars or in rare classes of supernovae. New research suggests fission may operate in the cosmos during the creation of the heavy elements. Combing through data on a variety of elements that reside in very old stars, researchers have found a potential signature of fissi China Unveils World's Deepest Underground Lab for Dark Matter Research
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
A groundbreaking underground laboratory has commenced operations in Southwest China's Sichuan province. The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is set to become a hub for cutting-edge scientific investigations, particularly in the pursuit of understanding dark matter.
This major facility, located beneath Jinping Mountain in S
A groundbreaking underground laboratory has commenced operations in Southwest China's Sichuan province. The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is set to become a hub for cutting-edge scientific investigations, particularly in the pursuit of understanding dark matter.
This major facility, located beneath Jinping Mountain in S Ovzon's Rights Issue Fully Subscribed, Securing SEK 250 Million for Strategic Expansion
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
Ovzon AB, a prominent player in the European satcom industry, has announced the successful outcome of its recent rights issue of shares. The subscription period for this significant event concluded on December 6, 2023, and the results are impressive. The Rights Issue has been oversubscribed, with strong support from existing shareholders and new investors.
In this report, we will delve int
Ovzon AB, a prominent player in the European satcom industry, has announced the successful outcome of its recent rights issue of shares. The subscription period for this significant event concluded on December 6, 2023, and the results are impressive. The Rights Issue has been oversubscribed, with strong support from existing shareholders and new investors.
In this report, we will delve int Rogue Space Systems lands inaugural on-orbit service contract
Friday, 08 December 2023 04:45
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023
Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a prominent player in the field of space situational awareness and satellite servicing, has achieved a significant milestone by securing its first on-orbit service contract. While the specifics of the contract and the identity of the commercial constellation owner/operator involved remain confidential, this development marks a noteworthy step forward for the comp
Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a prominent player in the field of space situational awareness and satellite servicing, has achieved a significant milestone by securing its first on-orbit service contract. While the specifics of the contract and the identity of the commercial constellation owner/operator involved remain confidential, this development marks a noteworthy step forward for the comp