Intuitive Machines Achieves Lunar Landing with Sciaky EBAM Component
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Sciaky has extended its pioneering work in additive manufacturing to lunar exploration by producing a critical part for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission to the Moon. Using a refractory alloy and one of its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) systems, Sciaky completed the upper section of the main engine nozzle in just sixteen hours. This part is vital for the main thrust during descent,
NASA satellite detects smaller object in black hole pair for the first time
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Several international research groups have confirmed that two black holes exist at the center of the distant galaxy OJ 287, a theory first suggested by astronomers at the University of Turku, Finland. A new study shows that satellite observations conducted in 2021 revealed the smaller black hole of the pair for the first time. In 2021, NASA's exoplanet-hunting satellite was pointed towards
NASA Swift Satellite and AI Improve Measurement of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Astronomers are utilizing AI to measure the expansion of the universe. Two studies led by Maria Dainotti, a visiting professor with UNLV's Nevada Center for Astrophysics and assistant professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), applied machine learning models to enhance distance measurements for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). GRBs are the most luminous explosions in the univers
Hainan Launch Center Completes Construction for First Mission
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Construction of the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center has been completed in Wenchang, Hainan province, after nearly two years of work, the center announced in a news release. The center's second launch service tower was finished on Thursday, and engineers have started preparing it for its maiden launch mission - the debut flight of the Long March 12 carrier rocket.
NASA's Repository Advances Research on Commercial Astronaut Health
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50NASA's Open Science Data Repository provides valuable information to researchers studying the impact of space on the human body. Nearly three years after the Inspiration4 commercial crew launch, biological data from the mission represents the first comprehensive, open-access database to include commercial astronaut health information. Access to astronaut research data from astronauts has h
Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA Create AI to Detect Anomalous Satellites
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. has collaborated with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Agatha, an AI system designed to identify anomalous spacecraft in large satellite constellations. With over 10,000 satellites planned for deployment by various international entities, verifying the operation of these satellites is critical. "Agatha represents a breakthroug
Diagnosing damaged infrastructure from space
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50As infrastructure ages, it becomes more susceptible to failure, which can cause safety and mobility concerns for drivers and pedestrians, and economic woes for taxpayers. A recent study published in "Transportation Research Record shows that high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data can detect infrastructure issues early on, which can help prevent further damage to roads in t
Planet Labs Teams Up with NVIDIA for Enhanced Satellite Insights
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance onboard processing capabilities for its Pelican-2 satellite. Planet will use the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform for its next-generation high-resolution mission and will fly the technology on its Pelican-2 satellite, launching later this year. NVIDIA GPU accelerate
New turbulence transition discovered in fusion plasmas
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:50Fusion energy is that released when two light nuclei combine to form a single heavier one (nuclear fusion reaction). Fusion energy-based power generation (fusion power plant) uses the energy generated when deuterium and tritium combine to form helium. A nuclear fusion reaction does not produce carbon dioxide. In addition, since it is possible to extract deuterium and tritium from the sea water,
Green light for Galileo Second Generation satellite design
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:40Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances at full speed after two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards have confirmed that the satellite designs of the respective industries meet all mission and performance requirements. This achievement is another crucial milestone hit on time in the ambitious schedule to develop the first 12 satellites of the Galileo Second Generation fleet.
Rocket Lab wins government support to expand solar cell production
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 18:56Human bodies mostly recover from space, tourist mission shows
Tuesday, 11 June 2024 18:56How bad for your health is space travel? Answering this question will be crucial not just for astronauts aiming to go to Mars, but for a booming space tourism industry planning to blast anyone who can afford it into orbit.
In what has been billed as the most comprehensive look yet at the health effects of space, dozens of papers were published on Tuesday using new data from four SpaceX tourists onboard the first all-civilian orbital flight in 2021.
Researchers from more than 100 institutions across the world sifted through the data to demonstrate that human bodies change in a variety of ways once they reach space—but most go back to normal within months of returning to Earth.