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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
NASA is set to deepen its Artemis campaign, targeting long-term lunar exploration, by assigning key cargo missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin under their current contracts. This move supports NASA's goal of fostering scientific advancement and sustainable operations on the Moon. Following successful design certification reviews, NASA plans to award demonstration missions to SpaceX and Blue
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Recent findings from Colgate University's Department of Physics and Astronomy have opened up intriguing possibilities about the origins of dark matter, which could reshape current scientific perspectives. Assistant Professor Cosmin Ilie and senior Richard Casey examined the theory advanced by Katherine Freese and Martin Winkler from the University of Texas at Austin, suggesting dark matter
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a subsidiary of Arcfield, has secured an additional contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to extend its work on the Tetra-6 mission. This four-year award builds upon Orion's existing Tetra-5 prime contract, focusing on advancing refueling technologies in space. The Tetra-6 mission aims to showcase a distinct refueling approach
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Lisbon (AFP) Nov 14, 2024
Unlike the bulk of her peers, Grammy-winning British singer Imogen Heap is embracing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her music as well to set up a music collaboration platform. "I am excited about AI because I feel maybe it can help humans harness the now," she told AFP on the sidelines of the four-day Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon which wrapped up on Thursday. The two-
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Morpheus Space, a leading innovator in in-space mobility solutions, has revealed a partnership with D-Orbit, a prominent space logistics provider, to conduct an in-orbit demonstration mission aboard the ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit's orbital transfer vehicle. This mission will showcase the cutting-edge performance of Morpheus' GO-2 electric propulsion system in an operational space environment

New DESI results weigh in on gravity

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 07:07
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Gravity has shaped our cosmos. Its attractive influence turned tiny differences in the amount of matter present in the early universe into the sprawling strands of galaxies we see today. A new study using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has traced how this cosmic structure grew over the past 11 billion years, providing the most precise test to date of gravity at very la
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
Fort Detrick, Maryland, has been designated as the permanent home of the Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Operations Center (WSOC), which will host the Wideband Transmission Controller Operator Course (WTCOC). This course trains Guardians in managing satellite transmissions across the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) and Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) constellations.
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
Impulse Space, known for its in-space transportation solutions, has been awarded a BALISTA contract by the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL). The contract aims to assess advanced space technology capabilities that align with the NRO's strategic objectives. "Being selected for the BALISTA contract is an opportunity for Impulse Space to demonstrate how enhan
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 19, 2024
Engineers and scientists from China and Brazil are collaborating on the development of a new remote-sensing satellite aimed at enhancing data collection and imaging for public and economic use. The CBERS-6 satellite, currently being developed at the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing and the National Institute for Space Research in Sao Paulo, will be the seventh addition to the C
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 19, 2024
China has introduced an innovative two-stage, fully reusable heavy rocket design during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, highlighting unique recovery techniques for each stage of the rocket. The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) stated that China's future heavy-lift rocket lineup would feature three main configurations: a three-stage model, a
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Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Nov 19, 2024
SpaceX's Starship megarocket blasted off on its latest test flight Tuesday, with President-elect Donald Trump joining Elon Musk to witness the spectacle firsthand in the latest sign of their ever closer ties. But the Republican leader was deprived of the chance to see the booster stage caught in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, an engineering marvel demonstrated by the company last month
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