UAlbany physicists highlight ongoing progress in dark matter search
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
Physicists at the University at Albany celebrated the latest advancements in the search for direct evidence of dark matter on Monday, as new findings from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) project were presented at two scientific conferences. Dark matter is thought to be a massive, yet unseen, component of the universe's structure.
The LUX-ZEPLIN detector, known as the most sensitive dark matter detecto Gilat secures $12M in orders for SkyEdge VSAT Platforms
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a global leader in satellite networking technologies and services, has announced that it secured over $12 million in orders from a prominent satellite operator. These orders are aimed at enhancing the operator's global satellite communication (SATCOM) network using Gilat's SkyEdge family of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) platforms. The del SATIM partners with Capella Space to enhance AI-driven object detection in SAR imagery
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
Capella Space Corp., a prominent provider of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, has announced that SATIM, a leader in automatic object detection and classification software, is now a Capella Space Certified Analytics Partner. This partnership allows SATIM to utilize Capella's vast imagery archive to boost its advanced analytics capabilities, delivering enhanced actionable in NASA begins monitoring polar heat emissions in far-infrared spectrum
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
NASA's latest climate-focused mission has commenced its study of far-infrared radiation emitted by the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The data collected by the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) will play a critical role in predicting the impact of climate change on Earth's ice, oceans, and weather, aiding global efforts to prepare for environmental shifts.
PREFIR Satellites unlock new insights into aerosol layer heights over oceans
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
A new study has shown that NASA's PACE satellite, equipped with the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI), can precisely measure the height of aerosol layers above ocean surfaces. This capability is essential for improving our understanding of how aerosols influence weather patterns and climate and is a major advancement in atmospheric correction techniques used in satellite-based ocean color monitoring. Satellites enable accurate monitoring of groundwater use with OPENet
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 19:24
Droughts across the Western U.S. have sparked a growing interest in developing groundwater management strategies. Farmers and water managers have long relied on groundwater meters to measure the amount of water used for irrigation, but these meters are not widely available. To address this, researchers at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) investigated whether OpenET, a satellite-based platform U.S. military investing in reentry vehicles for space-to-Earth cargo delivery
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 18:31
Using a space elevator to get resources from Ceres
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 16:47
Here at UT, we've had several stories that describe the concept of a space elevator. They are designed to make it easier to get objects off Earth and into space. That, so far, has proven technically or economically infeasible, as no material is strong enough to support the structure passively, and it's too energy-intensive to support it actively.
However, it could be more viable on other worlds, such as the moon. But what about worlds farther afield? A student team from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs looked at the use case of a space elevator on Ceres and found that it could be done with existing technology. The findings are published in the journal 2024 Regional Student Conferences.
Before we discuss why anyone would want to put a space elevator on Ceres, let's first examine the technologies that would make it possible. Every space elevator design has three different components: an anchor, a tether, and a counterweight.
Interlune reveals details of quest to bring home lunar resources
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 15:00
Why space is the next frontier to accelerate medical research
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 14:58
U.S. Space Force seeks industry input on automating hybrid satellite networks
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 14:34
$1,000 to LEO: South Korea’s reusable rocket plan targets SpaceX’s dominance
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 13:43
SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 12:24
A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo moonshots.
Unlike his previous chartered flight, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman shared the cost with SpaceX this time around, which included developing and testing brand new spacesuits to see how they'll hold up in the harsh vacuum.
If all goes as planned, it will be the first time private citizens conduct a spacewalk, but they won't venture away from the capsule. Considered one of the riskiest parts of spaceflight, spacewalks have been the sole realm of professional astronauts since the former Soviet Union popped open the hatch in 1965, closely followed by the U.S.
A look back at Sentinel-2C's ride into space on Vega
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 12:15
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The third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2C, has launched aboard the last Vega rocket, flight VV24, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (4 September 22:50 local time).
Sentinel-2C will provide high-resolution data that is essential to Copernicus – the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme. Developed, built and operated by ESA, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission provides high-resolution optical imagery for a wide range of applications including land, water and atmospheric monitoring.
The mission is based on a constellation of two identical satellites flying in the