Top images reveal Mercury's mysteries during BepiColombo's sixth flyby
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
On January 8, 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission made its sixth flyby of Mercury, completing the final gravity assist needed to position itself for orbit insertion around the planet in late 2026. During this maneuver, the spacecraft flew just 295 kilometers above Mercury's night side before capturing stunning images of the sunlit northern regions.
At 06:59 CET, BepiColombo passed over Unveiling the secrets of a primeval galaxy from 13.4 billion years ago
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
An international research team led by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has successfully detected emissions from various atomic transitions in a distant primordial galaxy. This discovery sets a new record for detecting elements from the farthest reaches of the universe, offering unprecedented insights into the earliest galaxies.
"We pointed the more than forty Prime focus spectrograph on Subaru Telescope ready for science operations
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
Researchers have completed the installation of a revolutionary "compound eye" instrument on the Subaru Telescope after years of meticulous effort. This cutting-edge device, known as the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS), incorporates approximately 2,400 prisms strategically arranged across the Subaru Telescope's expansive field of view.
This design allows simultaneous spectroscopic analysis o Light flexible and radiation resistant organic solar cells for space
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
Radiation tests suggest that carbon-based organic solar cells could surpass traditional silicon and gallium arsenide cells in efficiency and durability for space applications, according to a University of Michigan study.
Previous research primarily examined how radiation affected the energy conversion efficiency of organic solar cells. This new study delved into molecular-level changes tha ispace-EUROPE secures historic authorization for Lunar resource mission
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
ispace-EUROPE S.A. (ispace-EUROPE), a Luxembourg-based leader in lunar exploration and space resource development, has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining the first mission authorization under Luxembourg's 2017 Space Resources Law. This authorization enables the operation of the TENACIOUS Micro Rover during the upcoming Mission 2 by ispace, inc., which is slated for launch no earlier t Primordial naked singularities may offer insights into quantum gravity
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
Two Indian physicists have introduced a novel theoretical perspective that could reshape our understanding of the universe's composition and offer potential avenues to explore quantum gravity. Professor Pankaj Joshi of Ahmedabad University, India, and Professor Sudip Bhattacharyya of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), have proposed that the gravitational collapse of matter in the Scientists plan to create the first fluttering flag on the moon
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 03:20
Chinese scientists are working on an innovative idea suggested by elementary school students: designing a flag capable of fluttering on the moon despite its airless environment.
At the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL), researchers from Beijing and Anhui province are collaborating on a new payload for the Chang'e 7 mission. The concept, sparked by the creativity of students from Cha NOAA sees new applications for commercial weather data
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 01:29
NEW ORLEANS – In addition to purchasing global datasets, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to pay a premium for observations of oil spills or other events.
Air Force chief’s parting warning: U.S. must transform Space Force to counter China
Monday, 13 January 2025 17:45
Frank Kendall: ‘We're going to need a much bigger, much more capable, much more powerful Space Force’
Nuclear electric propulsion technology could make missions to Mars faster
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Farnborough International Space Show & ISRSE-40 announce first wave of speakers
Monday, 13 January 2025 16:28
Leaders from NASA, Babcock International Group (Babcock), Lockheed Martin BAE Systems, UK Ministry of Defence, and US Government have been confirmed as speakers for the Farnborough International Space Show
XMM-Newton catches giant black hole’s X-ray oscillations
Monday, 13 January 2025 14:15
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton has detected rapidly fluctuating X-rays coming from the very edge of a supermassive black hole in the heart of a nearby galaxy. The results paint a fascinating picture that defies how we thought matter falls into such black holes, and points to a potential source of gravitational waves that ESA’s future mission, LISA, could see.
While Blue Origin waits, SpaceX launches again with booster on record 25th flight
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ESA welcomes Slovenia as 23rd Member State
Monday, 13 January 2025 13:16
Slovenia has celebrated its status the European Space Agency's 23rd Member State with a day of space activities including a primetime television broadcast from the Herman Potočnik Noordung Space Technology Center in Vitanje.
The Trump administration should leverage private space stations to counter China
Monday, 13 January 2025 13:00