Backbone of Hera asteroid mission
Thursday, 10 March 2022 08:03
Motiv Space Systems and Blue Origin announce ModuLink
Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:59
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
Motiv Space Systems reports it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU's) Modularity for Space Systems Program (M4SS) together with sub-contractor Blue Origin. The contract leverages Motiv's advanced space robotics technology to enable a new age of space utilization in which deployed spacecraft can be repaired, augmented, or modified to make them more resilient and m

Satellogic and Astraea enable direct collection access for emergency response in Ukraine
Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:59
New York NY (SPX) Mar 09, 2022
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ:SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, announced a collaboration with Astraea, a geospatial and AI analysis software company, to distribute critical Earth Observation ("EO") data directly to the Ukrainian government, allied governments, and humanitarian organizations on the ground.
Satellogic is providing its Daily Collection Access se

Saudi, Lockheed Martin in missile defence deal
Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:59
Riyadh (AFP) March 7, 2022
Saudi Arabia announced a deal Monday with US firm Lockheed Martin to manufacture elements of the missile defences of the Gulf state, the target of frequent cross-border attacks by rebels in Yemen.
Its military industries authority, cited by state news agency SPA, approved two projects to produce launchers and other equipment used in the THAAD anti-missile defence system.
The announcement

MDA to provide satellite imagery for international efforts in UKRAINE
Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:59
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 09, 2022
MDA Ltd. issued the following statement regarding the ongoing situation in Ukraine: "As organizations around the globe come together in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration to support efforts to restore peace, MDA has secured special authorization from the Government of Canada to collect Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery over restricted areas in Ukraine.
Images captured

Expedition to highest active volcano unearths clues about life on other worlds
Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:59
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 09, 2022
A harsh sun shines down through a cloudless sky, across a vast and unforgiving landscape. It's covered in gray rock, giant ice sculptures and expansive fields of spiky, yellow and orange bushes. In the distance, intimidating mountain peaks dominate the desolate scene, many miles from the nearest town. Yet alpacas roam freely and flamingos seek out scarce water, both unexpected sights in this wil

Virgin Orbit to launch first Welsh satellite from UK Spaceport Summer 2022
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Cardiff UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge has announced an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in summer 2022.
In a historic moment for UK space, the satellite will be launched as part of a broader joint UK-US mission to open the country's first domestic space port in summer 2022 out of Spaceport

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisis
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2021
SpaceX launched 48 more of the company's Starlink broadband Internet satellites on Wednesday morning from Florida.
The company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off as planned at 8:45 a.m. EST into a mostly blue sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch was SpaceX's 10th in 2022.
"Time to let the American broomstick fly and hear the sounds of freedom," a SpaceX launch contro

Moving right along - slowly but surely during Sols 3409-3410
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 10, 2022
We are continuing to slowly move through this very challenging terrain - over the weekend we made it about 4 meters before the drive stopped when the rover sensed more difficulty. The attached image shows the deeper rover tracks over the undulating and rocky terrain, which has given us so much trouble driving and making it frequently unsafe to unstow the arm.
Despite all the challenges, th

Massive bubbles at center of Milky Way caused by supermassive black hole
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
In 2020, the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of our galaxy. Since then, astronomers have debated their origin. Now, a study including University of Michigan research suggests the bubbles are a result of a powerful jet of activity from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The study, published in Nature Ast

Mathematical discovery could shed light on secrets of the Universe
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
How can Einstein's theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as black holes and the birth of the universe. Now, a new article in Nature Communications, written by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and MIT, USA, presents results that cast new light on important challenges in understanding q

Researchers unravel inner workings of galaxy clusters with 196 lasers
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
Galaxies rarely live alone. Instead, dozens to thousands are drawn together by gravity, forming vast clusters that are the largest objects in the universe.
"Galaxy clusters are one of the most awe-inspiring things in the universe," said Prof. Emeritus Don Lamb, a University of Chicago astrophysicist and co-author on a new paper published March 9-one that may point the way towards solving a

New research discovers link between disparate approaches to quantum gravity
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Mumbai, India (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
A new study by researchers from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) discovers a unifying thread in two approaches to quantum gravity that were previously believed to be separate.
Finding a theory of quantum gravity - which would combine both quantum mechanical and gravitational effects - is one of the great unsol

Fleet Space Technologies teams up with Seven Sisters Consortium
Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:19
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 10, 2022
Fleet Space Technologies is standing with some of Australia and the world's leading space and non-space organisations in a bid to further exploration of the Moon, Mars and the Earth.
The Seven Sisters is an initiative to discover abundant resources for humanity's exploration of space through the implementation of world-leading surface exploration and construction technologies developed wit

Schedule tight for June launch of first Momentus tug
Wednesday, 09 March 2022 23:39
In-space transportation company Momentus says it is making good progress toward the first launch of its Vigoride space tug, but that the schedule is “tight” for a launch in June.
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