Politecnico di Milano and Georgia Tech introduce new insights into asteroid deflection
Friday, 21 February 2025 11:42
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025
How prepared is humanity to deflect an incoming asteroid? This question is addressed in two recent studies published in *Nature Communications*, stemming from a collaboration between Politecnico di Milano, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and other global research institutions. The studies analyze the outcomes of NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which successfully impa
How prepared is humanity to deflect an incoming asteroid? This question is addressed in two recent studies published in *Nature Communications*, stemming from a collaboration between Politecnico di Milano, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and other global research institutions. The studies analyze the outcomes of NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which successfully impa ESA and Red Cross partnership brings space technology to disaster management
Friday, 21 February 2025 08:20
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to harness space technology for humanitarian assistance worldwide. The partnership will combine ESA's space expertise with ICRC's humanitarian reach to develop space-enabled solutions that can help protect and assist communities affected by disasters and conflicts across Europe and beyond.
ESA and Red Cross partnership brings space technology to humanitarian crises
Friday, 21 February 2025 08:20
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to harness space technology for humanitarian assistance worldwide. The partnership will combine ESA's space expertise with ICRC's humanitarian reach to develop space-enabled solutions that can help protect and assist communities affected by disasters and conflicts across Europe and beyond.
Earth from Space: Tokyo, Japan
Friday, 21 February 2025 08:00
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This Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar image shows Tokyo and its metropolitan area, the largest urban agglomeration in the world. Two atmospheric missions on one satellite
Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:44
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are fully integrated and, having completed their functional and environmental tests, they are now ready to embark on their journey to the US for launch this summer.
Flickering Light Show: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Emits Continuous Flares
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is proving to be a relentless source of cosmic activity, continuously producing bursts of light with no apparent pattern, according to new findings by astrophysicists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
A team led by Northwestern University conducted the longest and most detailed observational study of Sagittarius
The Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is proving to be a relentless source of cosmic activity, continuously producing bursts of light with no apparent pattern, according to new findings by astrophysicists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
A team led by Northwestern University conducted the longest and most detailed observational study of Sagittarius Einstein Probe captures elusive X-ray pair
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
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The Einstein Probe satellite, utilizing its innovative lobster-eye X-ray optics, has detected a rare cosmic phenomenon-an intense X-ray burst from an unusual binary star system. This discovery highlights the mission's capacity to identify and track transient X-ray sources, shedding new light on the complex interactions and life cycles of massive stars.
The newly identified stellar system c
The Einstein Probe satellite, utilizing its innovative lobster-eye X-ray optics, has detected a rare cosmic phenomenon-an intense X-ray burst from an unusual binary star system. This discovery highlights the mission's capacity to identify and track transient X-ray sources, shedding new light on the complex interactions and life cycles of massive stars.
The newly identified stellar system c Mystery Surrounds Newly Discovered Cosmic Explosion Hidden for Years
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
London, UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
A powerful cosmic explosion from an unidentified object beyond our galaxy has intrigued astronomers after being unearthed in decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This extraordinary discovery, published in *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*, remained unnoticed for years until a novel machine learning technique exposed its existence.
Researchers from Stanf
A powerful cosmic explosion from an unidentified object beyond our galaxy has intrigued astronomers after being unearthed in decades-old data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This extraordinary discovery, published in *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*, remained unnoticed for years until a novel machine learning technique exposed its existence.
Researchers from Stanf Solar Orbiter prepares for unprecedented Venus flyby
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
ESA's Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission with NASA, is poised for its closest-ever approach to Venus, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to study the Sun's polar regions.
The spacecraft's maneuver will alter its orbital trajectory, granting scientists a rare opportunity to observe the Sun's poles, a perspective unattainable from Earth. Insights gained from this unique vantage poin
ESA's Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission with NASA, is poised for its closest-ever approach to Venus, marking a pivotal moment in its mission to study the Sun's polar regions.
The spacecraft's maneuver will alter its orbital trajectory, granting scientists a rare opportunity to observe the Sun's poles, a perspective unattainable from Earth. Insights gained from this unique vantage poin Long-Term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation Highlights Emission Impacts
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
A new study led by Dr. Fengfei Song and Dr. Lixin Wu from the Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and the Physical Oceanography Laboratory at Ocean University of China has examined long-term trends in downward surface solar radiation (DSSR).
As a crucial component of Earth's energy balance, DSSR influences global climate patterns and is essential for renewa
A new study led by Dr. Fengfei Song and Dr. Lixin Wu from the Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and the Physical Oceanography Laboratory at Ocean University of China has examined long-term trends in downward surface solar radiation (DSSR).
As a crucial component of Earth's energy balance, DSSR influences global climate patterns and is essential for renewa Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level Rise
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
A recent study underscores the accelerating loss of glacial ice worldwide, depleting regional freshwater reserves and significantly contributing to rising global sea levels. Conducted as part of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE), the research, published in *Nature* on February 19, 2025, involves contributions from 35 international teams, including the German Aerospace C
A recent study underscores the accelerating loss of glacial ice worldwide, depleting regional freshwater reserves and significantly contributing to rising global sea levels. Conducted as part of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE), the research, published in *Nature* on February 19, 2025, involves contributions from 35 international teams, including the German Aerospace C Musk furious as critics push back at DOGE's blind destruction of S&T research funding
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving full steam ahead with its aggressive cost-cutting measures, drawing sharp criticism from the scientific and medical communities. With sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of major research institutions, DOGE has slashed funding for programs deemed "inefficient"-including key health and science initiatives.
The National Instit
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is moving full steam ahead with its aggressive cost-cutting measures, drawing sharp criticism from the scientific and medical communities. With sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of major research institutions, DOGE has slashed funding for programs deemed "inefficient"-including key health and science initiatives.
The National Instit Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2025
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.
The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability the asteroid will hit Earth on December 22, 2032 to fall down to zero.
For more than 24 hours
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.
The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability the asteroid will hit Earth on December 22, 2032 to fall down to zero.
For more than 24 hours Dark Skies Enable New Observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Reducing Impact Probability
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
With the return of darker skies following a period of bright full moon conditions, astronomers have resumed tracking asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes rely on dark skies to detect asteroids, which can appear extremely faint. During a full moon, the brightness of the night sky makes it difficult to observe these small celestial objects.
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With the return of darker skies following a period of bright full moon conditions, astronomers have resumed tracking asteroid 2024 YR4. Ground-based telescopes rely on dark skies to detect asteroids, which can appear extremely faint. During a full moon, the brightness of the night sky makes it difficult to observe these small celestial objects.
NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies ( This exoplanet's extreme climate challenges atmospheric models
Thursday, 20 February 2025 10:54
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
An international team of astronomers has conducted an unprecedentedly precise observation of the exoplanet WASP-121b by utilizing the combined power of the four telescopes in the Very Large Telescope (VLT) array. Their findings reveal one of the most extreme planetary climates ever recorded, challenging current atmospheric models.
WASP-121b, a well-studied ultra-hot Jupiter, is known for i
An international team of astronomers has conducted an unprecedentedly precise observation of the exoplanet WASP-121b by utilizing the combined power of the four telescopes in the Very Large Telescope (VLT) array. Their findings reveal one of the most extreme planetary climates ever recorded, challenging current atmospheric models.
WASP-121b, a well-studied ultra-hot Jupiter, is known for i