Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
The experiment in question is the double-slit experiment, which was first performed in 1801 by the British scholar Thomas Young to show how light behaves as a wave. Today, with the formulation of quantum mechanics, the double-slit experiment is now known for its surprisingly simple demonstration of a head-scratching reality: that light exists as both a particle and a wave. Stranger still, this d Scientists and engineers build radio telescope bound for the Moon
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has completed the "major item of equipment" phase for the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night), a moon-based radio telescope set to make history.
Comprising the overall design of the telescope as well as the procurement and construction of its components, this project phase was a significant under Planet expands Pelican satellite fleet with launch of two new spacecraft
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Planet Labs PBC has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for their upcoming launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The deployment marks a continued build-out of Planet's next-generation Earth observation fleet.
The company also announced that its satellite production line is now fully operational, with multiple Pelican and Tanager un York launches BARD satellite to advance real time intersatellite communications
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
York Space Systems has successfully launched its BARD mission, marking a key milestone in the evolution of next-generation satellite communications. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 23 and achieved full operational status with first-contact success and healthy systems on orbit.
Developed in collaboration with NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCa Bridges gain new voice through real time GNSS monitoring of structural behavior
Wednesday, 30 July 2025 02:28
Researchers have unveiled a real-time structural monitoring system that uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to track both displacement and orientation in long-span bridges. This integrated approach marks a significant improvement over traditional systems that focus solely on movement and miss subtle rotational changes indicative of early structural stress.
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Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 19:37
Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Intelsat and Astranis will receive a combined $37.2 million under six-month contracts
Frontgrade’s New Radiation-Tolerant, Scalable SpaceStor 4TB MMU Joins MAMBA Modular Space Systems Lineup
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 14:00
Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has launched its operationally resilient SpaceStor™ Mass […]
Frontgrade Unveils SBC-2A72 with 32GB NAND to Enable High-Performance Edge Computing in Air and Space Platforms
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 13:43Colorado Springs, CO — July 29, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released the SBC-2A72 VNX+ Single Board […]
China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:24
Canada awards study contracts for lunar utility rover
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:01
The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.
Slingshot unveils AI agent for Space Force training
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 12:00
The technology can simulate adversary spacecraft behaviors in physics-accurate orbital environments
NASA pauses acquisition of lunar communications ground stations
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 10:45
NASA has paused plans to procure a set of ground stations intended to reduce the burden on the agency’s Deep Space Network, citing uncertain budgets.
Moon timelapse from the ISS during Ignis mission
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 10:00
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This stunning time-lapse of the Moon was captured by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from the International Space Station during the Ignis mission.
Sławosz was launched to the ISS aboard the Dragon spacecraft as part of Axiom Mission 4 on 25 June 2025. The 20-day mission, called Ignis, involved 13 experiments from Polish companies and institutions developed in cooperation with ESA, in addition to three ESA-led experiments. These covered a wide range of disciplines including human research, materials science, biology, biotechnology and technology demonstrations.
The Ax-4 mission is the second commercial human spaceflight with an ESA project
Sławosz operating MELFI during Ignis mission
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 10:00
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ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski operates one of ESA’s space freezers, known as MELFI (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS), during his stay aboard the International Space Station.
The European space freezers are used to store biological samples such as urine, blood and saliva at temperatures typically around –90°C. Astronauts must wear gloves when handling them due to the extreme cold.
Sławosz was launched to the ISS aboard the Dragon spacecraft as part of Axiom Mission 4 on 25 June 2025. During the 20-day Ignis mission, he carried out 13 experiments proposed by Polish companies and