Private satellite operators make case for helping military track ground targets
Life Detection on Ice Moons Could Be Within Reach, New Study Shows
A joint study by the University of Washington, Seattle, and Freie Universitat Berlin has found that ice grains ejected from moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter may carry detectable signs of life. This discovery comes ahead of the upcoming space missions aiming to explore these extraterrestrial bodies more closely.
Lead author Fabian Klenner, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Was New Insights into Cosmic Dawn: First Stars Shape the Early Universe
Advanced simulations on supercomputers, led by Dr. Ke-Jung Chen of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (ASIAA), have unveiled how the masses of the earliest stars critically influenced the characteristics of the universe's first galaxies. Published in the Astrophysical Journal, this research marks a significant advancement in understanding the early cosmos.
About 2 Gaia's Discovery Illuminates Ancient Star Streams Shaping the Milky Way
ESA's Gaia space telescope has made a interesting discovery in the history of the Milky Way by identifying two ancient star streams, Shakti and Shiva, which played a crucial role in the formation of our galaxy over 12 billion years ago. These streams, predating the oldest parts of the Milky Way's spiral arms and disc, offer unprecedented insights into the early stages of galactic formation. Sidus Space Revolutionizes Satellite Communication with Advanced 3D-Printed LizzieSat
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a pioneering Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite firm, has achieved a significant milestone by establishing two-way communications with its innovative 3D-printed satellite, LizzieSat. This achievement underscores Sidus' commitment to advancing earth observation and remote sensing capabilities through Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI).
LizzieSat EPFL Study Illuminates How the Brain Understands Body Movement and Position
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how the brain senses our body's position and movement, known as proprioception. This discovery, led by Alexander Mathis at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), offers significant insights into a process that allows humans to move freely without the need to visually monitor their limbs.
Proprioception relies on a net Astronomers and megaconstellations learn to get along
NASA touts space research in anti-cancer fight
Experiments in the weightless environment of space have led to "crazy progress" in the fight against cancer, NASA officials said at a recent event highlighting an important and personal initiative of US President Joe Biden.
Space is "a unique place for research," astronaut Frank Rubio said at the event in Washington.
The 48-year-old, a physician and former military helicopter pilot, conducted cancer research during his recent mission to the International Space Station (ISS), orbiting some 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the Earth's surface.
Not only do cells there age more rapidly, speeding up research, their structures are also described as "purer."
"They all don't clump together (as they do) on Earth because of gravity. They are suspended in space," enabling better analysis of their molecular structures, NASA chief Bill Nelson told AFP in an interview.
Research conducted in space can help make cancer drugs more effective, Nelson added.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck has conducted research on the ISS with Keytruda, an anti-cancer drug that patients now receive intravenously.
Its key ingredient is difficult to transform into a liquid. One solution is crystallization, a process often used in drug manufacturing.
