Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 03, 2022
SpaceWorks successfully demonstrated RED-Rescue, its new, low-cost solution in delivering life-saving food, supplies and equipment to downed or isolated Airmen. The flight test was conducted in March near Albuquerque, NM. The U.S. Air Force had recently challenged industry to develop capabilities that provide on-demand and cost-efficient delivery of Personnel Recovery Kits (PRKs) to downed

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Aug 03, 2022
After more than three and a half years of project, Madrid Flight On Chip (MFoC) successfully culminates providing an important milestone for the implementation of advanced technological products and introduces disruptive changes in the design and verification of complex space systems. The researchers, engineers and technicians of the consortium organizations have positioned Madrid at the forefro

Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2022
Dwarf galaxies are small, faint galaxies that can usually be found in galaxy clusters or near larger galaxies. Because of this, they might be affected by the gravitational effects of their larger companions. "We introduce an innovative way of testing the standard model based on how much dwarf galaxies are disturbed by gravitational ,tides' from nearby larger galaxies", said Elena Asencio, a PhD

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 5, 2021
The collision of two distant neutron stars released one of the most powerful short gamma-ray bursts ever recorded, scientists say. The collision marked the first time scientists have recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion to be caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star. It was observed on Nov. 6, 2021. The observation was made with the Atacama

Toowoomba, Australia (SPX) Aug 08, 2022
If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star, what do you see? For most people, such thoughts conjure up systems that mirror the Solar System: planets orbiting a host star on near-circular orbits - rocky planets closer in, and giants such as Jupiter in the icy depths. However, the more we study the cosmos, the more we begin to realise planetary syste

Vienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 04, 2022
Theoretically, this effect has been predicted for a long time, but now scientists at the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) at TU Wien, in cooperation with the University of Innsbruck, have succeeded in measuring this exotic atomic bond for the first time. This interaction is useful for manipulating extremely cold atoms, and the effect could also play a role in the formation

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 5, 2021
The Perseid meteor shower, one of Earth's biggest, is set to peak with best viewing starting Aug. 11. The annual meteor shower will peak the next day, but this year the full moon may interfere with visibility, according to NASA. "Sadly, this year's Perseids peak will see the worst possible circumstances for spotters," NASA astronomer Bill Cooke said in a statement. "Most o

Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2022
Images and data downlinked Thursday from Perseverance show that we've successfully cored, sealed, and stored our 12th sample of the mission. As the team always does, images of several sample collection system components were taken after completion of the coring activity. In those images, two small pieces of debris were visible - a small object on the coring bit (stored in the bit carousel)

Paris (ESA) Aug 08, 2022
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was launched to the International Space Station on 27 April as a part of Crew-4 for her second mission, Minerva. One hundred days in, mission Minerva is still going strong. From completing cutting-edge research in the world's only orbiting laboratory to sharing daily life on the Space Station via TikTok, it's all in a day's work for an ESA astronaut. In

Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 08, 2022
There are four fundamental forces that describe every interaction in nature: electromagnetism, the weak force, the strong force and gravity. While gravity, the mutual attraction that brings objects with mass together, may be the most familiar, there is still much to learn about its fundamental nature. Insights into gravity could lead to greater understanding of phenomena as abstract as the