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Satellites observe the Earth using a range of wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum. Different wavelengths allow us to probe different aspects of Earth’s land, atmosphere and ocean. By sampling the electromagnetic spectrum at multiple wavelengths, we can build a more complete picture of Earth’s complex climate system.

Keeping information secure is becoming ever more important in today’s interconnected digital world.

Plans to create a network of satellites that supply data from space to improve life on Earth have entered a new phase.

Paignton UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2021
Spirent Communications plc has announced the launch of the industry's first commercially available simulation test solution for the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS), via a beta interface implementation based on HAS ICD version 1.2. During the development of the solution, Spirent collaborated with GMV, a leader in cutting-edge GNSS high-accuracy technologies. Galileo HAS will provide fre

McLean VA (SPX) Nov 11, 2021
Iridium Communications reports that its Iridium Certus 100 "midband" service is now commercially available for maritime, land mobile, IoT, aviation and government customers. Iridium Certus 100 provides a unique blend of capabilities for satellite connectivity, enabling small, low-profile antennas and battery-powered devices designed for maximum mobility, but with IP data speeds that efficiently

Ashburn VA (SPX) Nov 10, 2021
LEOcloud and Orbital Assembly reports it has established a partnership in which LEOcloud will enable public cloud edge computing services hosted on Orbital Assembly's Gravity Ring and Pioneer Stations. This will enable researchers and commercial entities on board Orbital Assembly's facilities to run their services or application workloads locally in a hybrid cloud environment such as Red H

Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Nov 09, 2021
The first time senior Olivia Siu experienced hypoxia - a condition caused by lack of oxygen, sometimes suffered by pilots - she thought she was functioning fairly well. She was in the High-Altitude Lab (HAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, focusing on folding a paper boat. Despite her low oxygen intake, her dexterity was perfect, and each crease of her creation was exact. There wa

Broomfield CO (SPX) Nov 11, 2021
NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), built by Ball Aerospace, safely arrived Friday at Cape Canaveral in Fla. A collaboration between Ball, NASA, and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), IXPE is an astrophysics observatory set to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December. Once on orbit, IXPE will measure the polarization of cosmic X-rays to improve our understanding of th

St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 11, 2021
Strange 'eggshell planets' are among the rich variety of exoplanets possible, according to a study from Washington University in St. Louis. These rocky worlds have an ultra-thin outer brittle layer and little to no topography. Such worlds are unlikely to have plate tectonics, raising questions as to their habitability. Only a small subset of extrasolar planets are likely eggshell planets.

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2021
Short for Venus Mass Spectrometer, VMS is one of five instruments aboard the DAVINCI descent probe. Launching in 2029, DAVINCI will be the first US probe mission to enter Venus' atmosphere in over 40 years. The goal of the mission is to explore Venus to determine if it was habitable, and to understand how it ended up as inhospitable as it did. The probe will descend for around one hour thr