Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 03, 2024
In a significant advance for space communication, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new system featuring a silent amplifier and a record-sensitive receiver, enabling the faster and clearer transmission of images, videos, and data from space probes to Earth using light. This development holds potential for enhancing long-distance optical links that face p

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024
The Shenzhou-18 crew completed the official handover of the Tiangong space station to the incoming Shenzhou-19 astronauts on Friday, ensuring an uninterrupted operation of the orbiting facility. After completing their assigned duties, the Shenzhou-18 astronauts are now preparing for their return to Earth. The capsule is scheduled to land at the Dongfeng site in Inner Mongolia on November 4

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 02, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the latest Space Resources Challenge, inviting participants to help develop technologies that will enable humanity to establish a sustainable presence on the Moon. The competition is open to a wide range of innovators, from students to space technology start-ups, and is organized in collaboration with the Luxembourg Space Agency and the European Space

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2024
In the 1997 film "Contact," based on Carl Sagan's novel, the protagonist Ellie Arroway, played by Jodie Foster, takes a journey via a space-alien-constructed wormhole to the star Vega. What she finds is a scene of swirling debris, with no evident planets. Recent observations seem to affirm the filmmakers' depiction. Astronomers from the University of Arizona, Tucson, have employed NASA's H

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024
On a cold, ancient Mars, thick ice layers protected vast lakes and river systems, providing clues to how water flowed across the Red Planet some 3.6 billion years ago. According to new findings by the Planetary Science Institute, carbon dioxide frozen out of Mars' atmosphere helped create conditions that allowed substantial water flow even without a warmer climate. Peter Buhler, a research

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 1, 2024
NASA is inviting pubic participation in some virtual activities to watch the SpaceX space station resupply mission scheduled for a Monday night liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is venturing into the virtual entertainment business on this mission with interactive features leading up to the launch. "Members of the public can register to attend the launch vi

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a leading provider of space solutions, has announced a significant upgrade for its LizzieSat platform, incorporating Iridium-enabled technology to deliver enhanced low-latency data transmission capabilities. This integration will enable future LizzieSat satellites to utilize the Iridium constellation for real-time direct-to-satellite communication, supporting applicat

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
NASA's SPHEREx mission, set for launch by April 2025, aims to provide an all-sky survey like no other, observing stars and galaxies in 102 different infrared colors. Although not visible to the human eye, these infrared observations will provide crucial insights into the universe, ranging from its very early moments to the potential sources of water on planets like Earth. "We are the first

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
ESA's Proba-3 mission, designed to create a solar eclipse in space, is leaving Europe to head to its Indian launch site. The mission's two spacecraft, designed to align precisely in orbit so one will block the Sun for the other, have departed from Redwire Space's facilities in Kruibeke, Belgium. The pair will be transported to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre near Chennai, India, to prepare for th