Washington DC (UPI) May 30, 2024
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission called on the agency to strengthen rules to "limit the risks posed by accidental explosions in space" in light of a huge influx in the number of satellites being launched and a spate of recent events in which space junk has fallen to Earth. "We can no longer afford to launch new satellites into our skies without being thoughtful about s

Image: Resembling a reddish jellyfish, the Mahajamba Bay in Madagascar is imaged by Copernicus Sentinel-2.

Lunar I-Hab, the next European habitat in lunar orbit as part of the Gateway, has recently undergone critical tests to explore and improve human living conditions inside the space module.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a provider of in-space transportation services, has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the design and in-space demonstration of technologies for constructing large-scale structures in space. The DARPA Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program aims to develop

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm has achieved its primary mission objectives, marking a major milestone in swarm technology. Satellite swarms could potentially be used for deep space exploration. These autonomous networks can self-navigate, manage experiments, and adapt to environmental changes without relying on constant communication with Earth. "The success

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced that its AI delivery platform, FeatherEdge, successfully transmitted data back to Earth for the first time on May 24, 2024. The LizzieSat-1 mission showcased FeatherEdge's capability to upload new algorithms post-launch, run a machine vision algorithm on a hardware accelerator, and downlink health and status data to the Sidus Mission Control C

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Wallaroo.AI, a company specializing in scalable AI inference solutions, has been selected for the US Space Force (USSF) SDA TAP Lab Apollo Accelerator program in Colorado Springs. Wallaroo.AI, a two-time SpaceWERX Orbital Prime awardee, continues to lead in technological innovation aimed at enhancing the security and functionality of aerospace and defense systems for the United States, its allie

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Over the last two years, scientists have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore Cosmic Dawn, the period shortly after the big bang when the first galaxies were born. These early galaxies offer crucial insights into the evolution of gas, stars, and black holes in the young universe. In October 2023 and January 2024, an international team of astronomers utilized Webb to observe g

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
New images of Jupiter's moon Io, captured by the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount Graham in Arizona, present the highest resolution of Io achieved with an Earth-based instrument. This feat was made possible by the SHARK-VIS instrument and the LBT's adaptive optics system, which counteracts atmospheric turbulence. The images, to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, show sur

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), discovered notable geological features on the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh during its flyby last November. The half-mile-wide asteroid revealed a trough and ridge structure, as well as a contact binary satellite, marking a significant find. The data indicated a dramatic history involving sudden breakups and transformat