Paris, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
GHGSAT, a global leader in satellite-based emissions monitoring, has been officially designated as a Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission. The ESA Earth Observation Directorate oversees the CCM initiative, which integrates commercial satellite data into Copernicus services. Through this collaboration, GHGSAT's methane emissions data

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace), a national nonprofit operating the only federally funded research and development center dedicated to the space enterprise, has partnered with Google Public Sector to significantly advance space weather forecasting. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing capabilities, the collaboration aims to predict geomagnetic storms w

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
KP Labs, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), and the MI2.AI team from Warsaw University of Technology, has introduced the PINEBERRY project. This initiative aims to enhance the security, transparency, and reliability of artificial intelligence (AI) in space operations. T

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission have finalized negotiations to advance the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), paving the way for its development. EuroQCI is a state-of-the-art network designed to secure personal data and safeguard Europe's critical infrastructure through the application of quantum physics principles. The initiative will emp

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
China's Shenzhou-19 mission has reached its midpoint as the three crew members aboard the Tiangong space station share their unique experiences during the Spring Festival. Orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth, the astronauts offered a rare glimpse into their daily work routines and personal moments. Crew commander Cai Xuzhe, returning to the station after nearly two years, described his arrival a

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
York Space Systems, the Denver-based aerospace company specializing in the rapid deployment of space mission solutions, has announced a major expansion of its satellite platform portfolio with the introduction of the M-CLASS platform. This new satellite platform is designed to meet the increasing demand for higher power and greater flexibility in mission planning. With a payload capacity of up t

Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Highly energetic explosions in the sky are commonly attributed to gamma-ray bursts. We now understand that these bursts originate from either the merger of two neutron stars or the collapse of a massive star. In these scenarios, a newborn black hole is formed, emitting a jet that travels at nearly the speed of light. When these jets are directed toward Earth, we can observe them from vast

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
South Australian AI company AICRAFT has announced a strategic partnership with CONTEC Space Optics (CSO) to provide ultra-fast edge computing modules designed to support CSO's state-of-the-art space telescopes. CONTEC Space Optics, a leader in high-resolution Earth observation technologies, is renowned for developing cutting-edge optical payloads used in surveillance, reconnaissance, and E

Rochester BY (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Long before a NASA spacecraft carrying rocks it extracted from the surface of an asteroid millions of miles from Earth touched down in the Utah desert in September 2023, a team of scientists set about figuring out how to keep the rocks pristine for studying. Central to that team was Kevin Righter, a University of Rochester earth and environmental sciences professor who was the curation lea

Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of colliding with Earth in about eight years. Su