Copernical Team
Gaia: Milky Way’s last major collision was surprisingly recent
Our galaxy has collided with many others in its lifetime. ESA’s Gaia space telescope now reveals that the most recent of these crashes took place billions of years later than we thought.
Dozens of companies, institutions and NGOs sign the Zero Debris Charter
More than 40 companies, research centres and international organisations signed the Zero Debris Charter at the Berlin International Airshow (ILA) today, confirming their dedication to the long-term sustainability of human activities in space.
Humanity's climate impact like dinosaur-ending meteor: UN chief
Humankind's role in the destructive warming of the planet is comparable to the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, calling for rapid steps including bans on fossil fuel advertising. "Of the vast forces that have shaped life on Earth over billions of years, humanity is just one small blip on the radar," Guterres said in a speech at New Yo
BlackSky Secures One-Year Extension for NRO Imagery Contract
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a one-year extension contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to continue its Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) subscription for high-frequency Gen-2 imagery services. "This contract represents continued confidence in BlackSky as a trusted mission partner as the NRO makes strides in leveraging commercial space technology to
Iridium Secures Five-Year $94 Million Contract with Space Systems Command
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced a new five-year contract awarded by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO) for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). This contract supports the Iridium EMSS program, ensuring continued operations of the EMSS Service Center for critical U
Carbon capture must quadruple by 2050 to meet climate targets: report
By 2050, humanity must durably remove four times as much CO2 from the air as today to cap global warming below the crucial target of two degrees Celsius, researchers said Tuesday. But massively expanding CO2-absorbing forests - 99 percent of current carbon removal - could claim land needed to grow food and biofuels, while it remains highly uncertain whether new technologies for sucking CO2
SES Space and Defense Successfully Demonstrates Multi-orbit, Multi-band LEO Relay
SES Space and Defense, a subsidiary of SES, has announced the successful demonstration of a multi-orbit, multi-band commercial space relay service for NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP). In collaboration with Planet Labs, SES utilized its O3b mPOWER satellite constellation in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Planet's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) flight-representative terminal to demonstrate
ILA 2024 – Day 1
Europe's Largest Ground Segment Upgraded Without User Disruption
Over 200 professionals from ESA, EUSPA, and European industry across four Galileo centres and seven external entities have successfully upgraded Galileo's extensive ground segment. This operation involved the deployment of 400 items and five months of rehearsals, culminating in the seamless transition to System Build 2.0. With 30 satellites in orbit, Galileo provides metre-level accuracy t
Scientists Find Slowest-Spinning Radio Neutron Star
Scientists have detected what they believe to be a neutron star spinning at an unprecedentedly slow rate - slower than any of the more than 3,000 radio-emitting neutron stars measured to date. Neutron stars, the dense remnants of a dead star, typically rotate at extremely high speeds, taking just seconds or even less to fully spin on their axis. However, the newly discovered neutron star,