Copernical Team
5 years securing our nation's interests in, from, and to space
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On Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Space Force was established, creating the first new branch of the U.S. armed services in 73 years.
The need for a separate, space-oriented branch of service was driven by the quickly evolving space domain, and a growing threat posed by near-peer competitors in space.
For the last 60 years, the United States' space capabilities have become an essential part China satellite completes AI large-model tests in orbit
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ADA Space, a Chinese AI satellite internet technology company, has successfully completed in-orbit testing of its AI large-model technology aboard a recently launched satellite, the company announced on Sunday.
Between Sept 25 and Oct 5, the satellite conducted 13 tests of its AI large model. These tests examined various inference questions under a range of operating and temperature condit NASA image Earth's radiation belts during Juice mission flyby
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From Aug. 19-20, ESA's (European Space Agency's) Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission achieved a milestone during a lunar-Earth flyby, executing a double gravity assist maneuver. As the spacecraft passed both the Moon and Earth, its onboard instruments, including two from NASA, recorded the sharpest image ever taken of Earth's radiation belts - regions of charged particles held within Eart UTSA leads DOE project to advance nuclear energy and space exploration
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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) to lead a multimillion-dollar initiative aimed at driving nuclear energy research at the university. This project will not only enhance experimental data but also strengthen computational work at UTSA while offering professional training opportunities to prepare st Sentinel-1C arrives in French Guiana
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The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The satellite will continue the critical task of delivering key radar imagery of Earth’s surface for a wide range of Copernicus services and scientific applications.
Cryptic Mars, a land shaped by ice
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ESA’s Mars Express has captured an astonishing array of landforms emerging from a thick winter blanket of frost as spring arrives in the south polar region of Mars. Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of ‘cryptic terrain’.
NASA's Roman space telescope's 'exoskeleton' whirls through major test
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Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART's asteroid impact
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SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
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Proba-3 completes final test, prepares for November launch
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ESA's double-satellite Proba-3 mission has successfully passed its final system test before shipment to India for launch. The mission, designed to perform precise eclipse-like observations, involved receiving commands from the mission's science team and transmitting images, replicating its future operations in space.
Proba-3's twin satellites will perform millimetre-scale formation flying, 
