Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2024
China's lunar exploration program, now in its 20th year, is setting its sights beyond mere exploration to harness the moon's resources, with a particular focus on using lunar materials for the betterment of humanity. Senior scientist Yang Mengfei of the China Academy of Space Technology highlighted the initiative's next phase involves deploying numerous robots to identify resource-rich sites on

London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2024
In a study by UCL and the Dark Energy Survey collaboration, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly refined our understanding of dark energy, doubling the precision of how we gauge the universe's key characteristics over the past seven billion years. By analyzing a comprehensive map of both dark and visible matter, this research provides a groundbreaking method for more accurately definin

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024
A recent study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology on March 13, 2024, has revealed that astronauts may experience headaches, including migraines and tension-type headaches, during prolonged space missions, even if they have no prior history of these conditions. The research underscores the impact of space travel on the human body,

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024
At the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists unveiled the discovery of a colossal volcano, provisionally named "Noctis volcano," along with a suspected subsurface glacier in Mars' Tharsis volcanic province. This revelation comes from analysis of imagery captured by orbiting spacecraft over decades, unveiling a site with profound implications for the stud

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2024
In a significant advancement for agricultural monitoring, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced enhancements to its Crop Biomass Planetary Variable by incorporating daily global PlanetScope data. This enhancement aims to provide agronomists and farmers with cloud-free, analysis-ready data for a comprehensive view of agricultural fields. By merging radar and optical signals, this tool facilita

Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 15, 2024
As part of NASA's Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is working with SpaceX to develop the company's Starship human landing system (HLS), which will land astronauts near the Moon's South Pole during the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions. On March 14, SpaceX launched the third integrated flight test of its Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stag

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2024
Intelsat in collaboration with Cloudcast Digital Limited (CDL), a forefront provider of satellite communication solutions, has expanded its service offering in India. Utilizing Intelsat's innovative FlexMove solution, the partnership aims to enhance land mobile services across remote areas of India, managed under the technological guidance of Planetcast Media Services Limited. Planetcast,

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2024
The Communications Services Project (CSP) is leading NASA's efforts to usher in a new era of space communications. Through strategic partnerships with the commercial sector, CSP is focused on delivering commercial space relay communications services for NASA missions operating near Earth. With an ambitious target to integrate these services into the Near Space Network by 2030, CSP has allocated

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2024
Terran Orbital Corporation has made a significant move into the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) small satellite market with its unveiling of the SmallSat GEO solution, designed for satellites weighing over 500kg. This cutting-edge solution will be showcased at the upcoming SATELLITE 2024 trade show from March 18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C., featuring an immersive

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2024
Since November 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 has been emitting a consistent radio signal back to Earth, albeit one devoid of decipherable data. This enigmatic signal has been traced back to an anomaly within the spacecraft's flight data subsystem (FDS), a key onboard computer tasked with the compilation and transmission of vital scientific and engineering data. On March 3, a deviation in the FDS'