Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2024
A Russian court on Tuesday jailed a 77-year-old scientist for 14 years on treason charges after he was accused of sharing top secret data related to Russia's hypersonic missile programme with Germany. Several prominent Russian scientists involved with research into hypersonics have been arrested and imprisoned in recent years, accused of sharing state secrets with foreign countries. A co

Moscow (AFP) May 21, 2024
Russia on Tuesday said the United States was seeking to place weapons in space, the latest accusation in an ongoing row that comes a day after Washington vetoed a Russian non-proliferation motion at the United Nations. "They have once again demonstrated that their true priorities in the area of outer space are aimed not at keeping space free from weapons of any kind, but at placing weapons i

While a meteor lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal recently, it was also captured by the Meteosat Third Generation Imager weather satellite hovering 36,000 km away in geostationary orbit.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
Karman Space and Defense ("Karman"), a solutions provider for complex industry challenges, announces the launch of its redesigned website and new tagline "Impossible Ends Here." The new site features a fresh look, color palette, and typefaces. Karman leads in technological advancement and mission success by integrating engineering, design, and analysis for system development with in-house

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
New data from NASA and its partners suggests more cost-effective strategies for addressing orbital debris. A report by NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) offers new insights into measuring the risks from orbital debris. "Growing activity in Earth's orbit has brought us everything from faster terrestrial communications to a better understanding of our changing cl

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2024
A private Chinese commercial space company, in collaboration with a Thai university, has conducted the first trial of a low-orbit satellite internet broadband communication network successfully in Thailand. The trial represents the initial overseas use of China's low-orbit broadband satellite internet. GalaxySpace, a satellite manufacturer based in Beijing, established a ground test

Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2024
University of Copenhagen astrophysicists have presented evidence that massive stars can collapse into black holes without a supernova explosion. Their study focused on a binary star system, VFTS 243, which suggests that stars can completely collapse under their own gravity. Massive stars usually end their lives in supernova explosions, ejecting energy and mass into space. However, this new

Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 22, 2024
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image. The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help pave the way in the search for habitable worlds outside our solar system by testing new tools that block starlight, revealing planets hidden by the glare of their pa

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2024
In the effort to understand a warm gas-giant exoplanet, Arizona State University researchers have helped uncover its secrets. WASP-107b has puzzled astronomers for some time, but recent findings with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have provided new insights into its unusual characteristics. A key revelation in the exploration of WASP-107b is the unex