Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has achieved a significant milestone in space technology by having its Passive Refueling Module (PRM) selected as the first preferred refueling solution interface standard for Space Systems Command (SSC) satellites. This collaboration marks a pivotal advancement in in-space refueling technologies, catering to the nation's critical national security needs

Dortmund, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2024
In a groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Physics, a research team from TU Dortmund University has made a significant leap forward in the development of time crystals, achieving a lifespan millions of times longer than any previously recorded. This development not only brings to life a concept that Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek theorized about a decade ago but also mirrors the fantas

Hampton VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Later this month, NASA's commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL). This innovative guidance system, developed by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, under the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), can potent

Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
For the first time since 1972, NASA is putting science experiments on the Moon in 2024. And thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, these projects will open up new realms of scientific possibility. As parts of several projects launching this year, teams of scientists, including myself, will conduct radio astronomy from the south pole and the far side of the Moon. NASA's

Smithfield RI (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, how do scientists search for and identify it? Finding life beyond Earth is extremely difficult, partly because other planets are so far away and partly because we are not sure what to look for. Yet, astrobiologists have learned a lot about how to find life in extraterrestrial environments, mainly by studying how and when the early Earth bec

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Using spectral imaging data of China's first solar exploration satellite, Xihe, a group of Chinese physicists constructed three-dimensional velocity diagrams of two kinds of plasmas in the sun's atmosphere. In a significant advancement in space weather research, scientists from Nanjing University, utilizing observations from the Xihe space telescope, have made groundbreaking discoveries in the

Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS technology, recently announced the launch of its latest smart antenna, AntaRx-Si3. This innovative product is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning with exceptional availability and integrity, catering especially to after-market upgrades with minimal installation effort. Danilo Sabbatini, the Product Manager of GNSS/INS at Septentrio, emphasize

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
China Mobile, in a pioneering move that marks a significant milestone in telecommunications technology, has successfully launched the world's first test satellite utilizing 6G design architecture. This launch, conducted on Saturday, positions China Mobile at the forefront of the next generation of wireless technology, further solidifying its status as a global telecom giant. Alongside the 6G sat

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2024
The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command has taken a significant step towards enhancing global military communications by contracting Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the early design of two additional satellites under the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Service Life Extension (SLE) program. With a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at $66 million, this initiative focuses on risk reduction

Glasgow UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
If you happened to be looking at the sky in Europe on a cold night on February 5 1993, there is a chance you could have seen a dim flash of light. That flash came from a Russian space mirror experiment called Znamya-2. Znamya-2 was a 20-metre reflective structure much like aluminium foil (Znamya means "banner" in Russian), unfurled from a spacecraft which had just undocked from the Russian