Trondheim, Norway (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
Sixty per cent of the world's fresh water is bound up in Antarctic ice sheets. Thirty million cubic kilometres of ice is perhaps a difficult number to grasp. But if absolutely all Antarctica's ice melted, the seas would rise by 58 metres on average. "The ice sheet in East Antarctica stores enormous amounts of water. This means that this is the biggest possible source of future sea level ri

Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
The absolute lowest temperature possible is -273.15 degrees Celsius. It is never possible to cool any object exactly to this temperature - one can only approach absolute zero. This is the third law of thermodynamics. A research team at TU Wien (Vienna) has now investigated the question: How can this law be reconciled with the rules of quantum physics? They succeeded in developing a "quantu

Espoo, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
Researchers have developed a way to create photonic time crystals and shown that these bizarre, artificial materials amplify the light that shines on them. These findings, described in a paper in Science Advances, could lead to more efficient and robust wireless communications and significantly improved lasers. Time crystals were first conceived by Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012. Mun

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2023
Using two decades of NASA satellite measurements stored in the cloud, scientists recently assessed the vulnerability of Belize's renowned coral reefs to bleaching and collapse. The findings could help management authorities protect the reefs from human impacts such as development, overfishing, pollution, and climate change. The 185-mile-long (298-kilometer-long) barrier reef system off the

Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX) has completed a contracted demonstration with OneWeb Technologies ("OWT"), and the Air Force Research Lab ("AFRL"), to demonstrate SatixFy's new antenna for use by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), under its initiative Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI). This program was executed in partnership with the

Pituffik Space Base, Greenland (AFNS) Apr 07, 2023
Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense's northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force. Following a ceremony held April 6, the installation is now known as Pituffik Space Base. Pituffik (pronounced bee-doo-FEEK) is the traditional Greenlandic name of the region where the base is located. The ren

Cincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
At least five ice ages have befallen Earth, including one 635 million years ago that created glaciers from pole to pole. Called the Marinoan Ice Age, it's named for the part of Australia where geologic evidence was first collected in the 1970s. Scientists say the Marinoan Ice Age was one of the most extreme in the planet's history, creating glacial ice that persisted for 15 million y

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Have you ever wondered what a volcano looks like from space? Today, we’re counting down our picks of the most impressive volcanoes around the world – captured by satellites. Our countdown includes Mount Fuji, Mount Mayon and Mount Vesuvius. Satellites orbiting 800 km above us can monitor volcanoes. They can provide real-time data on volcanic activity and can even help disaster response efforts post-eruption.

London, UK (SPX) Apr 06, 2023
NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, and SES, a leading global content connectivity service provider via satellite, today announced a multi-year partnership to use SES satellites to deliver NTT's Edge as a Service to enterprise customers. The collaboration will bring together NTT's expertise in networking and enterprise managed services with SES's unique satellite c

Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2023
SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's largest space research centre, is committing over AU$1 million to support the development of new space technology that will be tested in space as payloads on the Waratah Seed WS-1 (Waratah Seed) spacecraft, Australia's first space qualification-focused ride-share mission, due to take its maiden flight later in 2023. The SmartSat NSW Node an