Space and Science
Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Prep...
How NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus uses old data to reveal new secrets.
Imagining the Future
An unidentified illustration of NASA's space shuttle. The space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station between the first launch on April 12, 1981 and the final landing on July 21, 2011. There were...
Skynopy lays foundation for proprietary ground sta...
One-year-old French ground station provider Skynopy is exploring ways to reuse more than 20 teleport sites owned worldwide by Kinéis, a small satellite connectivity operator also based in France. The post Skynopy lays foundation for proprietary ground station expansion...
Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Propos...
Researchers think meltwater beneath Martian ice could support microbial life. While actual evidence for life on Mars has never been found, a new NASA study proposes microbes could find a potential home beneath frozen water on the planet’s surface....
Scientist Profile: Jacquelyn Shuman Blazes New Tra...
Jacquelyn Shuman, FireSense Project Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, originally wanted to be a veterinarian. By the time she got to college, Shuman had switched interests to biology, which became a job teaching middle and high school science....
ESA moves forward with Apophis mission preparation...
ESA has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA worth €63 million to begin preparatory work on the Agency’s proposed Ramses mission to the infamous asteroid Apophis.
Iowa Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboar...
Students from Iowa will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronaut Nick Hague answer their prerecorded questions while he’s serving an expedition aboard the International Space Station on Monday, Oct. 21. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:40 a.m....
NASA’s SpaceX 31st Resupply Mission to Launch Expe...
NASA and its international partners are launching scientific investigations on SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station including studies of solar wind, a radiation-tolerant moss, spacecraft materials, and cold welding in space. The company’s Dragon...
ESA's Open Day in the Netherlands
Video: 00:03:27 On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024, the European Space Agency opened the doors to the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands, welcoming some 9000 visitors to its 13th annual Open Day....
Firefly to launch True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle fo...
The companies announced an agreement to support the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space program The post Firefly to launch True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle for U.S. Space Force mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
Urgent warning over intense solar storms strong en...
Unfortunately, scientists have confirmed that solar maximum has officially arrived, and it could continue for the next 12 months.
ArkEdge Space wins JAXA position, navigation and t...
MILAN — Japanese startup ArkEdge Space won a contract from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA to study the feasibility of establishing a constellation of position, navigation and timing satellites […] The post ArkEdge Space wins JAXA position, navigation...
SpiderOak announces open-source initiative for zer...
Technology manufacturers will be able to embed security features into their own systems The post SpiderOak announces open-source initiative for zero-trust cybersecurity appeared first on SpaceNews.
Glasgow’s Craft Prospect selected as European Spac...
Glasgow-based space industry scale-up Craft Prospect Ltd has been chosen by the European Space Agency as a Rising Star in this year’s awards. Selected from companies across Europe, Craft Prospect […] The post Glasgow’s Craft Prospect selected as European...
Nations pursue sovereign space capabilities fortif...
Before launching its own satellite, Peru purchased about 10 Earth observation images annually. Since the Airbus-built PeruSat-1 reached orbit in 2016, Peru has gathered and stored more than 500,000 satellite […] The post Nations pursue sovereign space capabilities fortified...
Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new me...
Countries that have signed the Artemis Accords say that even as their numbers continue to grow, they need to redouble their efforts to encourage more nations to join. The post Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new members appeared...
Big data, advanced algorithms and new approaches f...
MILAN – Spacewalks, often a highlight of space missions, are likely to change in the future as given advancements in robotics and teleoperations. Every time an astronaut steps out of […] The post Big data, advanced algorithms and new...
VAST focus of future space frequencies
Image: VAST focus of future space frequencies
Scientists look for alien technology from the TRAP...
The TRAPPIST-1 star system could have habitable exoplanets. SETI Institute researchers recently looked for technology signals from those worlds.