Juice: running on solar power in the dark
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 10:00
Welcome to Jupiter space: to one side looms the vast cloudy face of the largest planet in our Solar System; in the other appears a shrunken Sun, like a spotlight in the sky, with just 3% of the illumination from Earth orbit arriving here. This basic fact presented a major challenge to those planning ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, mission: how to make solar power work in such a gloomy environment, located an average 778 million km away from our parent star?
China to target asteroid 2019 VL5 for 2025 planetary defense test
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 09:13
China has selected near-Earth object 2019 VL5 for a combined asteroid deflection and observation test to launch 2025.
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NASA awards agreement for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:39
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
NASA has awarded a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Capella Space Corporation of San Francisco to provide high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (0.5 meter to 1.2 meters) commercial Earth observation data products.
Under this agreement, the government will issue fixed-price BPA Calls for these products, at a not-to exceed value of $7 million per Call. The work will b
NASA has awarded a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Capella Space Corporation of San Francisco to provide high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (0.5 meter to 1.2 meters) commercial Earth observation data products.
Under this agreement, the government will issue fixed-price BPA Calls for these products, at a not-to exceed value of $7 million per Call. The work will b Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:39
Rochester UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. From the formation of mountains and oceans to the eruption of volcanoes, the surface of our planet is in a constant state of flux. At the heart of these changes lies the powerful force of plate tectonics-the movements of Earth's crustal plates. This fundamental process has shaped the current topography of our pla
Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. From the formation of mountains and oceans to the eruption of volcanoes, the surface of our planet is in a constant state of flux. At the heart of these changes lies the powerful force of plate tectonics-the movements of Earth's crustal plates. This fundamental process has shaped the current topography of our pla Beneath the Earth, ancient ocean floor likely surrounds the core
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:39
Tuscaloosa AL (SPX) Apr 10, 2023
Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth's interior, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet thin, sunk ocean floor, according to results published in Science Advances.
Seen only in isolated patches previously, the latest data suggests this layer of ancient ocean floor may cover the core-mantle boundary. Su
Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth's interior, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet thin, sunk ocean floor, according to results published in Science Advances.
Seen only in isolated patches previously, the latest data suggests this layer of ancient ocean floor may cover the core-mantle boundary. Su Guiding JUICE to Jupiter
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
This phenomenal endeavour, led by the European Space Agency, is powered by Airbus technology. Our engineers have rarely faced a greater challenge than enabling such a journey. The JUICE probe will encounter extreme temperatures, intense radiation and decreasing solar energy during its 5 billion kilometre journey. Being self-sufficient in energy generation and storage is key to the mission's succ
This phenomenal endeavour, led by the European Space Agency, is powered by Airbus technology. Our engineers have rarely faced a greater challenge than enabling such a journey. The JUICE probe will encounter extreme temperatures, intense radiation and decreasing solar energy during its 5 billion kilometre journey. Being self-sufficient in energy generation and storage is key to the mission's succ NASA study helps explain limit-breaking ultra-luminous x-ray sources
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 11, 2023
These objects are more than 100 times brighter than they should be. Observations by the agency's NuSTAR X-ray telescope support a possible solution to this puzzle.
Exotic cosmic objects known as ultra-luminous X-ray sources produce about 10 million times more energy than the Sun. They're so radiant, in fact, that they appear to surpass a physical boundary called the Eddington limit, which
These objects are more than 100 times brighter than they should be. Observations by the agency's NuSTAR X-ray telescope support a possible solution to this puzzle.
Exotic cosmic objects known as ultra-luminous X-ray sources produce about 10 million times more energy than the Sun. They're so radiant, in fact, that they appear to surpass a physical boundary called the Eddington limit, which A Jovian journey to the icy worlds of a Gas Giant
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - or JUICE - will spend at least three years on Jupiter's moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning to launch a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to the Jovian moons, highlighting an increased interest in these
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - or JUICE - will spend at least three years on Jupiter's moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning to launch a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to the Jovian moons, highlighting an increased interest in these Orion stretches its wings ahead of first crewed Artemis mission
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
Before NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission can be outfitted with its solar array wings, teams at the agency's Kennedy Space Center must first verify that the arrays extend and close properly. On March 17, 2023, technicians inside the Florida spaceport's Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building unfurled one of the wings to confirm all mechanisms operate as expected.
Or
Before NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission can be outfitted with its solar array wings, teams at the agency's Kennedy Space Center must first verify that the arrays extend and close properly. On March 17, 2023, technicians inside the Florida spaceport's Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building unfurled one of the wings to confirm all mechanisms operate as expected.
Or Rocket Lab updates launch location for NASA's TROPICS mission
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
A NASA constellation of four storm tracking CubeSats are getting a new launch location as they prepare to study tropical cyclones beginning in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) will observe the atmosphere to increase our unders
A NASA constellation of four storm tracking CubeSats are getting a new launch location as they prepare to study tropical cyclones beginning in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) will observe the atmosphere to increase our unders Musk's Twitter marks BBC, NPR as 'government funded' but not Tesla or SpaceX
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2023
Elon Musk's Twitter marked the BBC and NPR as "government-funded" on Saturday but has not applied the label to Tesla or SpaceX - which have received billions in subsidies.
Despite the significant contributions of federal and local governments to his businesses, Twitter this week decided to label NPR as "state-affiliated" media.
After pushback from NPR, Twitter has since changed the l
Elon Musk's Twitter marked the BBC and NPR as "government-funded" on Saturday but has not applied the label to Tesla or SpaceX - which have received billions in subsidies.
Despite the significant contributions of federal and local governments to his businesses, Twitter this week decided to label NPR as "state-affiliated" media.
After pushback from NPR, Twitter has since changed the l Northrop Grumman expands space technology capabilities in Huntsville
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) cut the ribbon on a new, two-building campus located just outside of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, expanding its launch and missile defense development capability. This campus will be home to over 1,000 Northrop Grumman employees in the Huntsville area.
"Our new lab enables us to deliver innovative solutions to our customers on rapid time
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) cut the ribbon on a new, two-building campus located just outside of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, expanding its launch and missile defense development capability. This campus will be home to over 1,000 Northrop Grumman employees in the Huntsville area.
"Our new lab enables us to deliver innovative solutions to our customers on rapid time Fish-inspired, self-charging electric battery may help power space applications
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 02:43
Niversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 11, 2023
A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The multidisciplinary research collaboration aims to develop a framework for the design and production of soft, self-charging,
A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The multidisciplinary research collaboration aims to develop a framework for the design and production of soft, self-charging, Report: U.S. military satellite antennas overdue for upgrades
Monday, 10 April 2023 20:22
The ground terminals used to operate U.S. military and intelligence satellites are running out of capacity and in dire need of upgrades, warns a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Preventing sticker shock with transparent pricing
Monday, 10 April 2023 16:25
Within the space sector, long known for opaque pricing, transparency is
gaining traction
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