Airlines eye 'new frontier' of AI ahead of global summit
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 16:11
Dubai (AFP) June 3, 2024
Airlines may not be replacing pilots with artificial intelligence anytime soon, but aviation industry experts say the new technology is already revolutionising the way they do business.
"Data and AI are fantastic levers for the aviation sector," said Julie Pozzi, the head of data science and AI at Air France-KLM, ahead of the 80th meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Fresh water on Earth appeared 500 million years earlier than previously thought
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 16:11
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2024
New research led by Curtin University indicates that fresh water appeared on Earth about four billion years ago, which is 500 million years earlier than previously believed.
Dr. Hamed Gamaleldien, Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and an Assistant Professor at Khalifa University, UAE, stated that by examining ancient crystals from the Jack Hills in

Electra's hybrid-electric aircraft achieves first ultra-short takeoff and landing
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 16:11
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2024
Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra), a next-gen aerospace company, announced it has successfully completed high-performance ultra-short flight operations of its piloted blown-lift hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft (EL-2 Goldfinch).
"Today's milestone is an incredible achievement as we've proven that our eSTOL aircraft has the capability to do what we said it

Iridium secures $94 million U.S. Space Force contract for satellite communications support
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 13:11

Why we need to take satellite ground station security seriously
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 12:00

Online calculator helps startups comply with U.S. regulations
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 11:00

China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples: state media
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 10:12
Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2024
The ascender module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side of the Moon on Tuesday bearing samples, state media reported.
"The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history," Xinhua said, citing the China National Space

Mars' subsurface ice could be a key to sustaining future habitats on other planets
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 10:12
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 04, 2024
To survive on other planets, water is, of course, critical. We need it to drink, sustain crops and even create rocket fuel.
But on spaceflights, checked luggage is exorbitantly expensive. Anything heavy, especially liquids like water, is bulky and costly to haul by rocket, even to our closest interplanetary neighbors. The best plan, then, is to find water at the spacecraft's destination.

Chang'e-6 Lands on Moon's Far Side to Collect Samples
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 10:12
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 04, 2024
China's Chang'e-6 has successfully landed on the far side of the moon and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.
Supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 landed at the designated area at 6:23 a.m. (Beijing Time) in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin.

Unusual Ion May Influence Uranus and Neptune's Magnetic Fields
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 10:12
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 04, 2024
Skoltech scientists and their Chinese colleagues have identified conditions that could support the existence of a unique ion, termed aquodiium. This ion, described as a water molecule with two additional protons, could be stable inside Uranus and Neptune and may play a role in their unusual magnetic fields. The research was published in Physical Review B.
The magnetic fields of Uranus and
