Sidus Marks Key Progress in AI sat tech ahead of LizzieSat-1 launch
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
As Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) gears up for the launch of its ambitious satellite constellation, the company has announced achieving several critical milestones in both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hardware, setting the stage for the March 2024 launch of LizzieSat-1. This satellite is poised to be a part of the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission, slated to take off from the Vandenberg Space Force

Ready for Contact Science: Sols 4062-4063
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 10, 2024
Earth planning date: Monday, January 8, 2024: With a successful bump backwards over the weekend, Curiosity is now positioned to execute contact science on a flat block of dark-toned bedrock in its workspace and continue investigating the composition and texture of the dark bands we've been observing from orbit. Our two-sol plan starts with a DAN passive, followed by brushing of the contact scien

NASA's Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:47
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infrared emission from methane, likely due to energy in its upper atmosphere. This is an unexpected discovery because the brown dwarf, W1935, is cold and lacks a host star; therefore, there is no obvious source for the upper atmosphere energy. The team s

Micro-world within atomic clock
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 13:22
Watch live: ESA Director General’s annual press briefing
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 08:27
Join ESA's start-of-the-year press briefing with Director General Josef Aschbacher on 11 January from 10:00 CET.
Help ESA pave the way for a space circular economy
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 07:54
ESA plans to implement a circular economy in space by 2050. To achieve this, we are looking for creative solutions to contribute to greater sustainability in space activities.
Private US lunar lander faces failure after 'critical' fuel loss
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2024
A historic private mission to land on the Moon faced near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, dealing a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.
Fixed to the top of United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket, which was making its first flight, Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off over

China says successfully launches Einstein Probe satellite
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2024
China on Tuesday successfully launched a satellite, state broadcaster CCTV said.
"At 3:03 pm Beijing time on January 9, 2024, China successfully launched the Einstein Probe satellite," CCTV reported.
The launch triggered immediate concern in Taiwan, where authorities issued emergency phone alerts, warning the public to "please beware of your safety".
The Einstein Probe set off from t

Rocket Lab to launch Space Situational Awareness mission for Spire and NorthStar
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
Rocket Lab USA has announced the launch window for its inaugural mission of 2024, the 'Four of a Kind' mission, which is set to deploy four cutting-edge Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites. The launch, scheduled no earlier than January 18, will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand between 19:15-20:00 NZT (06:15-07:00 UTC).
These satellites, the result of a co

NOAA Approves Sidus Space for Government and Commercial Earth Imaging
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2024`
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), a prominent player in the satellite technology sector, has achieved a significant breakthrough with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) granting them a Tier 1 remote sensing license. This license is a testament to Sidus Space's advanced capabilities, particularly in Panchromatic (PAN) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) imaging technologies, and

NASA and UAE collaborate on Artemis Lunar Gateway's Airlock Module
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
London, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
In a significant step forward for international space collaboration, NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a novel partnership. The UAE's space agency will provide a crucial airlock for the Gateway, the forthcoming space station that will orbit the Moon. This facility is a key component of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to esta

China begins 2024 with key Kuaizhou 1A satellite launch
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC), a prominent state-owned space contractor, has announced the successful launch of a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, situated in the northwestern Gobi Desert. This event, occurring on Friday evening, signifies the commencement of China's ambitious space endeavors for the year 2024.
At precisely 7:20 pm, t

Astronomers Discover Early Ring and Spiral Structures in Young Planetary Disks
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
In a significant advancement in our understanding of planetary formation, an international team of astronomers has uncovered ring and spiral structures in exceptionally young planetary disks. This discovery, presented at the 243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, suggests that the process of planet formation may commence much sooner than previously believed.
The team, utilizin

New Study Reinforces Evidence for Modified Gravity in Wide Binary Star Systems
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 19:17
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 09, 2024
A recent publication in the Astrophysical Journal has introduced new findings that suggest a significant deviation from standard gravity in wide binary star systems, particularly at lower accelerations. This study, led by Kyu-Hyun Chae, a professor of physics and astronomy at Sejong University, Seoul, utilized observations from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope to analyze the moti
