Using an oil industry framework to map space resources
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See and hear three years of solar fireworks
Friday, 03 January 2025 13:00
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At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission over the last three years. See and hear for yourself how the number of flares and their intensity increase, a clear sign of the Sun approaching the peak of the 11-year solar cycle.
This video combines ultraviolet images of the Sun's outer atmosphere (the corona, yellow) taken by Solar Orbiter's Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument, with the size and locations of solar flares (blue circles) as recorded by the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) instrument. The
The other space control: who does what in the national security space enterprise
Friday, 03 January 2025 13:00
“Space control” is a legacy term of art from United States military doctrine for space operations. It refers to the mission of ensuring friendly access to outer space.
SpaceX launch on final day of 2024 raises Space Coast tally to 93 for the year
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India eyes record year for space with 10 planned launches
Friday, 03 January 2025 11:09
HELSINKI — India’s space agency is planning 10 orbital launches in 2025 along with a debut commercial launch, potentially taking the country’s launch activity to double figures for the first […]
Robot rock at LUNA
Friday, 03 January 2025 10:00
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ESA's robots get ready to rock at LUNA.
Also known as the Moon on Earth, the LUNA facility near the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, was unveiled in September 2024, a simulated lunar environment that prepares our return to the Moon. To celebrate, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer joined forces with our robotics experts to showcase their cutting-edge machines Interact and Spot, and the potential of human-robot teamwork for space exploration.
Meet ESA’s robots: Interact, a wheeled robotic arm, and Spot, a robot dog. ESA’s robotics team in the Netherlands programs these machines for human-robot interaction experiments such as
Pale blue (supernova) dot
Friday, 03 January 2025 07:01
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Pale blue (supernova) dot PLD Space advances business operations in 2024
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
PLD Space has concluded 2024 with remarkable progress, securing its place as a major player in the global space launcher industry. The company has raised over 170 million euros through various funding initiatives, enabling rapid development and strategic expansion.
Throughout 2024, PLD Space secured significant investments, including a 40.5 million euro grant under the Spanish small satell Space Launch Delta 45 breaks records, remains busiest spaceport in the world in 2024
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
Space Launch Delta 45 continued to "set the pace for space" as the world's busiest spaceport in 2024. The SLD 45 team, composed of military and civilian Guardians and Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, enabled 93 launches from the Eastern Range in 2024.
Collectively, this team, comprised of total force personnel, surged to send 93 rockets into space, SpaceX delays launch of Thuraya 4 mission for UAE satellite company
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Thuraya 4 mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida until Friday, the company announced on its website Thursday.
Space 42's Thuraya 4 mission is operated in conjunction with Yahsat, a global satellite company based in the United Arab Emirates. The Thuraya 4 is a communications satellite that will operate in geosynchronous orbit, Quadrantid Meteor Shower offers 'perfect New Year treat'
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
One of Earth's most spectacular meteor showers will light up the night sky with an array of dazzling 'shooting stars' over the next fortnight.
Stargazers will have a chance to catch a glimpse of the Quadrantids between now and 12 January 2025. However, the peak time to get the best look will be on 3 January 2025, either first thing in the morning before dawn or in the evening after sunset. January's Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
Have you looked up at the night sky this season and noticed a bright object sporting a reddish hue to the left of Orion? This is none other than the planet Mars! January will be an excellent opportunity to spot this planet and some of its details with a medium-sized telescope. Be sure to catch these three events this month.
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Mars entered retrograde (or backward Researchers identify neutron stars as sources of fast radio bursts
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
An international team of researchers, led by McGill University scientists, has confirmed a key link between fast radio bursts (FRBs) and neutron stars - extremely dense remnants of massive stars that explode as supernovae. This milestone discovery, derived from a detailed analysis of a single FRB, sheds light on the enigmatic radio flashes that have puzzled astronomers for over a decade.
" Parker Solar Probe reports healthy status after solar encounter
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
Eight days after its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun's surface Dec. 24, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has confirmed the spacecraft's systems and science instruments are healthy and operating normally, including collecting science data as it swung around our star.
Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, Parker Solar Probe hur MIT scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst
Thursday, 02 January 2025 23:52
Fast radio bursts are brief and brilliant explosions of radio waves emitted by extremely compact objects such as neutron stars and possibly black holes. These fleeting fireworks last for just a thousandth of a second and can carry an enormous amount of energy - enough to briefly outshine entire galaxies.
Since the first fast radio burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007, astronomers have detect