We count lights because the night counts
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 08:26
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In recent years, public awareness of light pollution and the health and environmental effects of artificial light has grown - as have Earth's light emissions according to satellite imagery. What satellite images don't show is what kind of light sources on the ground, and how many there are. To close this data gap, a team of citizen scientists and researchers from the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - G Planet Aqua: Solutions from Space for Clean Water
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 07:00 Write a comment
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Water is life, on Earth and in space. Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers recounts his experience living in space for 204 days, and his time looking back on the blue face of ‘Planet Aqua’, comparing notes with divers about what is going on beneath the waves. He goes on to explore how space technology is being used for water management, from orbital tracking of water quality and pollution to spacecraft-grade recycling systems deployed down on the ground, as well as ambitious efforts to identify marine plastic litter using satellites. Produced for SIWI World Water Week with the
Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 06:00 Write a comment
ESA safeguards Europe’s guaranteed access to space through its Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, FLPP.
Britain charts a new course for satellite navigation
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 05:35 Write a comment
When it comes to satellite navigation, the British government has struggled to find its way over the last five years.
NASA Administrator highlights contributions of Colorado industry and academia
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 03:16 Write a comment
Advanced Space was one of three Colorado organizations NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduced during a press briefing at the 36th Space Symposium with genuine enthusiasm.
Analysts: Space SPACs can be a steal or a shot in the dark
Monday, 23 August 2021 23:50 Write a comment
The SPAC trend in the space industry does not appear to be letting up, says a new report by Avascent and Jefferies, but analysts caution that these deals, while attractive for space companies, can be risky for investors.
ispace unveils new larger lunar lander
Monday, 23 August 2021 22:15 Write a comment
The Tokyo-based ispace unveiled the design of the lander at the 36th Space Symposium Aug. 23. The lander, being developed by the company’s U.S. office in Denver, will fly as soon as 2024 on the company’s third mission to the moon.
Thinking outside the box: Aerospace Corp.’s thin DiskSats
Monday, 23 August 2021 20:12 Write a comment
The Aerospace Corp., an early adopter of the cubesat standard, is proposing a new shape for small satellites: a thin, round plate.
Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost
Monday, 23 August 2021 20:02 Write a comment
Collins Aerospace said Aug. 23 it had been awarded a $2.6 million contract by an undisclosed customer to provide life support systems for a planned “privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost.
Global space economy swells in spite of the pandemic
Monday, 23 August 2021 19:29 Write a comment
The overall space economy expanded 4.4 percent to $447 billion in 2020 with more nations participating than ever before, according to the Space Foundation’s updated Space Report.
Astronaut's undisclosed minor medical issue delays spacewalk
Monday, 23 August 2021 18:55 Write a comment
NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station this week because of an undisclosed medical issue involving one of its astronauts.
Lamborn: The fight to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado is not over
Monday, 23 August 2021 16:23 Write a comment
Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican who represents Colorado Springs, told SpaceNews he expects the fight to continue into next year pending ongoing reviews by the Defense Department’s inspector general and the Government Accountability Office.
ESA astronaut joins glacier expedition in Alps
Monday, 23 August 2021 12:30 Write a comment
From space, the synchronous retreat of the world’s glaciers can be clearly observed. To get a first-hand view of these changes, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, along with Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of ESA’s Climate Office, have joined a science expedition taking place at one of the biggest ice masses in the Alps: the Gorner Glacier.
We're launching Australia's first scratch-built satellite, and it's a giant leap toward the moon
Monday, 23 August 2021 11:50 Write a comment
On August 28, a SpaceX rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying supplies bound for the International Space Station. But also on board will be a small satellite that represents a giant leap into space for our research program here in Western Australia.
Our satellite, called Binar-1 after the Noongar word for "fireball," was designed and built from scratch by our team at Curtin University's Space Science and Technology Center.
We chose this name for two reasons: to acknowledge the Wadjuk people of the Noongar Nation, and to recognize the relationship between our satellite program and Curtin's Desert Fireball Network, which has successfully searched for meteorites in the Australian desert.
Binar-1 is a CubeSat—a type of small satellite made from 10-centimeter cube-shaped modules. Binar-1 consists of just one such module, meaning it's technically a 1U CubeSat.
Its main objective is to prove the technology works in space, thereby taking a first step towards future missions in which we hope ultimately to send CubeSats to the moon.
Virgin Orbit to go public in SPAC merger
Monday, 23 August 2021 11:07 Write a comment
Small launch vehicle developer Virgin Orbit will go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal that includes an investment by Boeing, the company announced Aug. 23.