'Stranded' astronauts closer to coming home after next ISS launch
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
A routine crew rotation at the International Space Station has taken on unusual significance: It paves the way for a pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months to finally come home.
The NASA-SpaceX Crew-10 mission is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:48 PM (2348 GMT) on Wednesday. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries a Crew Dragon capsule with a four-member SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 24 hours after poor weather and a technical issue scrubbed both missions.
NASA's new space telescope, the SPHEREx observatory, will map the sky on a two-year course over Earth's poles, while four small satellites in the PUNCH mission will study Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashes
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study, published in Ecology and led by Volker Rudolf, revealed that rising temperatures exacerbate competition within populations, ultimately leading to population crashes at higher temperatures Tree planting remains the most effective carbon removal strategy despite climate and economic uncertainties
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
A new study highlights that tree planting continues to be the most cost-efficient method for carbon removal, provided careful planning is undertaken regarding tree species and planting locations.
Governments globally are committed to increasing forest cover to absorb greenhouse gases, with the UK aiming to plant 30,000 hectares of trees annually until 2050. However, environmental economist Fleet Space Expands Exploration Capabilities with Acquisition of HiSeis
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
Fleet Space Technologies, a leader in space-enabled mineral exploration, has announced the acquisition of HiSeis, a premier provider of active seismic exploration technology for the minerals sector.
This strategic move strengthens Fleet Space's ability to deliver comprehensive exploration solutions, integrating cutting-edge seismic data acquisition and AI-driven drill targeting through its Heat from the Sun Linked to Seismic Activity on Earth
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
Seismology has long established that earthquakes result from the movement of tectonic plates, which accumulate strain energy until it is released as seismic activity. However, predicting earthquakes with enough accuracy to enable timely evacuations remains a significant challenge. Events like the 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami and led to the Fukushima Helium Found in Earth's Core Suggests New Insights into Planetary Formation
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
A groundbreaking study from researchers in Japan and Taiwan has revealed that helium, an element typically considered chemically inert, can bond with iron under extreme pressures. Using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell, scientists observed this phenomenon, suggesting that substantial amounts of helium may exist in Earth's core. This discovery could challenge long-standing theories about the pla Orange Africa and Eutelsat Partner to Expand Satellite Internet in Africa and the Middle East
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL) have entered into a strategic alliance to enhance digital connectivity through satellite broadband services across Africa and the Middle East. This initiative is designed to connect remote regions, fostering greater digital inclusion.
Under this multi-year agreement, Orange will leverage the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite Scientists craft breakthrough fuel for next-generation nuclear reactor
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
After years of dedicated research, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have perfected a method to create the specialized fuel necessary for the world's first critical fast-spectrum molten salt reactor.
The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at INL is set to evaluate a revolutionary nuclear reactor design using molten chloride salt combined with uranium as both a fuel and c Intense Atmospheric Rivers Can Partially Replenish Greenland Ice Sheet Loss
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:32
The Greenland Ice Sheet, the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere, is experiencing significant melting due to climate change. However, a new study reveals that intense atmospheric rivers can bring substantial snowfall, mitigating some of the ice loss.
Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of concentrated moisture that transport water vapor and heat from warm oceanic regions to c The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – The cosmic roadtrip
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:00
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Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system that is typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.
In September 2022 NASA’s DART spacecraft tested if it was possible to divert an asteroid by giving it a shove – and found out that it was! Important knowledge, should we wish to avoid going the same way as the dinosaurs. Astronomers can observe from afar how the smaller
Space HPC offers new super-computing possibilities
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 11:01
The European Space Agency has unveiled the ESA Space HPC, a new resource for space in Europe. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher was joined by ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun and ASI president Teodoro Valente to cut the ribbon at ESA’s establishment in Italy, ESRIN.
Catch solar bursts in new citizen science project
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 12:00
Help us uncover the secrets of the Sun! Our Solar Orbiter spacecraft has been watching the Sun since February 2020. With five years’ worth of data waiting to be explored, it’s time to dig in. The new ‘Solar Radio Burst Tracker’ Zooniverse project is ready for you.
Sped-up simulation of Hera’s Mars flyby
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 08:30
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On 12 March 2025 ESA’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft’s trajectory towards the Didymos binary asteroid system, shortening its trip by months and saving substantial fuel.
This is a simulation of that flyby, with closest approach to Martian moon Deimos taking place at 12:07 GMT and Mars occurring at 12:51 GMT. It was made using SPICE (Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, C-matrix, Events) software. Produced by a team at ESA’s ESAC European Space Astronomy Centre, this SPICE visualisation is used to plan instrument acquisitions during Hera’s
Three MetOp-SG-B weather siblings
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 07:30
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Three MetOp-SG-B weather siblings