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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
Corridor test of Proba-3's formation flying sensors
Noordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Mar 30, 2021
The longest corridor in ESA's largest establishment was turned into a test site for one of the Agency's most ambitious future missions, Proba-3. The two satellites making up this mission will line up so that one casts a shadow onto the other, revealing inner regions of the Sun's ghostly atmosphere. But such precision formation flying will only be possible through a vision-based sensor system all
The longest corridor in ESA's largest establishment was turned into a test site for one of the Agency's most ambitious future missions, Proba-3. The two satellites making up this mission will line up so that one casts a shadow onto the other, revealing inner regions of the Sun's ghostly atmosphere. But such precision formation flying will only be possible through a vision-based sensor system all
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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
Utilis secures $6m from Beringea to harness satellites to protect critical infrastructure and global water supplies
San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
Utilis, a pioneer of satellite-based infrastructure intelligence, has announced that it has raised $6m from Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital firm. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth of its data-driven analytics which enables detection of water leaks and infrastructure asset management, reflecting the rising focus on resource preservation around the world during the clim
Utilis, a pioneer of satellite-based infrastructure intelligence, has announced that it has raised $6m from Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital firm. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth of its data-driven analytics which enables detection of water leaks and infrastructure asset management, reflecting the rising focus on resource preservation around the world during the clim
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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
MyGalileoSolution and MyGalileoDrone: A word from the winners
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
The winners of the MyGalileoSolution and MyGalileoDrone were announced at Entrepreneurship Day, organised by the GSA in March 2021 to promote EGNSS-based creativity and business opportunities. The goal was also to raise awareness of the role of downstream space in achieving the EU's common goals. The winners spoke about their experience during the competition and how it was helping to take their
The winners of the MyGalileoSolution and MyGalileoDrone were announced at Entrepreneurship Day, organised by the GSA in March 2021 to promote EGNSS-based creativity and business opportunities. The goal was also to raise awareness of the role of downstream space in achieving the EU's common goals. The winners spoke about their experience during the competition and how it was helping to take their
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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
Nine global space startups to join Australia's first space dedicated incubator program
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
The University of South Australia's Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC) has announced nine startups have been merit selected for a place in the Venture Catalyst Space program, supported by the South Australian Government's Space Innovation Fund.
A leader in space innovation and business acceleration, the program is the first of its kind in Australia.
Startups will receive the i
The University of South Australia's Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC) has announced nine startups have been merit selected for a place in the Venture Catalyst Space program, supported by the South Australian Government's Space Innovation Fund.
A leader in space innovation and business acceleration, the program is the first of its kind in Australia.
Startups will receive the i
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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
New study finds satellites contribute significant light pollution to night skies
London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
Scientists reported new research results today suggesting that artificial objects in orbit around the Earth are brightening night skies on our planet significantly more than previously understood.
The research, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, finds that the number of objects orbiting Earth could elevate the overall brightness of the n
Scientists reported new research results today suggesting that artificial objects in orbit around the Earth are brightening night skies on our planet significantly more than previously understood.
The research, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, finds that the number of objects orbiting Earth could elevate the overall brightness of the n
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Monday, 29 March 2021 04:58
Black hole seeds key to galaxies behemoths
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
A new black hole breaks the record - not for being the smallest or the biggest - but for being right in the middle.
The recently discovered 'Goldilocks' black hole is part of a missing link between two populations of black holes: small black holes made from stars and supermassive giants in the nucleus of most galaxies.
In a joint effort, researchers from the University of Melbourne a
A new black hole breaks the record - not for being the smallest or the biggest - but for being right in the middle.
The recently discovered 'Goldilocks' black hole is part of a missing link between two populations of black holes: small black holes made from stars and supermassive giants in the nucleus of most galaxies.
In a joint effort, researchers from the University of Melbourne a
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String theory solves mystery about how particles behave outside a black hole photon sphere
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
A paper by the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) Director Ooguri Hirosi and Project Researcher Matthew Dodelson on the string theoretical effects outside the black hole photon sphere has been selected for the "Editors' Suggestion" of the journal Physical Review D. Their paper was published on March 24, 2021.
In a quantum theory of point particles,
A paper by the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) Director Ooguri Hirosi and Project Researcher Matthew Dodelson on the string theoretical effects outside the black hole photon sphere has been selected for the "Editors' Suggestion" of the journal Physical Review D. Their paper was published on March 24, 2021.
In a quantum theory of point particles,
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SwRI scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter
San Antonio TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2021
The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft has detected new faint aurora features, characterized by ring-like emissions, which expand rapidly over time. SwRI scientists determined that charged particles coming from the edge of Jupiter's massive magnetosphere triggered these auroral emissions.
"We think these newly discovered faint ultraviolet
The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft has detected new faint aurora features, characterized by ring-like emissions, which expand rapidly over time. SwRI scientists determined that charged particles coming from the edge of Jupiter's massive magnetosphere triggered these auroral emissions.
"We think these newly discovered faint ultraviolet
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SpaceX postpones Starship test flight
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 29, 2021
SpaceX postponed a test flight Monday for the company's Starship moon and Mars rocket in Boca Chica, Texas.
Company CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that the flight was called off because a federal inspector couldn't reach the remote site in time. Musk calls it Starbase, and it is about 23 miles east of Brownsville.
"Postponed to no earlier than tomorrow [Tuesday]" Musk wrote.
SpaceX postponed a test flight Monday for the company's Starship moon and Mars rocket in Boca Chica, Texas.
Company CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that the flight was called off because a federal inspector couldn't reach the remote site in time. Musk calls it Starbase, and it is about 23 miles east of Brownsville.
"Postponed to no earlier than tomorrow [Tuesday]" Musk wrote.
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Sunday, 28 March 2021 18:38
Even with regular exercise, astronaut's heart left smaller after a year in space
With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, researchers are studying the physical effects of spending long periods in space. Now a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern shows that the heart of an astronaut who spent nearly a year aboard the International Space Station shrank, even with regular exercise, although it continued to function well.
The results were comparable with what the researchers found in a long-distance swimmer who spent nearly half a year trying to cross the Pacific Ocean.
The study, published today in Circulation, reports that astronaut Scott Kelly, now retired, lost an average of 0.74 grams—about three-tenths of an ounce—per week in the mass of his heart's left ventricle during the 340 days he spent in space, from March 27, 2015, to March 1, 2016. This occurred despite a weekly exercise regimen of six days of cycling, treadmill, or resistance work.
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