MDA acquires SatixFy's Digital Payload Division in $60 Million deal
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
In a significant move, SatixFy Communications Ltd. has concluded its $60 million strategic transaction with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), according to a company announcement. Both firms are pivotal players in the satellite communications space, with SatixFy known for its cutting-edge chipsets and MDA as a powerhouse in the provision of technology and services for the ever-growi Daily Minor Planet volunteers spot an asteroid passing close to Earth
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
Volunteers working with The Daily Minor Planet have made the project's first big discovery: an asteroid passing very near planet Earth. On the night of October 3rd, a telescope for the Catalina Sky Survey snapped four pictures of a far northern section of the sky. The next day, volunteers H. N. DiRuscio, X. Liao, V. Gonano and E. Chaghafi spotted a clear streak moving through each image and quic Scientists discover molten layer covering Martian core
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
NASA's InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars' internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints about its tumultuous formation.
But findings from a new paper published in the journal Nature could lead to reanalysis of that data. An international team of researchers discovered the presence of a molten silicate layer overlying Mar New jet stream discovered in Jupiter's upper atmosphere
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
High-speed jet streams are a common feature in the atmospheres of many planets. On the Earth, jet streams form at various latitudes and meander around the planet, changing latitude and reaching speeds approaching 400 km/h at an altitude of over 10 km above the surface. On the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn, jet streams are one of the main features of the atmosphere; they are perfectly aligned Physicists embark on six-year hunt for dark matter particle
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
In the pitch dark of the cosmos lurks an invisible kind of matter. Its presence is seen in the rippling ebb and flow of galaxies, but it's never been directly observed. What secrets lie beneath the surface, brewing in the deep?
Physicists have long theorized about the composition of dark matter, which is thought to be five times more abundant than regular matter. Among competing hypotheses Why the Roman Space Telescope will study the flickering lights of the Milky Way
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of stars in search of tell-tale flickers that betray the presence of planets, distant stars, small icy objects that haunt the outskirts of our solar system, isolated black holes, and more. Roman will likely set a new record for Chinese astronauts return to Earth with fruitful experimental results
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 11:01
The Shenzhou XVI crew consisting of three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Tuesday, after completing a five-month space station mission.
Shenzhou XVI's return capsule, carrying astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 8:11 am (Beijing Time), and the crew had all left th Applications open for the Technology Transfer, Application & Innovation Workshop 2024
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 08:39
Are you a highly motivated university student in engineering, science, sociology, industrial design or business administration with a keen interest in technology and innovation? The ESA Education Office is looking for university students to participate in the third edition of the ESA Academy’s Technology Transfer, Application & Innovation Workshop. Developed in close collaboration with the ESA Commercialisation Department, the workshop will be held this year at the ESA Academy’s Training & Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Transinne, Belgium, from 23 to 26 January 2024.
Ovzon gets another deadline extension to deploy first GEO satellite
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 23:46
SES says O3b mPower electrical issues are worse than thought
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 19:20
HawkEye 360 gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 18:56
Space Force assigns 21 national security missions to ULA and SpaceX
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 17:37
Autonomous Servicing Will Help Realize a Dynamic Future with Cosmic Implications
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 17:19
Balloon animals and bouncy castles on the moon: The case for inflatable habitats
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 17:18
Every year, NASA's Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge invites student innovators to build and demonstrate concepts that can benefit future human missions to the moon and beyond. This year's theme is "Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations," which could greatly reduce the mass and stowed volume of payloads sent to the moon.
This is critical for the Artemis Program as it returns astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo Era over fifty years ago. It will also reduce the costs of sending payloads to the moon, Mars, and other deep-space destinations.
The BIG Idea Challenge is sponsored by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) as part of a collaborative effort between its Game Changing Development (GCD) program and the agency's Office of STEM Engagement. The competition is managed jointly by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL) and funded by the GCD and the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project.