Edwards AFB Ca (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
On July 24, students from 30 middle and high schools selected for NASA's TechRise Student Challenge watched their experiments launch aboard a high-altitude balloon, marking the culmination of months of hard work. Flight tests play a critical role in advancing the agency's space exploration priorities. TechRise - led by NASA's Flight Opportunities program and administered by Future Engineer

Cologne, Germany (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
Extreme rainfall during the Asian monsoon repeatedly causes catastrophic destruction in Southeast Asia. However, the effects of this large-scale weather system extend far beyond the Indian subcontinent. Heavily polluted air masses from the near-surface atmosphere in Southeast Asia travel as far as the lower stratosphere above Europe. From August to October 2023, a team of German research institu

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
New research led by Macquarie University earth scientist Dr Chunfei Chen sheds new light on geological processes from up to three billion years ago and marks a significant shift in the scientific community's understanding of the early Earth. The research published this week in Nature gives insight into the profound impact of the planet's gradual cooling on the deep cycling of carbon and ch

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:36 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission deployed 22 additional Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit where they will join a constellation of thou

Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
Space technology firm Umbra has reached a significant milestone by generating a 16-cm resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image, marking the highest resolution for a commercial satellite image ever shared with the public. This breakthrough development comes as the company reveals its enhanced capability to deliver its best satellite data to customers, inclusive of intricate data with resol

Boston MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in scenarios like mass casualty triage and disaster relief, where complex and rapid decisions are needed in dynamic situations where there is often no human consensus and no clear right answer. "I

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023
NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challenge. TechRise is open to students in grades six to 12 attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools - including those in U.S. territories. It offers participants hands-on insight into the p

Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 17, 2023
The rover has left behind the boulder field at "Fall River Pass" for now, and we're currently investigating an enigmatic sedimentary rock unit that was first spotted by Ingenuity during its 52nd flight several weeks ago. This is a great example of how Ingenuity's unique aerial perspective can help us scout out areas of interest ahead of the rover. This rock is located within a linear troug

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 16, 2023
Approximately 400 kilometers above the Earth's surface, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) used an AWS Snowcone SSD onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to quickly and autonomously transmit large volumes of data from space back on the ground into Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Snowcone, which arrived on the ISS in July 2022 as part of the first Axiom Space Mission (Ax-1)

London, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2023
Tokyo's satellite communication industry has seen the recent introduction of ViaLite's Mil-Aero 6 GHz Link Pair, an advanced piece of technology designed to meet high-grade requirements for C-band RF over fiber operation. This innovative solution not only achieves market-leading operations within this range but also extends its capabilities to cover other well-known Satcom bands ranging from 10