Copernical Team
Condensation defying gravity
From dew at dawn to a foggy mirror after a shower, condensation is part of our daily lives on Earth. In space, microgravity alters how heat flows through gases and liquids, a potential enemy for spacecraft electronics needing to cool down in extreme environments.
Cyprus joins European Space Agency as an Associate Member
The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months.
The Hidden Infrastructure of Space: Forms, Filings and Proof of Delivery
When people imagine space missions, they usually think of dramatic rocket launches, astronauts in orbit, or deep-space probes traveling through the cosmos. Yet behind every mission lies an equally vital, if less visible, foundation built on documentation, traceability, and administrative precision. AST SpaceMobile reveals terms for one billion dollar convertible notes offering
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., developer of the first space-based cellular broadband network that works directly with standard smartphones, has finalized pricing for a $1 billion private convertible senior notes offering due 2036. The offering, up from the previously announced $850 million, is scheduled to settle on October 24, 2025, pending customary closing conditions.
The convertible notes star Precision laser links overcome turbulence for better satellite communications
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), collaborating with the Nagoya Institute of Technology and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has achieved a world-first demonstration using advanced error correction codes to mitigate atmospheric turbulence in ground-to-satellite laser communications.
Atmospheric turbulence during ground-to-satellite laser links r Neutrino partnerships bridge Pacific to probe cosmic mysteries
altech researchers co-lead new study refining what we know about the ghostly particles
Very early on in our universe, when it was a seething hot cauldron of energy, particles made of matter and antimatter bubbled into existence in equal proportions. For example, negatively charged electrons were created in the same numbers as their antimatter siblings, positively charged positrons. When t Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe
A novel imaging technique used for the first time on a ground-based telescope has helped a UCLA-led team of astronomers to achieve the sharpest-ever measurement of a star's surrounding disk, revealing previously unseen structure. The breakthrough opens a new way for astronomers to study fine details of a wide variety of astronomical objects and opens the door to new discoveries about the univers Lincoln Laboratory and Haystack Observatory team up to unveil hidden parts of the galax
For centuries, humans have sought to study the stars and celestial bodies, whether through observations made by naked eye or by telescopes on the ground and in space that can view the universe across nearly the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Each view unlocks new information about the denizens of space - X-ray pulsars, gamma-ray bursts - but one is still missing: the low-frequency radio sky. Newly detected rhythmic radio signals shed light on solar atmospheric structures
Researchers in China have unveiled a previously unknown pattern in solar radio emissions, observed during a major flare on May 8, 2024. The discovery comes from observations made using the Chashan Broadband Solar Radio Spectrometer (CBSm), which records solar signals between 90 and 600 MHz. Scientists identified a series of bright, narrow bands drifting slowly down in frequency, each less than 1 Neutrino flavor shifts may unlock cosmic origins
In a new analysis, physicists provide the most precise picture yet of how neutrinos change 'flavor' as they travel through the cosmos.
Neutrinos are fundamental particles of the universe, but also some of the most elusive; They pass through everything and can be extremely difficult to detect. While many of their properties are mysterious, scientists know neutrinos come in three types: ele 