Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs utilizing Bayesian statistical inference. Neutron-star cores contain matter at the highest densities reached in our present-day Universe, with as much as two solar masses of matter compressed ins

New Delhi (UPI) Jan 02, 2024
India's space agency successfully launched a rocket Monday from Sriharikota spaceport to help scientists improve their "knowledge of black holes." "2024 lifted off majestically," the Indian Space Research Organization wrote Monday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "XPoSat health is normal. Power generation has commenced." The launch is only the second mission to focus on studying

Through exquisite, millimetre-scale, formation flying, the dual satellites making up ESA’s Proba-3 will accomplish what was previously a space mission impossible: cast a precisely held shadow from one platform to the other, in the process blocking out the fiery Sun to observe its ghostly surrounding atmosphere on a prolonged basis.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR), a pioneer in thermal management and battery safety solutions, has recently marked a significant milestone in the space exploration sector. The company announced receiving an initial purchase order from one of the world's most prominent privately held space exploration companies. This order is focused on enhancing battery safety testing solutions

London, UK (SPX) Dec 31, 2023
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a prominent player in the global satellite communications arena, has announced a significant development in collaboration with Safran Data Systems. The two companies are joining forces to introduce InRange, a novel solution designed to provide real-time telemetry data for launch missions. This innovative system promises to revolutionize how launch providers and space

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, has successfully launched three experimental satellites into space. The launch occurred on Saturday morning, marking another milestone in the development of space-based internet technologies. These satellites, part of the Space-based Internet Technology Demonstrator series, were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing.

Beijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2023
Responding to media inquiries about United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns' recent claim that Beijing has no plan to cooperate with the US in lunar exploration, a spokesperson for the China National Space Administration denied the allegation, stating the real obstacle is the barriers Washington has erected. Burns' comment stemmed from a US complaint that the Chinese space agency

Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
Above: Space Development Corp., which designs and develops adaptable, space-based microgravity platforms for government and commercial customers, has announced the successful test of its proprietary propulsion control system for its Prometheus free-flying orbital mission by Q4 2024. All tests performed as expected. The scalable Prometheus will include three regulated voltage rails and up t

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
A new era in space observation will begin for Germany and Europe in 2024. The German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar (GESTRA), developed and built by the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques (FHR) on behalf of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), began final testing in December

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 31, 2023
The VIPER team is hard at work building the flight vehicle that will be going to the surface of the Moon this time next year! In fact, we're about halfway through the build, and you can interactively watch the process and hear from experts on the team, in various livestreams throughout the process. All the science instrument teams have delivered their payloads to the VIPER Systems Integrat