Should we build an optical interferometer on the moon? (Image Credit: Phys.org) This image from the report shows permanently shadowed regions on the lunar South Pole. These regions could be desirable locations for an optical interferometer, though they present their own problems. Image Credit: W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) […]
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SpaceX is scheduled to launch the SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C on Wednesday from California.
SpaceX set to launch SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C on Wednesday from California (Image Credit: Sat News) SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 15 at 4:03 p.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 […]
The expansion of the universe is currently slowing down rather than accelerating, as evidence suggests that dark energy diminishes over time.
Universe’s expansion ‘is now slowing, not speeding up’: Evidence mounts that dark energy weakens over time (Image Credit: Phys.org) DESI is a state-of-the-art instrument which maps distant objects to study dark energy. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab The universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate […]
UNIVITY and Telespazio France make progress towards achieving universal connectivity.
UNIVITY + Telespazio France take a new step toward universal connectivity (Image Credit: Sat News) At a time when terrestrial and space connectivity are converging, UNIVITY, an operator of space-based connectivity services, and Telespazio France, a European leader in satellite operations and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Their objective […]
SpaceX and ULA plan a simultaneous launch that would match the Space Coast record.
SpaceX, ULA line up double launch night that would tie Space Coast record (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While SpaceX has managed the lion’s share of launches this year, it’s set to be a team effort with United Launch Alliance as the two companies have lined up a pair of […]
10,000th Starlink satellite launched (Image Credit: Sat News) SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite on October 19th at 17.39 UTC. Some observers said there had been a malfunction but SpaceX later confirmed all the satellites had been deployed and the valuable booster stage of the rocket successfully landed on its floating drone […]
The JWST puts Io’s volcanic nature in the spotlight (Image Credit: Phys.org) The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) Near Infrared Spectrograph captured emissions of heat, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur from the Jovian moon Io (seen here from left to right, listed with their respective micrometer frequencies). The JWST images are overlaid on […]
Bright blue aurora creation: Hyperspectral camera records first accurate altitude distribution.
Bright blue aurora formation: Hyperspectral camera captures first precise altitude distribution (Image Credit: Phys.org) As the sun rises in the morning, the sunlit portion of the aurora begins at high altitudes and gradually spreads downward over time. Credit: National Institute for Fusion Science The Institute for Fusion Science installed the Hyperspectral Camera […]
SKY Perfect JSAT will offer the complete Ku-band capacity of the Superbird-C2 satellite to SES.
SKY Perfect JSAT to provide full Ku-band capacity of the Superbird-C2 satellite to SES (Image Credit: Sat News) SES S.A. has signed an agreement to receive the full Ku-band capacity of the geostationary communications satellite “Superbird-C2”, owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation for in-flight Wi-Fi services. To provide in-flight Wi-Fi service available […]
What occurred when the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs crashed into Earth?
What happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid slammed into Earth? (Image Credit: Space.com) Hidden below the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Chicxulub crater marks the impact site of an asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago. The most consequential outcome of this cataclysmic event was the fifth mass extinction, which […]