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U.S. military constellation advances despite supply chain hurdles (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is recalibrating its ambitious satellite deployment timeline, with the next launch of its low Earth […]
Europe’s IRIS² constellation faces challenges of timing, scaling and competition (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. BREMEN, Germany — Europe’s plan to launch a sovereign satellite communication constellation is moving ahead once more, but IRIS² faces challenges […]
Confinement may affect how we smell and feel about food (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: RMIT University New research from RMIT University found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded emotionally to certain food aromas. The team in this study compared 44 people’s emotional responses and perception of eight […]
Statistical approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth and exoplanets (Image Credit: Phys.org) This image of a sunset on the Indian Ocean as seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station shows an edge-on view of Earth’s atmosphere as seen from orbit. Credit: NASA As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some […]
Mars Curiosity rover takes a last look at mysterious sulfur (Image Credit: Phys.org) NASA’s Curiosity captured this panorama using its Mastcam while heading west away from Gediz Vallis channel on Nov. 2, 2024, the 4,352nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The Mars rover’s tracks across the rocky terrain are visible […]
Simulations reveal black holes inherit magnetic fields from parent stars (Image Credit: Phys.org) 3D rendering of a rapidly spinning black hole’s accretion disk and a resulting black hole-powered jet. Credit: Ore Gottlieb et al. (2024) Black holes are one of the most enigmatic stellar objects. While best known for swallowing up their […]
Theoretical astrophysicist proposes solution to enigma of Crab Nebula’s ‘zebra’ pattern (Image Credit: Phys.org) Crab Nebula. Credit: NASA A theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual “zebra” pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula. His findings […]
Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense (Image Credit: Space.com) ABL Space Systems is dropping plans to compete in the launch market and is switching its focus to missile programs for U.S. national defense. ABL, founded in 2017, had attempted to reach orbit with its RS1 […]
Blue Origin targeting Nov. 22 for next space tourism launch (Image Credit: Space.com) Blue Origin’s ninth crewed spaceflight will lift off this week, if all goes according to plan. Jeff Bezos‘ aerospace company announced today (Nov. 18) that it’s targeting Friday (Nov. 22) for the launch of NS-28, which will send “Space […]
SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Optus-X satellite lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]
