4,300 tons of space junk and rising: Another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and ...
Astronomers Can Now Track Small Impactors Before They Hit Earth
With the help of advanced imaging cameras and software, astronomers are finally able to track even smaller incoming impactors ...
Euclid space telescope shows stunning images of faraway galaxies
A photo mosaic of distant galaxies has been released by the European Space Agency. It's a small slice of the work the Euclid ...
Solar power from satellites poised to become reality within a year
The daunting technical and financial hurdles have led many to dismiss the concept as a super-cool sci-fi dream that could ...
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NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory
NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space ...
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Elon Musk alert: Student-built rocket aces Europe’s 1st vertical landing test
The group of students in Switzerland strapped a slice of cheese to the rocket’s landing legs before the test vehicle took to ...
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Modular low Earth orbit satellite system could unlock space-based solar power
Aetherflux’s method will see it send a constellation of smaller satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO). Its infrared laser ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that's home to countless space objects
It is also theoretical. Astronomers infer the Oort Cloud is there because it’s the only logical explanation for the arrival of a certain class of comets that sporadically visit our solar system. The ...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Space Technology: Revolutionizing Big Data and Analytics in Space Exploration
The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technology is driving a new era of innovation, transforming how ...
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Goonhilly enhances deep space communications with new UK space agency contract
Goonhilly Earth Station, based in Cornwall, has secured a new contract with the UK Space Agency to strengthen space ...
ESA's Moonlight Program to create 400,000 km data network between Earth and Moon
The European Space Agency has launched the Moonlight Programme to establish Europe's first satellite constellation for lunar ...
Major Boeing-made communications satellite disintegrates in orbit
Large communications satellite breaks up in orbit, affecting multiple regions and adding to growing space junk problem.