Researchers report an experimental demonstration of a space-to-ground quantum key distribution (QKD) network using a compact QKD terminal aboard the Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 and four ground stations. The new QKD system is less than half the weight of the system the researchers developed for the Micius satellite, which was used to perform the...
I was immediately branded a Marxist when I cited the following article on a forum. I explained that if it describes the problem, to a certain extent I don’t care who wrote it....
Source: NASA
In the mid-1990s, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center quietly worked on a massive rocket concept known as Magnum. This super heavy-lift vehicle, although never progressing beyond the preliminary design phase, represented an ambitious...
A massive survey of the cosmos is revealing new details of one of the most mysterious facets of the universe, dark energy. Intriguingly, when combined with other observations, the data hint that dark energy,...
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather.
Researchers investigating the space...
“Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life” (CLICK HERE for it)
Author Cheryl Blackford tells the story of Mary Anning, “a...
Following a 2.8 billion kilometer inter-planetary journey lasting almost five years, NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully entered orbit around Jupiter on a bold mission...
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have analyzed Martian meteorites, providing insights into Mars’ mantle and crust structure. These meteorites, originating from volcanic...
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070 and IC 5067) taken from Leeds UK by amateur astro-photographer urmymuse. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.Nestled in the vastness of the...
1.6 billion stars. 11.4 million galaxies. 158,000 asteroids.
One spacecraft.
The European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory, which launched in 2013, has long surpassed its goal...
Kim Jong Un inspecting a Malligyong satellite under construction in 2023. image: KCNAOn 21 November 2023 (see this earlier blogpost), after two failed earlier...