The groundbreaking concept proposed by HKUST Department of Physics Prof. Liu’s team allows a single astronomical telescope in the Earth’s magnetosphere to function as a detector for GW signals. Credit: HKUSTResearchers have introduced an innovative gravitational wave detection method using astronomical telescopes to convert gravitational waves into electromagnetic signals within planetary magnetospheres, facilitating the...
This past Monday July 5, 2021 our planet reached Aphelion at 6:27 p.m. EDT (3:27 p.m. PDT/22:27 UTC). At that time, the Earth was 94,510,886 miles (152,100,527 kilometers) from the Sun. Aphelion is the point...
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,...
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has established a framework of impact levels to categorize Department of Defense (DoD) information systems and data based on the potential impact of a security breach. These...
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...
How different are Jupiter's gaseous layers and Earth's oceans? Perhaps not as much as you expect.Lia Siegelman, a physical oceanographer at the University of...
The United States Air Force and U.S. Space Force conducted two routine test launches of unarmed intercontinental ballistic missiles this week.The first of the...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an essential agency of the United Nations that focuses on information and communication technologies. Within the ITU,...
By The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences June 7, 2024Researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Cracow...
In the ever-evolving landscape of the commercial space industry, some sectors face a unique challenge: convincing customers to pay for services that the U.S....
Christopher Schultz (ST11) led a team consisting of Phillip Bitzer (UAH), Michael Antia (Jacobs), Jonathan Case (Ensco), and Christopher Hain (MSFC) to examine 26-years...