When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn't much you can do about them.
They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years or generations until gravity eventually draws them to a fiery death in the atmosphere.? University of Cincinnati professor Ou Ma is engineering robotics technology to fix orbiting satellites in his...
Artist’s illustration of the object ʻOumuamuaCredit: M Kornmesser/ESO
In October 2017, astronomers made a groundbreaking discovery: the first known interstellar object passing through our solar system. Dubbed ʻOumuamua, meaning “a messenger from afar arriving first”...
The SPECULOOS project, led by the astronomer Michaël Gillon from the University of Liège, has just discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet around SPECULOOS-3, an "ultracool dwarf" star as small as Jupiter, twice as cold...
For centuries, humanity has gazed upon the night sky with wonder and curiosity. The stars have guided our journeys, inspired our art, and fueled our scientific discoveries. However, the pristine beauty and clarity of...
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...
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Detailed studies of IPHAS sources — I. The disrupted late bipolar IPHASX J193718.6+202102
Sabin, L.;Guerrero, M. A.;Zavala, S.;Toalá, J. A.;Ramos-Larios, G.;Gómez-Llanos, V.
Abstract: We present a...
Researchers documented the longest migration of a silky shark, highlighting its extensive travel in international waters and emphasizing the need for global cooperation in...
Ariane 6 to Launch SIDLOC Experiment for Space Safety
by Erica Marchand
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 01, 2024
Europe's newest rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch...