Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed an innovative method for designing satellite mega constellations aimed at enhancing low Earth orbit (LEO) observations. This new approach divides the constellation into two types of satellites: basic satellites and accompanying satellites, forming groups that are evenly distributed around the globe.
The design method focuses
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
AST SpaceMobile has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the company an initial license for space-based operations in the United States. This approval allows AST SpaceMobile to launch and operate V, S, and UHF frequencies for gateway, feeder link, and telemetry, tracking, and control operations for the first five commercial BlueBird satellites.
This F
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Muon Space, a leading provider of space systems, has successfully completed a $56.7 million Series B funding round led by Activate Capital. The round also saw participation from Acme Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Radical Ventures, and Congruent Ventures. This new funding will accelerate the development of Muon's Halo Platform and expand the company's capabilities to serve its growing customer base
London, UK (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
The University of Leicester has completed the construction of an advanced x-ray telescope, which is set to be integrated into a spacecraft to enhance our understanding of solar winds and their effects on Earth's magnetosphere.
The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI), part of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, is a wide-field X-ray telescope designed to spectrally ma
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
Airbus has been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to design and build two state-of-the-art microwave radiometers. These instruments are part of the French contribution to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS), specifically for the C2OMODO mission (Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics).
AOS is a major international collaborative effort involving
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
When a robotic rover lands on another world, scientists have a limited amount of time to collect data from the troves of explorable material, because of short mission durations and the length of time to complete complex experiments.
That's why researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are investigating the use of machine learning to assist in the rapid analy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Magdrive, a startup specializing in advanced electrical propulsion systems, has announced a partnership with D-Orbit, a leader in space logistics, to test the Magdrive Rogue propulsion thruster. The in-orbit demonstration mission is scheduled for June 2025 and was unveiled at the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.
"We are very excited to show the industry the potential of our Magdr
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Ascending Node Technologies (ANT), a leader in collaborative mission management solutions, has announced the launch of its Spaceline 3D mission visualization software. This software supports continuous flight planning simulations for NASA's $20 million Aspera small-sat UV astrophysics mission, set to explore nearby galaxies from low Earth orbit beginning in 2026.
Spaceline is an affordable
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 4, 2024
SpaceX successfully launched a resupply mission for the International Space Station on Sunday after it was postponed Saturday because of unfavorable weather.
The space exploration company used a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the Cygnus spacecraft made by Northrop Grumman - best known as a defense contractor.
Northrop Grumman changed its launch vehicle for Cygnus missions from its ow
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
A significant study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares with far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously thought. This discovery indicates that the intense UV radiation from these flares could considerably affect the habitability of planets orbiting red dwarf stars. This research, led by current and former astronomers from the University of Hawa
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
New research suggests that Venus, often considered Earth's hostile twin, may share a geological history with our planet.
Scientists have identified that Venus' extensive plateaus, called tesserae, might have formed through processes similar to those that created Earth's earliest continents billions of years ago.
Led by Associate Professor Fabio Capitanio from the Monash University Sc
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
Kazakhtan has handed a hefty fine to one of its top oil producers for environmental breaches, prosecutors said Monday, in an unusually harsh punishment from the energy-rich Central Asian country.
The Kazakhstan-based producer Kaspi Neft "did not receive a (permit)... for accumulating over 4,500 tonnes of dangerous waste between 2021 and 2022 from drilling and operation of an oil field", pros
Riyadh (AFP) Aug 6, 2024
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported net profit of $29.07 billion in the second quarter, a slight drop from the same period last year as output remained subdued.
The decrease of 3.4 percent "mainly reflects the impact of lower crude oil volumes sold and weakening refining margins", the company said in a statement posted to the Saudi stock exchange.
Saudi Arabia, the world's bigges
Beijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
China's heavily indebted real estate giant Evergrande said Monday that it and its liquidators were seeking to recover about $6 billion in dividends and remuneration from seven people or entities, including its founder.
Evergrande was once China's biggest real estate firm, a powerhouse in a sector that helped propel the country's rapid economic growth during recent decades.
But its spiral
Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2024
The United States said Tuesday it has agreed to provide up to $450 million to South Korean semiconductor firm SK hynix to help build a chip packaging plant in the US state of Indiana.
The award is the latest from the US government as it looks to cement its lead in the chip industry - especially for chips needed for the development of artificial intelligence - both on national security grou
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday.
TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain - the only EU countries where it is available - in April this year. Users aged 18 and over can earn points to exchange for goods
Paris (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programs decay, he landed on the term "Habsburg AI".
The Habsburgs were one of Europe's most powerful royal houses, but entire sections of their family line collapsed after centuries of inbreeding.
Recent studies have shown how AI programs underpinning products like ChatGPT go through a similar collapse whe
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
Elon Musk revived a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI, accusing its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of betraying the artificial intelligence company's founding mission.
The case against ChatGPT maker OpenAI is "a textbook tale of altruism versus greed," the complaint filed in a federal court in California alleges.
"The perfidy and deceit are of Shakespearean proportions."
The
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices, health monitors, and other new applications, including single-use devices.
A new kind of flexible substrate material developed at MIT, the University of Utah, and Meta has the potential to enable not only the
Washington (AFP) Aug 5, 2024
A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a landmark anti-trust case that it has maintained a monopoly with its dominant search engine.
The court decision against a "big tech" giant could alter how the sector operates in future.
District Court Judge Amit Mehta found that Google had a monopoly for search and for text ads through exclusive distribution agreements tha
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
As NASA advances its aeronautics research, the agency is leveraging Model-Based Systems Analysis and Engineering (MBSAE) to ensure the collective benefits of various technologies. MBSAE digitally simulates the integration of multiple technologies into a cohesive system using advanced digital tools and computing programs.
The objective is to optimize the next generation of aviation technolo
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