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Open-to-use SMILE antenna wins hertz and minds

On 10 November 2024, the final of three Australian CubeSats reentered the atmosphere. Like many other small satellite missions, they benefitted from the SMILE lab for tracking and monitoring..

Ring Around Tabby’s Star

This Oct. 4, 2017, illustration shows a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian’s Star or Tabby’s Star. The star has experienced unusual dips in brightness over a matter of days, as well as much subtler but longer-term dimming trends. Scientists proposed several explanations for this unexpected behavior, ranging from […].

Ready, Set, Action! Our Sun is the Star in Dazzling Simulation

NASA supercomputers are shedding light on what causes some of the Sun’s most complex behaviors. Using data from the suite of active Sun-watching spacecraft currently observing the star at the heart of our solar system, researchers can explore solar dynamics like never before.  The animation shows the strength of the turbulent motions of the Sun’s inner layers […].

NASA: Mystery of Life’s Handedness Deepens

The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a NASA-funded discovery that RNA — a key molecule thought to have potentially held the instructions for life before DNA emerged — can favor making the building blocks of proteins in either the left-hand or the right-hand orientation. Resolving this mystery could […].

NASA’s Hubble Finds Sizzling Details About Young Star FU Orionis

In 1936, astronomers saw a puzzling event in the constellation Orion: the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) became a hundred times brighter in a matter of months. At its peak, FU Ori was intrinsically 100 times brighter than our Sun. Unlike an exploding star though, it has declined in luminosity only languidly since then. […].

Anduril secures $99.7 million contract for Space Force network upgrade

Anduril's Lattice software is used to autonomously process and distribute data from a global network of military space sensors The post Anduril secures $99.7 million contract for Space Force network upgrade appeared first on SpaceNews..

Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes shock claim about Jeff Bezos, reigniting rivalry

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a shocking claim about former Amazon frontman Jeff Bezos, potentially reigniting their rivalry and bringing forward some potential friction between the two. Bezos reportedly was convinced that President-elect Donald Trump would lose the November election to Vice President Kamala Harris and told “everyone” to sell their Tesla and SpaceX […] The post Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes shock claim about Jeff Bezos, reigniting rivalry appeared first on TESLARATI..

Copernicus Sentinel-1: radar vision for Copernicus

Meet Copernicus Sentinel-1 – this ground-breaking mission delivers continuous, all-weather, day-and-night imaging for land, ice and maritime monitoring. .

Early Stage Innovations (ESI) 2024

Back to ESI Home Computational Materials Engineering for Lunar Metals Welding Passive Lunar Dust Control through Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering.

Early Stage Innovations (ESI) 2024

Back to ESI Home Computational Materials Engineering for Lunar Metals Welding Passive Lunar Dust Control through Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering.