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Tag: SATELLITE MISSIONS/SHUTTLES
Mission assurance: NRL Space Research Group to validate SDA satellite interoperability
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research group will use its background in space system development to help ensure future satellites have the capability to work together. Announced Aug. 31, NRL’s work supports the Space Development Agency’s two multi-million…
SwRI planetary scientist to fly aboard NASA-funded commercial space flight
Suborbital flight to support two ‘human-tended’ experiments
The puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.9% dark matter is solved
At present, the formation of galaxies is difficult to understand without the presence of a ubiquitous, but mysterious component, termed dark matter. Astronomers have measure how much dark matter there is around galaxies, and have found that it varies between…
Studying the sun as a star to understand stellar flares and exoplanets
New research shows that sunspots and other active regions can change the overall solar emissions.
Studying the sun as a star to understand stellar flares and exoplanets
New research shows that sunspots and other active regions can change the overall solar emissions. The sunspots cause some emissions to dim and others to brighten; the timing of the changes also varies between different types of emissions. This knowledge…
Planetary astronomer co-authors studies of asteroid as member of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission
Mission’s science team publishes findings characterizing asteroid’s surface in advance of sample collection event
SwRI scientists study the rugged surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu
New papers outline what NASA’s OSIRIS-REx will collect from asteroid surface
Scientists peer inside an asteroid
New findings from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that the interior of the asteroid Bennu could be weaker and less dense than its outer layers–like a crème-filled chocolate egg flying though space. The results appear in a study published today in…
Diamonds are a quantum scientist’s best friend
The discovery of triplet spin superconductivity in diamonds has the potential to revolutionise the high-tech industry.
On the trail of causes of radiation events during space flight
Scientists have made significant progress in understanding the sources of radiation events that could impact human space-flight operations.
On the trail of causes of radiation events during space flight
Lessons from conjunction observations with ISS detectors and the Arase satellite
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation in zero gravity
“It’s exciting. I love this stuff!” said Bashar Badran, Ph.D. “This is so fun.” Not many researchers get the chance to float, weightless, 32,000 feet above the Earth. Medical University of South Carolina scientists usually conduct research in labs –…
Safe flight: New method detects onset of destructive oscillations in aircraft turbines
New method for early flutter detection will help in the development of safer and more eco-friendly turbines in aircraft
First study with CHEOPS data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe
Eight months after the space telescope CHEOPS started its journey into space, the first scientific publication using data from CHEOPS has been issued. CHEOPS is the first ESA mission dedicated to characterising known exoplanets. Exoplanets, i.e. planets outside the Solar…
First measurements of radiation levels on the moon
In the coming years and decades, various nations want to explore the moon, and plan to send astronauts there again for this purpose. But on our inhospitable satellite, space radiation poses a significant risk. The Apollo astronauts carried so-called dosimeters…
Global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra
International team of researchers finds the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth
Can ripples on the sun help predict solar flares?
Scientists analyze sunquakes to pinpoint flare energy source, perhaps predict flare severity
New technology is a ‘science multiplier’ for astronomy
Federal funding of new technology is crucial for astronomy, according to results of a study released Sept. 21 in the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments and Systems . The study tracked the long-term impact of early seed funding obtained from…
NASA’s IRIS spots nanojets: Shining light on heating the solar corona
In a paper published today in Nature Astronomy , researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets — bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere, called the corona — in a process…
SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet
ESA’s Rosetta mission discovers unique aurora at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Solar storm forecasts for Earth improved with help from the public
New CME forecasting method shows value of including imaging cameras on future NASA missions
ICARUS: Start of scientific operations
Monitoring global animal migration from space – this is now possible for international animal behaviour researchers. ICARUS, the animal tracking system in space, successfully completed its test phase on the International Space Station (ISS) by 31 August 2020 and has…
Back to space: in 2024 Politecnico di Milano will take part to the first planetary defense mission
After contributing to Rosetta Mission, in 2024 Politecnico di Milano will be back to deep space. That year ESA, the European Space Agency, will launch the Hera spacecraft towards binary asteroid Didymos, the smallest ever visited object by a space…
Hubble captures crisp new portrait of Jupiter’s storms
This latest image of Jupiter, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on Aug. 25, 2020, was captured when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. Hubble’s sharp view is giving researchers an updated weather report on the monster planet’s…
SwRI scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
Stellar chemical compositions used as proxy for potentially habitable systems
Can life survive a star’s death? Webb telescope can reveal the answer
ITHACA, N.Y. – When stars like our sun die, all that remains is an exposed core – a white dwarf. A planet orbiting a white dwarf presents a promising opportunity to determine if life can survive the death of its…
KU astronomer helps confirm first-ever planet found orbiting white dwarf
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas astronomer played a key role on the team that today announced the first-ever discovery of a planet orbiting a white dwarf. The finding, published in Nature , shows the likely presence of a Jupiter-sized…
A warm Jupiter orbiting a cool star
A planet observed crossing in front of, or transiting, a low-mass star has been determined to be about the size of Jupiter. While hundreds of Jupiter-sized planets have been discovered orbiting larger sun-like stars, it is rare to see these…
Giant particle accelerator in the sky
Electrons are locally heated to extremely high energies within the Van Allen Radiation Belts, new study finds
New small satellite to rendezvous with binary asteroids
The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin will soon lead a new space mission to capture the first-ever closeup look at a mysterious class of solar system objects: bin The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin will soon…
SwRI-led study indicates sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu
Research uses data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission
Where rocks come alive: OSIRIS-REx observes an asteroid in action
While studying asteroid Bennu up close, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft witnessed periodic outbursts of material being kicked up from the surface; a dedicated observation campaign revealed details of the activity and the processes likely causing it
How small particles could reshape Bennu and other asteroids
In January 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was orbiting asteroid Bennu when the spacecraft’s cameras caught something unexpected: Thousands of tiny bits of material, some just the size of marbles, began to bounce off the surface of the asteroid–like a game…
Gut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyages
Review highlights that treatments targeting the gut microbiome could protect space travelers against negative health effects of space travel
Surprise on Mars
An observer standing on Mars would see the planet’s moon Phobos cross the sky from west to east every five hours. Its orbit passes between the sun and any given point on Mars about once each Earth year. Each time…
Scientists discover a warped disc “torn apart by stars” in a triple Tatooine-like system
Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings. An international team of experts, led by astronomers at the University of Exeter, has…
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study published today in Science Advances led by Shuai Li, assistant researcher at the Hawai’i Institute…
SwRI awarded NASA contract to develop high-latitude mission to image the Sun’s poles
SwRI also contributing to two additional mission concept design studies
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave — or to power the largest and most technically advanced telescope ever built. Thanks to its solar array, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will stay…
CU scientists create batteries that could make it easier to explore Mars
Electrifying research by Clemson University scientists could lead to the creation of lighter, faster-charging batteries suitable for powering a spacesuit, or even a Mars rover.
CU scientists create batteries that could make it easier to explore Mars
NASA-funded research recently reported in an American Chemical Society journal
Secret weapon to stop invasive honeysuckle: Satellites
Bane of gardeners and foresters alike, Amur honeysuckle can be identified from space
Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is pioneering a new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not zap away the grime using a beam of electrons? The research, published recently in the…
AAAS announces new Science Partner Journal, Space: Science & Technology
Science Partner Journal launched in affiliation with Beijing Institute of Technology
SwRI-led, first-ever mission to the Trojan asteroids passes NASA milestone
Lucy mission gains approval for final development stage
Improving weather forecasts with observations from the microwave instruments onboard China’s FY-3D satellite
China’s FengYun-3 (FY-3) satellite programme is an important part of the Earth observing system and provides observations for numerical weather prediction (NWP), reanalyses, and climate studies. The latest platform in the programme, FY-3D, carries the Microwave Temperature Sounder 2 (MWTS-2),…
Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy
In a landmark study, scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called a halo, surrounding the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor. Scientists were surprised to find that this tenuous, nearly invisible halo…
Student research team develops hybrid rocket engine
In a year defined by obstacles, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student rocket team persevered. Working together across five time zones, they successfully designed a hybrid rocket engine that uses paraffin and a novel nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture called Nytrox.…
NASA missions explore a ‘TIE Fighter’ active galaxy
Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and found it has a strikingly familiar shape. In the process, they discovered the object, called TXS 0128+554, experienced two powerful bouts of activity in the…