The early-stage satellite internet project has just received $650,000 in seed funding to work on development and technical reviews to connect the Earth and the Moon and possibly Mars with broadband. Aquarian Space announced funding from Draper Associates Thursday (March 17) as a step along its ultimate goal of bringing high-speed internet between Earth, the … Read more
UNLV physicists have pioneered a new laser heating technique in a diamond anvil cell (pictured here) as part of their discovery of a new form of ice. Credit: Chris Higgins The findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. NLV researchers have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of … Read more
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover reflects on the tracks of its wheels on March 17, 2022, the 381 Sol day or Sol day of the mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The rover’s autonomous driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as a record series of sprints begins to its next sampling location.
Major crashes between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of similar crashes give clues about how frequently these events occur around other stars. Most of the rocky planets and satellites in our solar system, including Earth and the Moon, were or were formed by massive collisions early in the history of the solar system. … Read more
Live coverage of the countdown to the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-12 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 full-scale Starlink satellites. Follow us Twitter. SFN Live SpaceX webcast SpaceX Voice Mission 53 other SpaceX satellites … Read more
Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at International Space Station He wears yellow flight suits with blue accents, colors matching the Ukrainian flag. Men were the first newcomers to the space station since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine Last month. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov, of the Russian space company Roscosmos, … Read more
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov aboard the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:55 a.m. ET. The crew’s launch and flight to the space station, which is supposed to take just over three hours, will be broadcast live on NASA’s website. website. It’s Matveyev and Korsakov’s … Read more
Artist’s impression of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover (front) and the Russian science platform (background) on Mars. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab As an intergovernmental organization tasked with developing and implementing space programs with full respect for European values, we strongly deplore the human toll and tragic consequences of the aggression on Ukraine. Recognizing the impact … Read more
Scientists originally found the remains of an armored dinosaur, which they named Yuxisaurus kopchicki, in 2017 in Yuxi District of Yunnan Province, an area that has been a hotspot for dinosaur discoveries. The research on the samples began in 2019, according to study author Chondong Pei, a professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Study author … Read more
The James Webb Telescope has captured a stunning image of a billion-year-old cluster of galaxies. The James Webb Telescope recently sent the first official deep space image to NASA officials, which explains why the $10 billion device is billed as the next big thing after Hubble. HD 84406 image was posted by NASA on its … Read more
