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December 09, 2024
TIME AND SPACE
Astronomers uncover key clues to the formation of giant galaxies



London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Astronomers are making significant progress in solving the mystery of how the universe's largest galaxies were formed, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades. A recent study by researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with international experts, has pinpointed the birthplaces of massive elliptical galaxies. These findings provide valuable insights into their formation. Unlike our disk-shaped Milky Way, these ancient galaxies resemble bulging footballs, and ... read more

TIME AND SPACE
Particle research gets closer to answering why we're here
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
Physicists hope to answer fundamental questions about the origins of the universe by learning more about its tiniest particles. University of Cincinnati Professor Alexandre Sousa helped outlin ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA pinpoints cause of Orion heat shield char loss
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
NASA engineers have identified the technical cause behind the unexpected char loss on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft's heat shield during its return from the Moon. The issue arose from trapped gases ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
Seeing farther into the universe with enhanced gravitational-wave detection
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Researchers at Louisiana State University have unveiled a promising method to refine gravitational-wave detection through optical spring tracking. This innovation may enable scientists to observe de ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
China launches Sea Sentinel 1 satellite for remote sensing
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
China successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing the Haishao 1, also known as Sea Sentinel 1, satellite int ... more
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Expanded AI Model with Global Data Enhances Earth Science Applications
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
NASA, IBM, and Forschungszentrum Julich have released an expanded version of the open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model to support a broader range of geographic ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
MINE-THE-GAP project to transform mining oversight with AI and satellite data
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
As the demand for raw materials surges to support digitalization and decarbonization, the MINE-THE-GAP project has been launched to address a pressing gap in understanding the environmental and soci ... more
FIRE STORM
NASA C20A aircraft supports disaster science and fire studies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
In an era of increasing extreme weather events and natural disasters, NASA's C-20A aircraft is playing a vital role in collecting data to improve disaster response and prediction efforts. Operated f ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Double success for Europe as Sentinel-1C and Vega-C take flight
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched the Sentinel-1C satellite aboard the Vega-C rocket, signifying a major milestone for Europe's space ambitions. The Sentinel-1C mission, part ... more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Europe's most advanced weather satellite begins operations
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite, now renamed Meteosat-12, has officially become operational. Equipped with cutting-edge instruments, this satellite is poised to transform weathe ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab prepares to launch Synspective EO satellite
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed the launch window for its next Electron mission, which will deploy Synspective's latest Earth observation satellite. This mission is part of an ongo ... more
VENUSIAN HEAT
A rare Venus solar transit sheds light on exoplanet atmospheres
London, UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
In the coming decade, astronomers will begin exploring the atmospheres of Earth- and Venus-sized planets orbiting nearby stars. Despite their physical similarities, Venus and Earth have drastically ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Hubble delivers unprecedented view of a quasar
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have achieved an unprecedentedly close look into the core of a quasar - a luminous and energetic galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hol ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Researchers use citizen scientist data to explore blue auroras in Japan
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
On May 11, 2024, a dramatic geomagnetic storm created colorful auroras across Japan's Honshu and Hokkaido islands. Among these was a unique salmon-pink aurora lasting through the night and an except ... more
VSAT NEWS
Telebras and SES bring internet access to over 1500 sites in Brazil's Northern Region
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 06, 2024
Telebras, in partnership with SES and other collaborators, has enhanced digital connectivity in Brazil's Northern Region by deploying over 1,500 Internet access points. These sites, established thro ... more
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Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed, a Google lab said, with potentially life-saving applications as climate change ramps up. ... more
SPACEWAR
U.S. Space Force opens unit in Japan
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2024
The United States Space Force activated its first unit in Japan on Wednesday in cooperation with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's own military space operations group. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India launches European 'artifical eclipse' satellites
Mumbai (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
India on Thursday successfully launched into space a pair of European satellites that will create artificial solar eclipses to help scientists catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere. ... more
MARSDAILY
Liquid on Mars was not necessarily all water
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Dry river channels and lake beds on Mars point to the long-ago presence of a liquid on the planet's surface, and the minerals observed from orbit and from landers seem ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Twin mini satellites provide new insights into polar heat emissions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Two compact satellites, part of NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), are delivering groundbreaking data on the far-infrared radiation emitted from the Arctic and Ant ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Robotics microbiology and agriculture dominate ISS research this month
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) wrapped up the week with a focus on robotics, microbiology, and space agriculture as the Expedition 72 crew tackled an intensive schedule of scientific investig ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA administrator reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics
Maxwell AFB AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they're often not the most famous individual in the agency. More people probably know the nam ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's new Long March rockets to enable lunar and Mars missions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
China's next-generation Long March 10 carrier rocket will significantly boost the nation's capacity for manned lunar exploration, increasing its lunar transfer orbit payload from 8.2 tonnes to 27 to ... more
IRON AND ICE
China observatory documents asteroid before entering Earth's atmosphere
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
An astronomical observatory in Yunnan Province, southwest China, has successfully documented the rare event of a near-Earth asteroid falling to Earth, according to an announcement by the Chinese Aca ... more
TIME AND SPACE
NASA's IXPE details shapes of structures at newly discovered black hole
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole - specifically, the disk of material swirling around it, ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
In the 1930s, Caltech astronomer Fritz Zwicky would brave the chill atop Palomar Mountain near San Diego to peer through a small survey telescope in search of eruptions in the night sky. In the 1940 ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
A mission design to extend the life of space telescopes
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
The longevity of space telescopes is improving as researchers devise serviceable designs for future observatories. Inspired by current missions like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Eur ... more
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Webb Telescope unveils unexpected details in Spiderweb Protocluster
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
A team of international astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to uncover previously hidden galaxies in the Spiderweb protocluster. These findings challenge earlier assumpt ... more
TECH SPACE
Beyond Gravity supplies thermal protection and navtech for Sentinel-1C
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
On December 5, the European environmental satellite Copernicus Sentinel-1C was successfully launched aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Kourou, South America. Beyond Gravity contributed critical t ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027
Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
The United States is delaying its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to "mid-2027," citing heat shield issues and other problems plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials said Thursday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Long March 3B reaches 100th launch milestone
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
China successfully launched a Long March 3B rocket on Tuesday afternoon from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, delivering an experimental satellite, Communication Technology D ... more
EXO WORLDS
A caving expedition highlights the complexities of field research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Lab-based research forms the foundation of modern scientific inquiry, but it often falls short in replicating real-world experiences. This limitation is particularly pronounced in fields like cognit ... more
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