|
|
|
  Paris, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 This phenomenal endeavour, led by the European Space Agency, is powered by Airbus technology. Our engineers have rarely faced a greater challenge than enabling such a journey. The JUICE probe will encounter extreme temperatures, intense radiation and decreasing solar energy during its 5 billion kilometre journey. Being self-sufficient in energy generation and storage is key to the mission's success. Operating in the outer reaches of the solar system, far from the Sun, JUICE uses large solar arrays ... read more |
 |
 
NASA awards agreement for high-resolution synthetic aperture radarGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 NASA has awarded a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Capella Space Corporation of San Francisco to provide high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (0.5 meter to 1.2 meters) comm ... more  
Rocket Lab updates launch location for NASA's TROPICS missionKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 A NASA constellation of four storm tracking CubeSats are getting a new launch location as they prepare to study tropical cyclones beginning in the 2023 At ... more  
Fish-inspired, self-charging electric battery may help power space applicationsNiversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and th ... more  
China's inland space launch site advances commercial servicesJiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 07, 2023 The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is currently China's only site for launching manned spacecraft into orbit, is looking to tap into the burgeoning commercial market by offering more service ... more |
|
|
| Previous Issues | Apr 10 | Apr 07 | Apr 06 | Apr 05 | Apr 04 |
|
|
|
|
 
Northrop Grumman expands space technology capabilities in HuntsvilleHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) cut the ribbon on a new, two-building campus located just outside of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, expanding its launch and missile defense develo ... more 
Musk's Twitter marks BBC, NPR as 'government funded' but not Tesla or SpaceXWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2023 Elon Musk's Twitter marked the BBC and NPR as "government-funded" on Saturday but has not applied the label to Tesla or SpaceX - which have received billions in subsidies. Despite the signific ... more  
The ice in Antarctica has melted beforeTrondheim, Norway (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Sixty per cent of the world's fresh water is bound up in Antarctic ice sheets. Thirty million cubic kilometres of ice is perhaps a difficult number to grasp. But if absolutely all Antarctica's ice m ... more 
Snowball Earth might have been a slushballCincinnati OH (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 At least five ice ages have befallen Earth, including one 635 million years ago that created glaciers from pole to pole. Called the Marinoan Ice Age, it's named for the part of Australia where ... more |
|
 
Absolute zero in the quantum computerVienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 The absolute lowest temperature possible is -273.15 degrees Celsius. It is never possible to cool any object exactly to this temperature - one can only approach absolute zero. This is the third law ... more  
Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?Rochester UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. From the formation of mountains and oceans to the eruption of volcanoes, the surface of our planet is in a constan ... more 
Beneath the Earth, ancient ocean floor likely surrounds the coreTuscaloosa AL (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth's interior, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet thin, sunk ocean floo ... more  
The Sun is a normal star after allLisbon, Portugal (SPX) Apr 10, 2023 Using data from the Kepler, Gaia, and SOHO satellites, a research team led has seemingly put an end to the notion that the Sun might not be a typical "sun-like" star. ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
