World’s best telescopes target asteroids for ESA’s Hera mission
(5 March 2019 - ESA) In the coming days the largest and most powerful telescopes in Europe and South America will be trained on...
NASA, SpaceX launch first flight test of space system designed for...
(4 March 2019 - NASA) For the first time, a commercially-built and operated American crew spacecraft and rocket, which launched from American soil, has...
Italy’s Rai to start 8K broadcasts in time for 2020 Tokyo...
Italian public service broadcaster Rai will begin broadcasting 4K and 8K content from next year, starting with the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The announcement...
NASA selects mission to study space weather from Space Station
(25 February 2019 - NASA) NASA has selected a new mission that will help scientists understand and, ultimately, forecast the vast space weather system...
ALMA differentiates two birth cries from a single star
(26 February 2019 - ALMA) Astronomers have unveiled the enigmatic origins of two different gas streams from a baby star.
Using ALMA, they found that...
Old stars live longer than we thought
(25 February 2019 - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias) Towards the end of their lives some 95% of stars evolve into red giants which...
New test facility for Ariane 6 upper stage
(26 February 2019 - ESA) Today, the DLR German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen inaugurated a new test facility that simulates launch for the complete...
Orbit unveils newest dual-band maritime satcom solution
(26 February 2019 - Orbit Communication Systems) Orbit Communication Systems unveiled today its latest dual-band Ku/Ka terminal extending Orbit’s multi-band maritime satellite communications solutions.
Developed...
Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies
(26 February 2019 - Kavli IPMU) Dark matter may scatter against each other only when they hit the right energy, say researchers in Japan,...
Anaemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory
(26 February 2019 - W M Keck Observatory) A team of astronomers led by the University of California Observatories (UCO) have studied in great...
Five teams win NASA DALI awards to advance future lunar missions
(27 February 2019 - NASA Goddard) When NASA solicits future investigations of the Moon five teams involving scientists and engineers at the NASA Goddard...
Arianespace successfully performs the first of 21 launches for the OneWeb...
(27 February 2019 - Arianespace) Flight VS21 - Arianespace’s second launch of the year - took place on Wednesday, February 27, at 6:37 p.m.,...
Hiding black hole found
(28 February 2019 - ALMA) Astronomers have detected a stealthy black hole from its effects on an interstellar gas cloud.
This intermediate mass black hole...
First evidence of planet-wide groundwater system on Mars
(28 February 2019 - ESA) Mars Express has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep...
Cobham SATCOM extends partnership with Inmarsat to deliver key L-band ground...
(26 February 2019 - Cobham) Cobham SATCOM, the leading global provider of satellite communications solutions, today announced that it would provide L-band ground infrastructure...
India’s PSLV-C45 will launch two NanoAvionics nano-satellites
(27 February 2019 - NanoAvionics) NanoAvionics announces the upcoming launch of two orbital missions based on its M6P nano-satellite bus. The nano-satellite manufacturer and...
New Horizons research indicates small objects are surprisingly rare in the...
(28 February 2019 - JHU APL) Using New Horizons data from the NASA mission's 2015 flyby of the Pluto system, scientists have indirectly discovered...
Successful mating of Eutelsat’s KONNECT satellite payload with its all-electric platform
(1 March 2019 - Eutelsat) Eutelsat Communications has announced the successful mating of the platform and payload of the KONNECT satellite, conducted this week...
Leola Moss and Steve Young join ICEYE
(27 February 2019 - ICEYE) ICEYE today announced the appointment of Leola Moss, a seasoned satellite imaging and aerospace professional, as Vice President, Product...
Silicon carbide ‘stardust’ in meteorites leads to understanding of erupting stars
(28 February 2019 - Arizona State University) What do tiny specks of silicon carbide stardust, found in meteorites and older than the solar system,...
