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Scientists have developed a new satellite-data-based early warning technique that could one day be used to predict volcanic eruptions years before they take place, according to the results of a new study. Alongside providing advanced warning, the orbit… Continue reading New technique could help predict volcanic eruptions years in advance
Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary have made the first successful docking of their robotic service vehicle with a fully operational communications satellite. On April 21, 2021 at 1:34 pm EST, the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) … Continue reading MEV-2 spacecraft docks with satellite in orbit to extend its life
In 2014, no less an authority than NASA proclaimed in peer-reviewed papers that it was getting mysterious thrust from the EmDrive, a strange, brassy trumpet of a thing that its creators claimed could produce thrust with no propellant. NASA’s findings r… Continue reading Scientists pinpoint source of “impossible” EmDrive’s thrust
While the term “upcycle” is relatively recent, we feel like [saveitforparts] has been doing it for a long time. He’d previously built gear to pick up low-Earth orbit satellites, but …read more Continue reading Satellite Ground Station Upcycles Trash
Using advanced infrared imaging technology aboard an Earth-orbiting satellite, scientists have measured the coldest temperature of a storm cloud on record at a chilling −111.2 °C. The severe thunderstorm barreled across the Pacific in late 2018 where i… Continue reading Severe storm cloud breaks into the stratosphere to hit record low temp
Europe is getting into the space manufacturing race as the European Commission awards Airbus a €3-million (US$3.5-million) contract to prepare a low-Earth orbit demonstration project. Currently an A/B1 phase study contract, the PERIOD (PERASPERA (short… Continue reading EU contracts Airbus to develop in-orbit satellite manufacturing concept
It’s always fun to look over aerial and satellite maps of places we know, seeing a perspective different from our usual ground level view. We lose that context when it’s …read more Continue reading Putting Perseverance Rover’s View Into Satellite View Context
Lockheed Martin and Omnispace are teaming up to consider jointly developing the technology needed to deliver 5G connectivity on a global scale. The new strategic interest agreement is aimed at combining a constellation of non-geostationary orbital sate… Continue reading Lockheed Martin and Omnispace pursue global 5G hybrid network
It’s easy to imagine that once a spacecraft leaves Earth’s atmosphere and is in a stable orbit, the most dangerous phase of the mission is over. After all, that’s when we collectively close the live stream and turn our attentions …read more
Satellites have offered scientists a powerful new tool when it comes to tracking endangered wildlife, with the movements of tagged animals able to be monitored with great precision. A new technology promises to expand the possibilities even further, wi… Continue reading Computer algorithm spots endangered wildlife in satellite images