BUSAN, South Korea — The European Space Agency will allow a proposed mission to the asteroid Apophis to proceed to a next stage of development to keep it on schedule even though it is not yet fully funded. ESA announced July 16 that its space safety program, which includes planetary defense, has given the Ramses
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An artist’s impression of the very distant undead galaxy ESO/M. Kornmesser A strange, zombie-like galaxy has been spotted in the distant universe. This undead galaxy stopped forming stars for 20 million years before coming back to life in a burst of activity, and it could help explain a cosmic mystery about the earliest galaxies. “We’ve
The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here
TAMPA, Fla. — France has awarded a Thales Alenia Space-led group a contract to capture and inspect a small satellite in a demonstration mission slated toward the end of the decade. Supported by undisclosed funding from French space agency CNES and state-owned investment bank Bpifrance, the mission would use a pair of spacecraft due to
New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic may have impacted India more severely than previously estimated, with the life expectancy of women, certain social groups and younger demographics experiencing the most severe declines. Previous mortality estimates during the covid-19 pandemic
Diamond dust for MRI, 4D printing creates advanced devices – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here
In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Chiara Manfletti, CEO Neuraspace. Through this series SpaceNews is shining a spotlight on some of the extraordinary women at the helm of space programs and organizations. We’re delving into their backgrounds, discussing their accomplishments and highlighting their ongoing work
VIPER won’t go to the moon after all NASA A fully constructed rover that was due to blast off to the moon next year will instead be dismantled due to budgetary issues, NASA has announced – leading researchers to question whether the space agency is truly committed to landing a crewed spacecraft on the moon
Speedy stars point to intermediate-mass black hole in globular cluster – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here
WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Space Command expressed confidence July 17 that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will soon return to flight following a recent mishap. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, revealed that he visited SpaceX’s Starlink satellite factory in Seattle the day after a July
Depiction of ancient humans butchering a glyptodont in South America 21,000 years ago Damián Voglino, Museo de Ciencias Naturales A. Scasso (Colegio Don Bosco), San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Provincia de Buenos Aires (CC-BY 4.0) Marks found on the 21,000-year-old bones of a giant, armadillo-like animal in Argentina may be the oldest evidence of humans
Aperiodicity: the dance event bringing non-repeating patterns to life – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here
TAMPA, Fla. — Ramon.Space is setting up an engineering hub in the United Kingdom to help grow its space computing technology business globally, the California-based company announced July 16. Avi Shabtai, Ramon.Space’s CEO, said the newly created British subsidiary will focus on developing hardware and software for its radiation-resilient processors. “We currently have an immediate
The north polar region of Titan, imaged using radar signals from the Cassini probe, with hydrocarbon seas coloured blue NASA / JPL-Caltech / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana / USGS Our most detailed look yet at the strange lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan has revealed a diverse seascape, similar to Earth’s combination of freshwater rivers and salty
Single electrons follow structured chiral paths – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here
WASHINGTON — The United States should harden its low Earth orbit satellites that support nuclear command and control against radiation effects from potential high-altitude nuclear detonations, according to a new report from a prominent think tank. The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security released a study July 15 titled “Modernizing Space-Based Nuclear Command,
Air traffic controllers can track transatlantic flights’ GPS problems NATS Disruptions to GPS signals, which began near war zones in Europe and the Middle East, are now affecting the busiest oceanic airspace in the world. More than 1700 transatlantic flights cross the North Atlantic between Europe and North America each day. In recent months, a
Scientists create space plasmas at CERN – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here