“Space is a common resource for humanity,” says David Arnas, a Purdue professor whose research is pointing out more sustainable ways to organize satellites in space. Credit: Purdue University photo/John…
Category: Planetary Science
Estonia’s next satellite, largely built by undergrad students, to fly aboard Vega VV23
ESTCube-2 being carried into vibration testing. The CubeSat was tested against harsh launch vibrations at Stoneridge Electronics in Estonia. More specifically, the satellite undergoes a Quasi-Static Load, Sine and Random…
US TV provider given first-ever space debris fine
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain US authorities have issued a “breakthrough” first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly…
Indian spacecraft heads towards center of solar system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain India’s sun-monitoring spacecraft has crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape “the sphere of Earth’s influence”, its space agency said, days after the disappointment…
How researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be
Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Building the world’s largest digital camera ever made for astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera, is no simple…
NASA’s Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind
The whirlwind. See video below. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance rover…
DECam captures the stunning layers of shell galaxy NGC 3923 and nearby gravitational lensing
The symmetrical, onion-like layers of shell galaxy NGC 3923 are showcased in this galaxy-rich image taken by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Dark Energy Camera mounted on the National…
Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe
The report into the September 12, 2022 “mishap” said that failure of an engine nozzle caused by higher than expected engine operating temperatures caused the New Shepard rocket to fall…
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record
In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, a Russian Soyuz MS-23 space capsule descends about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan,…
