TECH SPACE - NANO DAILY

Aug 25, 2023 (ESA)

To achieve this, Proba-3 combines vision-based detection, as tested here, with radio frequency links, satellite navigation and laser ranging. The Visual-Based S...

MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures

Aug 24, 2023 (SPX)

Inspired by bones and other cellular solids found in nature, humans have used the same concept to develop architected materials. By changing the geometry of the...

True Anomaly opens GravityWorks; gains federal clearances for space operations

Aug 21, 2023 (SPX)

Located in Centennial, Colo., this new facility positions True Anomaly amidst the flourishing aerospace and defense sectors of Colorado, one of America's leadin...

Taiwan's antique jade dealers see trade losing lustre

Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)

"The folds in the pig's ears show the handiwork, the ancient handicraft" of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), said the 60-year-old trader, who would only provide hi...

China's new rules on AI-generated content

Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)

Rapid advancements in generative AI have stoked global alarm over the technology's potential for disinformation and misuse, with deepfake images showing people ...

LeoLabs provides tracking support for ESA's historic assisted satellite reentry

Aug 15, 2023 (SPX)

This assisted reentry was considered the "first-of-its-kind" because the satellite, named Aeolus, was not designed for a controlled reentry when launched by ESA...

AFRL opens extreme computing facility, announces $44M in additional funding

Aug 15, 2023 (AFRL)

AFRL's Information Directorate welcomed U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to the new AFRL Information Directorate ...

Damage control: WVU researchers aim for the sky to track lethal space debris

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

A team led by Piyush Mehta, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources,...

ESA integrates Satellite Orbit Decay Forecast service to enhance satellite safety

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

The new forecast service is freely available via the ESA Space Weather Service and offers a warning with a lead time of around 15 hours. The commissioning of SO...

Umbra achieves Commercial SAR milestone with 16-cm resolution

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

This advancement in Umbra's services can be attributed to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lifting the temporary licensing conditions ...

De-orbiting PS4 stage in PSLV-C56 Mission

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

Within 20 minutes of lift-off on July 30, 2023, the Onboard Navigation, Guidance, and Control system facilitated the accurate placement of these satellites into...

Studying rainforests from the skies - radar technology measures biomass

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

For climate action, it is important to understand in detail how forest biomass influences the carbon cycle. To do this, experts need very accurate data on how g...

Before the vacuum

Aug 11, 2023 (ESA)

Electric propulsion involves accelerating propellant via various electrical or magnetic methods to reach high levels of efficiency - propellant can be ejected u...

SwRI micropatch algorithm improves ground-to-spacecraft software update efficiency

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

"Instead of updating an entire file or operating system, which is typically required with over-the-air satellite software updates, our tool can find and patch s...

Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)

Using scaffolds made of folded DNA, MIT engineers have come up with a new way to precisely assemble arrays of quantum rods. By depositing quantum rods onto a DN...

Deep Space communications to get a laser boost

Aug 08, 2023 (JPL)

The DSOC near-infrared laser transceiver (a device that can send and receive data) will "piggyback" on NASA's Psyche mission when it launches to a metal-rich as...

Solestial's Tech to Power Atomos's OTVs

Aug 06, 2023 (SPX)

This collaboration is poised for an official debut by February 2024. At that time, Atomos's premiere mission is expected to utilize Solestial's solar technology...

DLR harnesses 3D Printing for efficient production of spaceflight components

Aug 06, 2023 (SPX)

According to Jan Haubrich, Project Leader at the DLR Institute of Materials Research, "New manufacturing processes are the key to increased performance, improve...

UTokyo unfolds the 'Future Window' dream

Aug 05, 2023 (SPX)

As part of the Treasure Hunting Project-an initiative to highlight the intrinsic value and vast potential of scientific research-DLX Design Lab joined forces wi...

Right on track: Aeolus reentry map

Aug 04, 2023 (ESA)

"The goal of this first-of-its-kind assisted reentry was to guide Aeolus on a safe final path, where it would disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere as far as possi...