Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence is transforming how scientists analyze rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars.

For nearly three years, Perseverance has been utilizing AI to autonomously identify minerals in Martian rocks. This innovative use of AI on Mars marks a significant step toward creating “smart” spacecraft capable of independent scientific exploration.

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Next month, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will carry out the first combined lunar-Earth flyby. Preparations are under way at ESA mission control for this highly precise manoeuvre, which will harness the gravitational forces of the Moon and Earth in quick succession to line Juice up for the next stage of its journey to Jupiter.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2024

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a top provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced a seven-figure pilot contract with an international defense ministry for its PlanetScope data, now enhanced with SynMax’s AI-based Theia solution.

Together with SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company, Planet is offering an advanced maritime domain awareness (MDA) solution fo

London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2024

An antenna on ExoMars’ Trace Gas Orbiter has been repurposed to help researchers explore new areas of the Martian atmosphere.

Using this modified equipment, a team including researchers from Imperial College London has investigated previously unreachable regions of Mars’ atmosphere. These areas, which can obstruct radio signals, are vital for future Mars habitation missions.

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30 years ago, on 16 July 1994, astronomers watched in awe as the first of many pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter with incredible force. The event sparked intense interest in the field of planetary defence as people asked: “Could we do anything to prevent this happening to Earth?”

After Hurricane Beryl passed the Brownsville area without seriously damaging Starbase, preparations for Starship Flight…
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Using the joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope in low-Earth orbit,…
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 14, 2024

In late April, farmers in Saskatchewan stumbled upon spacecraft fragments while preparing their fields for seeding. It sounds like the beginning of a science fiction movie, but this really happened, sending a powerful warning: it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or killed by falling space junk.

The Axiom Space private astronaut mission (Ax-3) concluded safely on Fe

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024

The question of whether Mars ever supported life has fascinated scientists and the public for decades. Central to this inquiry is understanding the planet’s past climate: was it warm and wet, akin to Earth’s climate, or was it cold and icy, making it less likely to support life as we know it? A recent study points to the latter, drawing parallels between Martian soils and those found in the suba

This cavernous nebula is home to a bundle of young stars, specifically a triple system of T-Tauri stars.