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What Is Planetary Intelligence? How AI-Powered Earth Observation Is Creating Real-Time 'Early Warning System' For Planet
41+ min ago (344+ words) A new transformative technology is emerging in the field of space-based Earth monitoring, known as Planetary Intelligence (PI). PI offers the ability to analyse environmental shifts in real-time and can predict future trends with unprecedented accurary by merging satellite data…...
NASA's Artemis II Crew Saw Meteorites Striking The Moon in Real Time
27+ min ago (545+ words) During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has piqued scientists' curiosity. "That was definitely impact flashes on the moon. And Jeremy (Hansen) just saw…...
It really bent your mind: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (142+ words) "Star Trek" actor William Shatner speaks to the media after his Blue Origin spaceflight on a landing pad near Van Horn, Texas, in October 2021. (Mike Blake/Reuters via CNN Newsource) A view of Earth during the Artemis II mission after…...
Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find
28+ min ago (406+ words) But some regions are dimming due to energy-saving policies, wars and disasters. Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and…...
Astronomers noticed an asteroid flickering like it was "winking" until they realized its interior is fractured in ways never seen before
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (582+ words) Astronomers have found evidence that reshaped our belief systems about space. For as long as mankind has gazed upon the night sky, we have been searching for answers to our most complex mysteries. One such mystery has been why an…...
Astronomers discovered the most primitive star ever
37+ min ago (646+ words) Astronomers confirmed SDSS J0715-7334 as the most metal-poor star ever found, a survivor of the universe's second stellar generation born near the Large Magellanic Cloud. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) A dim red giant just out of reach of the Milky Way…...
Artemis II live tracker, day 9: Crew prepares Orion spacecraft for return to Earth
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (282+ words) NASA's Artemis II is on track to return to Earth on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day trip around the moon. The crew'NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen'will spend their last…...
The $8 Billion GPS Ground System That Never Worked " And the Quiet Decision to Route Around It
49+ min ago (963+ words) The U. S. Space Force has reportedly awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to manage ground control operations for the next generation of GPS satellites, a decision that amounts to an institutional admission: the Pentagon's long-troubled OCX program cannot do the job it…...
Space X satellites would outshine the stars
28+ min ago (1114+ words) By Samantha Lawler, Aaron Boley and Hanno Rein More than 10, 000 Starlink satellites currently orbit the Earth. We see them crawling across dark skies, no matter how remote our location, and streaking through images from research telescopes. Space X recently announced…...
A cracked heat shield rattled NASA after Artemis I. Now, Artemis II will put the fix to the test
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (665+ words) The Artemis II astronauts are scheduled to return Friday from their trip to the moon. When they do, they will slam into Earth's atmosphere at over 32 times the speed of sound " and will do so using a reentry technique that…...