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Light show over US sky likely SpaceX debris re-entering atmosphere

Mar 26, 2021 (AFP)

"While we await further confirmation on the details, here's the unofficial information we have so far. The widely reported bright objects in the sky were the de...

Illegal mining surges on Yanomami indigenous land

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

The increase brought the total amount of land deforested by illegal miners on the Yanomami's reserve in northern Brazil to 2,400 hectares (nearly 6,000 acres), ...

New York Times digital 'NFT' article sells for $563,000

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

Keven Roose's article entitled "Buy This Column on the Blockchain" was itself aimed at trying to test the market as to what sort of items would sell in the form...

Astroscale confirms successful launch of ELSA-d satellite deorbiter

Mar 24, 2021 (SPX)

ELSA-d, which consists of two satellites stacked together - a servicer designed to safely remove debris from orbit and a client satellite that serves as a piece...

Deployable propulsion for satellites

Mar 24, 2021 (SPX)

In cooperation with the US space agency NASA, the aim is to develop deployable satellite structures that will make low-cost, small satellites more powerful in t...

Recycling seen as way to bolster U.S. rare-earth element supply, go greener

Mar 22, 2021 (UPI)

REEs, sometimes called rare-earth metals, are used to make a variety of electronics, from iPhones to MRI machines. They're also vital to produce many of the mos...

Hong Kong's fragile coral reefs boosted by 3D printing

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

On postcards and in the popular imagination Hong Kong is a byword for urban density, a thicket of towering skyscrapers crammed along the harbour or clinging to ...

NAV CANADA awards Raytheon UK contract for secondary surveillance radars to manage Canadian airspace

Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)

"We have been supplying radar systems to NAV CANADA since 1959, and MSSRs since the 1980s," said John Gallagher, managing director, Weapons and Sensors, Raytheo...

ThinKom antenna design offers flexible installation options for special-purpose aircraft

Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)

The new product variant, which targets government and military beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication markets, integrates the VICTS antenna, antenn...

Spacepath Communications to provide solid-state amplifiers for US Market

Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)

SpacePath will supply both Ku- and X-band solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA), renowned for their compact form factor, high efficiency and proven performance. A...

Pioneering study gives new insight into formation of copper deposits

Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)

A team of geologists, led by Lawrence Carter from the University of Exeter's Camborne School of Mines, has published a new theory for how porphyry copper deposi...

Research for environment-friendly production plants

Mar 17, 2021 (SPX)

DLR's Zittau site, the home of the new institute, was officially inaugurated on 10 March 2021 with an online event. In addition to this site in Saxony, the Inst...

Airbus pioneers first satellite factory in space

Mar 16, 2021 (SPX)

The "orbital factory" envisioned by PERIOD will pioneer construction of major components such as antenna reflectors, assembly of spacecraft components and satel...

Scientists turn plastic into moisture-wicking textile

Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)

Attempts to make plastic textiles have previously faltered as a result of polyethylene's inability to wick away and evaporate moisture. However, engineers at MI...

Battery pallet becomes largest object discharged from space station

Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)

Mission controllers in Houston commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release an external pallet loaded with the 2.9 tons of nickel-hydrogen batteries into Eart...

Controlled by light alone, new smart materials twist, bend and move

Mar 15, 2021 (SPX)

The research provides new avenues for the development of smart light-driven systems such as high-efficiency, self-aligning solar cells that automatically follow...

ELSA-d mission licence approved by UK Space Agency

Mar 15, 2021 (SPX)

The ELSA-d mission presents a leading test case for licensing for future missions undertaking complex rendezvous operations in space, such as active debris remo...

NASA, Partners test 3D printed rocket pad designed by students

Mar 15, 2021 (SPX)

The students' design concept - called the Lunar Plume Alleviation Device, or Lunar PAD - aims to solve problems caused by lunar dust kicked up during launches a...

Printing in 3D as long as you like

Mar 14, 2021 (ESA)

The printer is capable of printing parts of unlimited dimensions in a single direction. It is a ground demonstrator version of 3D printing technology which is u...

NFTs setting off revolution in the world of collectibles

Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)

What is an NFT, and why are they causing such a stir? - What is an 'NFT' ? - A non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital object that can be a drawing, animation, pi...