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General Atomics testing remotely piloted flight with satellite network key to polar operations
The uncrewed aircraft manufacturer says it has completed two test flights of a Grey Eagle 25M controlled remotely via a ...
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ESA's NavLab on wheels: An Arctic mission
High above the Arctic Circle, on the rugged terrain of Andøya, three ESA radionavigation engineers take a rare moment to unwind with a game of shuffleboard. Outside, sheep graze under the shimmering ...
ISRO masters docking, undocking; paves way for future missions
With this, India becomes the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to master the satellite docking and undocking ...
No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope
Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren't any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA ...
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NASA will soon launch PUNCH to study how the Sun influences the space around us
NASA is now targeting an evening launch window for PUNCH and SPHEREx that opens at 10:09 P.M. EST on Tuesday, March 4. On ...
NASA's newest space telescope Spherex blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before—a sweeping look at hundreds ...
Climate change may reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space
MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways ...
The Northern Lights Hold a Shocking Secret and NASA’s EZIE Mission Will Reveal It
High above Earth's poles, powerful electrojets create mesmerizing auroras but also pose risks like power outages. NASA’s ...
Mars’ polar ice cap is slowly pushing its north pole inward
The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...
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Polar bear cubs filmed emerging from their dens for first time
The research, published on International Polar Bear Day in the Journal of Wildlife Management, marks the first combination of satellite tracking collars with remote camera traps to answer questions ...