ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is preparing to open the doors to its new “NGA West” campus just north of downtown St. Louis in late September, the culmination of a nearly decade-long effort to…
Category: 2. Space
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Watch the World in 35 Minutes: Scientists Unveil Game-Changing Satellite Mega-Constellation Design
A novel LEO constellation design uses grouped satellites and swarm optimization to achieve precise Earth observation, validated by simulation with 891 satellites. Satellite constellations have long supported everything from GPS navigation to…
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How Speeding Particles Froze Into Darkness: A Cosmic Plot Twist Explains Dark Matter
What if dark matter—the invisible force sculpting our universe—was once pure light? A bold new theory suggests that massless, high-energy particles in the early universe collided, cooled, and abruptly transformed into the heavy, slow…
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PSLV launch of Indian radar imaging satellite fails
WASHINGTON — An Indian launch of a radar imaging satellite failed May 17 when a problem with the third stage prevented the payload from reaching orbit.
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center…
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Solar Superstorm Unleashes Rare Metal Clouds in Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
During a powerful solar storm on Mother’s Day, scientists discovered that a mysterious ionospheric phenomenon, sporadic E layers, became unusually active, especially during the storm’s recovery. These thin, metal-rich patches appeared to…
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Rocket Lab launches radar imaging satellite for iQPS
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of radar imaging satellites for a Japanese company May 17.
An Electron rocket lifted off from Pad A at the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 4:17 a.m. Eastern. About 50…
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