By Paul Meyer, Published by Open Canada, 17 June 2024 As the international community’s dependence on space-enabled services grows exponentially, the disconnect between space powers on rules for responsible behaviour in outer space can only be a matter of great concern. It may come as a surprise that until this
(Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Victor Tangermann, Published by Futurism, 15 June 2024 Mgaconstellations could be a disaster for the environment Burning Up SpaceX's growing Starlink megaconstellation could be hindering the Earth's atmosphere from healing itself. In a new study, researchers from the University of Southern California estimated the harmful
In contrast to LeoLabs' West Australian Space Radar shaped like a halfpipe, the new S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array is flat and square. Credit: LeoLabs By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 13 June 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a
By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 12 June 2024 Human missions to Mars could be at risk after new research revealed that long-duration space travel can impact the structure of astronauts’ kidneys. Samples from more than 40 space missions involving humans and mice revealed that kidneys are remodelled by the conditions
The U.S. flag planted on the moon in 1969, and the Chinese flag planted in 2020. Buzz Aldrin/Chang'e-5/U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration/China National Space Administration/Chinese Lunar Exploration Program By Rebecca Morelle, Published by The Guardian, 9 June 2024 We’re in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast: NASA By Jackie Wattles and Kirstein Fisher, Published by CNN, 6 August, 2024 CNN — The launch of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, an
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 6 June 2024 ‘In the coming years, the Space Force will likely take additional steps toward a more distributed and proliferated approach for defense space capabilities’ WASHINGTON — An analysis of the U.S. Space Force’s budget proposed for
