WASHINGTON — A joint venture between Germany’s Rheinmetall and Finnish synthetic aperture radar satellite maker Iceye has secured its first major contract, agreeing to operate a space-based surveillance constellation for
WASHINGTON — A joint venture between Germany’s Rheinmetall and Finnish synthetic aperture radar satellite maker Iceye has secured its first major contract, agreeing to operate a space-based surveillance constellation for
Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature’s resilience to natural disasters has long been recognized, not much is
Launched in March, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors.
An overhead view of Aerospace’s DiskSat during launch preparations. Image: Rocket Lab A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched four novel satellite buses minutes after midnight from Virginia on Thursday. The
This image features only the wavelengths emitted by the prominent red clouds of a type of cosmic dust known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and bubbles of hydrogen gas (blue).
Several tents on the icy ground with a clear blue sky and shining sun. The NSF COLDEX camp during a storm in December 2022, Allan Hills, Antarctica. Photo Credit: Peter
The light curves from the NIRSpec G395H observations of TOI-1685, with the five visits shown chronologically from left to right. Top panel: raw, undetrended light curves at wavelength resolution
The lines of defence that cyanobacteria use against UVR. EPS—exopolysaccharides, CAT—catalase, SOD—superoxide dismutase, GR—glutathione reductase, Car—carotenoids, MAAs—mycosporine-like amino acids, and Scy—scytonemin. — International Journal of Molecular Sciences One of the
A collage of 32 glowing discs on a black background. Each disc shows concentric rings in vivid colours: purple, orange, and yellow, with bright cyan centres. The discs vary in
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft made valuable observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during a period when it was difficult to observe from






