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Apollo Cosplay on a 21st-Century Clock - Why Artemis Keeps Slipping Toward 2029 - Part 3
3+ week, 4+ day ago (957+ words) The revamped mission sequence reads like a modernized version of the Apollo arc: " Artemis II in 2026: the "Apollo 8" moment, a roughly 10-day crewed lunar flyby that tests Orion's life support, navigation and comms in deep space " Artemis III in 2027: a…...
Origami style lunar rover wheel expands to climb steep caves
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (489+ words) Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 05, 2026 - A joint team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology KAIST and the Unmanned Exploration Laboratory UEL has developed a transformable airless wheel designed to help small rovers a Origami style lunar rover wheel…...
Superconducting thruster cuts power and mass for space propulsion
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (10+ words) Superconducting thruster cuts power and mass for space propulsion'Space Daily...
Record LOFAR Radio Sky Map Charts Millions Of Growing Black Holes
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (705+ words) London (SDX) Feb 23, 2026 - An international team using the Low Frequency Array has released the most detailed low frequency radio map of the sky so far, revealing 13.7 million cosmic radio sources and delivering an unpreceden Record LOFAR Radio Sky Map Charts…...
UNSW Canberra team advances iodine propulsion for satellites
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1128+ words) These propulsion systems are essential to change orbits, perform end of life de-orbiting, carry out collision avoidance with space debris or other satellites, maintain or adjust altitude, and counteract aerodynamic drag to keep spacecraft on station. Almost all systems in…...
Sateliot books Spanish Miura 5 launch for two next gen Trito satellites in 2027
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 - Sateliot and PLD Space have signed a commercial contract for the dedicated launch of Sateliot's first two Trito next generation 5G direct to device satellites on a Miura 5 rocket in 2027. The agreem Sateliot books Spanish Miura 5 launch…...
Mohe ground station boosts polar satellite data coverage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Mohe facility is the country's highest latitude satellite data receiving station and marks a major step forward in national land observation satellite data reception capability. By…...
New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (554+ words) The potential is huge, analysts say, not just for helping coaches further refine training and game-day strategies, but for providing novel content to broadcasters or enticing fans to online betting markets. Sports data analysis has surged since the days of…...
Chinese visitors to Japan slump as spat rumbles on
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) "Last year, the lunar new year began in late January, but this year it fell in mid-February," the Japan National Tourism Organization said as it published the data. "Additionally, the Chinese government issued a warning advising against travel to Japan....
Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) An analysis found that there were 47 extra days of harmful heat per year on average in 25 countries representing nearly all global coffee production between 2021 and 2025, according to independent research group Climate Central. Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia -- which supply…...