September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
...Communications Pathfinder system. Dream Chaser: is a free-flight space vehicle for multiple missions including scientific research, technology development and operational demos such as in-orbit assembly and repair. The primary objective of a European...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... have a particular national interest The payloads comprise the SmallCAT laser communication payload developed by the Dutch research institute (TNO) and the Delft based company Hyperion Technologies, a next generation miniaturised AIS receiver with...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... it will be necessary to grow and harvest plants en route. In this article, the authors review current data and research regarding nutrition, medical and psychological benefits, and possible methods of growing crops in deep space. According to NASA...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
..., India became a signatory to the international US-led initiative to work together with other countries on space exploration and research on 21 June 2023, bringing total sign-ups to-date to 27 nations. But why did India do this, what was...
23 February 2016
Researchers probe black-hole mergers with fast-powered winds
... of sensitivity now being planned for the U.S.-based LIGO detectors and the Italian counterpart, Advanced Virgo, researchers are hoping to spot signs not just of binary mergers, but for a range of signals from unexplained bursts...
29 February 2016
Missing matter still lost, as Fast Radio Burst not quite what it seems say researchers
... amount of baryonic matter in the Universe, is that half of it appears to be missing (the so-called “missing baryons” problem). Some researchers are using cosmic microwave background (CMB) data obtained via WMAP to search for the missing matter...
