Scientist proposed a practical method to improve the accuracy of orbit prediction and position error covariance prediction
With continuous developments in the space industry, the space near the earth was occupied by a variety of spacecraft whose ...
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Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s weird orbit
In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first ...
DART successfully deflected the orbit of an asteroid, but by how much?
Using data from NASA’s successful double asteroid redirection test in September 2022, a team of scientists including Siegfried Eggl, an aerospace ...
Improving the performance of satellites in low Earth orbit
A database updated in 2022 reported around 4,852 active satellites orbiting the earth. These satellites serve many different purposes in ...
Caltech to launch space solar power technology demo into orbit in January
In January 2023, the Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP) is poised to launch into orbit a prototype, dubbed the ...
Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Changes in Earth’s orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global warming event ...
Astronomers find a “cataclysmic” pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet
Nearly half the stars in our galaxy are solitary like the sun. The other half comprises stars that circle other ...
Density separates the rocky and water-rich exoplanets that orbit red dwarf stars
Density measurements of small exoplanets reveal three distinct populations – gassy, rocky and water-rich planets – that can form around ...
Scientists shine new light on role of Earth’s orbit in the fate of ancient ice sheets
Scientists have finally put to bed a long-standing question over the role of Earth’s orbit in driving global ice age ...
New control technique uses solar panels to reach desired Mars orbit
A satellite on a science mission to Mars aims for a low-altitude orbit, but the lower the orbit, the more ...
Carnegie Mellon-led research team selected to develop robotics technology to service satellites, build structures in orbit
There are 6,500 satellites in orbit, but only about half of them are functional. Once a satellite breaks down or ...
How scientists designed the orbit of theChang’E 5 mission
In the early morning of November 24, 2020, the Chang'E 5 lunar probe was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch ...
When variations in Earth’s orbit drive biological evolution
Coccolithophores are microscopic algae that form tiny limestone plates, called coccoliths, around their single cells. The shape and size of ...
Earth’s orbit affects millennial climate variability
Abundant geological evidence demonstrates that Earth's climate has experienced millennial-scale variability superimposed on glacial-interglacial fluctuations through the Pleistocene. The magnitude ...
Records from Lake Magadi, Kenya, suggest environmental variability driven by changes in Earth’s orbit
21 September 2021 The Geological Society of America Release no. 21-53 Contributed by Emily Zawacki Contact: Kea Giles +1-303-357-1057 [email protected] ...
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Schrödinger’s cat makes better qubits
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The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
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‘Revolutionary’ research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Researchers find an immune system ‘trip wire’ that detects COVID-19