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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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Solar Activity Increase Results in Shortens Lifespan of Binar CubeSats
Curtin University’s Binar CubeSats, launched with a six-month mission lifespan, re-entered Earth's atmosphere after only two months due to unexpectedly high solar activity. This surge in solar phenomena has increased atmospheric drag, impacting the stability of satellites in low Earth orbit. As solar forecasting remains limited, smaller satellite...
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Solar Surge Cuts Binar Satellites' Mission Short, Underscoring Space Weather Effects on Earth and Orbiting Satellites
Binar-2, 3, and 4, part of Curtin University's space program, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere unexpectedly due to an increase in solar activity. Low Earth orbit satellites are especially vulnerable to such conditions, with atmospheric drag accelerating their descent. While solar cycle 25 has proven stronger than anticipated, experts expect solar ac...
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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ESA Launches New Satellite with AI Tech to Study Earth Observation
ESA’s Φsat-2 satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a significant advancement in Earth observation technology. This cutting-edge CubeSat is designed to push the boundaries of how artificial intelligence can enhance space-based monitoring. Equipped with a state-of-the-art multispectral cam...
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Japan Launched Satellite With NASA's Artemis. Here's What Happened
The Japanese space agency has now confirmed that it was unable to establish communication with the CubeSat OMOTENASHI.
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NASA's 'Lunar IceCube' Moon-Observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch
Lunar IceCube, NASA's CubeSat that is designed to orbit the moon as part of the US space agency's Artemis mission, is all set to make its way to lunar orbit. The Lunar IceCube satellite has been fitted onto the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and is prepared to travel to the Moon, according to NASA.
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New Method to Create 3D Printed Sensors Could Help Scientists Predict Weather, Study Climate Change
Researchers at the MIT have developed the ability to create low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These 3D-printed sensors can be produced for tens of dollars in a matter of days. The 3D-printed plasma sensorsare ideal for CubeSats, which are used for environmental monitoring or and could help scientists weather prediction.
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NASA’s EZIE Mission, Designed to Study Electrical Currents in Atmosphere, Reaches Construction Phase
The NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission has passed on to the construction phase after a rigorous review for design cleared the project for further development. Under the EZIE mission, scientists will study electrical currents in the uppermost limits of Earth's atmosphere. The mission will see three identical CubeSats orbiting t...
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Vega Rocket Blasts Off With Airbus Observation Satellite, Miniature CubeSats
A European Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana carrying an Earth observation satellite and four miniature CubeSats.
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NASA Loses Contact With Asteria Satellite, Meant to Study Distant Planets
Mission operators at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement that the last communication with the Asteria (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was in December and they will attempt to contact it till March.
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NASA Demos Water-Powered Spacecraft Abilities in Earth Orbit
NASA has demonstrated the first coordinated manoeuvre between two tissue box-sized water-powered spacecraft in the low Earth orbi
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NASA's Tiny Satellites Fall Silent After Proving New Tech at Mars
The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA's InSight lander to Mars last year.
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Rocket Lab Launches 13 CubeSats for NASA, Others on Sunday
The Electron rocket lifted off on Sunday evening from the world's only private orbital launch pad on the Mahia Peninsula, carrying a payload of 10-cm cube-shaped research satellites.
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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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Solar Activity Increase Results in Shortens Lifespan of Binar CubeSats
Curtin University’s Binar CubeSats, launched with a six-month mission lifespan, re-entered Earth's atmosphere after only two months due to unexpectedly high solar activity. This surge in solar phenomena has increased atmospheric drag, impacting the stability of satellites in low Earth orbit. As solar forecasting remains limited, smaller satellite...
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Solar Surge Cuts Binar Satellites' Mission Short, Underscoring Space Weather Effects on Earth and Orbiting Satellites
Binar-2, 3, and 4, part of Curtin University's space program, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere unexpectedly due to an increase in solar activity. Low Earth orbit satellites are especially vulnerable to such conditions, with atmospheric drag accelerating their descent. While solar cycle 25 has proven stronger than anticipated, experts expect solar ac...
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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ESA Launches New Satellite with AI Tech to Study Earth Observation
ESA’s Φsat-2 satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a significant advancement in Earth observation technology. This cutting-edge CubeSat is designed to push the boundaries of how artificial intelligence can enhance space-based monitoring. Equipped with a state-of-the-art multispectral cam...
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Japan Launched Satellite With NASA's Artemis. Here's What Happened
The Japanese space agency has now confirmed that it was unable to establish communication with the CubeSat OMOTENASHI.
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NASA's 'Lunar IceCube' Moon-Observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch
Lunar IceCube, NASA's CubeSat that is designed to orbit the moon as part of the US space agency's Artemis mission, is all set to make its way to lunar orbit. The Lunar IceCube satellite has been fitted onto the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and is prepared to travel to the Moon, according to NASA.
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New Method to Create 3D Printed Sensors Could Help Scientists Predict Weather, Study Climate Change
Researchers at the MIT have developed the ability to create low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These 3D-printed sensors can be produced for tens of dollars in a matter of days. The 3D-printed plasma sensorsare ideal for CubeSats, which are used for environmental monitoring or and could help scientists weather prediction.
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NASA’s EZIE Mission, Designed to Study Electrical Currents in Atmosphere, Reaches Construction Phase
The NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission has passed on to the construction phase after a rigorous review for design cleared the project for further development. Under the EZIE mission, scientists will study electrical currents in the uppermost limits of Earth's atmosphere. The mission will see three identical CubeSats orbiting t...
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Vega Rocket Blasts Off With Airbus Observation Satellite, Miniature CubeSats
A European Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana carrying an Earth observation satellite and four miniature CubeSats.
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NASA Loses Contact With Asteria Satellite, Meant to Study Distant Planets
Mission operators at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement that the last communication with the Asteria (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was in December and they will attempt to contact it till March.
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NASA Demos Water-Powered Spacecraft Abilities in Earth Orbit
NASA has demonstrated the first coordinated manoeuvre between two tissue box-sized water-powered spacecraft in the low Earth orbi
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NASA's Tiny Satellites Fall Silent After Proving New Tech at Mars
The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA's InSight lander to Mars last year.
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Rocket Lab Launches 13 CubeSats for NASA, Others on Sunday
The Electron rocket lifted off on Sunday evening from the world's only private orbital launch pad on the Mahia Peninsula, carrying a payload of 10-cm cube-shaped research satellites.
