EIRSAT-1 novel control payload successfully demonstrates advanced satellite pointing in space

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2025 | Astronomy

EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first satellite, has successfully tested an advanced onboard control system that allows it to orient itself accurately in space. The breakthrough was achieved using a payload called Wave-Based Control (WBC), a software platform designed by a...

Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here’s how to spot them

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2025 | Astronomy

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it’s the last one of the year. Go to Source

As the atmosphere changes, so will its response to geomagnetic storms

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2025 | Astronomy

Rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere will change the way geomagnetic storms impact Earth, with potential implications for thousands of orbiting satellites, according to new research led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation...

Simple instrument could find Martian DNA if it exists

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2025 | Astronomy

Mars still holds the promise of being one of the first places in the solar system humanity will colonize. However, if there was evolutionarily distinct, extant life on the planet, it might sway the heart of even the most ardent Mars colonization fans. So...

A quantum gas that refuses to heat—physicists observe many-body dynamical localization

by quasarn01 | Aug 14, 2025 | Latest in Physics

In everyday life, continuously doing work on a system is found to heat it up. Rubbing your hands together warms them. Hammering a piece of metal makes it hot. Even without knowing the equations, we learn from experience: driving any system, whether by stirring,...