Stanford Scientists Just Found a Missing Piece in Antarctica’s Ice Puzzle
Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...
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China’s new quantum satellite communication link is practically impossible to hack
China has deployed ultra-secure communication in the southern hemisphere via a “quantum satellite”, a report from the South ...
AI reveals new insights into the flow of Antarctic ice
As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Satellite Communications Facility Plays Critical Role in U.S. Lunar Initiative
A signature APL facility that dates back to the Sputnik era is playing a pivotal role for one of NASA’s most critical lunar ...
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Eclipses 'on demand' mark a new era in solar physics
Human beings have long lived in awe of the vast and starry skies — particularly during a solar eclipse, wherein the very laws of nature feel inverted. Before modern astronomy, solar eclipses ...
China creates hacker-proof quantum satellite communication link with South Africa
Quantum key distribution demonstration that resists eavesdropping is China’s latest leap in global race to develop ...
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UAF scientist designing satellite to hunt small space debris
“The whole satellite will be dedicated to detection of space debris ... The new detection method was detailed in a Jan. 8 paper in Physics of Plasmas. Bengt Eliasson of the University of Strathclyde ...
SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 2 NASA Satellite Missions
The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday. Two NASA missions will have to wait longer for a launch aboard a single rocket. Both aim to unravel ...