Six rogue planets spotted by James Webb Telescope in nearby nebula
06 Sep
Science & Technology

Six rogue planets spotted by James Webb Telescope in nearby nebula

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NASA Space Technology Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.Planetary Delights: A rogue planet is an interstellar body with planetary mass that is not gravitationally bound to any "parent" star or star-like object. The exact process by which rogue planets form is still under debate, but recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope may help dispel some of the mysteries surrounding these elusive galactic wanderers. NASA estimates that trillions of rogue planets could be hidden within a single galaxy, including our own Milky Way. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University recently discovered six new wandering worlds by focusing the powerful infrared instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope on a young nebula located a thousand light-years away, known as NGC 1333.The nearby nebula resides...
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Space startups eye opportunities in the orbital surveillance market
04 Sep
Top Stories

Space startups eye opportunities in the orbital surveillance market

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Rendering of Atomos Space's Quark in-space servicing vehicle. Credit: Atomos SpaceWASHINGTON Space startups are vying for a slice of the growing market for enhanced space domain awareness (SDA) in geostationary orbit, with some firms exploring options to retrofit existing satellites with new surveillance capabilities.Atomos Space, an in-space transportation and logistics startup, is planning two missions to GEO where its servicing vehicle will attach SDA payloads developed by Katalyst Space onto commercial telecom satellites.This move comes as the U.S. military seeks to augment its space surveillance capabilities, particularly in GEO orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth’s equator. where its most valuable spacecraft operate and where adversaries are also deploying new systems.Top Stories Tamfitronics Quark servicing vehicleWilliam Kowalski, co-founder and chief operating officer of Atomos Space, told SpaceNews the company plans to launch...
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Nasa astronaut reports ‘strange noise’ from Boeing Starliner spacecraft
02 Sep
Science & Technology

Nasa astronaut reports ‘strange noise’ from Boeing Starliner spacecraft

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