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Superdense neutron star likely has solid crust, NASA telescope finds
Superdense neutron star likely has solid crust, NASA telescope finds
Future of space engineering is model-based
A hackathon challenged aerospace students to develop a detailed digital system model for a robotic assistant for astronauts on the Moon, able to identify key areas of interest in advance of any humans landing, guide them to their habitat and even rescue any moonwalkers in distress. The winning team, from France’s Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, completed their task within just two weeks, using Model Based System Engineering to do so. This method involves creating digital models of space missions to manage their design, construction, test and operation – and has been highlighted by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher as key to the future of the Agency, and Europe’s wider competitiveness in space.
The Challenge of Weird Black Hole Mergers
When spacetime shivers last only a fraction of a second — as in the case of the massive-black-hole merger GW190521 — astronomers struggle to uncover their origins. The post The Challenge of Weird Black Hole Mergers appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Enjoy ESA’s Impact over the last quarter!
Enjoy ESA’s Impact over the last quarter!
Welcome to this edition of ESA Impact, an interactive publication covering stories and images from the fourth quarter of 2022.
This may be the last Mars photo from NASA's InSight lander before it dies on the Red Planet
This may be the last Mars photo from NASA's InSight lander before it dies on the Red Planet
Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
Opportunities for media: ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Opportunities for media: ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Lights out and away we go: first environmental test at the CSF for team SpaceDot
Lights out and away we go: first environmental test at the CSF for team SpaceDot
Hole spotted in leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft
Hole spotted in leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft
Potential contributions of Pop III and intermediate-mass Pop II stars to cosmic chemical enrichment
Authors: Lia C. Corazza, Oswaldo D. Miranda and Carlos A. Wuensche.
Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 668 , page A191
Published online: 20/12/2022
Keywords:
stars: Population III ; stars: Population II ; dark ages, reionization, first stars ; large-scale structure of Universe ; cosmology: observations ; cosmology: theory.