06 May 2016
Accurate mass of supermassive black hole calculated by astronomers using ALMA
... supermassive black hole, researchers measure the speed of the orbiting material, stars and clouds of gas, that swarm around it – a method that lead author of a recent research paper, Aaron Barth, an astronomer at the University of California, Irvine...
24 May 2016
Astronomers find ultra diffuse galaxy heavy in dark matter
... recently published in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters. VCC 1287 resides within the Virgo Cluster, surrounded by a swarm of globular clusters (GCs) and it is the kinematics of seven associated GCs that Beasley and his team measured...
25 January 2019
OneWeb targets mid-February for launch of first satellites
... in these articles from ‘ROOM’: Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry and Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
08 May 2019
Tests start on first design of 'wafer scale' spacecraft
..., these wafercrafts could then be mass manufactured at an incredibly low cost and packed into CubeSats and launched in “swarms” to collect vast amounts of data on whatever object is being targeted. And their uses are potentially endless; mitigating...
05 August 2019
Weaponised satellites to be part of new space force says France
... departments to finance this new space activity. It was also revealed that the ministry has plans to create a swarm of nanosatellites to be placed around France’s most strategic objects with effect from 2023. France plans to have its...
21 December 2020
Innovative design could see CubeSats "steam-powered"
... be extremely beneficial to the new class of smart, autonomous satellites that are able to relay data and even to 'swarm' together for specific tasks. "The ThermaSat steam engine overcomes these obstacles while fulfilling other must...
