May 2017
Will international space law struggle to remain relevant?
One of the characteristics associated with the rapid development of space technology is that comprehensive standards of regulation cannot easily be specified in advance. Simply put, if we do not fully understand the technology - and the risks ...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... than 60 years old. Those who played with Lego in the 1960s and 70s will remember it as a bag of standard-sized bricks and a large grey baseboard, on which houses were built using a selection of clip-in windows and...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
The galaxy known as Messier 82 is close by astronomical standards - about 12 million light-years away - and visible in the night sky near Ursa Major with binoculars or a ...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... via satellite applications (Source: NSR). The three cloud service models as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - each come...
04 August 2017
Most accurate measurement of Universe's dark matter revealed by DES survey
... values with unprecedented precision,” added Risa Wechsler, a founding member of DES. Astrophysicists need precise tests of the standard model of the Universe because its ingredients are not completely certain. The model – called Lambda-CDM...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... operators are looking to more fully utilise their existing capacity. Platforms must now be dynamic, embrace open standards and support software defined satellites, multi-orbit and terrestrial networks. Software-defined satellite. Artist’s impression...
