Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...
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Carbeon C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composites without fiber coating
The startup was selected by the Netherlands Space Office and the European Space Agency (ESA) European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) — the technical heart of ESA, located in Noordwijk, ...
Vision-based navigation system enables satellites to approach or avoid other objects in space
Mounted on a robotic arm attached to a 33-m long rail, a camera system is brought closer and closer to this scale-model satellite, recreating the experience of a rendezvous in space.
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European Space Agency - European Space Technology Centre - NL Host Nation
The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is the European Space Agency's main technology development and test centre for spacecraft and space technology. It is situated in Noordwijk, ...
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ESTEC: O coração tecnológico da Agência Espacial Europeia já soma meio século
O Centro Europeu de Investigação e Tecnologia Espacial (ESTEC) é o principal centro tecnológico de desenvolvimento e de testes da ESA. Situado em Noordwijk, Holanda, o centro faz agora 50 anos. Câmara ...
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Ligação direta 5G a um satélite de baixa órbita abre novas perspetivas na cobertura de rede móvel
Segundo os dados partilhados, o laboratório 5G/6G da ESA no Centro Europeu de Investigação e Tecnologia Espacial (ESTEC), localizado nos Países Baixos, conseguiu uma ligação bem sucedida ao satélite ...
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Dataset of aerosol optical profiles obtained with EMORAL lidar during CINDI-3 2024 Intercomparison Campaign within IPOS TNA of ATMO-ACCESS
at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands), is designed to perform precise atmospheric measurements. EMORAL lidar was validated by the ACTRIS Centre for Aerosol ...
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ESA monitoring asteroid that could strike Earth
Jan. 31 (UPI) --The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was found on Dec. 27 by a telescope in Chile but has since caught ...
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ESA Taps Thales Alenia Space to Build Lunar Lander
(Reuters) -Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the 2030s ...
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Asteroid's chances of hitting Earth have nearly doubled in a week, ESA scientist warns
The European Space Agency (ESA) has raised the odds of the asteroid designated 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 2.2% following updated data from telescopes in recent days. The odds were put at 1.2% as ...
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European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides
The observations were made by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm constellation, which consists of three satellites circling the planet in low Earth orbit at altitudes between 287 and 318 ...