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Six things to know about SPHEREx, NASA’s newest space telescope

Six things to know about SPHEREx, NASA’s newest space telescope

Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory will provide astronomers with a big-picture view of the cosmos like never before. Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory will provide astronomers…

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Budget Allocates 19 Per Cent Outlay Increase For Ministry Of Textiles

By boosting domestic productivity, this initiative will stabilise raw material availability, reduce import dependence and enhance the global competitiveness of India’s textile sector, where 80 per cent of capacity is driven by MSMEs.   By boosting domestic productivity, this initiative will stabilise raw material availability, reduce import dependence and enhance the global competitiveness of India’s textile sector,…

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AI technique predicts Hall thruster power for spacecraft with high accuracy

AI technique predicts Hall thruster power for spacecraft with high accuracy

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such as SpaceX’s constellation satellites, Starlink and NASA’s asteroid probe, Psyche, and is one of the core space technologies. A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such…

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Measuring light sail performance in the lab

Measuring light sail performance in the lab

Sailing has been a mainstay of human history for millennia, so it’s no surprise that scientists would apply it to traveling in space. Solar sailing, the most common version, uses pressure from the sun to push spacecraft with giant sails outward in the solar system. However, there is a more technologically advanced version that several…

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High-resolution imaging of Dyson sphere candidate reveals no radio signals

High-resolution imaging of Dyson sphere candidate reveals no radio signals

In the more than 60 years in which scientists have engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), several potential examples of technological activity (“technosignatures”) have been considered. In the more than 60 years in which scientists have engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), several potential examples of technological activity (“technosignatures”) have been considered. Astronomy…

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