'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it has re-established communication with a spacecraft that is part of its ...
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Cyprus becomes associate member of European Space Agency
Cyprus has become an associate member of the European Space Agency, the agency announced on Thursday.It said that a seven-year agreement for the island’s associate membership entered force on Tuesday, ...
Ask HN: How could a Starlink IPO possibly work?
If you look at just the satellites, the build + launch costs are about $2.5M ea, which is impressive to be sure. But they only last <5 years[1], so that's $500k per year replacement costs. Then if you look at their capacity, they still can't meet their FCC / RDOF broadband designation speeds, but let's be generous and say they can serve 1000 simultaneous users per satellite (their current ratio, let's say it's good enough, incl. oversubscription ratio). So that a
Show HN: AI Digital Audio Workstation
so i got sick of scrolling through sample libraries, buying plugins, and trying desperately to make original music and sound design with suno.built a DAW that's free to try for any music producers or content creators! you can generate individual stems, one shots and sfx standalone or in studio mode.you can also share and remix tracks instantly, something incredibly painful in the existing audio space.shoot me an email at kindred@sonurastudio.com if you wanna come work on this with me :)
Show HN: A text-based space trading game that runs in Telegram
I spent a lot of time as a kid on BBS door games — Trade Wars in particular ate most of my evenings. I've been wanting to recreate that experience for a while, and finally did it. It's a multiplayer space trading game that runs as a Telegram bot. Players trade commodities between ports, upgrade ships, form corporations, and compete for territory across a shared galaxy. Turns refresh daily, so a session takes a few minutes of text commands. I chose Telegram because the entire game works
Launch HN: Voltair (YC W26) – Drone and charging network for power utilities
Hey HN! We’re Hayden, Ronan, Avi, and Warren of Voltair (https://voltairlabs.com/). We’re making weatherized, hybrid-fixed drones deployed for power utility inspections.Here’s some footage: https://vimeo.com/1173862237/ac28095cc6?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=... and a photo of our latest prototype: https://imgur.com/a/bYHnqZ4.The U.S. has 7M miles of power lines (enough to go to the moon and back 14 times), and they're aging. Over 50% of
Show HN: New hard science fiction novel
The Quantum Alliance by David L DiLaura (Kindle + Kindle Unlimited + paperback), a hard science fiction novel of the near future, appeared in January.The Deep Space Network detects Voyager 1 slowing, stopping, and returning. Something found Voyager 1 and is bringing it back to Earth. During its return journey, Voyager’s downlink contains an image cribbed from the golden record. It is a warning.Then a second message appears: Voyager is carrying an artifact meant for Earth. Something that enables
NASA and Artemis 2 crew, launching in Florida, can take iPhones to space
"We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world," Jared Isaacman said in a post on X. The new guidelines from NASA ...
The Unique (And Ironic) Way Project Hail Mary Achieves Interstellar Travel
Interstellar travel is a staple of science fiction, but writers and filmmakers often take different approaches to it. Here's what "Project Hail Mary" does.
A black hole may have eaten a star and produced the longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
A Black Hole May Have Eaten a Star and Produced the Longest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded ...
Europe develops cosmic ray simulator to combat one of space travel's deadliest risks
'Until now, there has been no reliable way to simulate GCRs [galactic cosmic rays] in Europe.' ...
I’m Sorry It Took Me So Long To Tell You About These 32 Products
But I'm about to double the space for shoes in your closet, so you're welcome.
30 Things For Your Outdoor Space If You’re Already Getting Antsy For Warm Weather To Arrive
If false spring has you yearning for relaxing days out on the patio, now's the time to make sure it's all decked out for when spring <i>actually</i> comes.
"People Suck": These 22 Photos Prove People Have Completely Lost Their Minds When It Comes To Sharing Public Spaces
Bring back public shaming.
39 Things To Help You DIY Your Way Into The Home Of Your Dreams
Whether you rent or own, these products will make your space feel more like *you*
If You Bought A House And Keep Finding “Surprises,” Here Are Some Things To Help You Tackle Them
Smaller surprises, though. Hopefully not stuff like "there's a person living in my crawl space."
Maturing Is Realizing You Really Only Need A Carry-On, And These 28 Travel Products Prove It
"Too much stuff, not enough space" will not be in your vocabulary after seeing these genius products.
NASA confirms 7-ton meteor over Ohio. Why was there no warning?
NASA confirmed the meteor broke apart over Valley City, with potential fragments landing in Medina County. Residents across Northeast Ohio were startled Tuesday morning by a loud boom and bright flash ...
NASA's Hubble telescope just saw the space version of a white whale
In the new Hubble images, each of the fragments of the comet, called K1 for short, had its own glowing halo of gas and dust — a coma — that forms when sunlight heats the icy surface and instantly ...
Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch
The Artemis 2 stack will leave Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) huge Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) tonight at around 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT on March 20) and head for Launch Pad 39B, w ...