Hacker News with Generative AI: Space

Russia sabotages six European satellites, Dutch TV also affected (Translated) (nos.nl)
Achter de verstoringen van kinderzender BabyTV gaat een uitgebreid Russisch offensief op Europese satellieten schuil. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Nieuwsuur.
Russia, Space, Satellites, News, Europe
19 points by donohoe 16 hours ago | 9 comments
Bogota Declaration (wikipedia.org)
The Declaration of the First Meeting of Equatorial Countries, also known as the Bogota Declaration, is a declaration made and signed in 1976 by eight equatorial countries, and was an attempt to assert sovereignty over those portions of the geostationary orbit that continuously lie over the signatory nations' territory.
International Relations, Space, Geopolitics, Treaties, Sovereignty
2 points by CrypticShift 2 days ago | 0 comments
Two galaxies aligned in a way where their gravity acts as a compound lens (phys.org)
An international team of astronomers has discovered an instance of two galaxies aligned in a way where their gravity acts as a compound lens.
Astronomy, Space, Gravity, Galaxy
268 points by wglb 5 days ago | 103 comments
The Cosmos Teems with Complex Organic Molecules (quantamagazine.org)
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.
Space, Science, Astronomy, Organic Chemistry, Molecules
11 points by rbanffy 7 days ago | 0 comments
Immaculate Constellation (house.gov)
Government, Space
8 points by ben_ja_min 7 days ago | 3 comments
Mapping the Ionosphere with Phones (nature.com)
The ionosphere is a layer of weakly ionized plasma bathed in Earth’s geomagnetic field extending about 50–1,500 kilometres above Earth1. The ionospheric total electron content varies in response to Earth’s space environment, interfering with Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) signals, resulting in one of the largest sources of error for position, navigation and timing services2.
Science, Space, Technology, Earth Science
95 points by gnabgib 8 days ago | 15 comments
The Cosmos Teams with Complex Organic Molecules (quantamagazine.org)
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.
Space, Astronomy, Organic Chemistry, Science
12 points by worldvoyageur 8 days ago | 1 comments
In 1924, the US Turned Off Their Radios to Search for Life on Mars (iflscience.com)
History, Space, Mars, Science, Radio
18 points by pizza 9 days ago | 2 comments
Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why (bbc.com)
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
Space, Satellites, UK, Mystery, Government
4 points by alamortsubite 9 days ago | 0 comments
The Silurian Hypothesis (pacificklaus.com)
A hypothesis called “The Silurian hypothesis” wins the title of “most interesting hypothesis most likely to be false” for all of science.
Science, Hypothesis, Space
186 points by gtsnexp 10 days ago | 219 comments
Astronomers discover one of the fastest-spinning stars in the universe (phys.org)
A new study by DTU Space researchers has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed.
Astronomy, Neutron Stars, Space
6 points by gmays 13 days ago | 1 comments
What if everyone pointed a laser pointer at the moon? [video] (youtube.com)
Space, Science, Physics, Astronomy, Visual Phenomena
14 points by wanderingmind 14 days ago | 2 comments
NRO chief: "You can't hide" from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites (arstechnica.com)
The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has a message for US adversaries around the world.
Space, National Security, Satellites, Surveillance, Intelligence
33 points by rbanffy 15 days ago | 12 comments
Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches (space.com)
Astronomy, Space, Regulation, Satellites
9 points by belter 17 days ago | 2 comments
Designing a Home Radio Telescope for 21 Cm Emission (arxiv.org)
This study presents the methodology for creating a cost-efficient radio astronomy telescope that can be used to detect 21 cm emissions (1420.405 MHz) and determine the distribution and kinematics of neutral hydrogen specifically in the Milky Way.
Radio Astronomy, Science, Space, Astronomy, DIY
112 points by antognini 17 days ago | 25 comments
US Space Force warns of "mind-boggling" build-up of Chinese capabilities (arstechnica.com)
The chief of the US Space Force has warned that China is putting military capabilities into space at a “mind-boggling” pace, significantly increasing the risk of warfare in orbit.
Space Force, China, Military, Warfare, Space
9 points by rntn 19 days ago | 0 comments
Pentagon's commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13B (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is increasing its projected spending on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services more than tenfold, responding to surging demand from across the military, SpaceNews has learned.
Military, Space, Satellite Internet, Government Spending
5 points by alex_young 21 days ago | 6 comments
Putin once asked Elon Musk to not activate Starlink over Taiwan as a favor to Xi (businessinsider.com)
Politics, International Relations, Technology, Space
16 points by karp773 27 days ago | 1 comments
Boeing-made satellite explodes in space after experiencing an "anomaly" (cbsnews.com)
The U.S. Space Force is tracking debris in space after a satellite manufactured by Boeing exploded earlier this week, the satellite's operator said.
Space, Satellites, Aerospace, Military, Accidents
18 points by arwhatever 27 days ago | 1 comments
US satellite jammer is set for delivery as flaws are fixed (bloomberg.com)
A weapon meant to jam Chinese and Russian satellites early in a conflict has overcome technical flaws and is expected to be delivered next year, more than two years later than originally scheduled, according to the US Space Force.
Military Technology, Space, Satellites, United States
55 points by JumpCrisscross 27 days ago | 45 comments
Astronomers discover complex carbon molecules in interstellar space (sciencealert.com)
A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.
Astronomy, Space, Chemistry, Molecules
130 points by Brajeshwar 27 days ago | 37 comments
First images from Euclid are in (dlmultimedia.esa.int)
Space, Astronomy, Telescopes, Science, Research
1413 points by mooreds 31 days ago | 396 comments
Factorio: Space Age Released (factorio.com)
Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space platforms.
Gaming, Strategy Games, Space, Game Updates, New Releases
11 points by aChrisSmith 31 days ago | 3 comments
Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit (spacenews.com)
TAMPA, Fla. — The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing communications services for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific.
Space, Satellites, Telecommunications
168 points by milgrim 31 days ago | 137 comments
SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733M (arstechnica.com)
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command announced Friday it has ordered eight launches from SpaceX in the first batch of dozens of missions the military will buy in a new phase of competition for lucrative national security launch contracts.
Space, Military, Government Contracts, SpaceX, ULA
5 points by airstrike 33 days ago | 1 comments
The Solar Magnetic Field from Solar Minimum to Pole Flip (nasa.gov)
One advantage of long-lived missions like Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is the ability to see slow but significant changes over long periods of time.
Space, Solar Physics, NASA, Sun, Magnetism
13 points by keepamovin 34 days ago | 5 comments
The tiniest of impact craters (jatan.space)
Small meteorites constantly bombard the Moon and create micro-sized craters.
Space, Astronomy, Moon, Impact Craters
10 points by vinnyglennon 34 days ago | 5 comments
Time is a dimension, but not like space (bigthink.com)
The fabric of spacetime is four-dimensional, with three for space and only one for time. But wow, time sure is different from space!
Physics, Time, Space, Dimension
173 points by belter 35 days ago | 198 comments
Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle (nasa.gov)
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year.
Space, Sun, Solar Cycle, Science
14 points by NKosmatos 36 days ago | 0 comments
'Islands' of regularity discovered in the famously chaotic three-body problem (phys.org)
When three massive objects meet in space, they influence each other through gravity in ways that evolve unpredictably. In a word: Chaos. That is the conventional understanding. Now, a researcher from the University of Copenhagen has discovered that such encounters often avoid chaos and instead follow regular patterns, where one of the objects is quickly expelled from the system. This new insight may prove vital for our understanding of gravitational waves and many other aspects of the universe.
Physics, Space, Chaos Theory, Gravity
119 points by wglb 38 days ago | 26 comments