Hacker News with Generative AI: Space

Radiation Tolerant Software Framework for Space Applications (github.com/r0nlt)
A C++ framework for implementing machine learning models that can operate reliably in radiation environments, such as space. This framework implements industry-standard radiation tolerance techniques validated against NASA and ESA reference models.
Space, Software, Machine Learning, C++
6 points by r0nlt 9 hours ago | 4 comments
18-Year-Old U.S. Teen Develops AI to Reveal 1.5M New Space Objects (techoreon.com)
What began as a childhood fascination with stars has turned into one of the most striking discoveries in recent astronomy.
Artificial Intelligence, Space, Astronomy, Teenagers
20 points by Guptos 1 day ago | 6 comments
Exceptionally rare radio sources detected in the distant universe (mashable.com)
Astronomers have spotted a pair of exotic features believed to be the aftermath of a colossal cosmic smackdown — not between two galaxies, but two groups of galaxies.
Astronomy, Space, Galaxies, Cosmic Events
19 points by slater 1 day ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk's Starbase in Texas will officially become a city (bbc.com)
The area where Elon Musk's SpaceX company operates on the southern tip of Texas is to officially become a city called Starbase.
Elon Musk, SpaceX, Texas, Cities, Space
5 points by ksec 4 days ago | 0 comments
SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city of Starbase (apnews.com)
A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before top officials vote on plans for Gaza war
Space, Politics, Israel, Yemen
7 points by geox 5 days ago | 0 comments
Falling satellites put the atmosphere at risk (bloomberg.com)
Daily life increasingly depends on systems of satellites orbiting Earth. As fleets proliferate, ever greater numbers of expired units will hurtle back toward the surface.
Space, Environmental Risk, Technology, Satellites
14 points by namanyayg 5 days ago | 0 comments
US Buzzes China's Military Satellites in Unfolding Space Rivalry (newsweek.com)
An American military satellite was reportedly "buzzing" its Chinese counterparts as China rapidly advances in a new space race to challenge U.S. leadership in this domain.
Space, Military, China, United States
4 points by andrewfromx 6 days ago | 0 comments
Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral since 1988 (arstechnica.com)
The US military launched a long-range hypersonic missile Friday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a test flight that, if successful, could pave the way for the weapon's operational deployment later this year.
Military, Weapons, Space, Hypersonic Missiles
13 points by Bender 13 days ago | 1 comments
Magnetic Collapse: A Spur to Evolution? (centauri-dreams.org)
The sublime, almost fearful nature of deep time sometimes awes me even more than the kind of distances we routinely discuss in these pages.
Evolution, Science, Space, Time
9 points by JPLeRouzic 14 days ago | 0 comments
Webb brings dying star's energetic display into full focus (phys.org)
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space, Astronomy, Stars
7 points by wglb 15 days ago | 1 comments
Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole (phys.org)
A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' Center for Exoplanet Science and another from the European Southern Observatory, has confirmed the existence of a lone black hole.
Astronomy, Black Holes, Space
241 points by wglb 18 days ago | 172 comments
A satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth (arstechnica.com)
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
Space, Google Earth, Satellite Imagery
8 points by PaulHoule 18 days ago | 1 comments
An image of the Australian desert illuminates satellite pollution (thisiscolossal.com)
In January 2021, Joshua Rozells ventured out into the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, intending to photograph a star trail. But after shooting for more than three hours and reviewing his images, he realized that the light patterns he captured weren’t what he had hoped for.
Photography, Satellite Pollution, Space, Australia
194 points by surprisetalk 20 days ago | 128 comments
SpaceX pitches subscription model for Trump's Golden Dome (teslarati.com)
SpaceX pitched a subscription model for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome for America.
SpaceX, Donald Trump, Politics, Business, Space
11 points by 5555624 21 days ago | 5 comments
The Entire Universe Could Exist Inside a Black Hole – Here's Why (sciencealert.com)
When you peer out into the depths of the cosmos, a mystery lies there, waiting.
Black Holes, Cosmology, Physics, Space
8 points by chriskanan 25 days ago | 3 comments
Why Microgravity Helps Crystals Grow Better (sparkgravity.com)
Microgravity, Crystallography, Science, Space
8 points by sebg 27 days ago | 2 comments
How many supernova explode every year? (beehiiv.com)
We went from seeing one star explode by February 23, 1987 to well over 3,000 in the same amount of time in 2021.
Astronomy, Supernova, Space, Science
368 points by rbanffy 27 days ago | 187 comments
Microgravity 101 (sparkgravity.com)
Microgravity is the condition where the force of gravity is not zero, but extremely small.
Space, Physics, Science
29 points by sebg 28 days ago | 11 comments
Tracking the international space station with an Arduino (faridrener.com)
Last summer I received the very fun HackPack for my birthday. Every 2 months you get a box of parts and assemble a fun hardware project.
Arduino, Space, DIY Projects, Hardware
67 points by proteusvacuum 34 days ago | 6 comments
NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid (theregister.com)
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon, during Christmas 2032, has more than doubled.
Space, Asteroids, Moon, NASA
6 points by LinuxBender 34 days ago | 0 comments
Protoplanetary Disks Are Smaller Than Expected (centauri-dreams.org)
These results completely change our view of what a ‘typical’ protoplanetary disc looks like. Only the brightest discs which are the easiest to observe show large-scale gaps, whereas compact discs without such substructures are actually much more common.
Astronomy, Space, Protoplanetary Disks
28 points by JPLeRouzic 34 days ago | 3 comments
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin win $13.7B in US Military launch contracts through 2029 (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin, marking the first time three companies will share responsibility for launching high-priority military and intelligence payloads.
Space, Government Contracts, Military, Aerospace, Space Exploration
3 points by TMWNN 34 days ago | 0 comments
Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly (bbc.com)
A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says.
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids, Moon
5 points by speckx 35 days ago | 0 comments
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon (phys.org)
A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids, Moon
50 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 58 comments
Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit (space.com)
Space, Russia, Military, Satellites
9 points by andrewfromx 35 days ago | 0 comments
Space Debris: Is It a Crisis? (esa.int)
Space, Space Exploration, Environment, Science
61 points by defrost 36 days ago | 67 comments
A dramatic Einstein ring seen by Webb (phys.org)
One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight.
Space, Astronomy, Physics, General Relativity
122 points by programd 37 days ago | 28 comments
Parcae Ocean Surveillance Satellites (thespacereview.com)
On April 30, 1976, an Atlas F rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a new type of satellite into space.
Space, Satellites, History
12 points by mandevil 37 days ago | 0 comments
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday? (nasa.gov)
Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday.
Space, Astronomy, NASA, Hubble Telescope, Birthday
7 points by throw0101b 40 days ago | 2 comments
Does all intelligent life face a Great Filter? (arstechnica.com)
“Where is everybody!?”
Artificial Intelligence, Science, Philosophy, Space
8 points by xweb 44 days ago | 7 comments