Hacker News with Generative AI: Space

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
32 points by proteusvacuum 9 hours ago | 5 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
5 points by LinuxBender 10 hours 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 15 hours 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 20 hours 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 1 day 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
6 points by pseudolus 2 days ago | 1 comments
Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit (space.com)
Space, Russia, Military, Satellites
9 points by andrewfromx 2 days ago | 0 comments
Space Debris: Is It a Crisis? (esa.int)
Space, Space Exploration, Environment, Science
61 points by defrost 3 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 3 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 4 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 6 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 10 days ago | 7 comments
Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn (theguardian.com)
Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, giving it an insurmountable lead in the running tally of moons in the solar system.
Astronomy, Space, Saturn, Solar System
6 points by mooreds 14 days ago | 0 comments
China is testing experimental 'dogfighting' satellites in space, US general says (businessinsider.com)
China is testing experimental satellites capable of performing complex coordinated space maneuvers, a US Space Force general said this week.
Space, China, Military, Satellites
4 points by bentobean 14 days ago | 1 comments
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend (apnews.com)
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction.
Astronomy, Space, Venus
9 points by tocs3 14 days ago | 7 comments
Five Chinese satellites practiced 'dogfighting' in space, Space Force says (breakingdefense.com)
US “near peer” adversaries are “practicing dogfighting” in space to simulate orbital combat in yet another step up their wide-ranging effort to develop capabilities to deny, disrupt, degrade and/or destroy US space capabilities, the Space Force’s second in command warned today.
Space, Military, China, Satellites, Space Force
11 points by Ozarkian 16 days ago | 1 comments
EmptyEpsilon open source spaceship bridge simulator (daid.github.io)
EmptyEpsilon is a spaceship bridge simulator game. It's fully open source, so it can be modified in any way people wish.
Open Source, Game Development, Simulation, Space, Gaming
161 points by mmooss 16 days ago | 20 comments
Oxygen atoms discovered in most distant known galaxy (eso.org)
Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0.
Astronomy, Space, Galaxies, Oxygen
228 points by sohkamyung 16 days ago | 173 comments
US Space Force warns Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' in space (theregister.com)
China has practiced co-ordinated satellite maneuvers in space that resemble aerial combat, according to a US Space Force General.
Space, Military, China, Satellites
11 points by rntn 17 days ago | 0 comments
Samsung "space zoom" moon photos are faked by AI (2023) (reddit.com)
Many of us have witnessed the breathtaking moon photos taken with the latest zoom lenses, starting with the S20 Ultra. Nevertheless, I've always had doubts about their authenticity, as they appear almost too perfect. While these images are not necessarily outright fabrications, neither are they entirely genuine. Let me explain.
Artificial Intelligence, Photography, Samsung, Space
3 points by ryan_j_naughton 17 days ago | 0 comments
Violent supernovae triggered at least two Earth extinctions (phys.org)
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests.
Science, Space, Astronomy, Mass Extinction, Earth
12 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 18 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Global Ground Station Database – 650 Satellite Ground Stations Mapped (find-gs.com)
Space, Satellite Communications, Databases, Mapping
5 points by maxk420 19 days ago | 1 comments
China Made a Spy Camera That Can See Faces from Space (petapixel.com)
Chinese scientists have built a surveillance camera with unprecedented resolving capabilities.
Surveillance, Technology, China, Space, Optics
14 points by gnabgib 20 days ago | 2 comments
UK Greenlights Amazon Kuiper, Starlink Faces New Rival (ieee.org)
Last month, Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s telecom regulator, granted Amazon’s Kuiper Systems a license to provide low-Earth orbit-based (LEO) broadband Internet in the country.
Space, Internet, Technology, Telecommunications, Competition
10 points by sohkamyung 25 days ago | 1 comments
SpaceX Urges FCC to Block Globalstar's Cellular Satellite Plans (msn.com)
SpaceX is lobbying the FCC to block iPhone satellite provider Globalstar from launching a new constellation of 48 low-Earth orbiting satellites.
Space, Telecommunications, Satellite, Competition, FCC
15 points by smugma 27 days ago | 6 comments
Eutelsat offers itself as a replacement for Starlink in Ukraine (heise.de)
Eutelsat aims to deploy 40,000 terminals to replace Starlink in Ukraine soon. Talks with suppliers and the EU Commission are ongoing.
Space, Ukraine, Satellite Internet, Technology, Business
32 points by bj-rn 28 days ago | 6 comments
In contrast to Earth, Mars's middle atmosphere appears driven by gravity waves (phys.org)
A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes.
Mars, Atmosphere, Gravity Waves, Science, Space
74 points by wglb 28 days ago | 32 comments
SpaceX teams up with Thiel's Palantir, Anduril on American Golden Dome (msn.com)
Silicon Valley-linked defense companies are seizing on their newfound influence in the Trump administration to address the Pentagon’s shifting focus, pitching their services in fields ranging from autonomous drones to a newly named “Golden Dome” missile-defense shield.
Space, Defense, Technology, Politics, Business
44 points by muskdom 28 days ago | 58 comments
Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large (cbc.ca)
Dwarf planet Pluto and our Earth are the only two worlds in our solar system with very large moons. These may have come about by a "kiss and capture" process, which preserves a moon's large size.
Space, Astronomy, Planets, Moons
99 points by pseudolus 28 days ago | 32 comments
Analyzing Soft Errors in Linux on Cots SoCs Under Proton Irradiation (arxiv.org)
The increasing use of Linux on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system-on-chip (SoC) in spaceborne computing inherits COTS susceptibility to radiation-induced failures like soft errors.
Space, Linux, Hardware, Radiation, Software
12 points by tanelpoder 29 days ago | 1 comments