Mission

The asteroid Dinkinesh, as seen by Lucy on approach. The small satellite can be seen peeking over the horizon in the bottom-right corner of the image

Space Systems

NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovers unexpected satellite-orbiting asteroid

NASA’s asteroid-exploring spacecraft Lucy has made its first up-close observations – and discovered something unexpected. The asteroid Dinkinesh not only has a small satellite orbiting it, but that mini-moon is made up of two objects stuck together.

CRS-3 undergoing static firing tests prior to launch

Space Systems

Update: SpaceX Dragon CRS-3 mission launch scrubbed again

SpaceX’s Dragon CRS-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has once again been delayed. This time the delay is due to the failure of a tracking radar, which meant that the launch could not meet the minimum public safety requirements.

Image of the Venusian atmosphere at 60km over the south pole (yellow dot) using Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on board Venus Express (Image: ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA/University of Oxford)

Space Systems

Venus atmosphere unexpectedly measured by drag

Scientists have accidentally discovered that the atmosphere on Venus is 60 percent thinner than expected by measuring drag of the Venus Express satellite.

The AMREL HC-2 features a Windows XP interface and 128GB solid state drive (Image: AMREL)

Military

AMREL announce the HC-2 military computer

AMREL have announced the release of their latest wearable military communication equipment, the HC-2.