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Following Alligator Alcatraz, this marks the second state partnership to expand ICE detention space  WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand ICE detention space by 1,000 beds. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is partnering with the Indiana Department of Corrections and these beds will be available at …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Researchers tested various AI models to determine their effectiveness in piloting spacecraft, revealing surprising outcomes. 📊 The Kerbal Space Program Differential Game Challenge provided a realistic environment for testing autonomous systems through complex scenarios. 🤖 ChatGPT secured second place by interpreting text-based inputs and suggesting navigation maneuvers, despite not being designed for space navigation. 🔍 The …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Iro, Chad [10.10150087, 19.41766527] What’s in the photo? Sunlight reflecting off the lake and the surrounding river Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) When was it taken? Dec. 21, 2024 This stunning astronaut photo shows a rare phenomenon, known as a “sunglint”, transforming a potential meteor …

The set’s large, main futuristic rover with its rocker suspension, four-wheel steering, deployable solar panels, and rotating arm is not based on any specific vehicle Lunar Outpost is building now, but was inspired by the company’s plans. More to come “We have five lunar surface missions in total booked. One of the upcoming ones is really cool. It’s with the …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Bille is a newly realized geometric object, a monostable tetrahedron, that always settles on the same face. 🔍 Created by a professor-student team, it combines lightweight carbon fiber with tungsten to achieve unique stability. 🌕 The object could transform space exploration by enabling landers to autonomously reposition without mechanical assistance. 🤖 Beyond aerospace, Bille-inspired designs could …

“We wanted to have a fuel system that was green instead of using hypergolics, so we could land it on a runway and we could walk up to the vehicle without being in hazmat suits,” Tom Vice, then Sierra’s chief executive, told Ars in late 2023. “That was hard, I have to say.” Apparently it still is because, according to …

The James Webb Space Telescope has returned to the scene of one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most iconic images, the Ultra Deep Field, to capture galaxies throughout cosmic history. This new image was taken as part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES), which is intent on further probing in infrared light two patches of sky that were …

Hurricane season has a new contender, and it’s swirling above the poles. Behold, the space hurricane. Just like its terrestrial namesake, it spins in vast spirals and has a calm, eye-like center. But instead of clouds and rain, these electromagnetic tempests are made of plasma, charged particles whipped into motion by Earth’s magnetic field. Now, a new study reveals that …

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and telecommunications – are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather. Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and …

This unbelievable simulation showing the speed of the International Space Station is blowing people’s minds and leaving people stunned. The International Space Station is repeatedly doing flybys where we can just about see it, but this animation imagines what it would look like to see the ISS cruising at 10,000 feet above the ground. The truly eye-watering speed of the …