Tag: Google Cloud
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ReOrbit Launches OrbitCloud Space Computing Programme with €4.6 Million Backing
ReOrbit has launched its OrbitCloud research and development programme to develop a space-based edge computing network, supported by an initial €4.6 million (US$5.3 million) funding award from Business Finland. The company said the overall value of the programme is expected to exceed €40 million (US$46 million) as development progresses. Space-Based Edge Computing ReOrbit describes OrbitCloud…
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Asteroid hunters say they’ve found 27,500 new prospects in search for space rocks
This visualization shows the solar system trajectories of asteroids discovered by ADAM and THOR. (Credit: B612 Asteroid Institute / Univ. of Wash. DiRAC Institute / OpenSpace Project) A team of asteroid hunters that includes researchers at the University of Washington says it has identified 27,500 new, high-confidence asteroid discovery candidates — not by making fresh…
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Astronomers demonstrate how using the cloud can rev up the race to find asteroids
This visualization shows trajectories of asteroids found using ADAM (in green). Earth’s orbit is represented by a blue arc closer to the sun. (B612 Asteroid Institute / UW DiRAC Institute / Open Space Project) Astronomers have used a cloud-based technique pioneered at the University of Washington to identify and track asteroids in bunches of a…