[NIAC / NASA] The scientific goal of the proposed work will be reconstructing the image, i.e. resolving surface features, of an Earth-like exoplanet around a nearby star as seen in […]
VLBI
Posted inEuropa
VLBI Tracking of the JUICE Mission: Two Years of Cruise Phase Operations and Performance Analysis
[physics.space-ph] The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in April 2023, represents one of the most ambitious deep space exploration endeavours targeting Jupiter’s […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
Ultra-Precise Astrometric Search For Exoplanets With SKA-VLBI
[astro-ph.EP] The study of exoplanets is a rapidly developing field, driven by the discoveries of Kepler and TESS, among others. The recent detection of Jovian planetary companions of low-mass stars […]
Posted inSETI & Technosignatures
Searching For Extraterrestrial Intelligence With The SKA
[astro-ph.IM] The search for technosignatures (also known as the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence or SETI) depends critically on our ability to distinguish artificial signals from the rich complexity of natural […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Intelligence & Language, Interstellar, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
Isolating Broadband Radio Technosignatures (BRaTs): A Framework for Detecting Planetary-Scale Leakage
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has traditionally focused on the detection of narrowband electromagnetic beacons.
![Left: An interferometer with two antennas, separated by a baseline B and has a time delay between the wavefront reaching the receivers of τg. The fringe pattern is shown, with the Full Width Half Maximum of the correlated signal given by 1.22λ/B [6]. Right: Schematic of the VLBI tracking of spacecraft, with a quasar used for phase-referencing [13]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Implementing-The-PRIDE-Technique.png?resize=1200%2C718&ssl=1)
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Europa, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Implementing The PRIDE Technique For The JUICE Mission At The University of Tasmania
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Jovian system, currently undergoing an eight-year cruise phase.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Kilometer-baseline Interferometry: Science Drivers For The Next Generation Instrument
Infrared interferometry has seen a revolution over the last few years. The advent of GRAVITY+ is about to enable high-contrast observations, all-sky coverage and faint science up to K=21, with […]
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Io, Jupiter, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report
Contribution Of PRIDE VLBI Products To The Joint JUICE-Europa Clipper Moons’ Ephemerides Solution
In the coming decade, JUICE and Europa Clipper radio-science will yield the most accurate estimation to date of the Galilean moons’ physical parameters and ephemerides. JUICE’s PRIDE (Planetary Radio Interferometry […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
An Interferometric SETI Observation Of Kepler-111 b
The application of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been limited to date, despite the technique offering many advantages over traditional single-dish SETI […]