Launching under the European Space Agency’s Moonlight initiative, the Lunar Pathfinder mission lays the foundations for communication and navigation services for future lunar missions. Aboard the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft is a test version of the NaviMoon satellite navigation (satnav) receiver, which will hopefully provide accurate positioning for the Moon’s near side, far side, orbit, and poles, making it the furthest a satnav system has ever gone. If it’s successful, future lunar missions could navigate themselves to the Moon without help from mission control. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
