NASA to test SpaceX’s Starshield in pilot program
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to test SpaceX’s Starshield satellite network, designed primarily for national security customers, to support…
Beyond the ground station: Why space data centers require a distributed RAID
Low Earth orbit is undergoing the fastest expansion in its history. However, the nature of the payload is…
30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope
After a multi-decade-year mission to understand the nature of the universe, a telescope perched in the mountain plateaus…
NextSTEP-3 B: Moon to Mars Architecture Studies
Notice ID: M2M-MSFC-0001 NAICS Codes: 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except…
Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets the lion’s share of global attention. But methane…
Earth’s core does much more than generate our magnetic field
For about 540 million years, Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen in its air have risen and fallen…
Elon Musk’s net worth hits estimated $600bn as SpaceX prepares for IPO | Technology
Elon Musk on Monday became the first person ever worth $600bn, according to Forbes. The news comes on…
Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite
Low-Earth orbit is getting a little crowded. As operators around the world launch more satellites and spacecraft each…
Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) Shares Are Sliding Today
What Happened? Shares of aerospace and defense company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) fell 7.8% in the afternoon session after…
Finding the point of no return: Sun’s shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time
Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the outer edge of the sun’s atmosphere, a shifting boundary…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19, marking a key moment…
James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st evidence of ‘dinosaur-like’ stars in the early universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers may have discovered the first evidence of dinosaur-like monster stars that…