ULA Atlas 5 launch will put Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit – Spaceflight Now
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket stands at the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral…
NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s…
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…
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…
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…
Uranus and Neptune might be rock giants
Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as “ice giants” due to their…
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…
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…
SpaceX Tender Offer Pushes Musk’s Net Worth To Record $677 Billion
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker…
