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…
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…
Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) Shares Are Sliding Today
Shares of aerospace and defense company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) fell 7.8% in the afternoon session after investors took…
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…
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…
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…
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…
JWST Captures Milky Way’s Twin 12 Billion Light-Years Away
The discovery of a distant, well-structured spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has astounded scientists, revealing new insights into the…