Aerospace report recommends greater DOD support of commercial space capabilities
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department should step up support of commercial space companies to take advantage of capabilities that might…
Month: October 2024
SpaceX launches 4th batch of Starshield satellites for the NRO on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket of 2024
The Falcon 9 at sunrise Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 as final preparations were made for the NROL-167 mission. Image: SpaceX.…
In a cosmic horror show, this zombie star survived a supernova explosion
Astronomers have intensely studied a zombie star lurking in the heart of supernova wreckage. Such a cosmic explosion should have destroyed…
Astra wins DIU contract to support Rocket 4 development
WASHINGTON — Astra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) worth up to $44 million to support…
'Star Trek: Lower Decks': What the main cast will miss most about their quirky characters (exclusive)
“Star Trek: Lower Decks” has become one of the brightest lights in the franchise’s constellation over the past five years…
NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract
NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1…
Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms
4 min read Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity…
Telesat contracts Intellian for Lightspeed LEO gateways
TAMPA, Fla. — Telesat has ordered 127 gateway antennas from South Korea’s Intellian for its upcoming Lightspeed low Earth orbit (LEO)…
Watch sun unleash major X-flare in epic solar eruption (video)
The sun has been rather quiet of late but has since roared back to life with a major X-class solar…
'Superluminous' nova from rare stellar duo spotted in Milky Way's galactic neighbor
This summer, a dead star in a nearby galaxy flared back to life in an abnormally brilliant but brief nova,…