An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth’s atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent impact monitoring…
Month: November 2024
Australian company Gilmour Space gets country's 1st orbital launch license
Australia is poised to be the next country to take the giant leap into orbit. Aussie-based company Gilmour Space received…
BlackSky buys Thales Alenia’s stake in LeoStella joint venture
WASHINGTON — BlackSky has taken full ownership of smallsat manufacturer LeoStella, giving the remote sensing company greater control over the…
How to see a Saturn ring mirage
A photo-illustration of the optical illusion known as Mach bands, as seen on Saturn. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly after Ethan…
4 years after the giant Arecibo Observatory collapsed, we finally know what happened
What does the discovery of a binary pulsar in 1974, the discovery of the first exoplanets, and the most powerful…
U.S. Space Command expands intelligence-sharing program with commercial firms
WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command announced Nov. 6 it is expanding its commercial intelligence-sharing initiative, adding five new companies to…
China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship
SpaceX continues to be a font of inspiration for Chinese aerospace engineers. At least one Chinese company is already working…
NASA Named one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans
NASA is one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans, according to Forbes and Statista. Statista surveyed more than 24,000 military…
Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in…
