Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails across images,
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails across images,
Allan Hills, Antarctica Credit: Photo by Austin Carter, COLDEX Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following
Structures of selected H2O adsorption configurations for cluster (left) and monolayer (right). Ice structures were generated with global optimization. The labels indicate the adsorption energy and the number of hydrogen
WASHINGTON — Seattle-based software startup Integrate is seeking to expand its footprint across the U.S. defense sector following a contract win with the U.S. Space Force and a $17 million
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, is preparing to enter one of the most hotly contested arenas in the space industry: global broadband from low Earth orbit
In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year
Analyzing a precious bit of space dust no bigger than a teaspoon, the Penn State team used custom instruments capable of measuring isotopes, slight variations in the mass of atoms.
Credit: NASA NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida.
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data for
A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the sun toward Earth. Here, it meets Earth’s magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella.






