WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn’t evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it.
WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn’t evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it.
New data from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that Uranus’ largest moons are gathering dust — literally. Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and home to 28 known moons,
HELSINKI — China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure. China’s DRO-A and B spacecraft,
Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27th, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it still might impact the Moon in 2032. The impact
A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is a breathtaking and complex phenomenon that showcases the interplay between natural systems and human health. Commonly occurring during
WASHINGTON — Shares in Voyager Technologies soared in their public debut June 11 as the company plans to use the proceeds to support work in defense and space. Voyager shares
JWST Summer School The inaugural STScI’s JWST Summer School will take place in Baltimore on August 4 to 15, 2025, and focus on High-Redshift Transients with JWST. The first week
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on Friday (June 5) unveiled his legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill. Those
Editor’s note: Today’s launch has been scrubbed due to high winds. “Standing down from today’s launch attempt due to upper level winds exceeding our launch criteria. Standby for the next
How do you search for a substance that doesn’t give off any kind of light, but its gravitational influence shapes galaxies? That’s the challenge researchers face as they try to