The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned
The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1, U.S.-based EchoStar ordered 100 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space for a planned
Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods – most notably they don’t use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship’s captain
Figure from Rebollido et al. (2024). The debris disk around Beta Pictoris seen with JWST/MIRI. — astro-ph.IM The study of the last stages of planet formation, also known as debris
Southwest Research Institute’s novel Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) instrument aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has successfully collected first-light data. IMAP launched in September to
For more than a century, astronomers have marveled at the brilliant jet of matter blasting from the heart of the giant elliptical galaxy M87. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope
With the huge success of Alien: Earth and Alien: Romulus, we can safely say things are looking better for the Alien franchise these days. Even on the gaming front, the
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Science and maintenance work continued this week aboard the International Space Station, but updates regarding those activities have been all but halted by the U.S. government shutdown. Japanese astronaut Kimiya
Extractions regions on images (blue = NRC-F210M, green = NRC-F335M, red = MIR-F770W) of NGC 7023 (left) and the Horsehead (right). The exciting star is off the top of the






