DENVER — NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a European Mars rover, support for which the agency is once again proposing to cancel. NASA announced April 16 it
TAMPA, Fla. — NorthStar Earth and Space plans to raise funds to expand the space-based sensor network behind its space situational awareness (SSA) business by merging with Viking Acquisition Corp.
Science fiction is not monolithic. There are, in fact, two major sub-genres that divide sci-fi — hard sci-fi and speculative (or soft) sci-fi — and most of the time, the
The April new moon has arrived bringing several nights of spectacular dark skies perfect for observing the planets of the solar system, majestic constellations and the galaxies that lie beyond.
Issued March 9, 2026, the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program Satellogic NewSat Radiometric & Geometric Quality Assessment Report documents the evaluation process of the NASA subject matter experts (SMEs) enlisted
Artistic rendering of the MDA Space CHORUS-C (right), RADARSAT-2 (centre), and CHORUS -X (left) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation constellation in orbit above Earth. NASA/CSDA NASA’s Earth Science Division
Picture of the construction of ELT@ESO (Credit: ESO) High-precision high-fidelity spectrographs are the most powerful instruments for exoplanets detection and characterization. The sub-m/s radial-velocity precision, required to detect Earth-mass exoplanets,
Oxford, UK – Archangel Lightworks announces the successful close of an oversubscribed $13.5m Series A funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its deployable optical ground station, the TERRA-M. Archangel
Mass-radius relation (a) and orbital period vs. radius (b) of observed giant exoplanets with masses between 0.1 and 10 M𝐽 . The data is coloured according to the equilibrium temperature.
The 26th Annual McMinnville UFO Festival promises an exhilarating lineup of events and speakers that will captivate both avid UFO enthusiasts and curious newcomers alike. This year’s festival, set against
Artemis 2 NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman walks out with his fist raised, cheering following the mission splashdown. In his hand is his water bottle, with Rise, the mission mascot, firmly
Examples of events identified by mono-cbp and vetted by the model comparison (Section 2.4). Top left: Sector 6 transit of TOI-1338 b (same as Fig. 1), classified as a transit.
Nano-FTIR measurement of Region 1 (belonging to the aliphatic-rich cluster). Color-coded nano-FTIR spectra (A) of spots shown in the SNOM topography (B), optical amplitude (C), and mechanical amplitude (D)
A schematic overview of key processes affecting dust on global scales, from its initial production in the interstellar medium (left) to the end of the protoplanetary disc phase (right). Arrows
During last April’s Lyrid meteor shower, I left my camera outside and went to bed. I’d set my tripod, wide-angle lens pointed skyward, exposures firing every 30 seconds. It’s my
What did the night sky look like in the time of the dinosaurs? Image via Stephen Leonardi/ Pexels. You deserve a daily dose of good news. For the latest in
