WASHINGTON — Astranis, a San Francisco–based operator of small geostationary communications satellites, announced March 12 that retired U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten has joined the company as chairman of
WASHINGTON — Astranis, a San Francisco–based operator of small geostationary communications satellites, announced March 12 that retired U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten has joined the company as chairman of
SAN FRANCISCO – Mantis Space, a New Mexico startup planning a constellation to supply solar power to spacecraft, emerged from stealth March 12 with $10 million in seed funding. “We
Artist’s concept of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS passing near our sun, with the sun illuminating one side of the comet. On the day side of the comet we see methanol gas
View larger. | Both Voyager spacecraft are rushing away from Earth and into interstellar space. Yet for a portion of every year, both spacecrafts’ distances to Earth decrease. How is
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully returned to flight March 11, launching a technology demonstration mission more than 10 months after the rocket’s previous launch failed. Alpha lifted off
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Paris, February 2026 — Novaspace’s Capacity Pricing Trends, 8th Edition finds the satellite connectivity market has entered a Post‑Capacity Era, where bandwidth is no longer the basis of differentiation. Starlink’s vertical integration and cost
Lake Untersee, Antarctica and surrounding features – NASA/Google Earth Scientists estimate that Earth is home to more than 100 million lakes. Among the most unusual is Lake Untersee, one of
The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) has barely begun observations and is already wowing us. Images like its Cosmic Treasure Chest have us anticipating even more cosmic glory. And when the
WASHINGTON — Enpulsion, an Austrian company that produces satellite electric propulsion systems, has raised its first significant outside funding to increase production and potentially acquire other companies. Enpulsion announced this






