NASA’s asteroid-bound Psyche mission is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15). The spacecraft, which is on its way to an asteroid also called Psyche, will come
NASA’s asteroid-bound Psyche mission is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15). The spacecraft, which is on its way to an asteroid also called Psyche, will come
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a Virginia startup developing a low-Earth-orbit navigation system intended to complement or back up GPS, said May 12 it received a $4 million contract from the U.S.
Star Catcher Industries now has a big war chest to help bankroll its big dream — building a power grid in space. The Florida-based space company announced today (May 12)
WASHINGTON — Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the technology in space. Star Catcher said May 12 it closed a
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft, tail number C209, is seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: SpaceX SpaceX
WASHINGTON — Transcelestial has advanced its work to provide space-to-ground optical communications with a test of laser transmissions from a satellite to ground stations. The Singapore-based company announced May 12
When you think of air pollution from wildfires, you probably picture the thick plumes of smoke and ash that waft into the atmosphere during a blaze. And if you’ve lived
This illustration shows 2 black holes spiraling toward a colossal collision. A new study says mergers like this could explain how mysteriously large black holes form. Image via LIGO/ Caltech/
View larger. | NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft captured this view of Mercury on December 1, 2011. The researchers think it probably looks a lot like exoplanet LHS 3844 b, a hot
In the 1990s, the internet stopped being a novelty and started to resemble what it is today. The release of the Mosaic browser in 1993 made the web usable for






