A New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion Fuel
When it comes to our modern society and the many crises we face, there is little doubt that fusion power is the way of the future. The technology not only…
T-Mobile opens beta for Starlink smartphone connectivity
T-Mobile has opened beta registration for Starlink’s direct-to-smartphone satellite service, enabling text messaging early next year on select newer devices in most U.S. cellular dead zones with a clear sky…
NASA releases long-term strategy for robotic Mars exploration
NASA has refined its strategy for future robotic exploration of Mars, advocating for a regular cadence of smaller missions to answer key questions in advance of human missions. The post…
Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2
NASA/Kim Shiflett In this image from Dec. 11, 2024, the 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lowered into High Bay 2 at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s…
Starlink set to hit $11.8 billion revenue in 2025, boosted by military contracts
Quilty Space in a new report says the U.S. government contract awarded SpaceX a $537 million contract for Starlink services for Ukraine’s military The post Starlink set to hit $11.8…
Station Science Top News: Dec. 13, 2024
Benchmarks for solidifying metal alloys Researchers report benchmark data for modeling the growth of specific types of microstructures that form during solidification of metal alloys under different conditions. These microstructures…
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy ‘being assembled brick by brick’ (image, video)
A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own Milky Way galaxy may have looked like back then.
NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A digital rendering of the Starlab, which includes a large habitation and laboratory module with a smaller service module…
We Might Finally Know How Galaxies Grow So Large
Astronomers have spent decades trying to understand how galaxies grow so large. One piece of the puzzle is spheroids, also known as galactic bulges. Spiral galaxies and elliptical galaxies have…
NASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit
Caption: An artist’s concept of the International Space Station orbiting Earth. In the distance is the Moon, and a red star representing Mars. Credit: NASA As part of the agency’s…