Israel spy satellite launch sparks ‘brief panic’ as residents mistake rocket for missile: reports
Israel launched the Ofek 19 spy satellite atop a Shavit rocket on Sept. 2, which came as a surprise to some local residents, according to news reports.
15 years on, real-time strategy games are still chasing the high of ‘StarCraft 2’
Real-time strategy games haven’t bested Blizzard’s three-part sequel yet, and we believe only a third entry in the iconic sci-fi series could top it.
Thinning Arctic Sea Ice
NASA/Rachel Tilling Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats in the ocean. This photo, taken from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022, shows Arctic sea ice in…
Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge
Image Credit: HeroX The next era of lunar exploration demands a new kind of wheel – one that can sprint across razor-sharp regolith, shrug off extremely cold nights, and keep…
Acting NASA Administrator Duffy Selects Exploration-Focused Associate Administrator
Amit Kshatriya Credit: NASA Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Wednesday named Amit Kshatriya as the new associate administrator of NASA, the agency’s top civil service role. A 20-year NASA…
Stakeholders in direct-to-device services have to act now to defend their interests at the WRC-27
Last February, I wrote that the merger of the satellite and terrestrial cellular industry was not yet a marriage made in heaven. However, at the Mobile World Congress , held…
Spacedock to demonstrate modular payload interface with Oligo and Melagen
SAN FRANCISCO – Spacedock, a Silicon Valley startup formerly known as Orbital Outpost X, announced plans Aug. 20 for a 2026 in-space demonstration of a universal connector for space systems.…
Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon
A lunar rover makes its way across rough terrain in August, navigating past rocky outcrops and around, or sometimes over, small craters. The topography in this case, is not the…
Metals Are Critical To Life – We Should Screen Exoplanets For Them
Life is complicated, and not just in a philosophical sense. But one simple thing we know about life is that it requires energy, and to get that energy it needs…
Chandra Peers Into A Supernova’s Troubled Heart
NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion – https://chandra.si.edu/press/25_releases/press_082825.html