SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from California’s central coast (video)
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California’s central coast today (Nov. 6).
BlackSky hit by U.S. budget cuts, but international demand lifts outlook
Despite the domestic headwinds, BlackSky is seeing a sharp uptick in overseas business. The post BlackSky hit by U.S. budget cuts, but international demand lifts outlook appeared first on SpaceNews.
It Looks Like All Mini-Neptunes Aren’t Magma Oceans After All
There are no mini-Neptunes in our Solar System, yet they seem to be one of the most common types of exoplanets out there. Previous research shows that these planets are…
China’s Tianwen 1 Mars probe captures images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
China’s Tianwen 1 spacecraft has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars orbit, contributing to global efforts to study the rare visitor from beyond the solar system.
Space dust in the Arctic is helping scientists track the climate crisis
A historical record of Arctic sea ice based on the abundance of cosmic dust in sediments on the sea bed of the Arctic Ocean has revealed how the sea ice…
Sceye wins NASA award for stratospheric Earth observations
A company developing stratospheric platforms for telecommunications and related applications has won a NASA award to use that platform for environmental monitoring. The post Sceye wins NASA award for stratospheric…
EchoStar sells more spectrum in $2.6 billion deal for bigger SpaceX stake
Geostationary satellite operator EchoStar is selling another batch of radio frequencies to help improve SpaceX’s direct-to-cell services in the United States, in return for $2.6 billion worth of the company’s…
Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS on Nov. 5. The post Rocket Lab launches sixth iQPS satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast today (Nov. 5), adding to its huge and ever-growing satellite-internet megaconstellation.
The expansion of our universe may be slowing down. What does that mean for dark energy?
“If these results are confirmed, it would mark a major paradigm shift in cosmology since the discovery of dark energy 27 years ago.”