Lightning from Above
NASA/Nichole Ayers NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm…
Terran Orbital Appoints Michael Vishion as Vice President of Program Management
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2026 — Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company and a leading manufacturer of satellite solutions, announced today the appointment of Michael Vishion as vice president of…
Space Force moves to standardize satellites with ‘Handle 2.0’ contract
Falcon ExoDynamics wins contract to mature satellite interface developed by Aerospace Corp. The post Space Force moves to standardize satellites with ‘Handle 2.0’ contract appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceX’s IPO will make space investment far less niche
Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points that resolve uncertainty, and progress rarely aligns with the milestones investors are…
NASA seeks to accelerate development of Habitable Worlds Observatory
NASA is ramping up work on its next flagship space telescope while also laying the groundwork for future observatories. The post NASA seeks to accelerate development of Habitable Worlds Observatory…
Algae Swirls Across a South African Reservoir
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Algae Swirls Across a South… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
NASA works to extend Swift’s life ahead of reboost mission
As preparations continue for a mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift astrophysics spacecraft, project officials are also pursuing steps to extend the satellite’s life in case of delays.…
Does Free Will Exist? Part 1: The Clockwork Universe
Check this out. There are some experiments that just make you…stop. That make you reconsider everything you’ve ever known.
Hubble Telescope spies ‘wake’ of supergiant Beutelgeuse’s hidden companion star
Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse’s elusive companion star, named Siwarha.
Astronomers Discover a Bright Supernova Using Gravitational Lensing for the First Time
An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground-based telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, has discovered the first-ever spatially resolved, gravitationally lensed superluminous…