Stargazing into the future of SSA
SpaceX has disrupted the launch business with the Falcon 9 and the satellite communications business with Starlink. Now it may be taking aim at the emerging space situational awareness (SSA)…
Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations
U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. Space Command have ‘continuously layered effects to disrupt, disorient and confuse the enemy’ The post Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations…
Hardware is no longer the problem holding back space-based data centers — the supply chain is
Orbital and lunar data centers are often framed as engineering challenges or launch economics problems. Those matter, but they are not the limiting factor. The real bottleneck is the absence…
Predicting the Sun’s Most Violent Outbursts
In the first four days of February this year the Sun unleashed six powerful X-class flares in rapid succession including an X8.1 that was the strongest in several years. And…
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on…
NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter
NASA has provided new details about its plans to procure a Mars communications orbiter funded under last year’s budget reconciliation bill as companies continue positioning themselves to bid on it.…
Laser-Based 3D Printing Could Build Future Bases on the Moon
Simulated lunar dirt can be turned into extremely durable structures, potentially paving the way to more sustainable and cost-effective space missions, a new study suggests. Using a special laser 3D…
The Toughest Animals in the Universe Just Got a New Job
They are the toughest animals on Earth and possibly the key to surviving on Mars. Tardigrades, the microscopic creatures nicknamed ‘water bears’, have survived the vacuum of space, the crushing…
The Comet From Another Star
A visitor from another star system has just had its portrait taken by a spacecraft on its way to Jupiter and the image is superb. Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third…
Europe’s Answer to Starship
SpaceX’s Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built and it may be about to change everything. But researchers at the German Aerospace Centre have been asking a question: does…