Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year. The post AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft…
A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by combustion engines.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing by Gary Eason © CC BY NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on…
This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to…
It’s a familiar annual question, that we’re already hearing as we enter into June. “What are those two bright objects in the west?” They’re none other than the two brightest…
NASA is working on a streamlined management approach for a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission the agency wants to launch in two and a half years. The post NASA working…
China is establishing an industrial policy framework to support a push to build space-based computing infrastructure, with the emergence of influential coordinating bodies. The post China builds institutional framework for…
SpaceX plans to raise at least $75 billion in its initial public offering, valuing the company at more than $1.75 trillion. The post SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion…
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In our final installment in the series, we’ll examine all the close calls, possible candidates, and instances in which extraterrestrial signals could not be ruled out
