The SpaceNews space unicorn tracker
Our ongoing list of current private space companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more. The post The SpaceNews space unicorn tracker appeared first on SpaceNews.
Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)
The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.
Katalyst Space raises $12 million for GEO servicing demo mission
Satellite servicing startup Katalyst Space Technologies has raised $12 million for a geosynchronous orbit demonstration as its mission to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory nears launch. The post…
NASA Uses Machine Learning to Enhance Flash Flood Warnings
The Transient Artifact and Continuous Learning System (TACLS) leverages data from continuously operating satellite networks coupled with machine learning models to help meteorologists at the National Weather Service forecast flash…
Future Martian Colonists Will Need a New Relativistic Clock
We think of atomic clocks as the definitive timekeepers. They are famous for being accurate down to the picosecond. Unfortunately, they are still subject to general relativity, so if you…
Are Alien Probes Hiding in Our Backyard? A New Study Says We’ve Barely Looked
Even at this early stage in our space faring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original…
Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11
Visitors are welcome to Explore JPL to learn more about space exploration, robotics, and technology being developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tickets for the popular, free event become available…
Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger
Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks plans to expand its defense capabilities by acquiring most of Comtech’s space-related communications business, six years after the U.S. company’s own takeover bid collapsed. The post…
Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million
Contract brings GPS 3F orders to 14 satellites that add anti-jam features, digital payloads and upgraded civilian navigation signals The post Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed…
The Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures Might Be Moon Dust
Our search for technosignatures – clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth – takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many…