Astronomers Measure the Long Reach of a Quasar
There are a number of things in the Universe that could wipe out life as we know it, but — for now, and for Earth — a blast from our…
The Star That Exploded Without Hydrogen
Twenty five years ago a star in the constellation Puppis blew itself apart and then vanished behind a curtain of its own soot. Astronomers knew only that the explosion contained…
Astrobiologist Uses Apollo Lunar Samples As Mirror Onto Early Earth
A Tokyo-based astrobiologist is using an ingenious new way to garner insight into Earth’s 3.5-billion-year-old biosphere.
Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS²
WARSAW, Poland — The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite communications constellation that…
Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like
The Space Force Association’s National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth The post Inside the effort to show Congress…
Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract
Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises The post Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract…
NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities
A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good progress” but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.…
Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations
As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.…
What Killed Galaxies in the Early Universe?
Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began as small “shreds” of material that coalesced over time to form larger ones.…
The US government wants to bypass environmental laws for commercial launches and spacecraft reentries
A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal says the agency wants to speed up commercial space licensing for rocket launches and spacecraft re-entries by removing “unnecessary” environmental regulations. The proposed…