SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network
With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit The post SpaceX…
Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit
NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the…
Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth
The aftermath of landslides have been found in images of Pluto’s surface taken when the New Horizons mission flew past the dwarf planet in 2015. The landslides are evidence that…
This Exoplanet Hid for 10 Years Before Astronomers Finally Found It
A team of astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the…
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept depicts a near-Earth asteroid with an elongated orbit. A few objects such as these can exhibit…
Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone
This might be the closest we’ve gotten to finding a planet that could support life: Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone…
SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of today’s Flight 13 test launch (video)
Update for 7:10 p.m. ET on July 16: SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 test launch aborted at the last second on July 16: Read our abort story. Starship is about to…
An animated sci-fi rom-com wasn’t on our wish list, but we’ll be damned if ‘Not Alone’ doesn’t look sweet, stylish, and hilarious
After cracking into the animation world with family-friendly animated features from the “Despicable Me ” and “Minions” franchise, “The Lorax,” and the musical menagerie of “Sing,” Illumination is finally setting…
What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 2: The Warped View
Move fast enough and the entire universe compresses into a searing, blueshifted cone of light aimed at your face. How relativistic aberration and the Doppler effect warp your view of…
Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit
DIU solicitation aims to move long-studied technology toward military use by fiscal 2030 The post Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit appeared first on…