NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin
The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.
GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program
Congressional watchdog says SDA is overestimating technology readiness The post GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program appeared first on SpaceNews.
Chile’s Paranal Observatory Saved from Industrial Development
After months of protests led by Nobel laureate Reinhard Genzel, the American energy company AES Andes has abandoned plans to build a massive solar and wind facility just kilometres from…
HEO acquires in-orbit satellite from Satellogic
HEO, the Australian company that performs in-space imaging of spacecraft, has acquired its own satellite though a deal with Satellogic. The post HEO acquires in-orbit satellite from Satellogic appeared first…
Solving the Century Old Puzzle of Our Galaxy’s Neighborhood
Nearly a century after Edwin Hubble discovered the universe’s expansion, astronomers have finally explained the nagging mystery of why most nearby galaxies rush away from us as if the Milky…
Space-focused SPAC goes public after pricing $200 million IPO
TAMPA, Fla. — A shell company chaired by venture capitalist Raphael Roettgen began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange Jan. 28 after raising $200 million to pursue a merger with…
Mercury May Not Be “Dead” After All
Researchers using machine learning have discovered hundreds of mysterious bright streaks on Mercury’s surface that appear to be caused by gases escaping from the planet’s interior. The finding suggests the…
How Earth’s atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.
See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt’s Black Desert
Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.
Do Dwarf Galaxies Merge In The Milky Way’s Halo?
Our current understanding of the Cosmos shows that structures emerge hierarchically. First there are dark matter densities, then dwarf galaxies. Those dwarfs then merge to form more massive galaxies, which…