NASA’s X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)
NASA’s X-59 “quiet” supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.
Cambrian Works Announces Partnership with Aptos Orbital to Integrate the GigRouter and Aptos Terminal
LOS GATOS, CA—Cambrian Works is pleased to announce their partnership with Aptos Orbital to revolutionize space to space connections. This collaboration marks an advancement in the capabilities of Cambrian Works’…
Mapping the Universe’s Largest Objects
A team of scientists has released a new survey mapping massive galaxy clusters, some of the largest structures in the universe, to test whether our fundamental understanding of the laws…
The Hidden Gas That Builds Stars
Astronomers have created the first large scale map of dark molecular gas in the Milky Way, revealing vast networks of invisible star forming material that have so far have remained…
Building Homes Beyond Earth
A new study has reviewed how space habitat designs have evolved from inflatable bubbles to 3D-printed structures built from Martian dust. The research traces how engineers have wrestled with extreme…
12-year-old discovers 2 possible new asteroids
Siddharth Patel has been watching the sky since the age of five. Fresh off two possible asteroid discoveries, he’s taking a big step toward his astronaut dream.
Spying Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near Perihelion
Everyone’s favorite interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn’t really hiding near perihelion this week, as amateur astronomers reveal. Don’t believe the breathless ballyhoo that you’re currently reading around the web about interstellar…
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket at sea
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink satellites today (Oct. 27), sending 28 of them up from California’s central coast.
Scientists Discover Ingredients for Life Just Beyond our Galaxy
A team led by a University of Maryland astronomer detected large complex organic molecules in ices outside of the Milky Way for the first time, offering a glimpse into the…
Voyager Technologies Acquires ExoTerra Resources
SAN FRANCISCO — Voyager Technologies announced the acquisition Oct. 27 of propulsion-system developer ExoTerra Resource. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoTerra,…