See Jupiter glow beside the waxing moon after sunset on May 20
The moon dances with the king of the planets, with the horizon as their stage.
Startup challenging satellite industry’s multi-orbit playbook
Contrivian argues that stitching together GEO, MEO and LEO satellites creates networking problems, and that LEO constellations alone can provide both resilience and speed The post Startup challenging satellite industry’s…
What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 4: The Reckoning
No quantum gravity. The wrong peak in the wave function. Boltzmann Babies. Roger Penrose pointing out that the arrow of time was smuggled in through the back door. The no-boundary…
Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft
Portal is preparing to launch maneuverable spacecraft aimed at the military market The post Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.
Vast announces line of high-power satellite buses
Commercial space station developer Vast is moving into satellite manufacturing with a line of high-power satellite buses. The post Vast announces line of high-power satellite buses appeared first on SpaceNews.
Lynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks
Lynk Global has secured regulatory approval to test how its direct-to-device satellites could extend private utility networks using terrestrial spectrum from Anterix in the United States. The post Lynk and…
Farming in Ancient Lake Agassiz
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Farming in Ancient Lake Agassiz Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
Astronomers Find New Circumbinary “Tatooine-like” Planet Candidates
There’s a distinct category of exoworlds out there that orbit two stars. They’re called “circumbinary” planets and up until recently, astronomers had only found about 18 of them among the…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part V: The First Interstellar Messengers
During the 1970s, the first interstellar probes were launched, carrying messages specifically designed to be intelligible to extraterrestrial species. The messages were essentially a “message in a bottle” intended for…