NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s chief center for planetary exploration, is conducting its second round of layoffs in 2024, reducing its workforce by another 5%.
Rocket Lab wins $8 million U.S. Air Force contract for engine development
The contract is to advance digital engineering processes for the company’s next-generation Archimedes rocket engine The post Rocket Lab wins $8 million U.S. Air Force contract for engine development appeared…
An Otherworldly Cloud Over New Zealand
Filmmakers love New Zealand. Its landscapes evoke other worlds, which explains why so much of The Lord of the Rings was filmed there. The country has everything from long, subtropical…
Early Black Holes Fed 40x Faster than Should Be Possible
The theory goes that black holes accrete material, often from nearby stars. However the theory also suggests there is a limit to how big a black hole can grow due…
‘I weigh the same’: NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams says her weight is stable aboard the International Space Station, rebutting tabloid claims that her orbital stay has made her emaciated.
JPL Workforce Update
JPL is a research and development lab federally funded by NASA and managed by Caltech. NASA/JPL-Caltech Workforce statement and memo to employees JPL statement issued on Nov. 12, 2024: While…
A Spider Stellar Engine Could Move Binary Stars Halfway Across a Galaxy
Eventually, every stellar civilization will have to migrate to a different star. The habitable zone around all stars changes as they age. If long-lived technological civilizations are even plausible in…
China’s Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
Data from China’s Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars’ northern hemisphere.
Sierra Space clears design review in military satellite program
The Space Development Agency awarded Sierra Space a $740 million contract earlier this year to design and deliver 18 missile warning and tracking satellites The post Sierra Space clears design…
Oral History with R. Walter Cunningham
1 Min Read Oral History with R. Walter Cunningham Lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham writes with a space pen as he performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the…