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Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft navigation

Technology traces roots to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory The post Rhea Space Activity raises $6 million to develop GPS-free spacecraft…

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What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 4: What Brad Bradington Is Good For

Cherenkov radiation isn't just a beautiful phenomenon. It turns up in nuclear reactors, in the upper atmosphere, in gamma ray…

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“Immature” Lunar Soil Could Be Suitable for Roadways on the Moon

Using lunar regolith simulant, a team of researchers demonstrated that "immature" regolith similar to what is expected around the Moon's…

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Pragmata’s tale of AI slop, humanity, & lunar conquest makes it the timeliest sci-fi game of the year

Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and…

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How to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2026: Where to look in the night sky

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars.

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Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong…

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 206 — I Want to Believe

On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of…

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Don’t miss the moon, Venus and the Pleiades align after sunset on April 19

Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster.

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What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 3: Brad Bradington Sprints

We have the crowd. We have the star. Now it's time to put them together. Here's exactly what happens —…

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The Space Force’s ‘commercial first’ strategy in action with Col. Tim Trimailo

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Col. Tim Trimailo on how the Space Force is working…

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