The Milky Way has a hidden feature you’ve probably never noticed. Here’s how to find it
If you’ve not seen the Milky Way this year from the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to make a plan. August’s dark sky window opens around Aug. 6, when the moon…
TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments
Flammability test results for commercial-off-the-shelf webbings that meet NASA flammability requirements are reported for use in elevated oxygen environments anticipated for future lunar and Martian missions. Testing demonstrated that a…
NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket
4 Min Read NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket Engineers at NASA Ames conduct transonic and supersonic wind testing on a 1.2% scale model of the Super…
Our 1st look at ‘Blade Runner 2099’ shows replicants ruling future Los Angeles: ‘It’s our time now’
We’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe! The script is flipped in Prime Video’s upcoming “Blade Runner 2099” series where replicants have rebelled and seized power from human beings in…
Astronomers Measure the Long Reach of a Quasar
There are a number of things in the Universe that could wipe out life as we know it, but — for now, and for Earth — a blast from our…
The Star That Exploded Without Hydrogen
Twenty five years ago a star in the constellation Puppis blew itself apart and then vanished behind a curtain of its own soot. Astronomers knew only that the explosion contained…
Astrobiologist Uses Apollo Lunar Samples As Mirror Onto Early Earth
A Tokyo-based astrobiologist is using an ingenious new way to garner insight into Earth’s 3.5-billion-year-old biosphere.
Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS²
WARSAW, Poland — The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite communications constellation that…
Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like
The Space Force Association’s National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth The post Inside the effort to show Congress…
Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract
Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises The post Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract…