Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion
Huntsville-based defense contractor focuses on systems engineering and integration, and space mission assurance The post Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion appeared first on SpaceNews.
In honor of “Project Hail Mary”‘s Rocky, we celebrate 17 sci-fi aliens who look nothing like humans
Because there’s more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.
Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation
GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’ The post Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation appeared first…
Why Are Supermassive Black Holes Growing So Slowly?
About 10 billion years ago, the growth rate of supermassive black holes began to slow dramatically. To this day, the SMBH growth rate still appears to be low. There are…
Watch comet C/2026 A1 plunge toward the sun online this week
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets.
Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is reassessed
The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system The post Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is reassessed appeared…
‘The universe shall quake in my shadow’ — ‘Masters of the Universe’ looks like the summer’s most metal movie
Jared Leto’s Skeletor slashes He-Man in rocking new ‘MOTU’ trailer.
Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April 1, 2026, image. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover,…
Astronomers Find a Third Galaxy Missing Its Dark Matter, Validating a Violent Cosmic Collision Theory
Astronomers have long argued that dark matter is the invisible scaffolding that holds galaxies together. Without its immense gravitational pull, the rotational spins of galaxies would force them to simply…
Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Réunion Island Lava Reaches… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…