Sift raises $42 million in Series B round
WASHINGTON – Sift, a Southern California startup developing tools to help engineers make sense of hardware sensor data, raised $42 million in a Series B investment round. With the funding,…
Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu
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Mars Plant Growth from Cyanobacteria-Based Fertilizer
You’re the Lead Botanist on the third human mission to Mars whose primary job involves growing food for the crew throughout the long mission. While you’re very familiar with the…
NASA Lays Out Ambitious Plans for Moon Base and Nuclear Mars Mission
NASA has outlined an ambitious strategy to start working on a moon base and send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by the end of 2028 — leading some observers to…
Finished Starfleet Academy? Boldly binge-watch the superb Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, just $2.99 a month thanks to this Paramount+ deal
With Season 4 on the way, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is your next Trek fix, especially if you love TOS. Now, you can explore the galaxy for less with…
NASA PC-12 Aircraft Makes Move to Support Flight Research Across Agency
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Kurt Blankenship, a NASA pilot from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, walks out of a NASA Pilatus PC-12…
Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs
A shifting geopolitical landscape is driving huge business opportunities for satcoms but also bringing new supply chain and regulatory challenges, industry executives said March 24 at the Satellite Conference in…
Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star
Astronomers have spotted two planets forming around a distant infant star, offering a time capsule into see what the solar system looked like billions of years ago.
Amazon Spring Sale deals for stargazing 2026: Huge savings on telescopes, binoculars and cameras
Don’t miss out on hundreds of dollars off the best skywatching optics and cameras in this week’s Amazon Spring Sale.
Reminders of Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going
NASA/Bill Ingalls Three Moon rocks are on display during a March 24, 2026, event where NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve the National Space Policy…