What’s that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.
NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could…
BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program
BAE Systems won a $230.6 million contract to deliver spacecraft for NOAA’s Lagrange 1 Series space weather project. The post BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program appeared…
NASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a delivery order to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, to…
Strange Winds Blow Through this Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital periods of less than 10 days and surface temperatures that…
Fluffy Molecular Clouds Formed Stars in the Early Universe
Stars form in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs), vast clouds of mostly hydrogen that can span tens of light years. These stellar nurseries can form thousands of stars. Astronomers know this…
ABL Space renamed Long Wall as it shifts focus to defense market
The company will offer deployable missile defense and hypersonic test solutions The post ABL Space renamed Long Wall as it shifts focus to defense market appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The Artemis II Boosters are Stacked
NASA engineers are pressing ahead with preparations for the Artemis II mission unless someone tells them otherwise. The ambitious flight will send four astronauts on a trajectory similar to Apollo…
Antarctica’s Deception Island is the Perfect Place to Practice Exploring Mars
It’s not uncommon for space missions to be tested here on planet Earth. With the plethora of missions that have been sent to Mars it is becoming increasingly likely that…