Estimating the Basic Settings of the Universe
The Standard Model describes how the Universe has evolved at large scale. There are six numbers that define the model and a team of researchers have used them to build…
Rocket Lab’s Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket (photos)
The twin ESCAPADE satellites have arrived in Florida for the highly anticipated inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn megarocket in October.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 —Danger! Rogue Planets!
On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.
SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches after brief FAA grounding
SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a brief grounding of the vehicle. The post SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches…
Dark Matter Could Have Driven the Growth of Early Supermassive Black Holes
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keeps finding supermassive black holes (SMBH) in the early Universe. They’re in active galactic nuclei seen only 500,000 years after the Big Bang. This…
If Gravitons Exist, this Experiment Might Find Them
There are four fundamental forces in the Universe; strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravity. Quantum theory explains three of the four through the interaction of particles but science has yet to…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says
SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced this evening (Aug. 30), two days after a landing failure grounded the vehicle.
General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency
The new contract nearly doubles General Dynamics’ agreement for satellite ground systems to nearly $900 million through 2029 The post General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development…
ABL Space Systems lays off staff
Launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems has laid off a significant portion of its workforce, citing the need to reduce costs after the loss of a rocket in a static-fire…
Real estate investor moves to ease Space Coast strain
Real estate investor Hines plans to start building a large industrial complex on Florida’s Space Coast this year to help ease strained infrastructure at the world’s busiest launch hub. The…