Pentagon UFO office testifies to US Senate on Tuesday. Watch it live here (video)
The Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office will testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Nov. 19) about its latest report starting at 4:30 p.m. ET (2130 GMT).
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Anthocyanins protect seeds in space After exposure to space outside the International Space Station, purple-pigmented rice seeds rich in anthocyanin had higher germination rates than non-pigmented white rice seeds. This…
November Transformer of the Month: Ariel Vargas
When Ariel Vargas joined NASA in 2023, he knew he wanted to make an impact. Despite his relatively short tenure, he has earned the reputation of a Digital Transformer in…
The Large Magellanic Cloud Survived its Closest Approach to the Milky Way
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a small galaxy, just a tenth of the Milky Way’s mass. It is about 160,000 light years away, which is remarkably close in cosmic terms.…
The New Mars Landing Approach: How We’ll Land Large Payloads on the Red Planet
Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent,…
Three More “Galactic Monster” Ultra-Massive Galaxies Found
One of the surprise findings with the James Webb Space Telescope is the discovery of massive galaxies in the early Universe. The expectations were that only young, small, baby galaxies…
The California Coastal Commission’s ruling to limit SpaceX launches threatens national defense
On Thursday October 10th the California Coastal Commission departed from its mission to protect and enhance California’s coast and ocean by denying the Vanderberg Space Force Base’s request for a…
Pentagon sends mixed signals on space innovation
The Pentagon is putting $13 billion behind its talk of embracing commercial space, committing serious money to low-Earth orbit satellite services. This marks a dramatic increase in spending on commercial…
The Exploration Company raises $160 million for Nyx cargo vehicle
The Exploration Company has raised $160 million to support the company’s development of a cargo spacecraft to support future commercial space stations. The post The Exploration Company raises $160 million…
SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California early Nov. 18
SpaceX is set to launch 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).