New Study Examines Cosmic Expansion, Leading to a New Drake Equation
In 1960, in preparation for the first SETI conference, Cornell astronomer Frank Drake formulated an equation to calculate the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in our Milky Way. Rather than…
Northrop Grumman eyes 2026 launch of robot-armed satellite servicerÂ
The Naval Research Laboratory delivered a pair of robotic arms for Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle The post Northrop Grumman eyes 2026 launch of robot-armed satellite servicer appeared first on…
Pentagon’s Latest UFO Report Identifies Hotspots for Sightings
The Pentagon office in charge of fielding UFO reports says that it has resolved 118 cases over the past year, with most of those anomalous objects turning out to be…
NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)
NASA’s VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.
Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) won a $60 million contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under the contract, awarded…
La NASA y Perú acuerdan estudiar una posible campaña de lanzamiento de cohetes sonda
El viceministro de PolÃticas para la Defensa del Ministerio de Defensa de Perú, César Medardo Torres Vega, el administrador de la NASA, Bill Nelson, y el director de la Comisión…
Meet the Space Ops Team: Diana Oglesby
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Diana Oglesby’s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas,…
A New Way to Detect Daisy Worlds
The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and feedback loops that keep it habitable. It’s associated with the…
NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series…
FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its “Part 450” launch and reentry licensing rule.