China’s ‘Thousand Sails’ Joins Starlink as the Latest Mega-Satellite Constellation in Orbit
With ‘Thousand Sails,’ China joins the race to fill up Low Earth Orbit with mega-satellite constellations. It’s getting crowded up there in Low Earth orbit (LEO). By now, flocks of…
How does the Cosmic Web connect Taylor Swift and the last line of your ‘celestial address?’
A map of gravity wells or “basins of attraction” in the local universe may resemble a Taylor Swift outfit, but they define the largest structure in the universe, the last…
Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars…
Life on Earth Needed “Unmelted Asteroids”
The word “volatile” is commonly used in the space exploration community, but it has a different meaning than when used otherwise. In space exploration, volatiles are defined as the six…
NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory
2 min read NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next…
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects
The cloud is basically a gigantic reservoir that may hold billions of icy celestial bodies. Two of those bodies will pass by Earth in the days leading up to Halloween.
Prime Video series ‘Secret Level’ unveils stellar vocal cast: Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves and more
The jaw-dropping voice cast for “Secret Level,” Prime Video’s new anthology series, was announced at New York Comic Con on Oct. 19.
The economic case for a Space Critical Infrastructure model
The utility of space-based services and information is beyond reproach, as reflected in the increasing demand for space services on the part of Earthlings. So great is the demand that…
Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures – Commercial Space Transformers
In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Chris Moran, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV). LMV is Lockheed Martin’s…
Space Force refining commercial backup plan for military satellites
The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve would allow the military to tap into commercial space assets, such as satellites and communication systems, during crises or emergencies. The post Space Force refining…