SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).
The Sun Has Reached Its Solar Maximum and it Could Last for One Year
For most of human history, the Sun appeared stable. It was a stoic stellar presence, going about its business fusing hydrogen into helium beyond our awareness and helping Earth remain…
SpaceX secures new contracts worth $733.5 million for national security space missions
The company won the first task orders issued under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program The post SpaceX secures new contracts worth $733.5 million for…
S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns
7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Jhony Zavaleta, ASIA-AQ Project Manager, welcomes DC-8 Navigator Walter Klein and the rest of the aircraft crew to U-Tapao,…
‘Alien: Isolation’ is finally getting a sequel, developer confirms
A full decade later, Sega and Creative Assembly are returning to the Alien universe with Alien: Isolation 2.
NASA Michoud Gets a Rare Visitor
NASA/Eric Bordelon Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes over NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in this Oct. 13, 2024, image. This comet comes from the Oort Cloud, far beyond…
Check Out This Sneak Peek of the Euclid mission’s Cosmic Atlas
On July 1st, 2023 (Canada Day!), the ESA’s Euclid mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. As part of the ESA’s Cosmic Vision Programme,…
‘Killer electrons’ play pinball with space weather around Earth
“Killer electrons” stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of “cosmic pinball” that influences space weather around our planet.
Further delays and hurdles for EU Space Law
MILAN – It’s not yet clear what form the European Union’s “Space Law” will take. The widely anticipated proposal could include regulations or directives, or it could be “just a…
NASA and Partners Scaling to New Heights
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA and partners from Aerostar and AeroVironment discuss a simulation of a high-altitude air traffic management system for vehicles…