OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum
Luxembourg’s OQ Technology plans to test direct-to-smartphone satellite connectivity next year in Germany using a local telco’s cellular spectrum, setting up a challenge to U.S.-led services in the emerging market.…
Student Astronomer Identifies Source of Mysterious Cosmic Signals
An international team led by astronomers at the University of Sydney has uncovered the clearest evidence yet for the origin of an unusual class of cosmic signals. In doing so,…
Why Can’t the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 2: The Awkward Triumph of Inflation
Inflation is awkward, possibly not even a proper theory, and it has reigned over cosmology for forty years anyway. Here is what it claims, the flatness, horizon, and monopole problems…
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for…
NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year
NASA plans to find a new headquarters building by the end of this year while remaining in the Washington area. The post NASA to select new headquarters building by end…
10 best Spanish beaches to see the total solar eclipse 2026
On Aug. 12, 2026, some of the best beaches in the world will play host to totality.
‘Rick and Morty’ creators on their inspirations as season 9 tackles the multiverse, evolution, and a kung-fu fight in a Trader Joe’s parking lot (interview)
‘This season in a lot of ways is a celebration and I think you can feel it in everything’
Rounding up the space unicorns
Once rare beasts, billion-dollar startups are multiplying across new orbital markets. The post Rounding up the space unicorns appeared first on SpaceNews.
Could meteor storms harm NASA’s future moon missions?
“If a major meteor shower outburst or storm is forecast during a mission or crew activity, the mission would be delayed or the crew kept inside until the outburst or…
NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced
As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, it is open to doing something similar for Hubble, if its operating costs can be reduced.…