SpaceX’s next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time
We now have a launch date for Starship’s most ambitious mission to date. SpaceX announced today (Sept. 15) that it’s targeting Sept. 22 for the first orbital flight of Starship,…
From 10 to 22 years: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Mission Has Just Been Extended.
More good news for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The telescope’s first mid-course correction was extremely efficient, using only 10% of the fuel allotted for it. This efficiency, coupled…
Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say
Could we find alien technology embedded in moon dust? The bold idea, not yet peer-reviewed, suggests checking out the lunar surface for “microscopic technosignatures.” The SETI Institute — or the…
If Black Holes Have Hair, We Will See It in the Ringdown of Their Mergers
Researchers have found that if black holes have certain features, known as “hair,” then we could prove it by observing the gravitational ringdown of merging black holes. Future studies could…
ALMA is Watching a Massive Binary Star System Form
Astronomers used 8 years of observations to create a 3D image of a very young, very massive binary star as it forms. The image shows that the disks in the…
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA
In April, the world watched as four humans circled the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with NASA’s Artemis II mission. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the public…
Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle…
More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data
Space Force programs are tapping satellite data and AI to get intelligence to military commanders faster The post More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of…
Iceye’s global presence expands to address sovereign demand
Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities. In quick succession, the Finnish synthetic…